Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Wed, 8 Nov 2006 11:35:38 +0800 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
Rachel writes:
>I'm seeing a mother of a two month old baby who has been gaining fine but
>very unhappy with feeding. Mother contacted me because breastfeeding is so
>stressful. Some feeds go smoothly, most often at night. Other times, he
>seems hungry to mother, will latch on and suckle for about five minutes,
>after which time he pulls off, though continues to behave as if hungry -
>hands to mouth, rooting a bit. Mother notes that milk is often spraying
>from her breast when he lets go. If mother offers the breast again he
>becomes very upset, screaming and arching. She fears that five minutes
>isn't long enough to transfer enough milk to survive and is very worried
>that he is getting underfed.
>
>He has many wet diapers every day and mother reports that he stools 'about
>twenty times a day'. Stools are 'slimy' according to mother. This is her
>second baby. She breastfed her first for over a year, and wants very much
>to enjoy breastfeeding this baby for at least as long, but as it is, neither
>she nor baby are enjoying it much at all.
Rachel, this sounds like classic lactose overload to me - ie too much
milk too fast. The baby acts 'hungry' due to belly ache. I assume he
is gaining weight?
Output sounds classic - the slimy stools are from gut irritation from
the rapid transit time.
I have written about this in the last section of my article on the
Australian Breastfeeding Association website 'Lactose Intolerance and
the Breastfed Baby'. See
http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/lactose.html
Joy
--
******************************************************************
Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor, Nutrition student
Perth, Western Australia. mailto:[log in to unmask]
******************************************************************
***********************************************
To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
All commands go to [log in to unmask]
The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R).
There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
|
|
|