Thank you, Afsi! :*)
I've come to deal with the formula aspect now, otherwise I'd be nursing
literally 24 hours a day with these hungry little ones! And although
small for their age (Sarah is in the 7%ile, Sam in the 9%ile), they ARE
thriving. :-) And dad just loves being able to feed them (we 'top off'
Sam after nursing for 45 minutes/hour if he is still acting hungry with
a BM/F bottle) and bond with them while he does. Maya's even helped give
them a bottle and loves talking baby talk with them. :-) Very sweet.
Hope all is well with you and yours as well--DH still remembers that
lovely dinner and visit we had at your house all those years ago
whenever he sees Bogle wine! ;-)
Carolyne in TX
AM wrote:
> I tell you Carolyne, even if it's the dreaded F word, it's so nice to
see
> you hear and hear you talking about the f word and feeding the little
ones.
> I know it's difficult taking care of newborns, but every time I see your
> posts, I am thrilled for you. You've really taught me a lesson in not
ever
> getting discouraged and keeping at it....
>
> hope you've figured out the feeding now. formula, breastmilk, as long as
the
> little ones grow, life is good.
>
> take care, best wishes, hugs for princess maya, little babies, pebbles
and
> moose, and another congratulations to ramesh,
>
> AM
>
>
>
> "whodunit" <whodunit@[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, but
>> 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
that
>> weight--we learned Samuel was tongue tied and not nursing efficiently.
>> Sarah seemed to be doing fine, gaining weight slowly but not losing any
>> 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
weight,
>> 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 off
>> with formula (which DH has been wanting to totally switch to for awhile
>> 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
since
>> 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
aren'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,
etc.
>> 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=35jcsnb&s=4
>> Sarah in her pink/white dress:
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2vx2iyq&s=4
>> Twins Together:
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1znosj5&s=4
>> Official Birth Announcements:
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2uqn9er&s=4
>>
>> Enjoy! :-)
>>
>> Carolyne in TX
>> (Who tried to finish posting this yesterday but
>> didn't get a chance, go figure) ;-)
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