I want to say thank you to all you wonderful mommies that have helped me over the last 5 months. I know I post a lot in here and sometimes I feel really stupid asking but I have been really flustered. I have 2 children, both girls yet I feel like a first time mom all over again.
My first DD was born at 33 wks due to a stroke inutero and now has CP. All I heard in the NICU and after we brought her home was..."How much did she eat, u need to wake her to feed her, she needs to have this much formula a day" and so on. I really understood it with her but my 2nd DD is totally different and now I'm struggling to relax and let things be. Anyway, I wanted to share my story because first I love talking about my children and to kind of explain my paranoia when it comes to feeding this time around.
With that said, for the last 3 or 4 days DD(5 months) has been going to the bathroom at least 2 or 3 times a day when she was going once a week AND there is a pretty good greenish tint to it. The drs and nurses told me when she was born that if she took longer then 15 mins a side to pull her off and switch sides because that was all she needed. I have really really been focusing on her sucking the last couple days and nothing has really changed as far as me nursing that way because 1) she's passed out by then and isn't sucking unless rubbed/tickled whatever and it's not eatting sucking, if u know what I mean or 2) it is so crazy around her or she has woken up from a nap, eats for 5 min and then does not want to eat anymore, she wants to play.
Do I need to change anything, should I be worried about the green poo?? I mentioned the above 2 things because I know that too much foremilk can cause this.
Any tips on actually getting her to eat when the situation isn't right for her?? She has to be uncovered and everything has to be quiet. I can't talk to my husband, I can't laugh, people around me can barely even talk. In the mornings when my DH comes up to give me a kiss goodbye she will pull off and give him what he calls the "stink eye" like she wants to tell him off for bothering her. She is a very picky nurser.
Here is a pic of my beautiful girls about 2 months ago:
" The drs and nurses told me when she was born that if she took longer then 15 mins a side to pull her off and switch sides because that was all she needed. "
Okay, I dont know where this came from, maybe someone else can explain this train of thought. My thinking is that baby knows best when she is finished or had all she needs. I fed DS on both sides. I switched when he pulled off, or when he stopped swallowing. (big comfort nurser here~ which is fine if you can be home all day, which I couldnt.) I offered the other side and he pulled off when he was done. Comfort nursing soulds like what you're describing when you talk about not really sucking. It's more like suckling. Let her do it to her hearts content, or give her a pacifier. You're choice. Arguments can be made for and against both sides.
The 2nd part of your questions sounds like distracted nursing. Which DS is also REALLY bad about. But in his case, he's distracted by DH when he's in the room, but when he's not, DS is looking all around trying to figure out where he is. LOL. My approach was that if he's hungry, he'll nurse. I tried to nurse him in his room w/ little distraction, but if he insisted that his toys/dog/dad whatever were more interesting. I didnt push it. When he was super hungry he was much less distractable. We have had some luck w/ daddy cuddling w/ both of us while I nurse. It's nice, but not very practical for every nursing session.
Also check out this link to Kellymom.com for tips on nursing a distractible baby.
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/distractible-baby.html
I wouldnt worry too much about green poo. DS's changed colors all the time. You dont want to see any black tar like poo, but other than that as long as it's soft and baby doesnt seem to have a hard time passing, it is probably okay. Once you start solids you will be introduced to a whole new world of colors and textures that you never knew exsisted. LOL.
Hope this helps.
Yeah, it sounds like a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance, the greenish poop anyway. Forget what the doctors told you. I was told that, too, by several people, and ended up with sore nipples /c dd was NEVER done with one side after 15 minutes, plus a cranky baby! Try block feeding: three feedings on one side until the baby is satisfied and unlatches on her own, then switch to the other side for three feedings, etc. There is stuff on kellymom.com about this, too.
As for the distraction, pp hit it on the head. When they're hungry, they will eat. DD is 11 mos, almost a year, and she is very easily distracted in public, to the point that I can't even get her latched if we're in a very interesting place. Try to nurse in avery low-stimulus room, the nursery is good, until she grows out of it a little. Mine goes through phases, so yours may get like this again in a few months. DD also gives her daddy the "stink eye" if he gets to close to her food while she's nursing.
Well she might be teething... which could cause both of these things...... The more/greenish poop and also not eating as much. The teething can cause diarrhea and might be causing her discomfort in her mouth....as for the distracted feedings, it's totally normal, at this point in their life they are just trying to not miss ANYTHING. My son does this every time he eats... he either stops to look at his sister, or father, or the t.v. or the telephone. Anything but me!!!! It can be frustrating but they eat when they are hungry enough.
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