My oh my, that is the cutest little lion I ever saw. Thanks for signing my guestbook again. So nice to know that people actually do read my journal. Best of luck with Jacob!
Thank you so much for the milk supply help - I'm back in business as well! I just had to comment on how cute your little lion was! Priceless indeed! Hope all is well!
I wanted to thank you for signing my guestbook. I truly think that the patches on, Bret's, face are some sort of eczema. The pediatrician said no, so we will have to see when he sees the dermatoligist. The 2 patches on his head are slightly raised, which concerns me. However, they are not perfectly round circles like the pictures I have seen. If it is ring worm I just have no idea where in the world he would have gotten it. It just baffles me. Bret is my 3rd baby and he has put me through things I have never experienced with my other2. He is the perfect picture of health (the big chunk that he is), but he is being "watched" for Hypercalcemia, he made need surgery for a hernia (goes back to the specialist in December) and now this. The calcium levels have gone down. He is slightly elevated, but they have to keep an eye on him and make sure he is growing ok. That always gets a giggle out of me, because of how big he is. The hernia thing is common and very fixable, the Hypercalcemia can be very dangerous , but Bret's levels should cause no health issues. It has been one thing after another with him, but all has turned out ok so far. It drives me crazy though that I did everything perfect while I was pregnant, totally breastfeed, I try to everything right for my children and here I am getting slapped in the face with one thing after another with this little guy. The worst part is the monthly bloodwork. They have to keep checking his levels. It is absloute torture for him, and many of the times I have held him and cried with him during it. They have to keep poking him to find a vein. It is just rediculous.
I have to tell you that my nephew is named Jacob and he was born on the 4th of June. He is 9 years old, but still thought that was cool. Bret was born exactly a day after Jacon on July 4th, 2006.
Sorry this has gotten so long. I would love to keep in touch so drop me a line sometime. I would have answered a few questions about breastfeeding, but Nicki (got to love her) and the other woman took care of that. Good luck with everything. ~Sam
I didn't catch it in there if she mentioned oatmeal, but if you can choke it down (i actually like it), eat UP! EAT IT! It boosts it ALOT.
The other thing that i was going to mention is that I don't know if your cycles are back or not, but with all of my kids after i'd ovulate my milk would decrease, and then normalize again when af would show up. For a few days beforehand I get sucked totally dry (i supplement during those times since i have 4 kids and work from home). Just in case that's what the deal is!
Good luck and happy nursing!
Heather ()
Hi Beth!
My daughter is 6 months old now and at about the same age (almost 5 months old) we had THE SAME PROBLEM! Looking back, I believe mine was due to stress but it seemed like I woke up one day and my milk was gone. It also seems like I had several days in a row where I would be so busy that I would unitentionallly go all day (until dinner)without eating. And I had also started giving her rice cereal which had curbed her interest in nursing so I completely cut it out and went to work to get us nursing again. I think what they call it is a nursing strike, but either way she was ready to nurse again but my breasts had no milk! On top of that, I was so stressed out about my supply that my let-down reflex wasn't, um, working!!?? A couple of times in the evening I ended up having about half of a beer. I'm not much of a drinker, so it didn't take much for me to "feel it".
I'm not sure what it was that worked because I was doing everything at the same time. I went to GNC and started taking Fenugreek and drinking a tea they have called Mother's Milk which is supposed to increase your supply. I also ate oatmeal every morning and drank plenty of fluids. The most importanat thing that I did was pump! Every 2 hours for 15 mintues on each breast. I also had a frozen supply but you HAVE TO pump every time you give him a bottle because that is milk that he should be getting from you. I have to admit that I tried to take the opportunity to wean her to formula but she wasn't having it. She did NOT want a bottle from me and my husband is in Iraq so I was the only option. I just had to get my milk back!!!
I am happy to say that it took about 2-3 days and I think the 4th morning I woke up and looked like Dolly Parton! We are still exclusively nursing today! She has solids a few times a day now (in small amounts) but the nursing is going great and I'm so glad I was able to get my supply back. Please e-mail me if you have any questions or just want to talk. I would love to hear how everthing works out for you! Please let me know! Here is my e-mail: heather42379@yahoo.com
Thank you so much for the comforting words you left in my guestbook. Although I know I'm not the first Mommy to do this (and certainly not the last), its nice to know that my feelings are valid and that it will get better. It certainly makes it easier knowing she's 5 minutes away and I thank God for that, but I won't be the "go to" person through the day everytime she needs something (and that breaks my heart). You hang in there too, we'll be the Momgoingbacktoworkphobia club. Hehe.
I can't even put into words how horrific it was for me to return to work. My poor husband. He listened to me sob myself to sleep every night for weeks. I even took to crying at the dinner table when I came home at night. And worst of all, my precious time with Maizie was shadowed by my deep, dark saddness.
I can't say anything that will make your feel better. Sure, he's in good hands, but not yours, right? And yes, it's healthy for him to forge bonds with others, but as long as you are still number one.
I can only say the pain doesn't go away, it doesn't lessen, it's doesn't change. The pain is always there. It's your heart that changes, it hardens in an unfortunate way.
