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Bowel and Bladder Movements:Hetal :- My update:-
2007-01-15
Name: chetana



Dear Hetal

If u remember i had talked about switching doctors for my son. Had consulted a well known doc here but it hasn't been of much help. He says everything is normal. The gassiness is going to be there for abt an year or so????? I went to my previous doc also. She got a stool test done and a urine culture too. The results for both the tests were normal. I am still using dulcolax for my son(every 5th day). Once i use it the next time my son poops on his own but then i have to use it again. On the gas front, he is slightly better. I think i have found partly whats responsible for it. Its the nipple shield. i gave him milk without the shield for 2 days and he was 30% better. Now the problem is he is very uncomfotable taking my breast as it is without the shield.. He jerks a lot and cries. Also my milk production has suddenly touched a low down. Its not at all sufficient. For this i am taking garlic, lactare(shatavri) capsules, perinorm tablets(twice daily) badam milk and methi dana. But its simply not improving. (Using a pigeon mannual breast pump, i extract abt 2 ounces in 25 minutes). what can i do for this?
rest all is fine. I am trying to take each day as it comes. Sometimes feel that i am not an efficient mom.

thanks
chetana
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2007-01-16
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Anonymous Name: Hetal
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if your new dr is sayng that your baby will be more prone to gas until almost 1 year,,thn lemme know when you start him on solids,,we will workout something for him !
until first 3-4months its quite common to have gas,,whther or not it requires medication,,that your dr has to decide.
its unlikely that nipple shield causes gas,,unless the nipple you are wearing is not of appropriate size..gnerally,,the shield helps to hold the flow of the milk back, if the milk is coming too fast for the baby,,and milk can flow into baby mouth as fast as the holes in nipple shield allow.
and even after the baby pulls off from the breast,,or stops bf,,the milk will remain in the shield which doesnt happen in direct bf.many babies feel less overwhelmed and challenged and will begin to such vigorously again when nipple shield is used...and if that sucking is hard enough,,its quite likely that what you think wwas correct...in bf, without nipple shield, the milk will drip or flow when baby pulls off the breast,,,if baby is pulled off nd sucking is stopped because of fast flow,,he may be timid and he will suck again,,but concerned about the another fast flow,,he will still not suck vigourously,,even though the milk flow will become fastr,,which avoids gas !!!!!
but for this your supply has to be efficient n high or when you are feeding,,you are exprncing post peak periods(time after engorgements,when the milk flows out of control from breast) ..
and it just happnd to your baby that he jerks and avoid direct bf because he doesnt get a chance to suck hard enough or get ready supply of milk..which he has to work on for every suck when done thru breastfeeding !
can you try reducing methi dana and see if your baby has improved ! also what is the dsage for shatavri capsults and perinorm...when do you take these tablets ?? and wats your lifestyle (simple house chores, moderate house chores,handling baby alone,moderate-high/working and house chores, or high/working full time,overtime with too many people to take care of in house ),,,and how many mini meals are you taking ????

wat is the badam milk mixture that you are having consist of ?????
after 4months of supply,,its quite normal for bm supply to dwindle abit,,mostly because baby feeds reduces,,baby goes in long gaps,,see if the below tips helps you regain or atleast make your supply constant and not reduce it futher :

http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=1319&table_name=dis_healthissues

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=1139&table_name=dis_breastfeeding

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=1314&table_name=dis_breastfeeding

i dont know the brand that you are using,,but make sure to use is dual breast pump and is electric...pump every 2-3hours,,if required and see if triggers good supply.
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2007-01-20
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Anonymous Name: chetana
Subject:  thanks hetal



Dear Hetal
thanks a lot for ur recommendations abt my diet 'n all. I got to know you are also expecting. How is it going.Its ur ninth month now? I hope everything goes very well for you.

i wuld surely keep u posted abt Arjun's updates. I too cant wait to start him on solids. Till then i am going to feed him my bf as much as possible.

thanks and take care
chetana
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2007-01-20
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Anonymous Name: Hetal
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sry was about to reply yesday but couldnt sit longer....

1. if the nipple shield is wat workng with arjun,,well, you have to continue with that...your baby is 3montths,,still 3months to go for bf,,at the least...
if you have engorgemnts or feeling of fullness in your breast,,, or so, you can try feeding him before the engorgemnts happen,,which will help him drink from breast in much more comfortable manner and it will allow him to get good hindmilk as well...
if he jerks before passng gas and does it while feeding,,thn you can give him a good tummy time before feeds,,and see if helps him not only to take good feeds(as gas is out) but will also drink well.

