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Hi all, I recently had my little boy, oliver on 5th nov. He was 4 weeks early, 8lb 9oz but all is well. I am just after some advice/experiences of anyone with type 1 who has breast fed and how it affected their BS and insulin requirements. I have gone from 60+ units of humlin s to non, and 8 units levemir to just 2 units. I am suffering with the occasional high but not enough to warrent uping my dose of Levimir because I was suffering from hypo's after each feed, just having a 'correction' of 2 units of humlin s. Any advice would be gratefully received?
 
Congratulations on the birth of Oliver. I breastfed both my sons, though i'm can't help on the T1 front, except offer some sensible advise. Eat little but often to keep your strength up, (even if you only manage to grab a cuppa tea and a handful of peanuts) breastfeeding can be very draining and tiring, have naps when baby naps. Keep an eye on your bs and adjust insulin when needed (which your already doing) Sounds like your already doing a fantastic job, i would suggest eating filling slow release carbs to help keep you going, and don't stress yourself.
Take care, and i'm sure someone with T1 breastfeeding experience will be along soon,
Suzi x
 
It's all done on the fly.

My daughter is 19 m/old now, and was BFed until she was 8 m/old, until the teeth lol.

I went from 22/day of Lantus &16 of Novorapid at the start, up to 32/Lants and 28/Novorapid during late pregnancy.
While I was breastfeeding mfor the first month at least it was do what I can when I can.
It varied so much each day.
I had an emergency c-section at 36 weeks, so that probably didn't help my recovery lol.

Eat what and when you can. sleep comes first though. After abot a month I stabilised out again, and have been progressively lowering it as my baby weight has come off.
It's now pretty much what it was before, 24u/Lantus & Novo as needed.

A lot of low-carb snacks are good, so if you get hungry just after a meal you don't have to worry about dose overlap etc.

It will be different for everyone. Enjoy yoursef, congratulations, and you sound like you are doing great :)
 
Congrats! what an exciting time for you :D I breast fed my daughter and 'pumped' a lot too, it was a while ago (she is 12 now) so I was on Actrapid and Ultratard and I didn''t carb count. One thing I did notice however is that to eat lots of anything low carb would help keep me going and stop the lows as I didn't have to keep topping up the insulin - so lots of salad and home made soups and protein etc - make use of the excuse to eat for 2 for as long as you can! :lol:

One thing I do remember is 'timing' - I used to get caught out with lows every now and then when feeding time was due and I wasn't anywhere suitable to feed! I guess my body was preparing to feed and if I wasn't ready, it let me know :roll:

All the best :D
 
Congratulations on your new arrival!! What an exciting time for you!

I breastfed both of mine (now 20 months and 4) and all I can say is what others have said really. If your baby is feeding at regular times then test about 15-30 mins before the next feed so you are prepared. Also have something within reach (lucozade always did it for me - especially with the thirst as well!) Many a time I used to break out in that horrible sweat mid-feed and down half a bottle of lucozade or pineapple juice whichh is a real thirst quencher!

Again, regular snacking before and after feeding helps you on top of it. Test lots and eat regularly.

But most of all - ENJOY

Good luck.
 
so basically the lows are gonna happen pretty much no matter what and regular eating is the best I can do. The main thing is Oliver is gaining weight and is happy.
 
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