RE: Bfeeding going downhill again

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Dawn,

Remember what the l/c said? Relax! You have the milk in the freezer!

I hope that the Dr. can help you with a feeding tube or whatever is best.

{HUGS}

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:-) You did :-) Mommy's milk is pure cream, which is my opinion on why

he's gained well this far :-)

Elijah was 8lbs at birth and at 4 weeks was 13 lbs!!! At a year he was

22 lbs and at 16 months he was 26lbs. He got sick this month, though,

and is down to 21lbs. Won't take him long to get it back though :-)

Dawn

On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 06:25:22 -0800 " "

dandrmil@...> writes:

> Dawn,

> Yours won't eat enough and mine eats TOO much! I wish I could give

> Ethan a few of s pounds for ya! He is 5 weeks and wheighs

> 13lbs 6 oz. I am sure he would have enough to spare!

>

> I just thought I would try to make you smile and hopefully relax a

> bit! )

>

>

> Mom to:

> Blake 1-19-96, Katelyn 10-16-99 and

> Chase 10-21-00

> Bfeeding going downhill again

>

>

> Its so frustrating you know?

>

> Ethan did so poorly in the beginning, 1/2 ounce every few hours.

> Weigh

> him before and after feedings - it wouldn't even register. Then a

> month

> later he was taking 1 ounce every few hours. At 2 months he was

> taking a

> whooping 3 ounces every 4 hours.

>

> But now? Now we have to push to get a 2 ounce bottle of EBM into

> him

> every 4 hours. That is 10 ounces IF he ate around the clock - and

> he

> doesn't. He eats 4 times a day. 4!!! Lets do the MATH people, 2

> ounces, 4 times a day comes out to 8 ounces in a 24 hour period.

> Its...SCARY. And now, my milk that was going up? Its down again.

>

> Double pumping I am getting only 1 ounce from each side. If I

> skip a

> feeding, then I can get a total of 3 ounces. Weigh him before

> nursing

> and then after? It doesn't register. If I can only get 2 ounces

> total

> when pumping, he can't be getting more than 3 ounces from me. He

> was

> doing SOOO well!

>

> And yeah yeah yeah, talk to the doctors. I am, we're working on

> it.

> He's not suffering because he is the happiest, most content baby

> in the

> world. But looks must be deceiving because how he NOT be

> suffering when

> he eats SOOO little?!?!? He gained a mere 3 ounces in 9 days. 3

> ounces!!!! He is 10 lbs now, and is 13 weeks. He's gained 4 lbs

> since

> he left the hospital and THAT is good. He is in the 10th

> percentile and

> THAT is good. But guys....we've hit the peak and its all downhill

> from

> here, that is how I " m feeling.

>

> He was doing so well for a heart baby and now....now the worry is

> starting again. I just want him to EAT. Eat?! Thats a simple

> thing,

> right? Just to....eat. Most likely the 12 ounces a day he had

> been

> doing a few weeks ago was just a growth spurt. What? 12 ounces

> should

> be what a sick child eats on a bad day, right? Not a GROWTH

> SPURT. I

> can't stand looking at numbers, but I'm forced to since we're

> getting to

> the critical part now. The struggle with weight gain. He is due

> to be

> weighed again on Friday and if he isn't at least 10lbs 8 ounces

> (we was

> last weighed 6 days ago), I'm going to request that the doctors

> start

> intervening in some way. Human Milk Fortifier, feeding

> tube...SOMETHING.

> My mommy gut is talking to me now and I'll not have it pushed to

> the

> wayside, thank you very much. Not that I think they will - they

> are big

> on following my intuition.

>

> Will someone PLEASE come out here and tell my baby to just EAT?

>

> ***************************

> Dawn - Loving Mum to:

> Ethan Adnan (35-weeker, 8-25-00, VSD - heart defect, needs

> corrective

> surgery)

> Elijah Iman (7-2-99, developmentally delayed) and Ibrahim Jerry

> (9-10-97)

>

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:-) You did :-) Mommy's milk is pure cream, which is my opinion on why

he's gained well this far :-)

Elijah was 8lbs at birth and at 4 weeks was 13 lbs!!! At a year he was

22 lbs and at 16 months he was 26lbs. He got sick this month, though,

and is down to 21lbs. Won't take him long to get it back though :-)

Dawn

On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 06:25:22 -0800 " "

dandrmil@...> writes:

> Dawn,

> Yours won't eat enough and mine eats TOO much! I wish I could give

> Ethan a few of s pounds for ya! He is 5 weeks and wheighs

> 13lbs 6 oz. I am sure he would have enough to spare!

