tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post1970139724003511478..comments2023-06-13T00:30:51.841-07:00Comments on Babies Are Simple: Dear Crying BabiesCeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390447124868968342noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-20920350146509349952012-06-11T04:18:36.869-07:002012-06-11T04:18:36.869-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725065277289864861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-59166988366620930522012-01-18T21:28:19.059-08:002012-01-18T21:28:19.059-08:00Reading your blog stresses me out. My babies had r...Reading your blog stresses me out. My babies had reflux issues and Zantac helped, but mostly they just had to outgrow it. I have no tips. Good luck and hang in there.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952188027503911052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-69267592493793585892012-01-18T11:57:32.093-08:002012-01-18T11:57:32.093-08:00Celia, i know you have a zillion friends with twin...Celia, i know you have a zillion friends with twins, but if you need a friend who is breastfeeding to talk to i have a girl in my ward who is exclusively breastfeeding twins and she has a good routine for it. Good luck! I know you can do it! But don't pressure yourself. Trying pumping after or before a feeding and just adding all the milk together. It would likely be enough to hold the boys through your 3-4 hours of sleep (gag!) you might also be able to get donor milk. You might be able to look into that. That way it isn't formula. Also, you could try the goat's milk again. Just thought. I think you are doing great and those babies are adorable!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13353803818264672928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-54177362992350913952012-01-18T07:29:43.730-08:002012-01-18T07:29:43.730-08:00I am de-lurking after reading your blog for a whil...I am de-lurking after reading your blog for a while now. I have 4 year old twins, boy and girl, who also had terrible times with formula. I tried breastfeeding for about 7 weeks, had mastitis and thrush multiple times. I gave up, and then later went through terrible guilt and regret for it. We went through so many types of formula until I found out that Nestle's Good Start Formula had the milk proteins already broken down to make it easy for babies to digest. I believe they used the term "comfort proteins" and the formula is now called Gerber Good Start. It is similar to enfamil's Nutramigen that has the milk protin broken down, too, but Nutramigen is is super expensive and smells awful. Good Start is less expensive and just smells like formula. As soon as I switched my babies to Good Start, the stomach and bowel troubles were gone within 24 hours. And since I had given up breastfeedig and then my babies were so miserable on formula, the guilt was horrendous. The relief I felt after the Good Start formula worked was overwhelming. I am in total awe of your dedication and endurance to continue breastfeeding your sweet little babies. You are doing an amazing job. I thought I would never feel rested again when my twins were babies (and I didn't have a two year old!), but by the time they were 4-5 months old, I was sleeping about 7 hours a stretch at night. It will get better, I promise. My only other piece of advice that saved me was the Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child book by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. I was able to help my twins learn to sleep on their own (and yes, in separate rooms because around 4 months old they will wake each other up all night long) and by 6 months they slept 12 hours straight at night. I was a first time mom with my twins, however, and you are already an experienced mom, so maybe the sleep advice isn't new to you. I didn't agree with everything in the Weissbluth book, but it still saved our emotional health and sanity once we sleep trained our twins. Anyway, I know I am a total stranger (but we have similarities--I am a LDS Mom of twins living in Utah Valley...) but I just wanted to share my thoughts on the formula in case it might help you.amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287879168470841834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-43543199434687851902012-01-17T20:03:55.132-08:002012-01-17T20:03:55.132-08:00good luck with everything baby girl. You really ar...good luck with everything baby girl. You really are a trooper!Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418037744778283503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-60501665437907813942012-01-17T17:43:46.541-08:002012-01-17T17:43:46.541-08:00Chase is a formula baby (tongue-tied when he was b...Chase is a formula baby (tongue-tied when he was born, and not found until 2 weeks and things were in bad bad shape), but it took a while for us to find the right one. Eventually, we figured out it was because we were on well-water, and even with the filter it was tearing his stomach up. When we switched to the pre-mixed bottles it was much more expensive, but worked like magic in curing his gas. The "gentle" formulas didn't work, and then I read that the first ingredient was corn syrup, so they were gone. Similac has been our choice - the Gerber and Enfamil made him really gassy, but every baby is different. I am so proud of you at powering through the nursing process, but play around with the formulas if you feel like you need to give yourself a rest. Like Dr. Ledlie told me - healthy, happy mom = healthy, happy baby(ies).<br />~LizzyLizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164175726004048010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-5112495177778866242012-01-17T07:47:05.344-08:002012-01-17T07:47:05.344-08:00Ce! I love reading your posts... kind of addicted ...Ce! I love reading your posts... kind of addicted actually. I feel like I'm learning so much about babies and potential troubleshooting tips. Its going to be weird when our little girl arrives in a couple weeks and I start trying to put some of this breastfeeding stuff into practice. Justin is so excited! Thank you for being so candid with your posts and allowing me a little window into your life. We love you! You and Nathan are extremely admirable creatures. xCeeMarieMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019253217965164823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-11562936140356669022012-01-17T00:26:30.421-08:002012-01-17T00:26:30.421-08:00Hazel can't tolerate formula at all either. E...Hazel can't tolerate formula at all either. Ella was the same way; she couldn't even tolerate cow's milk until just a couple months ago and she just turned 2. Glad you found what the issue was. I'll be praying for that 4 hour stretch for you. Hopefully now that the boys feel better and weigh more, they'll give it to you!Lessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415399243743894798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-6603399880304202662012-01-16T18:56:25.469-08:002012-01-16T18:56:25.469-08:00Oh my goodness! If it's not one thing...I'...Oh my goodness! If it's not one thing...I'm glad you have the correlation though. I hope you get your full strength and health back soon lovey. You're too awesome to be sick. :)Jenny Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032008194458045046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908065110380089046.post-44392817777258436482012-01-16T18:45:47.851-08:002012-01-16T18:45:47.851-08:00Ceila,
my son can only tolerate breastmilk too. ...Ceila, <br /><br />my son can only tolerate breastmilk too. and at the beginning the pressure was so much, but now i just take it a day at a time. <br />you can do it, you are doing it and after everything you've been through you're doing a great job. <br /><br />don't forget that you're amazing, and don't let anything get you down. You're doing a great thing. and one day your boys with thank you. <br /><br />hugs!! praying for you and the family always!! <br /><br />JacAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371418981314018221noreply@blogger.com