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Hi every one... Our sweet little boy arrived and things are great. The breast feeding is going great. I do supplement some. It is usually in the morning and before bed at night when i can't seem to satisfy him. I do have alot of breastmilk from pumping so its great to have that to supplement with. I actually got to see him be born, cut the cord and stay with him in the hospital. We have been truly blessed with another sweet little spirit from heaven...and blessed to have found this site and to be able to nurture this child. Thanks to everyone for all your help.
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Congratulations! Wonderful to hear you are able to BF and bond with your little guy.
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Awwww congrats!!! I am so happy for you!
Adoptive mommy to 4 , Last 2 adopted nursed. Youngest nursed till she was 5! Raising 2 grandbabies, as infants they were raised on donor breast milk 
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Congratulations and Welcome Baby Colton.
Laurie~Craig's wife~Mom to 4 blessings nurtured at the breast CJ(24)Travis(21)Beka~adopted(9)Rab(6)
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Great news Morningstar! As far as the supplementing is concerned, some moms try cluster feeding in the evening....feeding more often. Our milk supply goes according to our circadium rhythm with more in the AM than the PM. Babies stomaches digest breastmilk efficiently and so they are often hungry about 90 minutes after feeding which tends to work out to 1 1/2 to 3 hours between the start of each feeding.
Thank you for sharing and please keep us up to date on your progress.
Best, Lenore
Lenore Goldfarb, Ph.D.,CCC,IBCLC
Wife to Rob, Mom to Adam aged 13, and Ethan aged 9, both born via GS and breastfed via Regular Newman-Goldfarb Protocol.
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Message for Stellaf.
Lalle has asked you a few times to share your story. Please don't take this the wrong way but we have had representatives promoting "articles" in the past who were not actual mothers interested in breastfeeding. This forum supports breastfeeding moms and we would be happy to assist you if this is what you are looking for. Otherwise, kindly respect the needs of the other moms on this site and promote your "articles" elsewhere.
Best, Lenore
Lenore Goldfarb, Ph.D.,CCC,IBCLC
Wife to Rob, Mom to Adam aged 13, and Ethan aged 9, both born via GS and breastfed via Regular Newman-Goldfarb Protocol.
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Colton turned 6 weeks!
Things are great. I really have to try and increase my production in order to keep up with him however. My 4 mth suppply of breastmilk is going rapidly. He always seems to need just one more ounce to make him happy. I have the lactaid but have only used it once.
He has no problem with nipple confusion so the bottle is a quick fix ..
I really don't want to have to rely on bottles....
That messes up the whole point of what i have worked so hard for.
I have increased my fluids....still on the dom and fenugreek tree 3x a day etc..
Any more suggestions?
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Hi,
Just want to encourage you. I really think that using the lact aid will help. The MORE stimulation, the better. With my DD I did the rapid protocol, starting when she was 9 days old. I used the medela at first for stimulation. When my milk started coming in after that month, I would nurse from both sides, then with the medela. I too was worried that DD wasn't getting enough but she was.
At 5 plus months I was able to suppliment a bottle at night ( could see to use the lact aid!) and EBF.
For me, using the lact aid was more towards the goal than using a bottle. It wasn't too hard after a few times of practice, you can even use medical tape to keep the tube in place.
Making sure you are getting enough sleep and not STRESSING about your milk supply really helps. You need to relax and enjoy your time with Colton, irregardless of if you think you have enough milk or not. I found that attitude really made the difference for me.
BTW, DD is 9.5 months and is doing GREAT. Still BF and SO glad that I could!
press on
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ooops. I meant to write at 3 plus months, NOT 5 plus months.
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