From Exclusive Pumping Back to the Breast at 10 Weeks Postpartum - My Top Tips
Vložit
- čas přidán 4. 02. 2020
- **Lots of comments asking about cold turkey and what I did when baby would get fussy and refuse the breast - I would just settle him, and calm myself down, just using a soothing voice for myself and for him, maybe try and go for a little walk around the house or a 10 min walk out of the house around the block, and then try again later. One suggestion given to me was to give myself a time limit - so if 30 mins after I have tried to feed, he wouldn't, then I could do a bottle - I never had to use the time limit because I never "forced" him to feed. Just offered the breast. Again, I'm not a IBCLC, so seek their medical suggestions first. My son was also full term 75th percentile and 10 weeks old, so baby is slightly different! Be gentle with yourself mama x
This is how George and I went from exclusive pumping back to direct breastfeeding at 10 weeks postpartum.
Disclaimer: The content and opinions expressed in this video are not meant to be used in place of medical advice. Always consult your doctor or an IBCLC before making any changes to your child’s feeding regime.
Resources: La Leche League
Hong Kong - www.lll-hk.org/
International - www.llli.org/
Flipple Technique Videos:
• Wide Pain-Free Latch f...
• The "flipple" breastfe...
This video seriously changed our life. SO motivating! A lot of hard work …but I would watch this over and over when I felt like giving up. My NICU baby went from exclusively bottle feeding/ and me exclusively pumping to exclusively breastfeeding. (At 4months!) There is no greater feeling than to be on the other side Love you thank you!!❤❤❤
Please can you share any tips! Also here in a similar situation and desperate to relatch baby
Yes please share your tips
Thank you for giving me hope!
Watched this video in my 6th week pp and got my baby to bf in 8th week!
Thank you for your video! It was highly encouraging to continue trying. My baby was was 6 weeks when we got over bottle preference and back to breast feeding. I got a bottle that looked more like a breast ( Emulait) which helped a lot. And after testing that bottle I kept an eye to watch for a stress free time when he was fed an hour ago or so and try latching then. One day he just got it and it was so rewarding. If he didn’t want the breast I didn’t push it but gently offered it again when he was fed or after a few seconds with the bottle. Take out the bottle and latch to my breast. Bait and switch. The frustrating part was putting the breast in his mouth and him knocking it out while trying to latch. Just hold baby a little closer when you’ve lined up the nipple to the mouth ( not shoving their head to the chest like pediatrician and lactation consultant were doing) just a firm but gentle hold to let baby know don’t move the breast is in the mouth. Flipper technique was essential for this!!! Thanks again!
Wonderful video! Super helpful! Thank you!
This was extremely helpful thank you
2 weeks pp and I’m excited that I find helpful videos about exclusively bf ❤
Such a helpful video, breastfeeding is so tough! I went from pumping / formula in the first 4 weeks of my sons life back to exclusive breastfeeding until he was 1 and we started supplementing again. Honestly such a roller coaster, but so amazing what our bodies are capable of!
How did you start? I really need help with juggling between breastfeeding and pumping and not hurting my milk supply
lots of time on the boob, we kept supplemental formula until I was pumping enough to cover that and then stopped pumping and went all boob. making sure you are getting the calories you need will help with supply, and feel good calories too! I was amazed ad the difference before eating something yummy and after haha
@@thuylam962
so helpful thank you so much for this encouragement 😢❤
Thank you so much !!! ❤❤
My son went from bottle feeding to breastfeeding in one day. He was 4 weeks old. My current baby is 7 weeks old and still bottle feeding, but I have supply issues, so I’m trying to stabilize my output before I try to nurse her
Can you help me how you did it
Was his latch strong initially or did it get stronger as he latched? I’m trying it with my four week old
@@marisol0813 how you improved your baby's wrong latch? My baby is not opening lower lip properly. What should I do? Kindly help
This is auch a great Video. I Could Listen Forever thank you
Thank you !
Very useful info! Thank you
Katy Day thanks Katy!! 💕💕
I can relate my dear.
First off, Thank you for this video. This video has been immensely informative and supportive for my wife’s journey back to breastfeeding.
Q1 - Feeding Frequency: Our little one is almost 6 weeks old. The readings say normal breastfeeding frequency for 1-2 months old are 7-9 times a day. If you can recall, When you first transitioned to breastfeeding did you notice that this level of frequency was higher initially? 9-12
If so, when did you see this level of frequency normalize?
Q2 - Feeding Duration: Also, we are noticing his feeding duration is approaching an 1.5 hrs as he fusses, what was the duration of your feeding?
