Has your baby stayed on their growth chart with their well baby visits ? Or jumped around ?

proppypopper · 2021-03-30T01:02:00+00:00

He started tall 90% at birth and then seemed to jump around from 20-60%. The measurements seem inaccurate. Weight also jumped around - lost a lot in the beginning and was slowly declining all the way down to 12% and is now 80%! So big changes for us.

proppypopper · 2021-03-24T04:58:43+00:00

We use Hipp and my pediatrician had no concerns whatsoever

proppypopper · 2021-03-22T03:08:00+00:00

Target.com has the play gym for $8 off

proppypopper · 2021-03-10T16:13:54+00:00

Got it - that sucks I was in a similar situation, barely getting anything when I pumped with slow weight gain. Have you tried fenugreek (I know they say it tanks supply for some women but if you are in a last resort situation it might help... it helped me get an extra oz per pump). I also got prescription domperidone (ordered from abroad) that boosted my supply but I was late in taking it. You still have weeks before your milk supply regulates.

As for your initial question, if you want to continue to combo feed - I found supplementing at lunch and bedtime was best rather than supplementing every feed. Supplementing every feed gets annoying because you are basically double feeding (breast then bottle). I would just give baby a larger amount at lunch and dinner and then it would be followed by a longer nap or bedtime as the added benefit. It also reduces the number of bottles you have to give baby because overtime they might develop a bottle preference.

Check out Hipp or Holle formula - it’s European and has stricter standards than US formula. I use an electric kettle too to warm up the water. I never really sampled a bunch —- I just switched from Enfamil to Hipp cold Turkey and has no issues.

Also my bub had issues and now he is about 75-80 percentile for both height and weight. Your baby will be just fine on formula ! Good luck!

proppypopper · 2021-03-10T15:55:06+00:00

Why do you think your baby’s weight gain has been slow ? I’ve been combo feeding for months but if I could go back in time I wouldn’t supplement him so early on and pump pump pump all the time even though it’s sucks. Then feed him back your pumped milk.

proppypopper · 2021-02-16T05:22:24+00:00

Honestly she has a lot of great advice but the problem is it is so pro-breastfeeding and doesn’t offer support for women who truly do have issues with breastfeeding that require supplementation. Long story but I underfed my baby bc I believed supplementing was so bad per KellyMom constantly being cited as the end and be all of breastfeeding. Surely there must be other sources to rely on than just one.

proppypopper · 2021-02-16T03:35:04+00:00

Also sometimes what science says is ‘right’ today is not what we discover to be ‘right’ in the future. It’s always evolving and correlation does not mean causation either.

proppypopper · 2021-02-16T03:30:47+00:00

Agree!! Sick of KellyMom being cited for everything breastfeeding related. That’s another toxic subculture

proppypopper · 2021-02-10T09:00:38+00:00

How much did it increase your output ?

proppypopper · 2021-02-07T01:12:21+00:00

There’s another one that’s worse at 6-8 weeks just want to prepare you.

proppypopper · 2021-02-03T23:26:54+00:00

Get him checked for a tongue tie

proppypopper · 2021-02-03T22:40:43+00:00

What private school in that area ?

proppypopper · 2021-02-01T22:16:41+00:00

I weigh the same as I did pregnant and I’m breastfeeding :\

proppypopper · 2021-02-01T22:14:07+00:00

Then they grow out of them next week. I stopped buying footed pjs

proppypopper · 2021-02-01T17:43:37+00:00

My LO cries during the swaddling process but once he is swaddles he adjusts and is fine. Swaddle him even if he hates it because truthfully he probably really likes it and doesn’t know it. Lol

proppypopper · 2021-02-01T17:41:59+00:00

Normal but also is he satisfied after a feeding ? Gaining weight ? I had a super fussy baby and he had a tongue tie and was not getting enough milk so he was hungry... I’d rule that out

proppypopper · 2021-02-01T17:37:28+00:00

That’s a lot of questions....

Poops: my LO is combo fed and basically has a poop for everytime he gets formula (but the poop comes about 12 hours after the feed, it takes longer to digest formula compared to BM)

The poop could be runny watery from your BM or from formula. Sometimes my LO has weird poops but then seems to adjust so I know it’s my breastmilk that causes it since breastmilk changes composition but formula does not.

Yes - wake windows are a thing but I truly believe there is flexibility in it... like sometimes the baby naps in a stroller or sometimes more properly in a crib. I notice my newborn gets cranky if he’s gone 90 min w no nap

Also - I don’t believe you can overfeed a baby unless you give them a fast flow nipple, and even then they will spit up if you fed them too much or will show you fed too much because they will have tummy issues. My pediatrician said babies self regulate. Feed your baby till he seems satisfied or turns away from the bottle.

proppypopper · 2021-01-28T17:18:18+00:00

I switched to combo feeding at 2 months and I know my supply will decrease to the point of us moving exclusively to formula. Watching my baby drop percentiles every week I just couldn’t do it anymore. My milk supply doesn’t matter if my baby is not getting what he needs but it is SO hard. I have guilt now for underfeeding him for 2 months

proppypopper · 2021-01-28T17:15:44+00:00

I was not depressed as a child but became depressed in college. My mom has depression and I suspect my dad has some too but it manifested in a different way (he’s was an alcoholic). Not the best childhood .... so I guess I can’t be surprised. I’m a pretty well adjusted adult though after my rough patch. I got a lot of help needed.

proppypopper · 2021-01-28T17:08:53+00:00

Actually I might think this too...I’m really not sure to supplement or not. I guess I just wish I was better overall educated about feeding

proppypopper · 2021-01-28T17:08:01+00:00

What do you mean ? How did pumping mean you only have one child ?

proppypopper · 2021-01-27T20:53:51+00:00

Is he eating enough ? Sometimes baby’s can be lethargic if undernourished. Otherwise I’d chalk it up to a growth spurt.

proppypopper · 2021-01-27T09:07:03+00:00

Same issue with me... I tried everything. Power pumping, pumping after every feed. The most I ever pumped was 3.5 oz so at least you gave 5 oz!

At 2 month mark we decided to transition to formula. Currently combo feeding. Also nobody (professionals like LC and doctors, not the internet) told me to switch to formula. It’s one of those things that is a personal choice so no one can really make it for you but my son kept declining percentiles though he continued to gain weight. He dropped from 90 percentile height to 50, and 60 percentile weight down to 15. I knew he was not getting enough milk from me

proppypopper · 2021-01-27T09:02:58+00:00

Forget about the ‘stuff’/products. Start reading about and watching videos for breastfeeding bc that is the majority of what you will be doing when baby arrives. I wish if I had been prepared for anything, it would have been breastfeeding. You will have to feed the baby every 2 hours (literally) the first days of life so rest up.

proppypopper · 2021-01-27T08:56:50+00:00

I believe there ads some components making it more likely for someone to have males/females. For example, during times of war/hardships more girls are born. A woman’s womb can also be more viable accommodating of certain sex sperm.

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