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Re: breastfeeding and rooming in after labor

From: Sarah (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 20:17:05 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Jenny wrote: >
>With my first I did rooming in and was breastfeeding. I was exhausted!!
>My baby ate every 1 1/2 hours and I didn't get much sleep. I plan on
>breastfeeding with this one but I would like to know what some options
>are about letting the nurses take care of it so that I can get a decent
>amount of sleep, like at least 4 hours straight. Is it really
>detrimental to give the baby a bottle supplement that early on? I just
>want to have a good start when I get home because I know that my
>sleeping will be next to none at that point. Any opinions or advice
>would be appreciated.
>Jenny

Your first sounds very similar ro mine! I would imagine it would depend on the policy of the hospital you're at, some have rooming in compulsory unless your baby or you are sick.

Giving formula so early will affect your milk supply, it could be later coming in which may mean your baby looses too much weight or becomes more unsettled as a result.

To give you some hope, I had my second last Friday and he's feeding beautifully, we're getting 4 hours straight, sleep now we're home, but I'm organising his feeding schedule, not him. I feed him about 10:30pm and then he's been waking at 4ish for his next feed.

When we were in hospital, I had him in the nursery for 3 nights and in my room for 2. The midwives were to bring him to me if 6 hours elapsed between feeds, but I found I was waking anyway so I just went to get him myself about 3am and then had him in the room with me after that. He settled so easily when i just slept with him in my bed instead of next to it.

Hopefully your second will be a contented angel like ours is. Good Luck Sarah

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