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dodoe80
05-19-2008, 12:19 PM
This weekend went very well. It was a no blood no blisers weekend. DS has learned that if he sucks wrong then I will delatch him. It seams that he wants to comfort nurse to. (I am happy about this.) However I still take him off if he sucks wrong/or adjusts his latch. He has now started to "Chomp" down on my nipple. It appears that he is starting to teeth and I think this is why. I was holding him yesterday and he put my nuckel into his mouth and bit down on it (Hard) and started crying while still biting down. I didn't feel any teeth but he has been drooling pools and been sucking/chewing on his own fingers alot, but he is only 9 weeks old.

My sister had her baby shower on Saturday. (she is due in 1 week) That went very well.

Just one complaint about Sunday:

I was at church and after Sunday school I took DS out of the nursery because I new he would need to eat soon and my sister wanted to hold him. So I let her hold him until he wanted to eat. I went into the nursery to feed him where the nursery worker and a helper were there with one other child. After nursing him I left him in there and went back to services. Towards the end of service I had to go to the bathroom so I walked passed the nursery and didn't hear crying at that time. I walked back by the nursery on my way back to service and saw through the window in the door that the nursery worker was giving my son a bottle.:confused: So I went in and it was the bottle of water I keept in the diapper bag for "just in case". I also keep a packet of formula in the bag as well though she was just giving him the water. It had only been just over an hour since he ate. He was cranky and thought that he was hungry. So instead of sending her helper to find me she was going to give him a bottle of water instead. "rant" I guess I wouldn't be as upset about it if she had actually mixt up the formula but she was just giving him water.

She is a nice person and was only doing what she thought was best at the time. (She bottle fed her son). I don't know are you suppose to give formula fed babies bottles of water? I didn't say anything to her about it but I don't think I will leave him in there when she is working again. Next time I will leave explicid instructions on what to do. Several of the other workers bf their children and they know to ask about stuff like that when I drop him off, so I just took for granted that if they knew I was BFing that they would come and get me if they thought he was hungry or just wait till I came to get him. Oh well, live and learn and no real harm done.

Stephanie
05-19-2008, 12:51 PM
I am glad your weekend went better! All your hard work is paying off.

As for the nursery, I would be irritated, too. I have always heard you are not supposed to give little babies water because it fills up their tummies and something about electrolytes, but I can't remember. I would leave very clear, written instructions. I would also not include a bottle, or keep it with you. That way, if something does go wrong, someone has to come get you.

RedheadbyChoice
05-19-2008, 01:02 PM
No, breastfed babies don't need water.

See the linky: water and breastfed babies (http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/baby-water.html)

And really, you wouldn't have been upset had she given him the formula? Question, though, sugar, why do you even have it? We know you're making enough milk. :D

dodoe80
05-19-2008, 01:11 PM
Yes I am making enough, though I did get sick at one point in time and my supply dropped in half and at that time I didn't have much of a freezer stash and needed to go get some formual at that time. (I was exclusively pumping at that time because of difficulties with breastfeeding.) I am just paranoid that my son and I are going to be separated and he will be hungry and won't have any bottles of either ebm or formula to eat. I know I don't need it and was contemplating taking it out after this incident.

RedheadbyChoice
05-19-2008, 01:19 PM
And you're doing great, sugar, you are. :hug:

klynnw
05-19-2008, 07:10 PM
I was thinking about you the other day and wondering how you had been getting along. It sounds like its going better! Good news :)