[tri-wings] Re: Weight issues with Vada

Bess said:
>>One of the things that may be happening is that the nursing is not long
enough. 10 minutes on each side may be ok for some babies and not enough for
others. Each mom's breastmilk is different. What it sounds like to me is 
that  she
is getting too much foremilk, and not enough hindmilk. The hind milk is the
fatty milk that is full of protein and makes the baby gain weight. It is 
also
thicker and less likely to cause her choking as it is more easily digested
than  formula. The foremilk is very watery and although high in sugar, is
rapidly  digested and used up quickly. So what may be happening is that the 
foremilk
and  then the formula together is too much, where just your milk may be just
enough.

It would be better to let her nurse on one side until you see her slow  way
down. Usually the baby will start to nurse vigorously and you will be able 
to
see her sucking and swallowing pretty hard. After a bit this will slow down
and eventually get to just little sucks with breaks and sometimes her little
jaw  will jitter a bit. That is the signal that she is pretty much done.You 
can
let  her just keep going or stop her at this point. Some babies will nurse 
and
 just stop when they are done. But, there is no need to time her and have 
her
 switch to the other breast too soon. She may take longer to empty a breast
to  get what she needs.

Tracey wants to add:
Oh I thought she was solely formula fed.  So I want to second what Bess has 
said and even go as far as to say only nurse her on one side for as long as 
she likes to allow the let down and hindmilk to come through then if she 
appears hungry after that put her to your other breast.  She may not even 
need formula and in fact giving her supplementation could be hindering your 
milk production.  ok duh I just read the rest of the email! I concur!

>> By three weeks old he was 8 pounds  following this method, even though he 
>> seemed to vomit up everything he ate.

and even thought they seem to vomit up everything it never is everything LOL 
just looks like it.



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