Re: Falling asleep at the breast

[Guest guest]

,

How old is your little baby? For one thing stick with it, they do grow out of

the sleepys. I would say you need to take more drastic measures. Are there

times of the day when he is most awake? Concentrate first on getting him to

nurse as much as possible during those times. How warm is your house? You

might need to cool it off. I found that gently flicking the soles of Zaid's

feet would get him going on my breast. Sometimes I would just wiggle his foot

the whole time or he would drop off to sleep. Basically you are going to need

to irritate him enough to stay awake and nurse. The other thing you could try

is just to get into bed with him. That way you could try to rest and nurse him

whenever he is awake even if for a couple minutes. If you nurse him for 3 min 5

times in an hour that's a good half hour of nursing every two hours which is

pretty normal for a small baby. I know it is really hard on you to be a vending

machine but bear with, they are only this dependent for a very short time. You

probably wouldn't be in any better situation with bottles because he would fall

asleep and the temp of the formula would always be wrong. You would spend all

your time being a slave to the bottles. Right now you're just a slave to your

baby, but not for long. They become their own person much sooner than you could

ever imagine. Hang in there. We are all here for you. Don't give up! It will

be worth it in the long run. You are giving your baby the gift of health. If

you really can't take it call a lactation consultant, they could really help you

since they can be there with you. We all love you.

Wendi

Falling asleep at the breast

From: CGSMOM3@...

Ladies,

I have a baby who I can't keep awake to nurse at times. I try waking him,

nursing a little <and I mean LITTLE> more, then he is asleep again. Then if I

try to put him down for a moment, he's awake screaming again.

I don't know if I can honestly take this and nurse much longer. I want to

continue nursing but my patience is running thin. As it is at the moment, he

fell asleep, he's in his bouncy seat and getting ready to scream again.

Any suggestions? <besides the wake him up or change a diaper... he doesn't

seem affected by these>

Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

You can also try rubbing a cool washcloth on his head, the opposite way

that the hair grows. They usually hate this but they do often wake up

and nurse.

Good luck and if I think of anything else I will post that too.

-Dacia

Konnor 9/30/98

> Ladies,

> I have a baby who I can't keep awake to nurse at times. I try waking him,

> nursing a little <and I mean LITTLE> more, then he is asleep again. Then if I

> try to put him down for a moment, he's awake screaming again.

> I don't know if I can honestly take this and nurse much longer. I want to

> continue nursing but my patience is running thin. As it is at the moment, he

> fell asleep, he's in his bouncy seat and getting ready to scream again.

> Any suggestions? <besides the wake him up or change a diaper... he doesn't

> seem affected by these>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

,

A little more info might help here, too... how old is your baby, how was

your birth (did you use meds and which kinds), what was your baby's birth

weight and current weight, how was your baby's health, and how is

breastfeeding going for you?

Some quick suggestions, try nursing him in a more upright position...

variation of the football/clutch hold. Put his bottom on a pillow a little

lower than the level of your breast with his feet in the air, put a pillow

under his head to raise his head to the level of your breast. Try to keep

his attention by talking or singing to him. Gently raise his arms up then

down, sort of like a bird flapping its wings. If he's still too difficult

to wake, try lightly rubbing your knuckles against his breastbone

(sternum). If he falls asleep at the breast, don't stop nursing thinking

he's done if your breasts are still full. Try to wake him again. Flap his

arms, hold him upright, undress him (an overly warm baby might stay

sleepy), offer LOTS of skin-to-skin contact.

If your son is very young, not getting enough milk can pose more problems

than just weight gain. The number one rule is to FEED THE BABY.

At 04:26 PM 4/10/99 , you wrote:

>From: CGSMOM3@...

>

>Ladies,

>I have a baby who I can't keep awake to nurse at times. I try waking him,

>nursing a little <and I mean LITTLE> more, then he is asleep again. Then

if I

>try to put him down for a moment, he's awake screaming again.

>I don't know if I can honestly take this and nurse much longer. I want to

>continue nursing but my patience is running thin. As it is at the moment, he

>fell asleep, he's in his bouncy seat and getting ready to scream again.

