Poor guy, sorry for your suffering but you know what the song says, "some guys have all the luck" and you ain't one of them, maybe next year your life will improveYes Dama, it's a tough life I lead.
Poor guy, sorry for your suffering but you know what the song says, "some guys have all the luck" and you ain't one of them, maybe next year your life will improveYes Dama, it's a tough life I lead.
We are breastfeeding, but we also have to supplement like we had to with our son as she is not producing enough milk. The drs think part of that is because she had a csection again and then her body just may not be able to produce enough. With Ben he didn't eat very well (still doesn't actually) and apparently that can affect milk production. We had really high hopes this time that she would be able to because Abby seems to be such a better eater. In any case, Abby is constantly on the nipple, like with maybe 5 minute break at a time, so the wife gets zero rest at that point. We are still trying to breastfeed as much as we can to see if her milk production will come in, but at this point it is not looking good for that.Congrats Nick! Glad to hear everything went well. And I'm loving that Ben is adjusting so well. It took our daughter a lot longer to accept her little brother!
One thing though, and excuse me for interfering, but is there anyway you can convince your wife to breastfeed? Not only would it save you from having to get up in the middle of the night, but it's sooooo much better for the baby. In Africa everyone co-sleeps, so when baby needs a snack, mom just has to whip out the titty and can nurse while still half-asleep. Much easier on everyone.
Sorry to hear of the difficulties. I hope the production kicks in soon, that'd be a big help. In any case, just remember the whole thing gets a lot easier in 3-6 months. All the very best Nick!We are breastfeeding, but we also have to supplement like we had to with our son as she is not producing enough milk. The drs think part of that is because she had a csection again and then her body just may not be able to produce enough. With Ben he didn't eat very well (still doesn't actually) and apparently that can affect milk production. We had really high hopes this time that she would be able to because Abby seems to be such a better eater. In any case, Abby is constantly on the nipple, like with maybe 5 minute break at a time, so the wife gets zero rest at that point. We are still trying to breastfeed as much as we can to see if her milk production will come in, but at this point it is not looking good for that.
Ya It would be a big help, but it is what it is so we just roll with it. Really it isn't that bad right now, although last night we had a two hour stretch where every time we set her down she would sleep for 5-10 minutes and then would wake and want to eat again. That was pretty rough, but then after that she gave us two 3 hour stretches of sleeping bliss.Sorry to hear of the difficulties. I hope the production kicks in soon, that'd be a big help. In any case, just remember the whole thing gets a lot easier in 3-6 months. All the very best Nick!
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This sounds too uncientific, I had C-section with my first and had plenty of milk. Thank GOD for that cos he was a HUGE eater. He was 10.2 lbs at birth and was gaining sp? like three pounds a month. Good grief!We are breastfeeding, but we also have to supplement like we had to with our son as she is not producing enough milk. The drs think part of that is because she had a csection again and then her body just may not be able to produce enough. With Ben he didn't eat very well (still doesn't actually) and apparently that can affect milk production. We had really high hopes this time that she would be able to because Abby seems to be such a better eater. In any case, Abby is constantly on the nipple, like with maybe 5 minute break at a time, so the wife gets zero rest at that point. We are still trying to breastfeed as much as we can to see if her milk production will come in, but at this point it is not looking good for that.
Massage your feet with very hot olive oil as hot as your skin can tolerate before bed and don't forget the shins/calves. If there are no other issues and the pain is just trantioning stuff maybe three days? or however long it takes can't tell you for sure but you'll know.Ok thanks.
but, then what... how long.. rest a couple of weeks?
Then start up again slowly again of course
Actually Dama, there are studies out there that suggest not letting the body go through all it's natural phases of child birth may slow or inhibit the production of milk. I am not sure that they have linked anything definitively yet, but I know there is the possibility. Ya, my wife has big ones too and they seem to have filled in, with apparently milk, but she sure cant express much out.This sounds too uncientific, I had C-section with my first and had plenty of milk. Thank GOD for that cos he was a HUGE eater. He was 10.2 lbs at birth and was gainig sp? like three pounds a month. Good grief!
