Hayes like breasts. Like father, like son. Get your head out of the gutter. According to my mom, I was a world-champ breast feeder. As a kid. Come on.
Today we’re trying to wane Hayes off his initial bottle feeding. I can see why people are so adamantly opposed to giving a baby the bottle and then moving to the breast. Well, medical reasons have prohibited that in our case. He’s been at a bottle that gives him 2 oz in minutes and with Jen, he get’s well… not much. That’ll change when Jen gets her milk in (I never want to write that phrase again), so until then we’re left battling Hayes’ taste for immediate sucking satisfaction
We’ve spoken to three nurses, a pediatrician and a lactating specialist. All have provided great insight. All have also said he’s a great sucker. I can attest. The lactating specialist had me stick a finger in there and feed him by syringe. They had to pump his stomach to get my finger nail back. That was a joke.
I also had my first official bad dad moment. I left Hayes on Jen’s bed to retrieve a diaper. The pediatrician was here and yelled at me. Oh well. Bad dad.
So right now Hayes has gone from being a sleep champ to a constantly hungry boy. Fortunately, in Hayes’ world, breasts solve all problems.
Lee (aka Leigh) says:
January 24th, 2005 at 5:29 pm
Hi…I’m the mystery person whose cousin Elizabeth left you the note. I picked up on your site via DaddyTypes and, as a relatively new mom myself, it was difficult not to get drawn into the excitement and drama of Hayes’ arrival. Good luck with the BF; just remember it will get better!
Madeleine says:
January 24th, 2005 at 5:44 pm
I’m sure you don’t want to hear this but . . this can take a few days, and yes Hayes will be an unhappy guy until there is milk. I eventually resorted to half a beer — I heard somewhere that beer gets the milk flowing. Maybe a coincidence, but it worked for me. I suppose you could ask the medical folks if there is any harm in it.
-M
Larry says:
January 24th, 2005 at 7:10 pm
Right, as if Jennifer and Eric need to be told to drink a beer. C’mon guys, it’s medically indicated!!!
tulip says:
January 24th, 2005 at 8:17 pm
I have to say the beer worked for me as well! 1/2 a Guinness and I was on my way. I’m thinking though that due to Hayes choice of entry into this kind world, Jen might be prohibited from alcohol consumption with her pain meds. Oatmeal works wonders too!
Madeleine says:
January 24th, 2005 at 9:44 pm
Gulp. Good save, Tulip. Thank heavens for open source parenting advice.
Anne says:
January 24th, 2005 at 10:55 pm
Oh, the joys of lactation! Just wait until Jen’s first blocked duct or cracked nipples - that will make some fun blog fodder. Strangely enough, it’s an interesting balance to the hemerroids and swollen feet of pregnancy, but I digress.
For whatever it’s worthm my milk “came in” 48 hours post-labor (as if it’s a delivery or something). And until then it sucked. Or rather, it didn’t. The baby, that is. They didn’t tell me that the actual onset of one’s milk production involved a 102 degree temperature and flu-like symptoms. Turned out I wasn’t dying from some awful Victorian-era post-labor infection. Just Mother Nature doing her thing. Who knew?
Jen is, indeed, a stud muffin. And I am not some random freak who stumbled across this blog - although there might be some out there. Larry sent me.
Blame him.
Ryan says:
January 25th, 2005 at 9:05 am
Hey guys! Congrats on bringing Hayes into this wild and crazy world. I’m so happy for the both of you!!!
Ryan
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