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Anonymous wrote:Ped gi. Try different formulas.

He is eating pumped milk only.

There’s something in your milk he doesn’t like. Either your diet needs or adjusting, or more likely, you need to find a formula that does. Fed is best.

He likes my milk plenty but thanks for the very rude comment.

DP. It sounds like he doesn't really like it based on the fact that you are all but force feeding him. Your diet really affects your milk. Look into what you might be eating that could be an issue.

I eat a healthy diet. I’ve tried my milk and it tastes like a sweetened kind of like vanilla. Almost like a skim milk or nut milk. It’s not bad tasting.

The pediatrician said that it’s not my milk and some babies have trouble eating. We have tried some formula and he did the same thing so it’s not my milk that’s the problem.

OP you are probably tired and stressed but you seem to be attacking people with legitimate suggestions. No one is saying you don’t have a healthy diet, but there could be something in there not appealing. For one of my kids, I couldn’t eat anything spicy at all, even black people would make it hard to nurse him. For another one of my kids, he had silent reflex and was like yours. For his pumped milk, we had to up the calories in it until he started gaining weight. We also had to keep him fully upright all of the time

I’ve replied many responses with and responded to them just fine. I was only rude to the milk comment. I’ve posted multiple times that my milk tastes fine. I don’t eat spicy foods. I will add in formula if the pediatrician tells us to.

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Anonymous wrote:1 - get a baby scale and weigh before and after.
2 - undress him before feeding. It sounds awful but if he’s nice and warm and toasty he’s going to fall asleep
3 - tickle his feet and under his chin as he starts to fall asleep. Sadly, the idea is to keep him awake.
4 - don’t be afraid to supplement with formula if it’s too much or too hard. I bfd for more than 2 years for both of my kids and they both got formula too. It’s ok.
5 - ignore the PP who says your milk tastes bad. You’d know because he’d spit it out and reject it, not just fall asleep.

Also 22oz/day is a lot for a baby on breastmilk.

1. The pediatrician warned against a scale because she said hey aren’t super helpful and cause more anxiety.

2. We do undress him and change diaper changes. I will also tickle him, adjust, and make loud noises to wake him up.

3. I’m fine pumping. It’s really not that and for me. It’s best that I know how much he takes each feed. I’m not afraid of formula but I make enough that we don’t need to supplement. At least not yet.

Idk. The pediatrician said 18-22oz is what he should be taking for his age. She wants us to get 20oz a day.

Find a new pediatrician. Or at least work with an IBCLC-certified lactation consultant.

Your pediatrician knows nothing about supporting breastfeeding — 2 oz. every 2.5 hours for a newborn is way too much, and not nearly often enough. Your pediatrician is using formula-feeding recommendations and not adjusting the advice for a breastfed baby.

You should be doing a weighted feed every 1-2 hours. Using a scale is not anxiety-producing — it’s an accepted standard of care for situations like this.

Bug the heck out of your baby during feedings. Feed less milk, take longer (especially if at the breast, to get the high-calorie hindmilk), and feed more often.

Also, the person who keeps suggesting that OP eat a bland diet is an idiot. Ninety percent of the world’s population eats food with chilis, spices, and other strong flavors. Telling the OP to eat like a c.1952 WASP is not the answer.

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Anonymous wrote:Ped gi. Try different formulas.

He is eating pumped milk only.

There’s something in your milk he doesn’t like. Either your diet needs or adjusting, or more likely, you need to find a formula that does. Fed is best.

He likes my milk plenty but thanks for the very rude comment.

DP. It sounds like he doesn't really like it based on the fact that you are all but force feeding him. Your diet really affects your milk. Look into what you might be eating that could be an issue.

I eat a healthy diet. I’ve tried my milk and it tastes like a sweetened kind of like vanilla. Almost like a skim milk or nut milk. It’s not bad tasting.

The pediatrician said that it’s not my milk and some babies have trouble eating. We have tried some formula and he did the same thing so it’s not my milk that’s the problem.

OP you are probably tired and stressed but you seem to be attacking people with legitimate suggestions. No one is saying you don’t have a healthy diet, but there could be something in there not appealing. For one of my kids, I couldn’t eat anything spicy at all, even black people would make it hard to nurse him. For another one of my kids, he had silent reflex and was like yours. For his pumped milk, we had to up the calories in it until he started gaining weight. We also had to keep him fully upright all of the time

Try a different bottle, or try next nipple flow level up. Maybe yours is too slow.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you tried different bottles and nipples? If he's having to work too hard to drink a faster flow might help; if he's struggling to swallow what's coming out he might need a slower flow. I don't know of a lactation consultant or other specialist who could look at how your baby sucks and swallows but it might be worth asking your pediatrician or people who live near you for recommendations.

I would try a higher flow nipple. Also try turning/swirling the nipple while feeding to keep his interest and remind him to keep eating.

The Avent bottles suck. I’ve used them and it takes 30+ minutes to finish like 2oz. Go with the Dr.Browns or a silicone bottle. We switched to Dr. Browns glass and it was much easier for my baby to eat.

Oh. I didn’t know that. We do have a couple other bottles that I can try out. A Dr. Browns and Como Tomo.

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Anonymous wrote:Ped gi. Try different formulas.

He is eating pumped milk only.

There’s something in your milk he doesn’t like. Either your diet needs or adjusting, or more likely, you need to find a formula that does. Fed is best.

He likes my milk plenty but thanks for the very rude comment.

DP. It sounds like he doesn't really like it based on the fact that you are all but force feeding him. Your diet really affects your milk. Look into what you might be eating that could be an issue.

Have you tasted it? My pumped milk had a soapy taste. The baby wouldn’t take it. I’m surprised you haven’t tried formula.

