I really thought I’d have more time to update this blog! But I find I rarely have both hands for disposal. Tycho is tricky to get to settle in his basket during day time and often ends up sleeping on me, so I end up doing the one handed typing most of the time. He still hasn’t gained back his birth weight. It is now week 7 (!!!) and last week he weighed 3.55 kg, his birth weight was 3.7. He is getting weighed tomorrow…or rather today, as it is 3:15 am as I type this. I really hope he will have put something on, but I doubt it as we have tried standing on our bathroom scales with him to work out and weight gain, and if any it will only be a few grams.
Last week she told me to go back to topping him up with formula twice a day. Week before he had a 250 g weight gain and they told me I could skip the formula, we only removed one of the two feeds, and last week he hadn’t put on anything.
I really do want to keep on with the breastfeeding even though sometimes I feel so frustrated by the lack of result that I just want to pack it in. He does feed a lot, he hardly sleeps during the day, so it’s not like he is a sleepy baby with no interest in feeding. And they have checked his latching on.
Reading articles like this one, makes me even more stubborn to want to continue. It does feel like topping him up with the formula might have been my downfall, but at the same time I gave in to the midwifes as I didn’t want the boy to starve. But it is nagging on my mind constantly as all info I read say if you want more milk supply the best thing to do is just to feed feed and feed, and than any formula top up will be a decrease in the supply.
It all kind of sucks…pardon the bad pun!
Apart from that I am settling into life as a mum quite well, Tycho is making me very happy indeed. My scar seem to finally be on the mend too, so maybe a week or two of being careful still and then I can get out and about a bit more.
MS wise I still have just felt the tingling in my right leg and the fatigue. The fatigue seems to be at it’s worst around 7 am, funny that as it used to be the time I normally got up in the morning, and I guess I have struggled a bit with getting out of bed then as I have just been zonked. Steve has been wonderful and really helped me when I feel like that. The tingling seem to only appear when I am getting tired in the evening, and mostly goes after some sleep. I guess that is one plus with the formula, I do get some more sleep.
Speaking of which I better get back to that bed of mine before Tycho wakes up for the next feed!
night night
xoxo
Hellie
Tags: breastfeeding
Glad all is well!! Thanks for posting as I am newly pregnant (15 weeks) and have MS. I enjoy reading about your journey in motherhood!
Well , it’s been 12 years now but I can rememebr clearly that place where you are now.
Presumably you’ve had the weigh in by now so hope it went well, although occurs to me that if you’re on the scales with him you’ll be losing weight as he is gaining so it’s impossible to tell.
Anyway, as a relapse is most likely a couple of months after birth then do what you can to rest as much as possible. A supportive husband is a massive help.
It’s so good to watch your progress so I will be popping back here again.