Growth Spurt?

[ladymoreta]

Right - they need these growth spurts to trigger an increase in milk. That's what I was talking about. I always did a formula bottle for DS at his last feeding of the night, and DD has formula whenever I'm not here for a feeding (I hate pumping!) So no, nothing against formula here!

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Is she swaddled when she sleeps? Sometimes the material touching their checks can trigger rooting behaviors It may be compounding her growth-spurt induced desire to eat!

[MrsK]

K2 is 7mo and I'm still nursing. I intend to until he is 1yo. He gets formula when we are apart. I was afraid to give formula to K1 but was not efficient at pumping. I ended up supplementing with him too and nursed until he quit cold turkey when he was 11.5mo. (I was pg and my milk must have tasted different.) I don't think I would have nursed as long if I couldn't supplement now and then.

[Deebs]

I've done formula, and not for various reasons. DD1 couldn't take it - she was allergic to milk and would drink any of the alternative formulas. I really relied on her pacifier to try to at least hold her off, and would occasionally dip into my pumped supply to have DH take a shift. DS did formula when I reached my limit and needed a break, and DD2 NEVER TOUCHED A BOTTLE. I should rephrase - I tried to get her to touch a bottle - she wouldn't. She is still the most stubborn of my very stubborn children. Feeding her was really tough. She also didn't take a pacifier. There were times that I'd have DH go get her, and try to distract her for just a little while. It was really hard! Hang in there.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I'm so, so, so stubborn so for some irrational reason, I feel like I don't want to try formula or a paci. I had "good" reasons for these opinions before I had her but honestly, in my exhaustion, I can't remember them right now (and maybe they weren't that "good" to begin with). We're getting through it. She slept a little better last night and seems less frantic this AM. I think I've figured out that if I feed her 90% of the way and then swaddle her and feed her the last 10ish%, I can put her down without triggering a wake-up. What was happening the last 2 nights was that I fed her and then went to swaddle her and she was waking up and would start rooting again (she's a really active sleeper and punches herself in the face if not swaddled).

I'm still waiting for my pump (trying to get insurance to pay for it) but I will definitely pump and have DH take a shift ASAP when it arrives.

I guess these growth spurts last a couple of days normally?

Thanks so much for the support ladies! Just needed to know that this was somewhat normal timing!

[MrsK]

The lactation consultants will convince you that pacis lead to nipple confusion and formula is poison. I was convinced of that when K1 was born. It's not true. Yes, breast is best. But if slipping in a little formula or using a paci will get mom a break - thereby allowing her to nurse longer rather than giving up - it's a win.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

The lactation consultants will convince you that pacis lead to nipple confusion and formula is poison. I was convinced of that when K1 was born. It's not true. Yes, breast is best. But if slipping in a little formula or using a paci will get mom a break - thereby allowing her to nurse longer rather than giving up - it's a win.

Yes, my pediatrician has already said that formula/pacis are not bad. I"m glad they're supportive of the entire spectrum of baby feeding options.

[Thirteen]

Yep, totally normal! DS's were about 4 days of "frantic" feeds. She's just getting your supply up.
Dude, and they call us the "weaker sex." Eff that!


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[alison]

I remember early on, dd would root around for dh's nipples when he'd hold her without a shirt on

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I remember early on, dd would root around for dh's nipples when he'd hold her without a shirt on

Yes! He'll burp her and she'll drive sideways towards his nipples. This is definitely dh's fault - he's the big eater in the family.

[scrub-jay]

Yep, totally normal! DS's were about 4 days of "frantic" feeds. She's just getting your supply up.
Dude, and they call us the "weaker sex." Eff that!


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This. Her feeds are her way of upping your supply in time for a big growth spurt (stimulation tells your body to produce more)...so most likely she's not hungry right now, but will need it in a few days. The breast feeding process/regulation is really complex. Don't worry, let us know how she fares over the next few days.

[diggitydot]

It doesn't stop, either. DD2 (age 12) and DS (age 9) both still become ravenous just before and during growth spurts. The dude's growth has been pretty spectacular lately, hopping over sizes and outgrowing jeans in a matter of weeks. This kid is going to eventually be a gigantic man.

Hang in there. The infant growth spurts can be really crazy.

My kids both used to "cluster feed" especially in the evenings. I used to literally just hook them up and let em go on my lap and I would get a TON of reading done. And at night I would just hook them up, lay on the couch and sleep while they nursed. Yes, I absolutely felt like a mother sow!! But I got to sleep and so did they But yeah, it seems that maybe she is perhaps preparing you for a boost. They know what they need. And sadly, my son literally nursed every 1-2 hours for the first 4 months. My daughter not as much. She would nurse about every 4 hours but she was a very efficient nurser Not the happiest news to share. But they grew just perfectly. My advice: wet soaking wet diapers=perfect nursing. And I didn't say poopy diapers because my daughter at that age would go a week and not poop but when she did it was totally "perfect". She just used all the nutrition from the milk and didn't have a lot of waste (Yes, I freaked out and called the ped for this and she told me not to panic!) Definetly get some of those soothie pads and some lanolin. Get comfy (do you have other kids??) and relax. I miss nursing my babies!!! Mine never took a pacifier, or a bottle either and they nursed for 19 and 24 months. Both were huge and never sick. It took my first one to get me to always trust my body and the baby. As inconvienient it was sometimes, I still would do it again. It seems to never ever end (I was nursing or pregnant for like 5 straight years!!) but now it is over. Enjoy your baby time!!

[Thirteen]

How is DD?


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