Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 In a message dated 1/4/2001 12:09:34 AM Central Standard Time, breastfeeding (AT) e writes: << What happens once my supply is up? Will I be able to space out feedings more after my supply is up? How will I know when I can change this pattern? I am just curious if this is just something I will have to do for a few days, weeks, or months...so, I can have an idea... >> Once your supply is up to meet your baby's needs then you can return to demand feedings. Feeding him when he appers hungry. It wont be forever it all depends on how lowyour supply is. It will come about alot quicker if you don't use any bottles of formula. Good luck!! I battled low milk supply and it is defantly somthing you can over come and once you do it will be a walk in the park. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 In regards to :: Where do you live in Illinois? I live in Illinois also and was wondering what you were talking about-- Can you tell me more? a Mom to Cameron 2 yrs.( 17lb 12 oz, 28 1/2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Elenor, Thanks for the great post. What you said is sooo true. I was very depressed after surgery because I was so exhausted for weeks. I was in great shape before surgery and thought I would be up and 'at um' in no time at all. I am very thin and then lost weight from the surgery. Not eating for 24 hours for the operation itself and then eating lightly for several days afterwards due to fatigue really did me in. The self blame that kicks in can be devastating when our minds tell us we should be doing better. We can only do so much to take care of ourselves when we subject our bodies to such a trauma. I really just needed to rest and heal, and eat...eat...eat...but it was so exhausting to prepare meals... June (De Smet, RBHR 8/27/03) > > Subject: RE: A turtle's view of 'patient driven recovery times' > > Dear Dan, > > “Recovery times are mostly patient driven” > “again, he cited the strong wiliness and determination as key factors..” > > Thank you for your interesting mailings. However—I was struck by the > two sentences above from your last mailing. As a psychotherapist for > the NHS, I agree that our minds can greatly affect how our bodies work, > heal, etc. Up to a point. > > As a member of the turtle group for recovery time, one thing that this > hip op has taught me is patience, (and then more patience), and how to > listen to and go with my body as much as possible. No matter how wilful > or determined I am, my hip and muscles will rebel if I overdo my > exercises, or do them improperly. For example, 2 days ago, I did a 2 ½ > mile (approx) hike in beautiful countryside with proper boots and my > trusty hiking sticks. At 5 months post op, this seems very reasonable. > Because we found a whole crop of St. ’s mushrooms, we spent a lot > of time picking them, and I walked a bit extra. I was fine during and > after the walk in the evening. And then went to bed and was in agony, > as my muscles protested. Even strong codeine did not help. The muscles > calmed down the next day with rest and last night was all right, > although my legs ached during my swim this morning. The day before Good > Friday, I had a blood test. My inflammation levels were very high---ESR > was 65 (should be 25) and my CRP was 28 (should be 10). Now—no matter > how wilful or determined I am, it will not help my inflammation levels. > Some of us heal very quickly indeed; others take a great deal of time. > > It is good to hear that your OS thinks recovery can take up to a year, > even two depending on prior damage. My recovery is slow, but is > progressing. My prior damage was only OA, nothing special. The > difficulty with thinking we can control things too much, is that we can > start to blame ourselves if things do not progress as well as we think > we should. Of course, there is always much we can do, but I think part > of the art of rehabilitation is also being able to accept and work > within our limitations. Of course, defining these limitations can be > difficult—I sometimes felt ‘damned if I do’ or ‘dammed if I > don’t’—should I be doing more exercise (and then my muscles rebel), or > are my muscles rebelling because I didn’t do enough exercise? Not easy. > > > I am sure others have various ideas and thoughts on this subject. > Eleanor > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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