Typical reading for feeding duration is 30-45 min (15-20 min each side), we are noticing 1.5 hr for feeding before he falls asleep. Did you see his feeding duration fall to this amount?
Hi! In all honesty, it was almost 5 years ago 😅 so I can’t really remember. I actually just let go a lot of that stuff because it was adding to my anxiety, and I just tried to follow demand feeding and check diaper output rather than focusing on how often or frequent he was feeding. I was just “offer the breast” and see what would happen.
I’m not a lactation consultant, so some of my info won’t be medically accurate! But I personally don’t think my baby ever really nursed for 15-20 mins each side. I think it was more like 5-10, then might need to feed again after an hour.
I think 1.5hrs sounds about right to start winding down for a nap! This is what we did for my second child from about 4-6 months before he started stretching longer during the daytime. The first 4 months I really just let baby lead the way before I did any routines or timing schedules
Sorry that my memory isn’t more helpful 😅 and I’m glad this video has helped!
@@ZigFitMama my 10 week old not drinking milk directly since his birth. After 40 days he drank through nipple shield but exclusively bottle feed and formula milk. I use to pump my milk and he drinks that. I'm totally stressed that how can I make him to drink milk from breast exclusively im dying for it😢
Love the way you talk about your baby I’m the same way! Breastfeeding is hard but so important I’m currently trying to get my milk supply back up again so hopefully crossing fingers. Definitely agree offer breast for feeding, comfort to help them sleep or anything it’s so soothing and definitely gets a lot easier.
Thank you! You’ve got this mama
What did you do at night time? This is my second baby, she is a nicu baby and my older one was also the same. Older one never latched but this one was latching earlier. I tried this today and she only slept on me. Would wake up as soon as I put her down. I guess I am not supposed to put her down but I also have a toddler so it's hard. I seriously want to know what to do at night
@@vaishnavitalati2325 first and foremost you’re doing a great job. With my second, I was just a zombie, and then I eventually did some sleep training later down the line. For my third baby I rented a SNOO smart sleeper, and it’s been game changing for sleep because it swaddles and rocks baby safely.
After about 4-5 weeks my baby started refusing bottles and only wanted the boob it was nice but there were times when I wish someone else could feed her and if I pumped she would just waste my milk now she’s 2.5 years old and still not fully weened I’m having another baby in about 5 weeks and this last 6 weeks I’m aggressively trying to cut my 2 year old off but I wanna buy a new wireless pump but no sure if I’ll need it as all babies are different. I will say it was nice to be free from a pump as my first pregnancy was twins and I was on the pump around the clock they took both bottle and boob and weened at 9 months with no problems
Hey, im trying alot to get my baby to latch on... she's only 11 days old and takes bottle feed- similac. I do pump my milk too n give it to her but its just too less... im barely able to pump out 30ml or maximum 60ml.... n im scared it will reduce even more or stop if she doesnt latch on soon... because only pumping doesnt help to increase the milk supply...
This is super helpful, but Im wondering about the cold turkey transition. My baby is willing to take the breast but clearly not transferring milk, so im exclusively pumping. I think if I just stopped bottle feeding he would starve, cry and pull away from the breast since he’s not getting any milk out. But I’m pumping as much as he eats!
This might be one for a lactation consultant if he isn't transferring milk. I also updated the video description to talk about the cold turkey transition - hope that helps! I think its normal for them to pull away from the breast as they are re-learning how to breastfeed, and our job just to stay calm, comfort them, comfort and calm ourselves down, and then try again. You've got this mama x
Hey I have the same thing happen to me. I tried yesterday to put my baby back on breast and it worked after that when I tried again It didn’t work he got super frustrated. It made me so sad
How did you take off bottles and how he was fed? And how long it took after zero bottles?
How many days you offered him breast before he was fully breast feed
2
Hello Zig! I am a mom of 29 weeks preemie so I became an exclusively pumping mom. So my baby is now bottle fed with a pure breast milk for 4 months now. I really want her to direct latch on me so bad. Can I know please where is your lactating consultant? Thank you
Catrina Angelica Gonzales Congratulations on your little one! I went to the Annerley Midwives Clinic breastfeeding mornings (about $400) walk in to get baby weighed and you get to speak to a midwife/LC. Maybe they can help you on a program to reduce bottle feeds. Have you tried breastfeeding yet? I wish you guys all the best and hope they can help!!
