Then I had a c section. Not to say that a c section is the complete reason for me not being able to breast feed. I was just in a lot of pain from the surgery. Larkin also didn't latch well. In the hospital for three days all we did was breast feed. Besides one night of giving him the formula supplement. I pumped in the hospital as well as expressed. Spoke to a lactation consultin for over two hours. She told me this wasn't going to be easy but I was still determined.
When I got home and was alone all day with larkin I tried latching all day. Positioning the boopy in every way possible. Looked up crazy techniques and usually it ended up with him and I crying. I kept trying but he had a jaundice problem and I didn't want him to have to be admitted again. So we supplemented . I had bought bottes for pumping so luckily we had that gear. We also purchased a breast pump and had all the free formula. We were armed and he wasn't going to starve. I became a pumping machine . I pumped every two hours every day for twenty minutes at a time. That almost made me crazy. I never got more than an ounce and a half out of one side. For around four weeks I did this. I also tried fenugreek, a nipple shield, and drinking so much water I threw up. None if these things worked for me and it was stressing me out.
Enough about my failures and let's move on to Larkins feeding essentials. He is now seven weeks old and these are things that we couldn't live without for the first seven weeks!!
The boopy! Now larkin isn't a small guy. At birth he was 9.7 and had a strong neck. If you have a tiny one this might not be a huge help yet. We had the original boopy along with two extra covers. I use this a lot during the day. I can put him in it and feed and after he's done we talk/play. He loves it.
Ah, steam bags. Super easy, space saver and fast. Takes two minutes cost around five dollars. They last way more than 20 uses each. We use these at least once a day.
The bottle. We had bought Tommee Tippee everything. I had starter kits and bottle sets. I really liked the look and the feel of that bottle. Because of Larkins latch issues the tommy tippee nipples just didn't cut it. Since I had the avent breast pump and I could pump into these I tried them . Immediately less leakage. He really is doing well with these. They are easy to clean and aren't too expensive.
The food. This wasn't an easy journey. First it was breast milk along with emfamil that came from the hospital. He always had bellyaches and I didn't like that. So around three weeks we found gerber gentle for breastfeeding supplement. He used that up until last week. Last week I had to go to the store to buy more and read about this. So far his digestion is better and he seems to like the taste as opposed to emfamil which he is not a fan of. [momny note : at seven weeks larkin still takes two ounces a feeding but feeds every two hours sometimes more. I'm no an OCD mommy he eats when he's hungry.
Formula dispenser for on the go! This one is from tommee tippee and it came free as an extra inside my steamer I returned . You can find them at target. I love how convient it is. They don't fit inside my bottles but I put them in the pockets of my diaper bag. It's cheaper than buying on the go formula.
Last but my life saver. As I said our little guy had latch issues which also is a problem with bottle feeding. He spits up as he eats. I love these guys. I don't like using bibs so we slide this under his chin as he's eating and boom less of a mess. They are from carters and I see them at kohls all the time.
That raps up my feeding post did I miss anything?
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