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FreakyGeek
Had difficulty getting baby to latch on the first day. Thought I had her but turns out she was just sucking on the side of my nipple. When she does latch, it's very painful. My nipples already feel like they can't take it anymore and I have hickies. We had to start giving her formula because she just wasn't getting enough. Then tonight after 10 min on one side and 7 on the other, I thought we were doing great. But about an hour later she started crying and the only thing that calmed her was a bottle. She drank an entire bottle. So that means breastfeeding wasn't doing jack. I absolutely dread the thought of putting her back on my breast because of the pain and it's only the second day! I'm also extremely tired. After I gave birth, I hadn't slept in two days. Then everyone has to come visit you in the hospital every hour plus the nurses plus the baby crying. I have had about 6 hours of sleep in 3 days. How can I possibly put her on my breast every 2hrs????
Answer
Tell everyone to GO AWAY.
And lay down in bed with your baby.
She is too little to roll out just yet, but if it makes you feel better, put a pillow on the side of the bed.
Then figure out how to nurse her lying down. It will take some practice and lots of pillow-propping. But once you get the hang of it, you will be able to just lounge in bed and figure out this whole nursing thing. Keep a snack, bottle of water, romance novel, TV remote, whatever you need, in a basket on the bed. And just STAY THERE!!
Being a new mom is totally exhausting, especially when lots of people are parading through your hospital suite or home.
As for the pain, now that you know she was getting latched wrong, you will be able to fix that issue and be on your way to a pain-free nursing relationship.
You might want to have a La Leche League member visit you in your home, they are great about giving breastfeeding support and information, and will sometimes even help you in other ways (for example, fix you a snack, wash the dishes, somethings like that).
I should also tell you that your milk may not have completely transitioned to "mature" milk. You probably still just have colostrum. This is perfectly normal, and all your baby needs. No need to give formula, in fact this may slow things down in the way of your milk supply being established, not to mention there is a very big chance for nipple confusion (she will not know how to draw milk from your breast if given too many bottles). It will probably take up to 2 weeks for your milk to turn into that thick, rich white milk. But again, this is how it's supposed to be!! As long as your baby is getting on there and staying on there for as long as she needs to, she will be getting what she needs from you.
And one more thing.
This is like baby boot camp.
It is very stressful.
Both of you are going to cry. Alot. It's tiring, it's frustrating, it's difficult, it's alot of stuff. But after about 6 weeks you probably won't even remember this part!! Trust me, honey. I know!! My son wouldn't latch on properly for 6 weeks straight! But one day, it was like his mouth finally got strong enough or big enough to get a good latch-on... And things have been going well ever since.
Well, I fib, I've had a medical complication (Raynaud's Syndrome of the Nipple, as well as thrush) which made me have to pump exclusively for 3 months from the time my son was 2 months until he was 5 months... But I was very lucky to maintain my supply (double electric breast pump!!) and have him latch back on at 5 months and not look back. He's 8 months now, still breastfed, and just starting solids.
Tell everyone to GO AWAY.
And lay down in bed with your baby.
She is too little to roll out just yet, but if it makes you feel better, put a pillow on the side of the bed.
Then figure out how to nurse her lying down. It will take some practice and lots of pillow-propping. But once you get the hang of it, you will be able to just lounge in bed and figure out this whole nursing thing. Keep a snack, bottle of water, romance novel, TV remote, whatever you need, in a basket on the bed. And just STAY THERE!!
Being a new mom is totally exhausting, especially when lots of people are parading through your hospital suite or home.
As for the pain, now that you know she was getting latched wrong, you will be able to fix that issue and be on your way to a pain-free nursing relationship.
You might want to have a La Leche League member visit you in your home, they are great about giving breastfeeding support and information, and will sometimes even help you in other ways (for example, fix you a snack, wash the dishes, somethings like that).
I should also tell you that your milk may not have completely transitioned to "mature" milk. You probably still just have colostrum. This is perfectly normal, and all your baby needs. No need to give formula, in fact this may slow things down in the way of your milk supply being established, not to mention there is a very big chance for nipple confusion (she will not know how to draw milk from your breast if given too many bottles). It will probably take up to 2 weeks for your milk to turn into that thick, rich white milk. But again, this is how it's supposed to be!! As long as your baby is getting on there and staying on there for as long as she needs to, she will be getting what she needs from you.
And one more thing.
This is like baby boot camp.
It is very stressful.
Both of you are going to cry. Alot. It's tiring, it's frustrating, it's difficult, it's alot of stuff. But after about 6 weeks you probably won't even remember this part!! Trust me, honey. I know!! My son wouldn't latch on properly for 6 weeks straight! But one day, it was like his mouth finally got strong enough or big enough to get a good latch-on... And things have been going well ever since.
Well, I fib, I've had a medical complication (Raynaud's Syndrome of the Nipple, as well as thrush) which made me have to pump exclusively for 3 months from the time my son was 2 months until he was 5 months... But I was very lucky to maintain my supply (double electric breast pump!!) and have him latch back on at 5 months and not look back. He's 8 months now, still breastfed, and just starting solids.
