On Aug 7, 3:30=A0pm, whodunit <whodu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Thanks, Kathy! And everyone else who commented!
>
> Gosh, I didn't mean to upset anyone--if you can BF your child, great, if
> you can't, what are you gonna do, starve your baby? ;-) I personally was
> disappointed in *myself* that I wasn't able to exclusively BF Sarah due
> to her not gaining weight problem, but I certainly don't hold it against
> anyone else if they can't/couldn't BF. :-) We do what we have to do for
> our babies. :*) I do feel that BF is better for babies, but I don't
> think formula is poison or anything ;-) if you give it to them, just not
> my first preference...I was extremely blessed to be able to exclusively
> BF Maya til she was 2 y/o, and I was hoping to repeat that with these
> two, but then again, I was also hoping for a natural birth and wound up
> with a c-section, so we don't always get what we want. <shrugs>
>
> Anyhoo, the good news is we went to have the babies weighed again
> yesterday (the twins are officially 4 weeks old) at the LC's office at
> our local hospital, and Sarah has gone up from 6 lbs 4 ounces last
> Wednesday to 6 lbs 13.4 ounces in a week!--they have said they expect
> the babies to grow an ounce a day, and she picked up almost 10 in a week
> so that was great. :*) =A0DH is still a bit nervous about stopping the
> supplemental feedings, although we are going to cut back on them a
> bit--also I am going to be pumping more often to save up more BM so we
> can totally phase out the formula (dang that stuff
> is expensive!! A small bottle is ~$8 here and lasts just a few days!)
> and supplement with BM only. My milk is coming in much more now so DH
> will still be able to give Sarah her bottles when he's home to reassure
> him, and I'll still be providing the BM for her and we'll be saving $$$$
> as well...the best thing about BFing, IMO. :-)
>
> BTW, we weighed Sam out of curiosity (remember, he was the one who first
> had trouble gaining weight due to being tongue tied)--last week he
> weighed 6 lbs 14 ounces--yesterday he weighed 7 lbs 8 ounces, so the
> tongue clipping is working GREAT!! So much to be grateful for here. :*)
> Both of my babies are thriving and even though it's challenging, things
> are working out here now that DH has gone back to work...don't know what
> I'll do when my little gofer Maya has to go back to school in a few
> weeks though! ;-) Think she'd skip second grade to stay home and work
> for me for free? ;-)
>
> Maya says, NO WAY! ;-) Oh, well, guess I'll have to keep changing those
> poopy diapers myself, LOL.
>
> Carolyne in TX
>
>
>
> KC wrote:
> > Hi Carolyne,
>
> > I had to give all 3 of my girls some amount of formula. =A0They all 3
h=
ad low
> > diaper counts at the start. =A0You gotta do what you gotta do. =A0I
hop=
e you
> > guys are able to get to 100% breastmilk later. =A0I bottlefed Caitlin
a=
fter 1
> > month, but was able to eventually 100% breastfeed the others after
awhi=
le,
> > and really enjoyed it. =A0I still miss it to this day.
>
> > KC
>
> > "whodunit" <whodu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >news:5aJkk.34508$ZE5.6875@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> A little update, since I've been pretty busy lately. :-)
> >> Time for me to move on back to aiparenting too, so this will
> >> probably be the last baby updated at aipg.
>
> >> I'm not a nursing activist by any means, but I've always felt
> >> nursing was best for babies and tried to nurse exclusively. I was
> >> fortunate enough to nurse Maya for around 25/26 months, and I was
> >> hoping that I'd be able to nurse the twins without any problems as
> >> well--not really having any trouble with actual nursing procedures,
bu=
t
> >> we have had a few problems--both babies had lost some of their birth
> >> weights (which is not abnormal) but they each had trouble regaining
th=
at
> >> weight--we learned Samuel was tongue tied and not nursing
efficiently.
> >> Sarah seemed to be doing fine, gaining weight slowly but not losing
an=
y
> >> more since we left the hospital 2 weeks ago. The twins turned 3 weeks
=
old
> >> a few days ago.
>
> >> Since Samuel got his tongue clipped he's been eating like a champ,
> >> and gaining weight steadily...he is now pretty close to 7 lbs.
> >> Poor Sarah, who has been healthy and active and everything, just
> >> wasn't gaining any weight at all -we had her weighed last Thursday
and
> >> she was 5 lbs 14 oz.--reweighed on Monday, and she weighed exactly
the
> >> same after 4-5 days!! Not good for a newborn. :-(
>
> >> Prior to that the ped. and LC had me use a pump to give Sarah an
extra
> >> ounce of breast milk after nursing both sides but after Monday's
weigh=
t,
> >> the ped. upped it to 3 or 4 extra ounces per feeding after
nursing--I'=
m
> >> pumping approx.2-3 ounces of milk at a time, so we have to top that
of=
f
> >> with formula (which DH has been wanting to totally switch to for
awhil=
e
> >> anyway, he believes it's better for babies than nursing) but at least
=
it's
> >> just a small amount of the dreaded 'f' word. :-) Seems to be working
s=
ince
> >> we took Sarah in for another weight check today--she weighed 6 lbs 4
> >> ounces, just 2 ounces short of her birth weight, so the
> >> supplemental feeding is working. Ped. and LC are at a loss as to why
> >> Samuel is thriving and Sarah needs extra--she could have a higher
> >> metabolism, and she tends to fall asleep a lot while nursing, they
are=
n't
> >> sure. DH is enjoying the time he gets with her when he gives her
> >> her bottle after nursing, he was pretty worried about her not gaining
> >> weight but was relieved at her weight gain of 5 or so ounces in just
a
> >> few days. :-)
>
> >> Maya has been blessed with our wonderful neighbors and her friends'
> >> families inviting her over for activities like VBS, and the movies,
et=
c.
> >> and sleepovers...so very very few meltdowns or upset feelings over
the
> >> babies getting so much attention. She is enjoying helping out with
the
> >> babies and has really helped me as a 'gofer' since we got home. :-)
>
> >> We finally got our professional pics from the hospital last week,
they
> >> turned out so cute! :-)
> >> Samuel in his first suit:
> >>http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=3D35jcsnb&s=3D4
> >> Sarah in her pink/white dress:
> >>http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=3D2vx2iyq&s=3D4
> >> Twins Together:
> >>http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=3D1znosj5&s=3D4
> >> Official Birth Announcements:
> >>http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=3D2uqn9er&s=3D4
>
> >> Enjoy! :-)
>
> >> Carolyne in TX
> >> (Who tried to finish posting this yesterday but
> >> didn't get a chance, go figure) ;-)- Hide quoted text -
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Oh, sounds like the twins are doing great!! :) Great update!! Glad to
hear they are doing well.
Clarice
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