Growth Spurts

By Cheryl Taylor, CBE

If there is a rule that would help moms survive growth spurts with a smile, it would have to be, “Don’t Watch The Clock!” Don’t watch the clock for how long baby has been nursing. Don’t watch the clock for how long it’s been since baby last wanted to nurse. Don’t watch the clock for how many times you’ve been awakened that night to nurse.

Growth spurts happen. They happen with all nursing dyads. Some babies protest more about them and others seem to sail through them with the greatest of ease. Some books will tell you they happen at so many weeks or months. They may tend to, but the truth is, they can happen anytime.

Signs of a Growth Spurt

• Baby is nursing often or almost nonstop
• A baby who was previously sleeping through the night is now waking to nurse several times
• Baby will latch and unlatch, fussing in between

These signs are all signals to the mom’s body to “MAKE MORE MILK NOW!” Our bodies listen very well if we will merely respond to the baby’s needs. The extra suckling will stimulate your body to make more milk.

Often Observed After a Growth Spurt

• Baby sleeps extra for a day or two
• Mom is a bit fuller than usual for a day or so
• Baby calms down at the breast
• You may see an increase in wettings with the increased supply baby is drinking

Growth spurts seem to throw new moms for a loop. Just when they thought they were beginning to understand their baby’s signals, they abruptly changed. The frequent requests to nurse can be confusing as well as the frequency with which growth spurts happen within the first few months. The key is purely and simply to go with the flow (pun intended!) If you respond to your baby’s signals to nurse during a growth spurt and do not interfere with them in any manner, your body will quickly respond and increase supply. Typically it happens within 24 to 48 hours. Sometimes growth spurts seem to drag on for a week. This would be a good time to make sure you’re drinking plenty water.

Don’t allow a growth spurt to rob you of your confidence in nursing. Instead, allow it to instill confidence in your ability to read your baby’s cues. Your confidence will be further rewarded as your supply increases and your baby settles back down into a happy breastfeeding baby again, with a smart mommy who knew that sometimes baby really does know best and our job is to listen.

Source : http://drjaygordon.com/breastfeeding/growthspurts.html

(Masih) Mpasi

Well alpuket dia doyan, tapiiiiiii,,,, lho kok poopnya encer. Akhirnya distop juga deh tu alpuket. Next kasi bubur gasol tanpa campuran apapun. Suapan pertama masuk, selanjutnyaaa.... dilepeh :(. Karna hambar kali ya.. So coba deh dicampur asi. Dan ternyataaaa sodara2,, sama aja T_T meskipun ada yg masuk dikit.

Hari selanjutnya (lupa hari keberapa) kita test another fruit.. Pear! Awalnya mau sok ber BLWan ria, gak taunya habis lah itu pear cuma diremet2 sm arin. Pearnya terlalu lembut kali yak.. Yaudah, daripada mubazir buang2 makanan, akhirnya dijadiin puree aja lah. Suapin ke arin, ternyata mauu.. Horeeeeee... seneng dikit lah soalnya dia langsung nelen tu puree :D. Lumayan habis 1/4 puree pear (gak ludes2 bgd siy, sisanya ya masuk mulut mamanya, lagi2 daripada mubazir buang2 makanan). Malemnya coba lg disuapin yg 1/4 lg. Dan habiiisssss :). Meskipun cara makannya sambil digendong papanya. Biarlah yg penting arin mau makan :).

Hari ini, td pagi ngukus wortel, ceritanya siy mw nyoba BLWan lg. Hasilnya : arin sukses huek2 selama makan, jd serem sendiri ngliatnya :(, dan akhirnya dia lebih tertarik sama piringnya daripada sm wortelnya. Kaget kali ya krn sebelumnya dikasi buah yg manis, eh tau2 dapet sayuran yg mamanya aja gak doyan, hahahahahaha... (gimana anaknya mau doyan ya).

Kayaknya ntar mau coba dikasi alpuket lg deh. Waktu itu emang si poopnya agak cair, tp cuma 1x doang. Habis tu blom poop lg dianya :(.

Baiklahhh,, sepertinya segini dulu aja catetan mamanya arin. Tetep smangat ngajarin arin makan :D

Start mpasi Arin

Starting mpasi.... Horeeeee... Arin udah mulai makan :D

The truth is..... susaaaahhhhhhh ngenalin makanan ke anak yg bener2 asix dan biasa mimik langsung dari pabriknya (tanpa bantuan dot/sendok). Pertama2 udah semangat 45 siapin sendok, piring sama makanannya.

1st food : Farley's (saran mama)
Hasilnya adalah ; dilepeh + disembur. Kasi langsung biar dia pegang juga sama aja. Nyerah lah hari itu, daripada anak kena omelan. Tarik nafas panjaaaaaaaang... lepaskan. sabaaarrrrr :).

2nd food : Puree pepaya (udah liat2 info di group FB+browsing sana sini)
Hasilnya.. Hmmm... lumayan ada yg ditelen, meskipun masi banyak yg disembur. Padahal mah yg namanya pepaya adalah most notwanted food of mylife, but demi arin rela koq megang2 pepaya yg baunyaaaaaa... :(. Yaahhh.. lumayan ada yg masuk ke lambungnya.. Hehehehe..

Besoknya, lho koq punggung arin ada bintik2 yaaa? Akhirnya stop makan pepaya. Ngeri alergi, ganti pake alpuket. dan ternyata arin sedikit suka :D. Why,, krn suapan pertama dan kedua gada yg dilepeh sama sekali. Btw tu alpuketnya gak di saring or dibejek2, tp cuma dikerok trus langsung disuapin ke Arin..

Well,, untuk sementara 2hr ni kayaknya mw dikasi alpuket dulu aja. Oya, abis distop pepayanya, bintik2 dibadan Arin mendingan lho.. :). Lets see tomorrow, berjuang lagi buat ngenalin mpasi ke Arin.. Smangat!!!