2. offer ducolax,,since child needs the medication,,nothgn much can be done,,we jst have to wait for him to outgrow this problem...some babies are very much prone to gas,,nothing wrong,,he is just 3months,,i am just waiting for him to start solids.

3. lifestyle is moderate,,since you have help,,so not a worry,,so i dont think that could have caused ne anxty situations around your child,,which are sometimes the reasons for baby to affct mentally...yeah, its surprisng, but temper of home environment, mothers tension in muscles al affects baby health !!!

4. milk supply tablets are doing good to you,,but you are takng shatavari tablets more thn recmnded..6 is big number,,reduce the dosage to total 3 in a day, after meals.

5. add in kesar to your badam pwder, and cardamom to your pwder..

6. avoid potato and brinjal in your diet as much as you can. reduce or limit toor and channa dal.
in evenings, take oatmeal instead of biscuit or tea..drink lots of fluids,,include spinach in your every meal,,just throw in some leaves in all curries, or make a salad of baby spinach and onions,,,,

about tsh profile,allow your dr to perform that test,,he just wants to make sure whther or not this irregularity in bowels or constipation is related proper functioning of thyroid gland ...
one of the sign that your child has shown is constipation occurs when the tyroid gland in underactive,,however, that cant be ruled out only because your child has constipation,,because mostly many babiees at this age, often suffer from constipatn for upto 5-6days,and some even pass that,,once on solids, they oftn come back to track.....
But,,dpending on other family history or the symptoms that your child might have shown to your dr in his reports until now,,he might have suspected that,,,so allow him to do the test,,nothing wrng if that solves the purpose and real culprit is caught !

so thats all is upto my reach..will be glad to hear the updates...
take care.
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2007-01-17
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Anonymous Name: chetana
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dear Hetal thanks for answering. Ur explanation for the nipple shield is quiet correct. Now for your questions:-

1) I am using a nipple shield by pigeon. They don't have sizes. There is only one standard size which i use. Its totally upto my son(ARJUN is his name) if he is willing to take milk direct fm breast, he takes it otherwise i have to use the shield. ALso i think Arjun jerks during drinking milk to pass gas. He does it better when i use nipple shield, because he doesn't have to worry much abt the milk flow, which is much more when he takes direct feed.

2) Just wanted to tell u one thing. Every fifth day i use dulcolax and after two days of using dulcolax, he poops himself. The gas situation is better when i use dulcolax, but when he passes motion himself..the gas is still there though not at its peak. Also no matter if he has passed motion or not his gas is very smelly always.

3) now for my lifestyle. I am a housewife(atleast for now). Its just me my hubby and arjun. There is a part time maid who comes in for the domestic chores. Also a cook too. Hence i am managing my son on my own(hubby keeps long hrs at office). I do moderate domestic work along with looking after him.
4) SHatavri capsules:- 6 capsules a day, 2 in the morn, 2 late afternoon, 2 at night. Perinorm :- twice a day. one in morn and one in night.My supply has got a little better.
5) Badam milk i am drinking has got 10 peeled badams in it along with 15 raisins ....this mixture is boiled for about 15 minutes and then i drink it. I am taking a serving of curd with every meal.
5) Generally this is what i eat the whole day:- morn...soaked almonds:-5
then papaya and apple. Then some breakfast like bread butter and juice. Afternoon food arund 3 consists of one sabji(generally lauki,soya nuggets, methi aloo, baingan aloo), with 3 chapatis and curd. also one dal. then eve is mostly snacks like biscuits and a cup of tea. NIght again its a full meal. Followed by badam milk before sleeping.

also i needed one suggestion fm u. The doc has said that we wuld watch for the stools to get normal for one more week and if it doesn't happen she is saying she wuld like to get a TSH profile done for my son. I am not very sure abt this. Shuld i get it done...needlessly we wuld have to draw blood fm my tiny baby. what do u say?

thanks for ur support
chetan
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2007-01-16
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Anonymous Name: ruchika
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how big is ur son now??
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2007-01-17
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Anonymous Name: chetana
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my son is now 3 months old
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