>

> I just thought I would try to make you smile and hopefully relax a

> bit! )

>

>

> Mom to:

> Blake 1-19-96, Katelyn 10-16-99 and

> Chase 10-21-00

> Bfeeding going downhill again

>

>

> Its so frustrating you know?

>

> Ethan did so poorly in the beginning, 1/2 ounce every few hours.

> Weigh

> him before and after feedings - it wouldn't even register. Then a

> month

> later he was taking 1 ounce every few hours. At 2 months he was

> taking a

> whooping 3 ounces every 4 hours.

>

> But now? Now we have to push to get a 2 ounce bottle of EBM into

> him

> every 4 hours. That is 10 ounces IF he ate around the clock - and

> he

> doesn't. He eats 4 times a day. 4!!! Lets do the MATH people, 2

> ounces, 4 times a day comes out to 8 ounces in a 24 hour period.

> Its...SCARY. And now, my milk that was going up? Its down again.

>

> Double pumping I am getting only 1 ounce from each side. If I

> skip a

> feeding, then I can get a total of 3 ounces. Weigh him before

> nursing

> and then after? It doesn't register. If I can only get 2 ounces

> total

> when pumping, he can't be getting more than 3 ounces from me. He

> was

> doing SOOO well!

>

> And yeah yeah yeah, talk to the doctors. I am, we're working on

> it.

> He's not suffering because he is the happiest, most content baby

> in the

> world. But looks must be deceiving because how he NOT be

> suffering when

> he eats SOOO little?!?!? He gained a mere 3 ounces in 9 days. 3

> ounces!!!! He is 10 lbs now, and is 13 weeks. He's gained 4 lbs

> since

> he left the hospital and THAT is good. He is in the 10th

> percentile and

> THAT is good. But guys....we've hit the peak and its all downhill

> from

> here, that is how I " m feeling.

>

> He was doing so well for a heart baby and now....now the worry is

> starting again. I just want him to EAT. Eat?! Thats a simple

> thing,

> right? Just to....eat. Most likely the 12 ounces a day he had

> been

> doing a few weeks ago was just a growth spurt. What? 12 ounces

> should

> be what a sick child eats on a bad day, right? Not a GROWTH

> SPURT. I

> can't stand looking at numbers, but I'm forced to since we're

> getting to

> the critical part now. The struggle with weight gain. He is due

> to be

> weighed again on Friday and if he isn't at least 10lbs 8 ounces

> (we was

> last weighed 6 days ago), I'm going to request that the doctors

> start

> intervening in some way. Human Milk Fortifier, feeding

> tube...SOMETHING.

> My mommy gut is talking to me now and I'll not have it pushed to

> the

> wayside, thank you very much. Not that I think they will - they

> are big

> on following my intuition.

>

> Will someone PLEASE come out here and tell my baby to just EAT?

>

> ***************************

> Dawn - Loving Mum to:

> Ethan Adnan (35-weeker, 8-25-00, VSD - heart defect, needs

> corrective

> surgery)

> Elijah Iman (7-2-99, developmentally delayed) and Ibrahim Jerry

> (9-10-97)

>

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Ethan Adnan (35-weeker, 8-25-00, VSD - heart defect, needs corrective

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:-) You did :-) Mommy's milk is pure cream, which is my opinion on why

he's gained well this far :-)

Elijah was 8lbs at birth and at 4 weeks was 13 lbs!!! At a year he was

22 lbs and at 16 months he was 26lbs. He got sick this month, though,

and is down to 21lbs. Won't take him long to get it back though :-)

Dawn

On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 06:25:22 -0800 " "

dandrmil@...> writes:

> Dawn,

> Yours won't eat enough and mine eats TOO much! I wish I could give

> Ethan a few of s pounds for ya! He is 5 weeks and wheighs

> 13lbs 6 oz. I am sure he would have enough to spare!

>

> I just thought I would try to make you smile and hopefully relax a

> bit! )

>

>

> Mom to:

> Blake 1-19-96, Katelyn 10-16-99 and

> Chase 10-21-00

> Bfeeding going downhill again

>

>

> Its so frustrating you know?

>

> Ethan did so poorly in the beginning, 1/2 ounce every few hours.

> Weigh

> him before and after feedings - it wouldn't even register. Then a

> month

> later he was taking 1 ounce every few hours. At 2 months he was

> taking a

> whooping 3 ounces every 4 hours.

>

> But now? Now we have to push to get a 2 ounce bottle of EBM into

> him

> every 4 hours. That is 10 ounces IF he ate around the clock - and

> he

> doesn't. He eats 4 times a day. 4!!! Lets do the MATH people, 2

> ounces, 4 times a day comes out to 8 ounces in a 24 hour period.

> Its...SCARY. And now, my milk that was going up? Its down again.

