Bottle & Breastfeeding
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Breastfeeding a Newborn with a Tongue Tie
Asked by H.B. from New York
on May 8, 2009
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I have a 3 1/2 week old baby boy who I have been trying to nurse. This is my 2nd child and I successfully breast fed my first for nine months. I thought it would be ...
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- Hi H.- I'm still figuring out how this site works, so I think you're local...if you are, call Dr. Christina Smillie at Breastfeeding Resources asap. 2505 Main Street ...
- What you describe sounds very familiar to me. I want to give you the information for the doctors I spoke with first, because I think they were excellent. My story fo...
- My 6 month old was born with a tongue tie- she had a terrible time nursing in the hospital. My pediatricians kept saying, "wait and see". (It took all my strength no...
Help, Breastfeeding Hurts!
Asked by J.K. from Oklahoma City
on August 22, 2008
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My baby is 10 months old, with a few teeth and she has recently chewed on my nipple to the point that it hurts all of the time, especially when nursing. I had wanted ...
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- Yes, it is quite common for baby to bite mama when they get teeth. Often a sharp ouch, or no biting!....will stop them. I would try to continue to nurse for as long ...
- OMG, I totally remember the painful nipples once the teeth came in. I experienced this around 10 months also. What I did (I got this advice from my husbands aunt who...
- I breastfed five children. One thing I learned is that they are all different...so take this advice with a grain of salt. The amount of time one should nurse a child...
Bottle That Supports Breastfeeding.
Asked by M.F. from Detroit
on October 27, 2010
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Hello all,
I am due in May with baby number 3 but my girls are 5 and 7 so I am a bit out of the loop where bottles are concerned! My plan is to nurse for the first ...
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- We just went through this with our 4mo old, who ws exclusively nursing and refusing bottles we used with our son. As another poster suggested, we looked for bottles th...
- I loved second nature brand bottles. My baby used the same muscles for this brand as he used when nursing! The nipples have many holes, like a nipple, so you have to...
- Dr. Browns are GREAT bottles. They make a wide kind that I think is more close to BF'ing. Also, the first years makes a bottle called BreastFlow, that is supposed to b...
Encouraging a Breastfeeding Toddler to Wean
Asked by T.D. from New Orleans
on December 6, 2007
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Is there anyone out there who has experience with weaning (or at least moving in that direction) a toddler? My firstborn weaned abruptly at 11 months, so this is a new...
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- I'm in almost exactly the same boat as you--my son is younger, but when I tried to wean him recently, or at least cut down the nursing, he just got clingier and worse,...
- I breast fed my son and daughter and it was such a wonderful experience. I'm a science teacher so I read lots of research - the good news today is that breast-fed bab...
- cut out one of the feedings for about a week, then try to cut out another and then so on. i just recently stopped breastfeeding my soon to be 2 year old. i had to quit...
Afraid MIL Won't Understand Why I'm Breastfeeding
Asked by T.Y. from Provo
on November 28, 2007
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I have not yet weaned my son. He just turned one in October. I nursed my oldest until she was about 15 or 16 months old. I plan to nurse my son for a couple more mont...
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- First thing that comes to mind is I'm assuming you have support from your husband on nursing as long as you both feel you need to. I say let him deal with MIL. If she ...
- Get some pamphlets from the doc. or print out some info. off the inet about all the benefits of nursing!!!! Maybe you can avoid the topic all together if you nurse in...
- Are you breastfeeding for your child or for your mother-in-law? I guess if you feel the need to validate your choice to her you could explain all the benefits of brea...
Throw in the Towel on Breastfeeding? :(
Asked by M.L. from Chicago
on October 21, 2010
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About 6 weeks ago my daughter (at the time 9 months) went on a short nursing strike (2 days) due to an ear infection. I got her back during the evening while putting ...
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- All breastfeeding experts (and not all medical professionals are) know that children do not self wean at this age. It is true that they may go through nursing strikes ...
- My first child did the exact same thing. It also started with a double ear infection. I tried and tried to nurse him for about two months but he was done. It was ex...
- My youngest did that too. When the biting didn't stop, I decided that I was done nursing. She was ten months and I still wanted her to have breast milk so I just kep...
Remind Me Again- Question About Breastfeeding
Asked by E.W. from New York
on July 5, 2011
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I am due in 24 days (who's counting) with #2. I breastfed my son for the first year. I am having trouble remembering when/how I first nursed him after he was born. It ...
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- My one mistake was not having a (qualified, knowledgeable) LC lined up before birth. My son never latched properly and it became too traumatizing for both of us to co...
- i had a c-section and was able to try and breast feed in the recovery room, a few hours after birth. good luck and god bless you and your new baby.
- As soon as possible. Just tell the nurses/doctors that you want to nurse as soon as you are able. Tell them not to feed him/her formula. And then try to pump in the...
Weaning a Toddler from Breastfeeding?
Asked by D.S. from New York
on September 24, 2007
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i do NOT want any opinions on the matter... ONLY suggestions on weaning my sweet 2 year old. what has worked or hasn't worked for you? ideas?
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- Hi, I started with the mid day feedings first, I would give her a bottle in place of the breast at around 12. Then slowly I turned that into the morning and the late a...
- We just recently weaned my son who's 22 mos now. We did it pretty gradually. Got him down to 2 feedings (first thing in the am and at bedtime) at around 17 mos. Did...
- Hi D., Congrats on b-feeding as long as you have. My daughters weaned themselves because my supply dropped and they decided they needed more than they were getting. B...
Sippy Cup for Weaning from Breastfeeding?
Asked by A.B. from Chicago
on December 4, 2008
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Hi moms,
My daughter has been exclusively breast fed for the past 11 months and I am preparing to wean her in a month and am wondering if any nursing mothers can re...
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- My son liked the Nuby cups and adjusted well to them. The only thing I didn't like about them is they seemed to leak after a bit of use. They were only 88 cents at W...
- My son really took to the take and toss by the first years (Target) He is 16 months and still likes the smaller sized ones, comfy to hold.
- Hi A., I have used every cup out there and the only cups I like to use are the Gerber cups. I like them because of many reasons my daughters like them, they don't ...
Soarness After Breastfeeding for 13 Months......
Asked by S.C. from Houston
on June 9, 2008
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I breastfed my son exclusivly for 13 months and 12 days!!! He weaned himself last week. He has not nursed since Wed. 6 am :) I did pump a little bit that night becu...
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- I breastfed also for 13 months. I did feel a bit sore for a few days but I was really surprised that I still had milk for about a month after I stopped. Then suddenly ...
- Congratulations on several points, S.! I too nursed all 4 of my children and loved it. I had to wean my last child suddenly at 10 mo.due to meds which would have been ...
- Here is what I did last year when I gave birth as a gestational surrogate and knew I could not nurse the baby, or pump and send them milk. I thought I would try and dr...
