I think I am done with the nursing. I have been going down hill for the past few months now and lately, I have just been nursing first thing in the morning and last thing at night and giving bottles of formula the rest of the day. I thought I might be able to keep that going for awhile longer, but I think my boobs are done. I just don't feel like she is getting enough when I nurse any more, she still seems hungry afterwards so I make her a small bottle. She might take an ounce or so, but nothing like scarfing down a full bottle on top of nursing.
So this morning, I decided to let dad feed her a bottle rather than nursing. Well...that did not go off as well as I had hoped. She is so used to going to my boob first thing in the morning that she didn't want the bottle...heck, she didn't even want dad. She wanted mom and the boob. So I tried to nurse a little, again, didn't think she really got much. So I went to try to give her the bottle...didn't want that either. Just crying and crying. After awhile she took a few ounces out of the bottle and stopped crying. So I fed her some cereal and bananas which she ate up.
I just don't know. You would think if she was hungry, she would drink the bottle if that was all she was given. It is not like she has never had formula or a bottle before. I guess it is just the feeding from mom thing. Maybe I will try a bottle tonight for her last feeding, and try to nurse just in the mornings for awhile. Eventually, I don't think she will be getting anything at all and we will be destined to feed only from a bottle. I guess it will take some time to change her over.
Last night was the first night in about 3-weeks that we slept through the night...I mean that Miss J slept through the night. She has been teething again, along with congestion and another ear infection...so she just was uncomfortable and just needed some love. So we began Sudnay night...after we noticed she seemed to be done with her illnesses and eating again...we began to sleep train again. Rather than getting up every time she let out a noise, I tried to let her cry a bit and see if she would settle back down on her own.
Sunday night, no luck, she needed to be rocked.
Monday night, just needed a little rub on the back and then drifted back off to sleep.
Last night...slept right through!!
Yipee. I like it when she gets back on schedule. So I finally got about 9 hours of sleep last night. And man, am I tired! Isn't that funny. I catch up on sleep just to be tired. I am sure I will adjust just in time for Miss J to go through another illness.
One more comment...then I am back to busy work. I read an article this morning about tiny babies and how you should not worry/obsess over how small your baby is compared to other babies because there are so many overweight children in the world any more and they are becoming the norm/standard (which there is nothing wrong with and there are many reasons for this so don't get worked up that I am calling your kid fat!!!...just a note). I have been worried about her for the past month or so. At her 6-month appt, she was below the 50th percentile for height and weight, but good on the head circum. So, they said not to worry and she should make up for it by 9months. Well, 9months is about 5 weeks away and I don't feel like she has made any progress. She got weighed 2-weeks ago, and was only 15 lbs...and she did not eat very much last week because of her being sick. I feel bad. I feel like I am not feeding her enough. Heck, she is still in 3-6 months clothes. I keep saying she is going to wake up one morning and be in 9month clothes and I won't know what hit me...but that has not happened yet.
So this article talked about not obsessing about it. Some children are just small. It does not mean they are not healthy or anything. They are just small. She is defiantly active and hitting her developmental milestones no problem...so there is no issue there. I just see her sitting next to a 3-month old and they look the same size. Ok, enough. I will no longer obsess about it until my doctor becomes concerned.
Have a great day girls!!
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The breasfeeding thing is so tough. I have gone back and forth with stopping myself due to the whole yeast thing (if that even is what the problem is) but for now we are going to stick with it. I only nurse at night and in the morning and even then sometimes Mia would rather have the bottle. I am pumping so she still gets breast milk.I have two back of cans of formula just in case. :) Josie looks very happy and healthy so I am sure she is getting everything that she needs!! Don't struggle too much with you decision you are doing the best that you can.
As for little babies you are so right. Some babies are just petite. The doctor told me on Monday that the most important thing is head circumference because that represents brain growth. The weight and height changes all the time and sometimes your baby might be in the 5th percentile and sometimes in the 75th.
Keep doing the great job that you are!! Josie is lucky to have you as a mommy!!
I can't help you much with the breastfeeding thing, since I'm not there yet :) But, I have a friend who has a little girl who will be 2 June 1st and she is in the 5 percentile on weight...so Josie isn't bad at all! My friends daughter is almost 2 and only weighs 23 pounds. She's so tiny and sometimes I think she's not healthy at all (which actually I know she isn't because they don't feed her anything healthy). Anyway, just wanted to let you know, Josie isn't bad at all! She will be just fine so don't worry about it! :)
My best friend goes through the same thing with feeling like her daughter is too tiny. She's just a very petite one year old. Not chubby like a lot of other babies her age. I'm sure Josie is doing fine!
Mackenna is in the 25-50% percentile for her weight too. In two or three weeks, she only gained half an ounce. The nurse asked me if she was still eating and I told her that we try to feed her, she just doesn't always want to eat. Her size worries me sometimes too. But right now, I got all these new clothes recently that are 3-6 months and I want her to be able to wear them at least once! LOL :o) Maybe she will just be one of those lucky ones that will be petite her whole life! :p
I'm sorry to hear about your breastfeeding woes :( It seems to be going around. Timmy is definitely getting what he needs (was between the 75-90th percentile on weight) but it's still an exercise in frustration anyway. I keep eyeballing those formula sample cans I got from the hospital and, yeah, they are ever so tempting sometimes! Anyway, I am sure Miss J is doing just fine healthwise, even if you are feeling some concerns about her size. I know you will make whatever the best decision is for you and her.
Hey, sorry I've been MIA- Lila is a busy babe now w/her crawling & learning to walk & everything! I'm sorry to hear you are done with the breastfeeding. I know it must be hard since going back to work, but you know what is best for you & your baby & if nursing isn't working anymore than you need to stop! ((hugs)) I know it was probably a tough decision but if you are happier than it was the right one :) Let me finish catching up on your blog here while Lila is playing happily :) TTYL!
Kristina
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