I’ve tasted it and so has my husband. I even tasted my frozen thawed milk. Fresh tasted like sweetened nut milk. Frozen tasted slightly vanilla.

We did use formula for two days. I thought supply was the issue because he was on the breast for 5 days but my supply is actually good. I cut out the formula because I make enough milk that I don’t need to supplement. I will supplement if the pediatrician says we need to.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you tried different bottles and nipples? If he's having to work too hard to drink a faster flow might help; if he's struggling to swallow what's coming out he might need a slower flow. I don't know of a lactation consultant or other specialist who could look at how your baby sucks and swallows but it might be worth asking your pediatrician or people who live near you for recommendations.

I would try a higher flow nipple. Also try turning/swirling the nipple while feeding to keep his interest and remind him to keep eating.

The Avent bottles suck. I’ve used them and it takes 30+ minutes to finish like 2oz. Go with the Dr.Browns or a silicone bottle. We switched to Dr. Browns glass and it was much easier for my baby to eat.

Anonymous wrote:LACTATION COACH. Schedule now.

+ 1

Private lactation coach saved the day when my firstborn was a newborn. I have nursed both my kids for 3 years each, and that was all due to the one hour consultation I had with my lactation coach when DC1 was born. Doctors and nurses do not know about the practical methods of nursing. Please consult the Lactation Coach. It is the best money you will spend through this journey.

Anonymous wrote:I’m so sorry you are going through this. It must be very stressful. If you aren’t already, you should try really waking them up to feed. Bright room, change their clothes/diaper. Rub them to stimulate them.

Thanks. I do bright lights, clothes off, change diaper, making loud noises, blast tv, etc. He is getting better but he is not where he is supposed to be. He wasn’t born healthy at 39 weeks. He’s not a preemie. The pediatrician said some babies are just sleepier than others. He lost 11.3% by day 3 and dropped to 14% at day 5. He was only on the breast during the first 5 days so we were told to bottle feed until he gets his weight up.

Anonymous wrote:One more idea. With my preemie I had to use a nipple shield for the first few weeks. The lactation people hate them but it worked for us. My nipples are not that big and she seemed to have trouble keeping it in her mouth. The bipolar shield made it bigger and it was easier for her to grip onto it. I got the idea from another mom who had trouble and said it worked for her.
It doesn’t work for everyone but does help some babies. The downside is that your nipples get less stimulation so it can impede milk production in some moms. I was pumping to supplement anyway so that wasn’t an issue for me.

I’m also using a a nipple shield. My nipples are small.

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Anonymous wrote:Ped gi. Try different formulas.

He is eating pumped milk only.

There’s something in your milk he doesn’t like. Either your diet needs or adjusting, or more likely, you need to find a formula that does. Fed is best.

He likes my milk plenty but thanks for the very rude comment.

DP. It sounds like he doesn't really like it based on the fact that you are all but force feeding him. Your diet really affects your milk. Look into what you might be eating that could be an issue.

If he was hungry but didn’t like the milk he’d be crying. She says he’s sleepy which indicate he lacks strength to eat. My preemie was this way for the first four weeks. We just needed to feed almost constantly. Have you tried in the breast with a tube supplement? Maybe if he could snuggle more while he eats it would help.

He falls asleep almost instantly on the breast. He was born full term at 39 weeks but very sleepy. He’s been slightly jaundice. The pediatrician said bottle feed.

Anonymous wrote:1 - get a baby scale and weigh before and after.
2 - undress him before feeding. It sounds awful but if he’s nice and warm and toasty he’s going to fall asleep
3 - tickle his feet and under his chin as he starts to fall asleep. Sadly, the idea is to keep him awake.
4 - don’t be afraid to supplement with formula if it’s too much or too hard. I bfd for more than 2 years for both of my kids and they both got formula too. It’s ok.
5 - ignore the PP who says your milk tastes bad. You’d know because he’d spit it out and reject it, not just fall asleep.

Also 22oz/day is a lot for a baby on breastmilk.

1. The pediatrician warned against a scale because she said hey aren’t super helpful and cause more anxiety.

2. We do undress him and change diaper changes. I will also tickle him, adjust, and make loud noises to wake him up.

3. I’m fine pumping. It’s really not that and for me. It’s best that I know how much he takes each feed. I’m not afraid of formula but I make enough that we don’t need to supplement. At least not yet.

Idk. The pediatrician said 18-22oz is what he should be taking for his age. She wants us to get 20oz a day.

My niece was very sleepy and they would take her clothes off to wake her up and sometimes use a cold wash cloth to keep her awake. She did grow out of it. I had the always hungry never sleepy one so sleepy seemed amazing I know it is hard to..Good luck.

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Anonymous wrote:Ped gi. Try different formulas.

He is eating pumped milk only.

There’s something in your milk he doesn’t like. Either your diet needs or adjusting, or more likely, you need to find a formula that does. Fed is best.

He likes my milk plenty but thanks for the very rude comment.

DP. It sounds like he doesn't really like it based on the fact that you are all but force feeding him. Your diet really affects your milk. Look into what you might be eating that could be an issue.

Have you tasted it? My pumped milk had a soapy taste. The baby wouldn’t take it. I’m surprised you haven’t tried formula.

One of my kids was a sleepy baby and poor feeder. She consumed the minimum necessary to not feel actively hungry, and then she'd drop back to sleep. I tried feeding her every 45 minutes for a while, tried different bottles, worked with an LC -- she'd drink just a little, and then no more. She was my second kid, and the first consumed SO much, so it was bewildering.

I know this is hard, and very stressful. Try the tricks that people suggest, and yes, get a good lactation consultant. But also know that some babies simply need more intervention. I'm glad your doctor is watching closely and weighing him.

Please take care of yourself while you're taking care of him. Ignore the posters who don't know what they don't know. Hang in there.