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conigs25
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Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
what do you plan to do in the hospital? Will you feed the baby through the night as well? I want to but so many people are saying that I'll want to sleep at the hospital. But i DO NOT want formula given to the baby so i therefore have to BF
Just seeing what others are doing
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I want to BF if possible.
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| Posted 10/28/09 1:15 PM |
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Meggo613
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
i choose not to breastfeed. BUT.. my roommate did and we ended up talking alot at night and she fed the baby through out the night there was only 2 designated "feeding times" so she slept most of the other times.. i FF and i asked for the baby to be brought to me so i could feed her it was really nice bonding time.
BUT word of advice MAKE SURE YOU TELL THE NURSES NO FORMULA! my neighbors baby got a bottle because she didnt specify and they will not wake you for a feeding unless you tell them specifically!
and some nurses will recommend to supplement with formula because sometimes your milk doesnt come in for a few days and they are afraid the baby wont get enough neutrients. this is just from my own experience
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| Posted 10/28/09 1:19 PM |
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Wendy
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
They brought her to me every night.
ETA: The nurses (your nurses not the baby's nurses) are coming in at all times to give you meds, check your IV, etc I don't see how you get uninterrupted sleep anyway.
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SKPtzu
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I chose to BF and they only brought her in for feedings at 1 am and 5 am.
I actually looked forward to those times because it was just me and her and I had her all to myself.
It wasn't bad at all. I had a c-section, so they were coming in what seemed like every hour anyway to take my temp and BP.
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rysie
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I plan to BF and will ask them to bring  to me. I'm not sure I want her to receive formula right away - but I don't know what will happen - so I'll take it as it comes.
Tomorrow is my last day of work so I plan to rest all next week so hopefully I won't mind not getting tons of sleep in the hospital 
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| Posted 10/28/09 1:24 PM |
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mamabear
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I BF'd with DD1 and will with DD2 as well. I kept DD1 in the room with me the whole time. They only took her to bathe her and do her weight and temperature check at night, and I had them bring her right back to me after that. I plan to do the same with DD2. I did not mind missing out on sleep.
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katiebug
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I am not sure if I will send the baby to the nursery, but if I do there will be instructions to bring her/him to me when the baby needs feeding. I do not want ANY formula introduced to my baby. So yes, I will feed the baby through the night.
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| Posted 10/28/09 1:30 PM |
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annoyedTTCer
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
Posted by mamabear
I BF'd with DD1 and will with DD2 as well. I kept DD1 in the room with me the whole time. They only took her to bathe her and do her weight and temperature check at night, and I had them bring her right back to me after that. I plan to do the same with DD2. I did not mind missing out on sleep.
This is my plan as well
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MaMaTeenie
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
Believe me you won't get much sleep there anyway. They are always coming in to take your BP or give you a pill or something. Do what you are comfortable with.
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neener1211
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
The nurses will be coming in checking your temp etc every couple of hours anyway, so it is not like you are going to have a complete night's rest anyway. Plus if you have a roommate, their baby will be coming in and out during the night as well.
They just flip the lights right on, they don't care if you're asleep. You might as well feed the baby to get used to it.
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| Posted 10/28/09 2:18 PM |
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Aries14
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I think I am going to let them feed her during the night if I am sleeping. I don't have a major issue with her getting a little bit of formula.
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4PsInaPod
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I'm choosing to not have the baby stay in the room with me at night HOWEVER, I want them to wake me for every feeding. Also, I keep getting told that sleeping in the hospital isn't that great regardless...b/c they wake you up to check on you....
so frankly I plan on getting no sleep for the first few weeks no matter I plan on doing 
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| Posted 10/28/09 2:35 PM |
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
Posted by DPerotti
I'm choosing to not have the baby stay in the room with me at night HOWEVER, I want them to wake me for every feeding. Also, I keep getting told that sleeping in the hospital isn't that great regardless...b/c they wake you up to check on you....
so frankly I plan on getting no sleep for the first few weeks no matter I plan on doing
This is very true. I was in the hospital for 3 days in February and they wake you a million times. 
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| Posted 10/28/09 2:39 PM |
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KangaMom
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
We Exclusively Breast Feed and requested DC to be with us at all times unless they something needed to be done
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Alex110879
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
Posted by conigs25
what do you plan to do in the hospital? Will you feed the baby through the night as well? I want to but so many people are saying that I'll want to sleep at the hospital. But i DO NOT want formula given to the baby so i therefore have to BF
Just seeing what others are doing
i am alittle uniue in that i have to keep the baby in the room with me... so i had ds with me all the time.. and withh have #2 with me all the time as well....
a few bits of advice... dont get your mind completely set on not giving formula.. ds had issues with latching and by the end of the first night i was so exhausted and i just couldnt concentrate on nursing... i gave in and gave him one bottle for formula and it was enough to ease my mind instead of worrying that he hadnt eaten yet
also, as much as it was nice having in the room with me i NEVER got any sleep... when babies are in the nursery there is someone there watching them... when they are in the room you are alone or with your room mate... i, in my hormonal frame of mind, was nervous about falling into too deep of a slep or staying in the bathroom too long (which after a vag delivery is unavoidable) and it actually pushed me to the point of breaking down in tears at about 3am the first night...it was one of those "i have to pee, i have an iv still in my arm so i cant move very far, the baby is screaming since he was hungry but i was still in the frame of mind of no formula, i have now been up for 48 hours, and my hormones are going crazy"
dont think i am trying to discourage you, but if i could have not had ds in the room with me the first night i would have been a happier mommy... it really all depends on what time you deliver and when you go into labor as well.. i was up all day, went into labor at 7pm, was up all night, delivered at 2pm, had 30 guests that evening and had lost it that night....