My baby is 4 months old and I really want to start breastfeeding again because it’s so hard pumping and cleaning bottles. I’m also not pumping enough I only pump 80ml and she has 100ml formula. Do I have to try and up my milk supply first before trying to breastfeed again? I’m so worried about not having enough for her. She’s not really accepting the breast at the moment will only take for a few seconds when I have a letdown
I'm in the same boat!! I would love to EB but when I pump im lucky to get 1.5oz 🫤
What happened did your babay latch... As my baby is also 2.5 months old also he latches for some seconds
Also u didn't mention what did you fo to feed him while trying to get him to latch on and he kept refusing
I would just try to keep calm and offer him the breast again later. Go for a walk or play. I wouldn’t force him
@@ZigFitMama so he would stay hungry or u gave him the bottle? because obviously u couldn't leave him to starve... even I'm looking for an alternative while trying all these tactics can't leave the child completely hungry... so that's my question..
I mentioned it in the video - I gave myself a time limit and then if he wouldn’t nurse within that time limit I would give him the bottle. So you can set that time limit for yourself based on your care providers guidance - all babies are different ages and have different nutritional needs, growth charts etc. So I would consult your doctor or a lactation consultant on what a suitable time limit would be. You’ve got this mama ❤
Due to clogged ducts. Doctors provided pills to stop milk segregation and cleared the clogged ducts. But now there is no milk segregation its almost 10days.
Is there any chance to start milk segregation.
My baby is just a month.
Please reply to me :(
Hi! There is always hope! I think it would be best you seek a midwife with breastfeeding support training or an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC), and get some personalised help to get you guys back to the breast if you want it x
What did you do when your baby got really upset being really hungry going cold turkey on bottles? My boy will just cry and get upset and push away from the breast.
Im having the same issue
@Susan Brown I got my baby back to boob after 11 weeks. I did not go cold turkey on bottles. I took away the shield and used a syringe with a feeding tube and made sure he wasn't starving. Lots of skin to skin. I also did finger feeding. I didn't get him get really upset. I also been taking him to osteo as he wasn't using his tongue properly which effected his feeding. So I knew he was good to feed. Hope this helps!
@@Jo_Brody_ what did osteo did to fix his tongue usage? I think my baby also can’t properly use his tongue. He was taken away from me after birth and was fed only by bottles. Now I exclusively pump and want to breastfeed so bad. He’s almost 4 weeks old.
Don’t wait until he’s crying for milk. Try to latch him a few minutes before. Watch the early hunger cues
Thank you for sharing… My baby is 4weeks old and my problem is I want her to settle being breastfed but she cries 5 mins after being on the breast for over 20min each.. if that. I’ve been giving her formula after when she cries because sometimes she’ll cry whilst being on the breast but happy and she drinks 4oz on the bottle and in my head am like she can’t be getting enough if she’s drinking that much from the bottle after being breastfed for that long. But when she comes off the breast I can see milk in her month (she sleeps with her mouth open) or in one corner of her lip sometimes she’ll puke it up when burped too so she’s getting some but still wants and wants should I just trust that she’s getting enough and discard the bottle and just breastfeed, breastfeed, breastfeed ? As I feed her on demand anyway, plus she don’t hurt my nipples at all is her suction strong enough. I don’t know if she’s swallowing but I can feel and hear the pulling but swallowing every couple pull if that makes sense any advice please 🙏🏾
I would look into ties. It sounds like your baby has ties and isn’t transferring milk efficiently and is really hungry because of it, never feeling satisfied. I would go to a pediatric dentist for this. Skip the doctor and lactation consultants. They usually miss it. Trust me.
Did you stoped pumping while trying to relatch?
yes! I went cold turkey and did the skin-to-skin "love-in" as I mentioned in the video and just spent time with baby hanging out near the breast
@@ZigFitMamaI don’t know how to stop pumping my breast gets too engorged and painful. What if baby doesn’t empty the breast? this is why I started pumping in the first place so I’m scared to stop. I don’t know what to do about it
Did you still pump while offering the breast? Otherwise how did you manage the engorgement or mastitis while keeping your supply up?
Would also like to know this !
So by cold turkey do you mean you cut off bottles for good? And what did you do when he got very hungry and was fussy? Would you keep trying? I tried doing that but he would get more angry and refuse it. Although I was advised to cut off bottles for food. But that felt really cruel and it hurt to see him crying… so after trying for like 10-20 minutes I’d give him a bottle. But I keep trying dor every feed.
My baby is also one month same is happening with me.
Same issue
This is where I'm at! Did you transition back?
I want to stop formula. But baby depends on formula. He doesn’t want to feed breast. Plz tell me how to stop formula & start breastfeeding???
Same problem please help me
Same
Urdu m batadoo