Grace has been a pretty lethargic baby, and ontop of that she has no interest in eating. Not just breast feeding but eating in general. She wont wake up to feed, we would wake her. And even that was hard. We would strip her down, or at times use a cool cloth to wake her, only to have her nurse for 3 minutes and fall back asleep. Repeat the process, change her diapee and nothing. Just falls asleep. One night she only nursed for 9 minutes the entire night, from 11pm - 7am and even at 7am, I was waking her to eat. This munchkin sleeps all day! Ive been worried sick! So off to the Dr we go. He suspects that the BP meds I take are causing her to be so lethargic despite having taken them my entire pregnancy. The meds I take are safe for nursing but may cause sedation in some babies. So for the next few days I need to pump and dump so I dont dry up, and try formula to see if thats the cause.We have to first find out if its my meds and if it is, and I want to continue to breast feed the pediatrician and and my obgyn will need to work together to find a med thats safe for me to take and breastfeed her. The good news is she is continuing to gain weight (an ounce a day) which AMAZED me. Between what she eats and what she pees and poo's Id be surprised if she even gets an ounce a day over all. I feel a little better that shes gained, but still worried. Keep her in your prayers that my meds is all that it is. Mama's gonna have a big tall glass of wine tonight!
Also had a DR appt for myself today to have my incision checked. Ive lost 22 lbs already! Go me! Unfortunately my BP is still high. Not surprising seeing as how ive been so worried about Gracie!
About Me
- Sally
- Somewhere in, CT, United States
- Im 34 years old, and I work for a major airline. Mother to Zachary, Ryan and Grace. I have the best husband in the world, Steve. 2 dogs..Shadow the smart one and Murphy the princess. 2 cats Tiggy Piggy and Chloe Ruby. Welcome to my zoo. Ahh, LIFE IS GOOD!
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22 pounds and a glass of wine, sounds good to me! I'm sure she will be fine. My kids slept all the time as babies too. Eat, sleep and poop that's what they say. They were asleep most of the day from what I remember. But of course only if I was holding them. If I put them down for 2 seconds they'd cry all day until I picked them back up. Ally once cried for 2 hours in the middle of the night. Chris said to let her cry it out so I did the dishes at 3 am and tried to not listen. But she wouldn't stop until I held her Anyway, I pretty much remember my maternity leaves as holding sleeping babies for the entire time. I wonder if my kids were lethargic and I didn't realize it. But mom's know. They have an instinct. It's good that you got it checked out and are on your way to a solution. I'm sure she will be fine.
The first night I had my son Eddie home he slept thru the night. I woke up around 7am and ran for the crib. Terrified.... He was sound asleep. I woke him and bugged him to eat. He's 30 need I say more. You have not yet posted how she is doing now MJ
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