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Breast Milk Storage and Adiri Bottles When I Go Back to Work
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on March 27, 2008
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I'm almost 7 months pregnant, and I am planning to breastfeed. When I go back to work after the baby is born, I plan to pump during the day so he can take breastmilk ...
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- If your baby will be using all your pumped milk at daycare, you can just pump into the bottles that he will drink from. But if you have a good supply of milk and want...
- Hi L.! I did not breastfeed thanks to pre-eclampsia causing me to be too big..yes it is possible, don't let them say otherwise, and my second child just was not int...
- I had the Medela In Style and most standard size bottles will fit onto the pump. My baby wouldn't nurse at the breast, so I pumped 100% of the time for seven months. ...
Bests Bottles for Breastfeeding
Asked by M.T. from Los Angeles
on August 6, 2010
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Ok, Ok...so everything changes...this I know. I haven't had a baby in 8 years and I am now in my 7th month of pregnancy. I went to register today and was ohhhhh sooo...
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- Hi M., all bottles are same, they said this is good for this, another one for something else,..... i tried almost all of them because my baby had a lots of colic, ...
- The BEST bottle......the one your baby is willing to take. Each child is different, so I'd experiment and get 1 of each different kind and then get a few more of th...
- I BFed for a year. (my son's now 2, so this was just one year ago). Bought the MEDELA nipples and bottles and realized later that EVENFLOW made an almost identical...
Tips for Weaning off Breastfeeding Quickly
Asked by A.M. from New York
on October 30, 2008
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You are always so helpful with my little requests - so I thought I'd turn to you again. This is a big one. My daughter will be one on Sunday (can't believe how fast ...
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- I would first like to tell you to take relax. Weaning your baby is not an emergency. She is not hurting your unborn baby. At this point in nursing, her nursing is not ...
- A. You can try pumping and putting that into a cup the start mixing in whole milk a little at a time and if you can pump enough then you can start to wean. Like 1 oz...
- You can nurse while pregnant without it causing any trouble to either child. Sometimes your milk supply might lessen, but often not for the first few months at least....
Expecting Our First Baby, Need ALL Sorts of Help!
Asked by K.L. from San Diego
on November 4, 2008
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My husband and I are expecting our first baby at the end of January. I just feel at lost for what to expect about anything and everything. We are so exciting about o...
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- Hi K., You have received lots of great advice. I was in your spot as well 4 years ago (High school sweetie and I married and nervous about what to expect). Here thi...
- Take a breastfeeding class through your hospital. It is THE BEST thing you can do for your child. Read The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Le Leche League Internationa...
- Congrats! I am a mother of four and can list the things I found of value: 1. Crib - like other's said check Craig's list and Children's Orchard stores for use ones. ...
Harmful Plastics
Asked by J.W. from Lawrence
on April 25, 2008
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I just have to vent a little, I don't know if anyone out there is an overly worried mother like me, but why is it every other day there is something else that is hurti...
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- How do you know if it is a number 7, what is a number 7?
- I do not think you are overly concerned ... I posted about this a couple of weeks ago and no one commented. (Maybe they thought I was crazy! lol) We can't change the...
- I'm with Jennifer W. There is always some new way that we are destroying our kids' health and lives. It's absurd the amount of things that we are told to fear now. I g...
Advice on Bottles!
Asked by J.R. from Philadelphia
on March 15, 2008
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I am expecting my first baby in August. I am trying to research bottles and am completely overwhelmed with the number of options! I plan to breastfeed, but want to h...
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- I like the advent bottles because they causer less gas and because the nipples are shaped like mothers nipples. Congratulations.
- Please stay away from plastic bottles , they contain a toxic called bpa that is very harmfull. I started with avent and as soon as i read the article on bpa i wasted n...
- I had a lot of success with the Playtex Premium Nurser that used the drop in bags. Playtex also sells a pumping kit, compatable with most pumps that allows you to pump...
Which Bottles Are Best???
Asked by W.D. from Charlotte
on August 16, 2008
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I am 33 weeks pregnant with a baby girl and I am trying to figure out what kind of bottles to get. Everyone that I know has thrown in their two cents about my plans no...
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- WOOO HOOO AMEN SISTER! I am so tired of Nursing nazi's lookin down on those of us who chose not to! I wish I had as lofty a plans as you do! :) I just plain didn't li...
- W., Congrats! Everyone recommended the ventaire to me, you know the crooked ones. So thats what we started with but she still got alot of air from those so we switche...
- Hi W.! I understand exactly what you mean about breastfeeding. I was unable to for various reasons but here is what I experienced with bottles. For me and my son ...
Bottles...
Asked by B.S. from Grand Rapids
on March 16, 2009
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I am planning on exclusively breastfeeding but will need bottles for when we go out etc... With my daughter I just used a regular plastic evenflo bottle but this time...
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- Plastic is ok as long as they are BPA free. I believe Babies R Us is only carrying BPA free bottles now. Issued Born Free and loved them.
- I just went looking at bottles after getting rid of the ones I used for my 2.5 yr old. Almost all brands of plastic now say BPA free. So check out the new Evenflow one...
- We just purchased some bottles so I had my husband research which ones were rated the best. We purchased the MAM Ultivent which are great to prevent gas and are BPA f...
RA And Breastfeeding
Asked by P.B. from Anchorage
on March 21, 2010
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Okay so I typed a big long story then my computer froze so here are my questions and the WAY short explaination:
1) what kind of formula do you recommend?
(we are no...
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- Sorry this is late, but I just read your request and had to reply! I have RA (was diagnosed about 4 yrs. ago) and have tried various kinds of treatments. I started ...
- It's really trial land error. Every child, like every person, is different. You have to find what they like and what they can tolerate. My oldest took a pacifier an...
- What meds are you starting? Are you certain they're not compatible with bf? Is your rheumatologist open to exploring treatments that are? I'm currently on Humira, a...
Bottle Feeding/ Breast Feeding
Asked by J.J. from Kansas City
on April 11, 2009
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I am intending on breast feeding my child primarily, however when i return to work i'm going to have to pump. Do i have to use specific bottles for pumping or can i u...
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- The advent are great because the opening is big enough to accomodate milk that has been frozen in ice cube trays. Good luck. V.
- You've got two issues to look at: (1) Compatibility with your pump to pump into, and (2) compatibility with breastfeeding so that your child will go back & forth betw...
- You can use any type of bottle to pump into with the Medela pump, you just have to buy the adapters. I had both the Avent and Playtex bottles and found the adapters a...
