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Callie · 02-29-2008, 09:37 AM

Last night I fed Clarysa at 12:30. I woke up at 3:30 feeling so full but Clarysa was still sleeping. I didn't want to wake her so I pumped. It is now 6:30 and I am feeling VERY full again and she is STILL sleeping. Cayten did this too. They sleep through the whole night, which is AWESOME. Would you keep pumping in the middle of the night or wake them up? I am going to wake her up this morning.

Angela · 02-29-2008, 10:03 AM

My Doc said when they are this young, to not let them sleep longer than 3 hours.. but that was my doc.. so usually I didn't have to pump, I would pop him on, then he would go right back to sleep and if I still felt very full, I would pump a little

Donna · 02-29-2008, 10:03 AM

I am one for not waking a sleeping baby during the night (unless there is a need to). I would pump then to maintain

Jessica · 02-29-2008, 10:06 AM

I hate to tell you this, but with her being jaundice she needs to nurse often.
She may be able to go a little longer at night, but I wouldn't want her sleeping through the night just yet. At night she may be able to go 4 hours in between feedings, ask your doc.

Lisa · 02-29-2008, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Jessica

I hate to tell you this, but with her being jaundice she needs to nurse often.
She may be able to go a little longer at night, but I wouldn't want her sleeping through the night just yet. At night she may be able to go 4 hours in between feedings, ask your doc.

I agree with Jessica, The more she nurses the less time you will need with the lights

Donna · 02-29-2008, 10:28 AM

Thats right.. I forgot about her being jaundiced (sorry!). I would wake her up too until you get that cleared up.

RetromamaJess · 02-29-2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Donna

Thats right.. I forgot about her being jaundiced (sorry!). I would wake her up too until you get that cleared up.

You can pump to keep up your supply, and start a stash. Is she eating both sides? If not, you can always pump the other side while your feeding. Keep feeding as often as you can, it will help the jaundice.

I found this for you:

Here are some suggestions for preventing and/or treating normal, physiologic jaundice:

- Feed your baby early and often. Remember that colostrum acts as a laxative, and frequent stooling lowers bilirubin levels. Keep track of urine and stool output (see article on "How to tell if your baby is getting enough milk").

- Avoid water supplements. Only 2%of the bilirubin is excreted in the urine, and 98% in the stools. Colostrum and milk contain fat, which stimulates bowel movements, and water can fill your baby up so that he is less interested in nursing.

- Encourage your baby to stay awake and to feed at least every two hours. One of the things jaundice does is make your baby sleepy, especially is he is “under the lights”. (See article on "Waking sleepy babies").

- Supplement with your expressed milk. If your baby is sleepy at the breast, and is having fewer than three large bowel movements in 24 hours, consider expressing your milk after feedings and giving it to him (preferably not with a bottle at this stage - he may become confused by rubber nipples if he is only a few days old). Use a dropper, syringe, cup, or tube-feeding device if possible. If your only option is hand expression or manual pumping, you may want to consider renting an electric pump for a few days until the bilirubin levels go down. Babies are often sleepy and lazy nursers as long as their levels are elevated, and the pump can provide extra stimulation to ensure an adequate supply.

- Expose him to indirect sunlight. Undress him down to his diaper and put him in a room that gets a lot of light. His skin is very sensitive, so never put him in direct sunlight.

- Avoid medications such as aspirin and sulfa drugs. Make sure your doctor knows which drugs you are taking, so that you can discontinue or find substitutes for drugs which might cause problems.