One of my older sisters was in the same situation as your wife she was never able to produce enough milk for her babies even though she has big and I mean big b**bs and is much heavier than me and not a single c-section(she had 10 kids).
But remember this is all temporary so hang in there!!
Interesting, I've never heard that before.Actually Dama, there are studies out there that suggest not letting the body go through all it's natural phases of child birth may slow or inhibit the production of milk. I am not sure that they have linked anything definitively yet, but I know there is the possibility. Ya, my wife has big ones too and they seem to have filled in, with apparently milk, but she sure cant express much out.
Massage your feet with very hot olive oil as hot as your skin can tolerate before bed and don't forget the shins/calves. If there are no other issues and the pain is just trantioning stuff maybe three days? or however long it takes can't tell you for sure but you'll know.
When you come back go as far as you can and as soon you feel a niggle stop and called a day.
I have a friend who adopted babies and breast feed them, so with the body will usually respond to the constant stimulation. I hope your wife can relax about it, because that helps a lot too. It can take a couple days for some babies to get better at nursing well, but it is good strength training for them! The colostrum baby is getting along the way will be super food.Actually Dama, there are studies out there that suggest not letting the body go through all it's natural phases of child birth may slow or inhibit the production of milk. I am not sure that they have linked anything definitively yet, but I know there is the possibility. Ya, my wife has big ones too and they seem to have filled in, with apparently milk, but she sure cant express much out.
Are you using a foot roller of some kind? Now that I'm running higher mileage, I've gotten a few PFish niggles and I've found that standing on a wood foot roller with most of my weight and rolling back and forth between my mets to my heel really helps.
Well, you know a lot more about running stuff than I do, but I found for my ITBS I really had to start from zero and build the mileage back up very slowly, and I would stop to stretch in the middle of a run at the least sign of tightness. I even brought my 'stick' with me on a few runs. I had to start from zero a couple of time before I found the right mix of rest, pacing, and adding mileage. I think doing more squats, as you recommended, may have also helped--hard to be sure with so many variables. But even after I got up to 7-8 miles, I waited many more months before I began adding more mileage, just to make sure the ITBS ogre was really dead. If you do decide to go for a run, I would just try a mile at first, and slowly add more if there's no sign of trouble. Absolute rest if there is.I have a whole slew of things at my desk to work on my feet. Hot rocks, golf balls, tennis balls, wood dowels, frozen water bottles etc... It all helps with the pain relief and I am hoping its helping with the healing too. Calf massage and glute and hamstring stretches give relief too. The big problem is when I am standing, running or walking the tightness comes back and the pain too.
Well, you know a lot more about running stuff than I do, but I found for my ITBS I really had to start from zero and build the mileage back up very slowly, and I would stop to stretch in the middle of a run at the least sign of tightness. I even brought my 'stick' with me on a few runs. I had to start from zero a couple of time before I found the right mix of rest, pacing, and adding mileage. I think doing more squats, as you recommended, may have also helped--hard to be sure with so many variables. But even after I got up to 7-8 miles, I waited many more months before I began adding more mileage, just to make sure the ITBS ogre was really dead. If you do decide to go for a run, I would just try a mile at first, and slowly add more if there's no sign of trouble. Absolute rest if there is.
I think that's the way to go. You'll never be sure of what cured it when it eventually gets better, but that's what I did with the ITBS: stretching, rolling, strength training, faster paces, lesser distances, discontinuous running, maybe a few other things. Still don't know which of those was key, or if it was a combination of two or more of those things. I still remember how it came out-of-the-blue though. Within ten steps I couldn't even walk. That still haunts me a bit these days on my longer runs.I'm throwing everything at it right now, .