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Posted: May 02 2009 at 9:26am | IP Logged Quote trish
Praying Brayden will gain weight!!

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Take heart! Each of our twins had a bit of a rough start with nursing. Little Boy had trouble getting a good latch from the start, and Little Girl ended up in the NICU at 4 days old, and was on bottles of my milk and formula every day for that week. They both lost weight and I was very worried over it all. This is hard to go through. Let the emotions come as they do, and let others help you and take care of you. I know this can be hard! But it is what will help you through, ask for help, even small things, so you can recover, and care well for your precious baby.

The good news, hopefully encouraging to you, is that they are both nursing beautifully now, and gaining weight well. Perseverence does pay off. I had been worried that dd would not return to nursing, or regain the muscle stregth it took to nurse compared to bottle feeding, but eventually she did! Praise God!

But, also if you just can't keep going, with how hard it can be to work soooo hard at nursing, don't beat yourself up over it. If you have to do formula for a break in between, or for some bottle feedings until he has the strength and coordination to nurse well enough or all together, take it easy on yourself. Just knowing that was an option if I had to(I supplemented once or twice a day, after a nursing session, for 3 or 4 weeks, and now they are totally on breast milk), and being at peace with whatever happened, made my emotional state so much more peaceful!

Take Care, God Bless, and prayers for you, Brayden, and your whole family!!!!
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Poor little buddy....good thing he has such a good and caring mama!!! Please take care of yourself, too!!
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Praying for you and Brayden. May God grant weight to him and peace to you.

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Checking in - how is Brayden?

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Brayden is gaining! He was 2 ounces over his birthweight last Friday. It's good to be headed in the right direction. Thanks for the prayers.

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Martha in VA wrote:
Brayden is gaining! He was 2 ounces over his birthweight last Friday. It's good to be headed in the right direction. Thanks for the prayers.


I am sooooo glad to hear this, Martha! Thanks be to God!

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