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MrsRbk
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I tried BFing in the hospital (DD had some health issues and I could not BF), but I did send her back to the nursery at night. I fed her at 10pm, then they brought her back at 1am and 5 am. At 7am they took her again, as all the infants had to go back to the nursery from 7-9am for the pediatricians' rounds.
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headoverheels
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
even though i planned on BFing they took the baby into the nursery for me to rest (around 9:30/10pm) and brought him in when he woke up to eat (or every 4 hours if he didn't wake up).
he had issues latching, so he got a tiny bit of formula via cup feeding the 2nd night, but that was it. he did so much better after that because he wasn't starving. my milk didn't come in till after i was home.
i plan on doing the same thing this time. i want the practive BFing, but i sleep much better when i don't hear every whine/wimper while the baby sleeps.
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MrsRbk
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
Posted by munchkinfacemama
Posted by DPerotti
I'm choosing to not have the baby stay in the room with me at night HOWEVER, I want them to wake me for every feeding. Also, I keep getting told that sleeping in the hospital isn't that great regardless...b/c they wake you up to check on you....
so frankly I plan on getting no sleep for the first few weeks no matter I plan on doing
This is very true. I was in the hospital for 3 days in February and they wake you a million times.
Yes, they come in check your temp, BP, if you had a vaginal delivery, they check for hemmroids, they also checked how my uterous was contracting (from the outside). I don't know about if you have a c/s, but I would assume they would be checking your incision.
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Tine73
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
With DD, I breastfed during the day and let nurses feed her at night. You won't be getting any sleep for a couple months so take advantage of it while you can.
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babycakes18
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
Posted by Meggo613
and some nurses will recommend to supplement with formula because sometimes your milk doesnt come in for a few days and they are afraid the baby wont get enough neutrients. this is just from my own experience
I don't know how true this is....but
I took a breastfeeding class and the instructor showed us a chart with three balls.....she said the first day the babys life....the babys stomach is the size of a marble...so chances are that whatever comes out of your boobies the first day or two is more than enough to keep the baby satisfied. As the days go by the babys stomach gets bigger and by that time your milk has already come in. She said to make sure the nurses don't give any formula if you are breastfeeding.
I am planning on breastfeeding through the night.
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Alex110879
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
Posted by babycakes18
Posted by Meggo613
and some nurses will recommend to supplement with formula because sometimes your milk doesnt come in for a few days and they are afraid the baby wont get enough neutrients. this is just from my own experience
I don't know how true this is....but
I took a breastfeeding class and the instructor showed us a chart with three balls.....she said the first day the babys life....the babys stomach is the size of a marble...so chances are that whatever comes out of your boobies the first day or two is more than enough to keep the baby satisfied. As the days go by the babys stomach gets bigger and by that time your milk has already come in. She said to make sure the nurses don't give any formula if you are breastfeeding.
I am planning on breastfeeding through the night.
that definitely was not true with my ds... by the time he left the hospital he was drinking 3 oz at a time... every 2 hours.... within the first 5 days he was up to 40 oz a day... so i can tell you my boobies were not making enough for him... and i did find that by giving him that small amount of formula it made life alittle easier for nursing since he was not so ravenous for food...
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christy811
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I am plannng on BF but will tell the nursery staff that I am doing both (so I can get some formula) and that I only want to feed  as of now......but I will see how labor and delivery goes.
ETA: I am going to be honest I probably will want to rest the first night so will allow staff to supplement...
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MrsS2005
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I ended up with a c-section and DH was so exhausted from my long induction. He went home at night to sleep. I sent DS to the nursery although I can't say I slept well at the hospital. I did it b/c there was no way I could tend to DS myself. I could barely get out of bed the first day or two. The nurses brought DS to me when he was hungry.
I did not want to give formula at all. However, DS ended up in the NICU at 2 days old and I was forced to supplement while he was there. I was told that he lost too much weight, was a little jaundiced and would stay there longer if I didn't give formula. I ended up BFing and giving a little formula with colostrum through a supplemental nursing system. DS never got a bottle of formula. Then, I'd pump after every feeding so DS got that during the next feeding. The NICU's policy was he had to eat at least every 3 hours. DS would nurse for 45-60 minutes, he'd get weighed, then I'd go to my room and pump. I barely got any sleep, but it was important to me to BF. Once my milk came in, I didn't have to supplement. You need to do whatever is best for you and your baby. 
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livy820
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Re: Moms planning to BF... question about hospital stay
I BF in the hospital. i was only there 2 night so it wasn't bad. you never really sleep well in the hospital anyway and it was such a special moment the first time they brought her in for the feeding. it was early and it was just the two of us and it was a very memorable mommy moment for me! with all the craziness of delivery and visitors those moments were nice.
she slept in the nursery all night and was only brought in for a feeding and then i pressed the button, they brought her back. ididn't even change i diaper.
i woudl definitely recommend BF during the night.
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