>Any suggestions? <besides the wake him up or change a diaper... he doesn't

>seem affected by these>

>Thanks,

>

>

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[Guest guest]

i always used a cool washcloth to rub on their heads and stuff.....u can also

try thumping their feet ( i know that sounds cruel but it works)

[Guest guest]

that isn't cruel......what works works

[Guest guest]

Dacia,

I wanted to say something about water but didn't want everyone to think I was

cruel. I would get my fingers wet and then wet his feet. the coolness of wet

feet really helped him stay awake.

Wendi

Re: Falling asleep at the breast

You can also try rubbing a cool washcloth on his head, the opposite way

that the hair grows. They usually hate this but they do often wake up

and nurse.

Good luck and if I think of anything else I will post that too.

-Dacia

Konnor 9/30/98

> Ladies,

> I have a baby who I can't keep awake to nurse at times. I try waking him,

> nursing a little <and I mean LITTLE> more, then he is asleep again. Then if I

> try to put him down for a moment, he's awake screaming again.

> I don't know if I can honestly take this and nurse much longer. I want to

> continue nursing but my patience is running thin. As it is at the moment, he

> fell asleep, he's in his bouncy seat and getting ready to scream again.

> Any suggestions? <besides the wake him up or change a diaper... he doesn't

> seem affected by these>

> Thanks,

>

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Wendi,

I don't consider it 'cruel'. We just want the baby to eat, that's all!!

;-)

Wendi wrote:

>

> Dacia,

>

> I wanted to say something about water but didn't want everyone to think I was

cruel. I would get my fingers wet and then wet his feet. the coolness of wet

feet really helped him stay awake.

>

> Wendi

>

> Re: Falling asleep at the breast

>

>

>

> You can also try rubbing a cool washcloth on his head, the opposite way

> that the hair grows. They usually hate this but they do often wake up

> and nurse.

>

> Good luck and if I think of anything else I will post that too.

>

> -Dacia

> Konnor 9/30/98

>

> > Ladies,

> > I have a baby who I can't keep awake to nurse at times. I try waking him,

> > nursing a little <and I mean LITTLE> more, then he is asleep again. Then if

I

> > try to put him down for a moment, he's awake screaming again.

> > I don't know if I can honestly take this and nurse much longer. I want to

> > continue nursing but my patience is running thin. As it is at the moment, he

> > fell asleep, he's in his bouncy seat and getting ready to scream again.

> > Any suggestions? <besides the wake him up or change a diaper... he doesn't

> > seem affected by these>

> > Thanks,

> >

>

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Dacia,

I know I don't think it cruel either but everytime I tried to write it, it

sounded cruel.

Wendi

Re: Falling asleep at the breast

>

>

>

> You can also try rubbing a cool washcloth on his head, the opposite way

> that the hair grows. They usually hate this but they do often wake up

> and nurse.

>

> Good luck and if I think of anything else I will post that too.

>

> -Dacia

> Konnor 9/30/98

>

> > Ladies,

> > I have a baby who I can't keep awake to nurse at times. I try waking him,

> > nursing a little <and I mean LITTLE> more, then he is asleep again. Then if

I

> > try to put him down for a moment, he's awake screaming again.

> > I don't know if I can honestly take this and nurse much longer. I want to

> > continue nursing but my patience is running thin. As it is at the moment, he

> > fell asleep, he's in his bouncy seat and getting ready to scream again.

> > Any suggestions? <besides the wake him up or change a diaper... he doesn't

> > seem affected by these>

> > Thanks,

> >

>

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Wendi,

Don't worry - I did this too! :-(

In a message dated 4/10/99 12:40:57 PM Central Daylight Time,

naturebaby@... writes:

<< Dacia,

I wanted to say something about water but didn't want everyone to think I

was cruel. I would get my fingers wet and then wet his feet. the coolness

of wet feet really helped him stay awake.

Wendi >>

[Guest guest]

,

I had the same problem with my youngest too. It is so hard. How old is your

baby? For us, it didn't last long, then he was all into it! I was worried

about my supply and him not getting enough, so I did try to wake him. We did

the diaper change, etc. too. Nothing was very effective. Some people say

that if and when they are hungry, they will eat. If the baby is having enough

wet diapers, you may not need to worry too much. Hang in there! It is very

difficult in the beginning, but gets so much easier and so much more

rewarding (I think).

[Guest guest]

Wendi,

Please! You, creul? No way! I even tried to use ice on the bottom of my

ds's foot once. It hardly worked. My hand was more irritated than he was. I

gave that one up quickly!