Breastfeeding
Pumping and pacifier
Cnudje_1Guest ·
Our little one is now 5 weeks old. For the past 3 nights, I’ve been able to sleep alone again because after breastfeeding and some snacking, she falls asleep and I lay her in her crib and she stays quiet. All this since we went to the osteopath. He said she was stuck in her neck due to the vacuum extraction. Still have 2 appointments left and hopefully our girl will be okay again. Hopefully our nights stay like this so I can get some sleep.
Also, we finally found a pacifier she accepts. The Mam one.
Now my question is: how long can you give a pacifier? Only in emergencies? When you’re going out and she cries and wants to suck? After the BF? How long per day?
I’ve also started pumping so my husband can give a bottle at night. I pump once a day in the morning while she’s still sleeping. For now, I had a manual pump, but I’ve now rented one from the health insurance, otherwise I’d still be pumping all day...
With the manual pump, I got 60 cc per breast. Is this okay? I saw that our little one needs 600 cc per day for her weight. Of course, you don’t know how much she drinks when latched on. So I was wondering how much I should give in the evening before bedtime. I want to give this bottle so she stays fuller longer and maybe can go 6 hours between feeds. Then I can sleep longer...now she only goes 3 hours at night. During the day, she’s constantly at the breast...except when she’s in the Maxi-Cosi when I’m grocery shopping or in the Ergobaby or stroller during walks. Otherwise, constantly...also to snack.
Are there people here who pump everything and give bottles? How much do you pump per day and how many times do you pump per day.
How long does your baby drink from a bottle and how many cc do you give per feed.
From when did you switch to all pumped? How old was your baby? How did you meet her sucking needs? With a pacifier? I’d like to breastfeed for 3 months...if possible longer, but maybe pumped. Now she’s 5 weeks. Giving BF is pretty exhausting I find, especially since she wants to be at the breast constantly. If she’s not latched on, she cries after 15 minutes. (wants to suck)
From how many weeks will she start leaving more time between feeds, and when will she sleep more during the day? Now she only sleeps when she’s in the stroller or in the Ergobaby (well, if you can call that sleeping...)
Also, we finally found a pacifier she accepts. The Mam one.
Now my question is: how long can you give a pacifier? Only in emergencies? When you’re going out and she cries and wants to suck? After the BF? How long per day?
I’ve also started pumping so my husband can give a bottle at night. I pump once a day in the morning while she’s still sleeping. For now, I had a manual pump, but I’ve now rented one from the health insurance, otherwise I’d still be pumping all day...
With the manual pump, I got 60 cc per breast. Is this okay? I saw that our little one needs 600 cc per day for her weight. Of course, you don’t know how much she drinks when latched on. So I was wondering how much I should give in the evening before bedtime. I want to give this bottle so she stays fuller longer and maybe can go 6 hours between feeds. Then I can sleep longer...now she only goes 3 hours at night. During the day, she’s constantly at the breast...except when she’s in the Maxi-Cosi when I’m grocery shopping or in the Ergobaby or stroller during walks. Otherwise, constantly...also to snack.
Are there people here who pump everything and give bottles? How much do you pump per day and how many times do you pump per day.
How long does your baby drink from a bottle and how many cc do you give per feed.
From when did you switch to all pumped? How old was your baby? How did you meet her sucking needs? With a pacifier? I’d like to breastfeed for 3 months...if possible longer, but maybe pumped. Now she’s 5 weeks. Giving BF is pretty exhausting I find, especially since she wants to be at the breast constantly. If she’s not latched on, she cries after 15 minutes. (wants to suck)
From how many weeks will she start leaving more time between feeds, and when will she sleep more during the day? Now she only sleeps when she’s in the stroller or in the Ergobaby (well, if you can call that sleeping...)
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MamaN #2
It really depends on each baby. I breastfed my son for 21 months. When he was just born, during the first two weeks, he sometimes went 6 hours between feeds. It's not crazy that your little one comes every 3 hours—she's only 5 weeks old after all! Maybe she's going through a growth spurt and breast milk is easily digible. I started working when my son was 5 months old and pumped the feeds I would normally have given. When I came home, I just breastfed him directly—I found it easier, and this way you also keep your supply going well. Since your little one nurses up to 12 times a day, it's not surprising that you don't pump much. The milk is spread out over all those feeds. Bottle feeding means more milk per session and has a maximum for a reason—sucking from a bottle takes less effort for your baby than nursing, while with breastfeeding you can feed as much as needed.
I found things got easier when my son was 3 months old; my breasts stopped leaking and he started getting into a rhythm. The first few weeks are always a bit of a search for a rhythm and feeding pattern, especially if you're bottle feeding.
Maybe you could keep your little one close at night, so she can come to you for a top-up now and then. -
Anonymous Guest #3
As for the pacifier. You can give it as often as you feel comfortable as a mom. You can start weaning whenever you feel it's necessary, though the advice is to start when the teeth come in. Later, when they start babbling, don't keep the pacifier in all day because talking with a pacifier is difficult
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