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<\/p>\nWe have good news and bad news. The good news is that Lucy is sleeping well at night, taking terrific naps, and often going four hours between feedings. The bad news is that my body is having a hard time keeping up with Lucy’s demand of big, infrequent feedings. <\/p>\n
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Lucy has been settling into this lovely sleeping routine for the past month, so when she started fussing while nursing last week, I wasn’t too worried — she was just having a growth spurt and my body would start producing more milk to satisfy her. Well, we’ve had three nights now with Lucy fussing and hollering at her last feeding of the day, to the point where we gave her a few ounces of previously expressed milk. No big deal, but I *would* be happier if I could actually make all the food she needs these days instead of having to dig around in the freezer with a screaming baby. I know every mother worries about having enough milk, but for a woman of Sicilian descent, it really hurts to not provide my daughter with _abondanza_.<\/p>\n
So, what are we to do? Today, I’ve been trying a variety of ways to increase the demand on my breasts: pumping in between feedings, pumping right after nursing, adding a feeding between feedings, etc. The problem with these is that Lucy will get fussy at the next feeding if she isn’t supplied with her usual banquet of milk, which then makes her an inefficient nurser and starts a downward cycle. I think tomorrow we are going to try adding some feedings in the morning and early afternoon and just have normal feedings at night.<\/p>\n
I’ve been asking other questions too: Is there something going on that is making my milk production drop? (No, I’m not pregnant again!) Or is Lucy getting ready to eat solids? Or does she not like something in my diet? And why do all of my breastfeeding books have good advice for new moms who are worried about their milk supply, but no advice for mothers of fussy four-month-olds who have gone to six feedings per day? And why can’t I just be a fountain of milk like so many other women, darn it?<\/p>\n
I have faith that we’ll get through this rough spot, but it is definitely stressful in the meantime! Lucy and I will just have to stick together and figure it out. Maybe with the help of La Leche League. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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