lenorajoy
Mom to a beautiful girl!
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So we didn't really get any definite answers from the GI doctor yesterday. Basically it could be slight reflux, it could be colic, it could be (but he really doesn't think it is since she doesn't vomit or have odd poops) a food intolerance, or it could be some combination of any of those things. Since she hasn't been gaining weight well the past few weeks (since the reflux or whatever it is started), he's having us fortify her breastmilk and formula to try to get her to gain faster. In a week she only gained an ounce. He did prescribe Prilosec, but I decided we're going to give the nat phos a try after every feeding and see how it goes. I actually forgot to give her the Zantac this morning, so I guess we'll see if it's working!
I was telling the dietitian about how I've only been able to pump 6-8 ounces of breastmilk during the day (and that's spending anywhere from 4-6 hours pumping!
) and she's eating anywhere from 11-13 ounces. I think I may have a rather slow flow most of the time and a slow let down. Anybody have an ideas of what to do about the let down? I've been power pumping at work, and I've gradually been getting a little bit more by the end of the day, but it doesn't seem like it's doing what it does for others that have recommended it. I've been eating oatmeal (the old-fashioned kind) and even taking calcium/magnesium on top of my prenatals, and nothing seems to help the way I want it to and the way it seems to work for others. I've been pumping for 30 mins now and I have maybe .75 ounces total... It's so frustrating, which I'm sure isn't helping either! I'm going to call my insurance company today to see what they cover for lactation support and get something scheduled so maybe someone can help me figure this out. Even if things never improve, I'm going to stick with it as long as I can. I keep telling myself any amount of breastmilk I can give her is better than none at all, but it breaks my heart that I can't give her what she needs.
I was telling the dietitian about how I've only been able to pump 6-8 ounces of breastmilk during the day (and that's spending anywhere from 4-6 hours pumping!
) and she's eating anywhere from 11-13 ounces. I think I may have a rather slow flow most of the time and a slow let down. Anybody have an ideas of what to do about the let down? I've been power pumping at work, and I've gradually been getting a little bit more by the end of the day, but it doesn't seem like it's doing what it does for others that have recommended it. I've been eating oatmeal (the old-fashioned kind) and even taking calcium/magnesium on top of my prenatals, and nothing seems to help the way I want it to and the way it seems to work for others. I've been pumping for 30 mins now and I have maybe .75 ounces total... It's so frustrating, which I'm sure isn't helping either! I'm going to call my insurance company today to see what they cover for lactation support and get something scheduled so maybe someone can help me figure this out. Even if things never improve, I'm going to stick with it as long as I can. I keep telling myself any amount of breastmilk I can give her is better than none at all, but it breaks my heart that I can't give her what she needs.
Of course it would be. So they gave me a number to their precertification department and I have to call to see if they will precertify one within 50 miles. The lactation consultants at the hospital I went to yesterday so home visits, which of course would be ideal! So I'm hoping we can get those ones precertified if I have any say in it and I can use them. I know we have some latch issues going on that I can't seem to fix on my own, so I hope with their help I hope it can be fixed even this late. I wonder if she has some sort of tie somewhere, maybe posterior somewhere I can't see it. She has never from birth opened her mouth properly wide to latch on right.
And she's already 3 months old!