>

> Double pumping I am getting only 1 ounce from each side. If I

> skip a

> feeding, then I can get a total of 3 ounces. Weigh him before

> nursing

> and then after? It doesn't register. If I can only get 2 ounces

> total

> when pumping, he can't be getting more than 3 ounces from me. He

> was

> doing SOOO well!

>

> And yeah yeah yeah, talk to the doctors. I am, we're working on

> it.

> He's not suffering because he is the happiest, most content baby

> in the

> world. But looks must be deceiving because how he NOT be

> suffering when

> he eats SOOO little?!?!? He gained a mere 3 ounces in 9 days. 3

> ounces!!!! He is 10 lbs now, and is 13 weeks. He's gained 4 lbs

> since

> he left the hospital and THAT is good. He is in the 10th

> percentile and

> THAT is good. But guys....we've hit the peak and its all downhill

> from

> here, that is how I " m feeling.

>

> He was doing so well for a heart baby and now....now the worry is

> starting again. I just want him to EAT. Eat?! Thats a simple

> thing,

> right? Just to....eat. Most likely the 12 ounces a day he had

> been

> doing a few weeks ago was just a growth spurt. What? 12 ounces

> should

> be what a sick child eats on a bad day, right? Not a GROWTH

> SPURT. I

> can't stand looking at numbers, but I'm forced to since we're

> getting to

> the critical part now. The struggle with weight gain. He is due

> to be

> weighed again on Friday and if he isn't at least 10lbs 8 ounces

> (we was

> last weighed 6 days ago), I'm going to request that the doctors

> start

> intervening in some way. Human Milk Fortifier, feeding

> tube...SOMETHING.

> My mommy gut is talking to me now and I'll not have it pushed to

> the

> wayside, thank you very much. Not that I think they will - they

> are big

> on following my intuition.

>

> Will someone PLEASE come out here and tell my baby to just EAT?

>

> ***************************

> Dawn - Loving Mum to:

> Ethan Adnan (35-weeker, 8-25-00, VSD - heart defect, needs

> corrective

> surgery)

> Elijah Iman (7-2-99, developmentally delayed) and Ibrahim Jerry

> (9-10-97)

>

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Ethan Adnan (35-weeker, 8-25-00, VSD - heart defect, needs corrective

surgery)

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Dawn,

It must be very hard to be the mom of a special needs baby. Every little

thing seems big. I think you should glad he is eating at all and that he

has gained weight. IT sounds like he's doing wonderfully considering the

circumstances. Don't give up on him or yourself. Everything will be OK.

Tina

Mommy to Blake

born 4-2-00

visit Blake's web site at http://www.growthspurts.com/view.asp?s=20969

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

It must be very hard to be the mom of a special needs baby. Every little

thing seems big. I think you should glad he is eating at all and that he

has gained weight. IT sounds like he's doing wonderfully considering the

circumstances. Don't give up on him or yourself. Everything will be OK.

Tina

Mommy to Blake

born 4-2-00

visit Blake's web site at http://www.growthspurts.com/view.asp?s=20969

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

Yours won't eat enough and mine eats TOO much! I wish I could give Ethan a few of s pounds for ya! He is 5 weeks and wheighs 13lbs 6 oz. I am sure he would have enough to spare!

I just thought I would try to make you smile and hopefully relax a bit! )

