But you know what? On the weekends, Dyls is less and less interested in nursing. We used to nurse before naps, and now she is SO not into it. She finishes in like 30 seconds, and then sits up and demands to be put in her crib so that she can go to sleep. Nursing at other times is getting shorter also. She's even started being less interested during our morning session.
And yesterday, even after nursing her all weekend, my yield at the 10AM pump was a meager 3oz, followed by 2.5oz at 4PM.
Also, I still have a bunch of breastmilk in my freezer, so I am not worried I will run out before she turns one (in a week, guys!).
I've started offering her whole milk at all the meals we give her at home, and water in between. She doesn't seem to drink all that much though. Like, maybe 1-2oz of whole milk per meal, and 4oz of water in a day (plus nursing). She just seems very distractable, and doesn't sit still long enough to consume any significant quantity of liquid. And Last night her diaper wasn't all that wet (not totally dry, but definitely not full) when she woke up. Later that morning, she peed a LOT, but it was a little stinkier than usual, i.e. it smelled like pee.
My question for you is, how do I make sure she's getting enough liquids throughout the day, and what if anything can/should I do about the stinky pee? Should I be concerned about her not peeing much over night, even if it's followed by a
Please assuage my neurotic mommy tendencies.
we had the same thing around the same age. As long as she is active and acting normal, and she is having a few wet diapers a day, don't worry (i know i know, I worried about it too). it'll work out. L had a period of time with dry-ish diapers and now he's soaking through his pjs and sheets (and eating more than his 3 year old brother most meals...growth spurt)
ReplyDeleteI think it was about then that I started to make a point of keeping a water cup around all the time & offering it on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteOn the BF stuff it seems like she's maybe starting to wean herself. Which, from experience kinda sucks to not be wanted like that any more, but seems a million times easier than having to do a forced wean.
Yeah, it does make me a little misty eyed -- my baby is growing up! Still, as you said: it's way better than a forced wean. I really want to be completely done with nursing by the time I go back to med school (in 2 months) so that it can be one less thing that I have to worry about.
DeleteI still feel plenty needed though, don't you worry! The separation anxiety has kicked into overdrive, and now my old tricks of distracting her at daycare when I have to leave are no longer working. :-P