What are some things you have to learn to become a RN?
xToniMae01
Longest list gets 10pts
Answer
You have to learn:
How to talk to patients,
how to get a medical history
how to assess a patients : pain, level of consciousness, hearing, eyesight,mental status,
how to take vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, 02 sat, etc
how to read a chart
how to read lab values
how to give medications
how to give shots
how to do drug calculations
how to hang an IV
how to give blood
how to give a chemo treatment
how to dress a wound
how to set up a sterile field
how to apply oxygen
how to apply a cpap or bipap
how to insert a catheter/take out a catheter
how to apply/clean/take apart a wound vac
how to give CPR
how to take care of a patient that is: seizing, choking, dying, giving birth,neurologically imapaired,having a stroke, having a heart attack, not breathing, blind, deaf, mentally handicapped, drunk, high,
how to take care of a patient that has been: in an accident, burned, stabbed, shot, in surgery, beaten,
how not to be grossed out by blood, pee, puke, poo, pus, brain matter, toenail fungus, oozing tumors,
how to make a bed, how to bathe a patient, how to change a diaper on a baby and an adult, how to brush someones teeth, how to dress a person
how to write /give nursing diagnosis
how to apply nursing process
how to chart patient progress
to know when to change/add/delete doctors orders
how to call a doctor
how to comfort patients when they are in a procedure
how to work well with all staff including other nurses, doctors, cnas, pcas, pcts
how to check for: thromboembolisms, pulmonary embolisms, thrombophlebitis, UTI, disorientation, broken bones, appendicitis, hematomas, broken bones, sprained muscles, dehydration, heat stroke, frostbite, ear infections, chicken pox, electrolyte imbalances, eating disorders, pneumonia, emphysema, bronchitis, COPD,tonsillitis, heart murmur, anemia, STDs, pregnancy,
how to work a: wheelchair, hoyer lift, IV pump, electric bed, telemetry equipment, PAS boots, fetal heart monitor
how to perorm skin care
how to set a patient up for pre-op, how to assist during surgery, how to take care of a post-op patient
how to assess infants, children, adults, elderly people
know everything there is to know about:
how all body system work together, nutrition, exercise, sex, birth control, pregnancy, birth, breast feeding, abuse, stress, menstrual cycles, labor, delivery, postpartum, diabetes, cardiomyopathy, enocarditis, asthma, sickle cell, epilepsy, preeclampsia, infant milestones, birth trauma, neonatal infections, drugs and drug abuse, cancer,
how to educate patients on: medications, procedures, equipment, diagnosis, treatments,
how to treat immunocompromised patients
how to protect the RN, patient, visitors from isolated patients
how to listen to/ assess heart, lungs, GI tract
how to clean/take care of a trach
how to feed/ give meds to/ take care of a patient with a feeding tube
Whew! This is only the tip of the iceburg and I am getting tired of typing. There are 100,000,000,000,000,000 more things I could write- my fingers are going to fall off!
You have to learn:
How to talk to patients,
how to get a medical history
how to assess a patients : pain, level of consciousness, hearing, eyesight,mental status,
how to take vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, 02 sat, etc
how to read a chart
how to read lab values
how to give medications
how to give shots
how to do drug calculations
how to hang an IV
how to give blood
how to give a chemo treatment
how to dress a wound
how to set up a sterile field
how to apply oxygen
how to apply a cpap or bipap
how to insert a catheter/take out a catheter
how to apply/clean/take apart a wound vac
how to give CPR
how to take care of a patient that is: seizing, choking, dying, giving birth,neurologically imapaired,having a stroke, having a heart attack, not breathing, blind, deaf, mentally handicapped, drunk, high,
how to take care of a patient that has been: in an accident, burned, stabbed, shot, in surgery, beaten,
how not to be grossed out by blood, pee, puke, poo, pus, brain matter, toenail fungus, oozing tumors,
how to make a bed, how to bathe a patient, how to change a diaper on a baby and an adult, how to brush someones teeth, how to dress a person
how to write /give nursing diagnosis
how to apply nursing process
how to chart patient progress
to know when to change/add/delete doctors orders
how to call a doctor
how to comfort patients when they are in a procedure
how to work well with all staff including other nurses, doctors, cnas, pcas, pcts
how to check for: thromboembolisms, pulmonary embolisms, thrombophlebitis, UTI, disorientation, broken bones, appendicitis, hematomas, broken bones, sprained muscles, dehydration, heat stroke, frostbite, ear infections, chicken pox, electrolyte imbalances, eating disorders, pneumonia, emphysema, bronchitis, COPD,tonsillitis, heart murmur, anemia, STDs, pregnancy,
how to work a: wheelchair, hoyer lift, IV pump, electric bed, telemetry equipment, PAS boots, fetal heart monitor
how to perorm skin care
how to set a patient up for pre-op, how to assist during surgery, how to take care of a post-op patient
how to assess infants, children, adults, elderly people
know everything there is to know about:
how all body system work together, nutrition, exercise, sex, birth control, pregnancy, birth, breast feeding, abuse, stress, menstrual cycles, labor, delivery, postpartum, diabetes, cardiomyopathy, enocarditis, asthma, sickle cell, epilepsy, preeclampsia, infant milestones, birth trauma, neonatal infections, drugs and drug abuse, cancer,
how to educate patients on: medications, procedures, equipment, diagnosis, treatments,
how to treat immunocompromised patients
how to protect the RN, patient, visitors from isolated patients
how to listen to/ assess heart, lungs, GI tract
how to clean/take care of a trach
how to feed/ give meds to/ take care of a patient with a feeding tube
Whew! This is only the tip of the iceburg and I am getting tired of typing. There are 100,000,000,000,000,000 more things I could write- my fingers are going to fall off!
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