Mom to:Blake 1-19-96, Katelyn 10-16-99 and Chase 10-21-00

Bfeeding going downhill again

Its so frustrating you know?Ethan did so poorly in the beginning, 1/2 ounce every few hours. Weighhim before and after feedings - it wouldn't even register. Then a monthlater he was taking 1 ounce every few hours. At 2 months he was taking awhooping 3 ounces every 4 hours. But now? Now we have to push to get a 2 ounce bottle of EBM into himevery 4 hours. That is 10 ounces IF he ate around the clock - and hedoesn't. He eats 4 times a day. 4!!! Lets do the MATH people, 2ounces, 4 times a day comes out to 8 ounces in a 24 hour period. Its...SCARY. And now, my milk that was going up? Its down again. Double pumping I am getting only 1 ounce from each side. If I skip afeeding, then I can get a total of 3 ounces. Weigh him before nursingand then after? It doesn't register. If I can only get 2 ounces totalwhen pumping, he can't be getting more than 3 ounces from me. He wasdoing SOOO well! And yeah yeah yeah, talk to the doctors. I am, we're working on it. He's not suffering because he is the happiest, most content baby in theworld. But looks must be deceiving because how he NOT be suffering whenhe eats SOOO little?!?!? He gained a mere 3 ounces in 9 days. 3ounces!!!! He is 10 lbs now, and is 13 weeks. He's gained 4 lbs sincehe left the hospital and THAT is good. He is in the 10th percentile andTHAT is good. But guys....we've hit the peak and its all downhill fromhere, that is how I"m feeling. He was doing so well for a heart baby and now....now the worry isstarting again. I just want him to EAT. Eat?! Thats a simple thing,right? Just to....eat. Most likely the 12 ounces a day he had beendoing a few weeks ago was just a growth spurt. What? 12 ounces shouldbe what a sick child eats on a bad day, right? Not a GROWTH SPURT. Ican't stand looking at numbers, but I'm forced to since we're getting tothe critical part now. The struggle with weight gain. He is due to beweighed again on Friday and if he isn't at least 10lbs 8 ounces (we waslast weighed 6 days ago), I'm going to request that the doctors startintervening in some way. Human Milk Fortifier, feeding tube...SOMETHING.My mommy gut is talking to me now and I'll not have it pushed to thewayside, thank you very much. Not that I think they will - they are bigon following my intuition.Will someone PLEASE come out here and tell my baby to just EAT? ***************************Dawn - Loving Mum to:Ethan Adnan (35-weeker, 8-25-00, VSD - heart defect, needs correctivesurgery)Elijah Iman (7-2-99, developmentally delayed) and Ibrahim Jerry (9-10-97)________________________________________________________________GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO!Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less!Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit:http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed!http://www.lactivist.com

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Dawn,

I would come there right now and tell him to eat if I thought it would make

him. {{{{{{{{{{Dawn}}}}}}}}}}}}} Hang in there. You are such a great mom.

Have you considered adding some hindmilk to his bottles? You could put some

milk in the fridge and then skim off some of the fat to add to his bottles

to increase the calories in those few ounces. Just a thought I had. I am

so sorry that you are struggling. This just isn't fair! I will be sending

lots of love and light your way.

Blessings!

Wendi

http://www.lactivist.com

" When individuals have been born gently, welcomed kindly into the

community,

breastfed for many years, they do not become greedy people. They come

from a place of fullness and balance with all our relations. "

Jeannine Parvati Baker

Bfeeding going downhill again

Its so frustrating you know?

Ethan did so poorly in the beginning, 1/2 ounce every few hours. Weigh

him before and after feedings - it wouldn't even register. Then a month

later he was taking 1 ounce every few hours. At 2 months he was taking a

whooping 3 ounces every 4 hours.

But now? Now we have to push to get a 2 ounce bottle of EBM into him

every 4 hours. That is 10 ounces IF he ate around the clock - and he

doesn't. He eats 4 times a day. 4!!! Lets do the MATH people, 2

ounces, 4 times a day comes out to 8 ounces in a 24 hour period.

Its...SCARY. And now, my milk that was going up? Its down again.

Double pumping I am getting only 1 ounce from each side. If I skip a

feeding, then I can get a total of 3 ounces. Weigh him before nursing

and then after? It doesn't register. If I can only get 2 ounces total

when pumping, he can't be getting more than 3 ounces from me. He was

doing SOOO well!

And yeah yeah yeah, talk to the doctors. I am, we're working on it.

He's not suffering because he is the happiest, most content baby in the

world. But looks must be deceiving because how he NOT be suffering when

he eats SOOO little?!?!? He gained a mere 3 ounces in 9 days. 3

ounces!!!! He is 10 lbs now, and is 13 weeks. He's gained 4 lbs since

he left the hospital and THAT is good. He is in the 10th percentile and

THAT is good. But guys....we've hit the peak and its all downhill from

here, that is how I " m feeling.

He was doing so well for a heart baby and now....now the worry is

starting again. I just want him to EAT. Eat?! Thats a simple thing,

right? Just to....eat. Most likely the 12 ounces a day he had been

doing a few weeks ago was just a growth spurt. What? 12 ounces should

be what a sick child eats on a bad day, right? Not a GROWTH SPURT. I

can't stand looking at numbers, but I'm forced to since we're getting to

the critical part now. The struggle with weight gain. He is due to be

weighed again on Friday and if he isn't at least 10lbs 8 ounces (we was

last weighed 6 days ago), I'm going to request that the doctors start

intervening in some way. Human Milk Fortifier, feeding tube...SOMETHING.

My mommy gut is talking to me now and I'll not have it pushed to the

wayside, thank you very much. Not that I think they will - they are big

on following my intuition.

Will someone PLEASE come out here and tell my baby to just EAT?

***************************

Dawn - Loving Mum to:

Ethan Adnan (35-weeker, 8-25-00, VSD - heart defect, needs corrective

surgery)

Elijah Iman (7-2-99, developmentally delayed) and Ibrahim Jerry (9-10-97)

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