SCN Day 9 - 8 days old - 36w2d
Last night I finally cried. I'd been watching all the other SCN mothers break down and become emotional around the 3 day mark. I asked David if the girls were really ours and wanted to know if they would ever be coming home. Not having a "release" date or time frame to work with was the hardest for me. How quickly they develop their sucking reflex wasn't something that could be predicted.
Yesterday the SCN asked my permission to bottle feed during the night if the girls were demanding as it was noted that they had been lately. They took their first bottle during the night. I was extremely happy to hear this but then cried again when I was told that both of the girls had oral thrush. I have no signs or symptoms of nipple thrush but was told that we all have to be treated simultaneously.
My milk supply is absoloute shithouse. I express with my electric pump every 3 hours for 1/2 hour for the sake of 10-20mls. I have tried 4 different brands/types of electric pumps and all yield the same result. If I attempt to breastfeed in the 2.5 hours I am not attached to a pump I am a completely dried up well and can't even hand express anything onto their lips. I have been keeping them on there anyway to keep up the breast contact and stimulation.
The SCN really err on the side on caution when it comes to feeding amounts and my girls, as well as other neighbouring babies, have had some pathetic weight gains due to insufficient feeding quantities. A 5g weight gain over a 2 day period wasn't an uncommon occurance. Thankfully when the feeds were increased accordingly the girls were back on track pull 60g or 90g over 2 days.
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4 comments:
It sucks when you can't do what you planned (eg. breastfeed due to supply). You could always ask for some meds to help you with supply, on the other hand FF is still OK.
I expressed for 12wks for the boys. They were fine on bottles, but wouldn't attach & I didn't have the time to waste trying to get them to attach, as feeding them was more important. In the end my supply died & when push came to shove by FF I knew they were getting a feed.
Take care Imy. Can't wait to see some updated pics of your little princesses.
I had a really difficult time getting the breast feeding thing going as well. I cried a lot of tears over that in the beginning. In the end, I kept going through the motions of nipple time and then supplemented with formula to get the twins' weights up. In the course of a couple weeks, things got a lot easier, and by a month out, there's more of a groove in that department between you and the babes (though quite a sleep-deprived groove!) It sounds like you're doing a great job. Can't wait to hear how you're doing now.
I know how the double whammy of multiple babies + poor suck + pumping only + no supply thing feels. You know my story. I found that the hardest thing because it felt like yet ANOTHER failure. Be easy on yourself about it, whatever you decide to do.
Also, the legs. Oh, the memories. I cried when I got a look at my tree trunks pp.
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