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Having such horrible mom guilt

At her two month appointment we found out that she had drastically dropped off her growth curve in weight (53% to 32%). She still gained but it wasn’t consistent with what she had been. So I have had to give up nursing so now I exclusively pump. No biggie adds to the guilt but now I know she’s getting fed enough. My biggest portion of the guilt lies in the fact that I have to take her to pt because she had torticollis and tummy time and adjusting her head isn’t working. Because of it she doesn’t have good head control and I don’t them to think I don’t do tummy time with her cause I do every day after every day time feed until she falls asleep and then I just contact nap her on my chest on her tummy. I just feel like I could have done more or something differently to avoid this

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hey mama! I totally get it. You are doing great! PT isn’t a bad thing and some babies who do a lot of tummy time still have to go to PT. You are a great mom because a great mom wouldn’t worry if they’re doing a good enough job. ♥️

Nothing wrong with pumping. Now you can see how many oz she is taking and hopefully get some longer stretches of sleep. 😴 I usually do tummy time on the couch before a feed. So I don’t get thrown up on.

Sending you hugs 🫂 you’re doing great

My baby is gaining very well between pumping and nursing. I usually nurse like 2 times a day to just keep it going but I like pumping and bottle feeding because I like to know how much he’s getting. He had lost a lot of weight between the hospital and his first appointment, so I understand the guilt. Additionally, my son does nothing but tummy time and is still in PT because of torticollis. It just happens! No need to feel guilty. My baby wasn’t super active in the womb, so I guess he’s just super tense on one side

@Megan thank you for this comment my girl was a squirmer but she never really kicked. That’s actually why I was induced was because of three failed nst and a failed bpp. They couldn’t find anything wrong with her but aired on the side of caution. She’s super chill and a great sleeper so she probably just got herself into a comfy position in there and really didn’t move out of it

@Rebekah I do really love that about it it’s just a lot sometimes. She’s always given us a 4 hour stretch at night now we get a 7 and 4 hour stretch back to back after a feed. I do her tummy time after only cause she doesn’t really spit up but when I burp her after a bottle it sounds like a grown man 😂

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