Liziz
07-18-2015, 11:04 PM
I'm hoping yall can share some thoughts on if this is all in the realm of normal or not...
DD2 arrived last week, my milk has been "in" for about 5 days now. My breasts still feel quite full most of the time. I've been fully embracing the "allow baby to nurse whenever she wants, for as long as she wants" -- she's nursing 9-10 times a day.
However, it feels like she's spitting up a lot. After a couple feedings a day, she spits up what seems like everything she just ate -- it's almost like she hiccups 5-6 times and a big mouthful of milk comes out with each hiccup. She'll stop nursing, release my nipple and seem content, then within a minute or two, she spits it up. She doesn't seem terribly upset as she's spitting up, but once she finishes she's always upset but wants to go right back to nursing. I'll let her nurse more, but then she'll spit up again. It sometime feels like this vicious cycle where I'm just pouring milk down my baby's throat just to overfill her and make her spit it up again. She is also spitting up long after she's done eating -- 20-45 minutes. It's what I'd expect to be more of a "regular" amount, and looks curdled and thick. We are keeping her upright or at an angle after feedings (either in our arms, or in a rock n' play if we need to put her down).
She's having the right amount of wet and dirty diapers so I feel like she's getting enough ultimately in the day, but I'm uncomfortable with the amount of spitting up. Also, for the past few days if she's not sleeping, she's only content nursing -- if she's not nursing she's upset/crying. I'm fine with letting her nurse a lot -- everything I've read always says you can't overfeed a breastfed baby -- but with the spitting up, I just keep wondering if she's just getting too much in her belly at once? She'll often feed for ~10-15 minutes, then switch to dozing/comfort nursing -- however, I'm having multiple let-downs right now...so I'll notice her switch to comfort nursing, then 2 or 3 minutes later I'll have another let-down and the milk starts flowing again, so she starts drinking full-force again. I've tried to pull her off the breast when she switches to comfort nursing/I sense another let-down, but she gets upset and frantically tries to get back on the breast. DH really wants to get a paci to pop in her mouth once she starts comfort nursing (to avoid the second let-down and milk associated with it that might be overfilling her), but I've been resistant b/c even though she's been doing great at nursing, it's still so early and I don't want nipple confusion (I'm tempted, though). Other things of note are that I can often hear rumbling in her belly while she's eating (sounds like gas bubbling or something), and she does often choke/gasp while she's nursing, shortly after let-down.
Sorry this is so rambling/disorganized -- sleep deprivation! I'm just wondering -- does this all sound like normal newborn stuff? Or like there's some issue going on? If so, what and how to help her?
DD2 arrived last week, my milk has been "in" for about 5 days now. My breasts still feel quite full most of the time. I've been fully embracing the "allow baby to nurse whenever she wants, for as long as she wants" -- she's nursing 9-10 times a day.
However, it feels like she's spitting up a lot. After a couple feedings a day, she spits up what seems like everything she just ate -- it's almost like she hiccups 5-6 times and a big mouthful of milk comes out with each hiccup. She'll stop nursing, release my nipple and seem content, then within a minute or two, she spits it up. She doesn't seem terribly upset as she's spitting up, but once she finishes she's always upset but wants to go right back to nursing. I'll let her nurse more, but then she'll spit up again. It sometime feels like this vicious cycle where I'm just pouring milk down my baby's throat just to overfill her and make her spit it up again. She is also spitting up long after she's done eating -- 20-45 minutes. It's what I'd expect to be more of a "regular" amount, and looks curdled and thick. We are keeping her upright or at an angle after feedings (either in our arms, or in a rock n' play if we need to put her down).
She's having the right amount of wet and dirty diapers so I feel like she's getting enough ultimately in the day, but I'm uncomfortable with the amount of spitting up. Also, for the past few days if she's not sleeping, she's only content nursing -- if she's not nursing she's upset/crying. I'm fine with letting her nurse a lot -- everything I've read always says you can't overfeed a breastfed baby -- but with the spitting up, I just keep wondering if she's just getting too much in her belly at once? She'll often feed for ~10-15 minutes, then switch to dozing/comfort nursing -- however, I'm having multiple let-downs right now...so I'll notice her switch to comfort nursing, then 2 or 3 minutes later I'll have another let-down and the milk starts flowing again, so she starts drinking full-force again. I've tried to pull her off the breast when she switches to comfort nursing/I sense another let-down, but she gets upset and frantically tries to get back on the breast. DH really wants to get a paci to pop in her mouth once she starts comfort nursing (to avoid the second let-down and milk associated with it that might be overfilling her), but I've been resistant b/c even though she's been doing great at nursing, it's still so early and I don't want nipple confusion (I'm tempted, though). Other things of note are that I can often hear rumbling in her belly while she's eating (sounds like gas bubbling or something), and she does often choke/gasp while she's nursing, shortly after let-down.
Sorry this is so rambling/disorganized -- sleep deprivation! I'm just wondering -- does this all sound like normal newborn stuff? Or like there's some issue going on? If so, what and how to help her?