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Just Stopped Nursing
Asked by L.A. from New York
on October 23, 2008
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I just weaned my baby (9 months) from the breast. I started supplementing with formula about a month ago. First I was giving him one bottle a day and I slowly increa...
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- i just weaned by daughter at 9.5m and had no issues whatsoever. i kept slowing her down -- once a day, then once every other day. soon enough i skipped several days ...
- Cabbage leaves. It is not an old wives tale. They have an acid or something that soaks into the skin and inhibits milk production. They are great for clogged ducts ...
- while i am no expert on the matter (i weaned baby #1 at 22 months and now who knows whwn the 7 month old will be weaned) i would suggest that you pump and feed it to h...
Constant Nose Bleeds
Asked by R.S. from Albany
on January 31, 2008
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I am baffeled about my 11 yr olds constant nose bleeds. They come out of nowhere. We could be outside playing and he starts bleeding. Even in the house doing homework ...
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- My mother and I both had nosebleeds like that throughout our childhood. I never really found a reason WHY, exactly..... but here's a great tip to stop the bleeding: ...
- Very well could be a sinus infection or it could be something MORE serious. My daughter was doing this until November of 2007 when she had her tonsils removed and now...
- He may have to be cauterized (sinus area) - my son also experienced nose bldeds. Although he is young - another sign of nose bleeds is high blood pressure. Does it r...
Stopping Breastfeeding Cold Turkey
Asked by A.K. from San Antonio
on September 11, 2008
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I have been pumping since my son was 3 weeks old (he takes a bottle) and have tons of milk stored up so on my birthday, I decided I was done. I stopped cold turkey on ...
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- You need to massage the breast to break up the lumpy areas. It is ok to be leaky for a while afterward. While you are in the shower, with soapy hands, use the heel of ...
- Place some cabbage leaves on your breast and leave them their for a while. It should dry you up in no time!
- Congrats on your baby! If the hard spots are tender, this could be Mastitis, an infection in the milk gland. Sometimes it can clear up by itself by drinking plenty...
Baby Acne
Asked by A.J. from Phoenix
on April 11, 2008
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My daughter is 5 weeks old and has really bad baby acne. Everything I've read says to not put anything on it, but her skin is SO dry. Her little cheeks and chin are so...
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- My daughter had pretty bad baby acne too. And what I have read was to let it go away on its own and it did, but for the dryness, I used Aquaphor. It didn't do anythi...
- I put lotion on my baby's skin and it seemed to help rather than make it worse. I used baby Aveeno. Once I started using the lotion his skin started to look real hea...
- My daughter had it very badly as well. We left it alone and it cleared up very well. I think putting anything on it would clog and irritate it more. Good Luck wit...
Stopping Nursing
Asked by J.H. from Houston
on August 23, 2008
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I have been nursing my baby for 6 months. I would either pump and he'd get it in a bottle or I'd nurse. After about 4.5 months, my supply started to go down. I was det...
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- You can use Lanolin on your nipples to help with the dryness. I used cabbage leaves and ice packs. Be careful with the warm showers, as it may help relieve some of the...
- Well I am an expert at this and got help from my daughters metabolic specialists. I have a daughter with a rare metabolic disorder so breast milk is a NO NO. The fir...
- Congratulations on nursing! First: see to the painful breast. It could be a plugged duct, and if not cared for can turn into mastitis (breast infection)....resulting...
How to Stop Milk Production with Little Pain?
Asked by W.B. from Allentown
on March 11, 2009
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Okay, I need some help. I have to stop breastfeeding because my daughter can't handle my milk - no matter what I cut out of my diet it doesn't work. My first born was ...
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- Check with your doc and ask about a natural way to stop, I am sure there is a pill at GNC or something that will help stop it. Also, I have no idea what the reason is,...
- All you need is an antihistamine. That will do it. Just make sure you really do not want any more milk. God bless.
- Hi W., I used cabbage leaves to stop the milk, I know it sounds a little strange but it really works. Clean the leaves and put them in the refridgerator and then put...
Embarrasing for Me but Here We Go.
Asked by M.C. from Washington DC
on June 4, 2008
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I nursed my son for the first nine months of his life and when he started taking a bottle he refused the breast.Not an issue wish I could have continued but oh well.Th...
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- Actually you are one of the rare ones!!! So many women want to have more milk and you keep producing it even without the physical stimulation is interesting, to say th...
- I know at least half of the poeple I know that lactated for a year or longer after weening. I am under the impression that this is quite normal.
- I don't mean to scare you, but FWIW, I've seen non-lactating women begin to lactate due to a pituitary microadenoma - a small, benign tumor of the pituitary gland that...
Need Help Stopping Engorgment Pain from Weaning Baby.
Asked by A.P. from San Antonio
on December 13, 2006
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Hi. My son is eight and a half months now and I am weaning him from breastmilk. I will be going into surgery on the 26th of December to have a breast mass removed. The...
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- Cabbage leafs are supposed to help with engorged breasts. I have heard it is really hard to start breastfeeding after you have stopped, but it is possible. When you ...
- Call your obgyn and talk w/ the nurse about the pain and the need to get the milk dried up. There are meds you can take, I think, that can help with both. Yes, you...
- I agree with the other mom about cabbage leaves, it helped me. Get yourself a nice big head of cabbage, peel off the leaves and roll over the leaf with a rolling pin ...
Stopped Breastfeeding but Still Leak Milk
Asked by K.R. from Lexington
on April 20, 2008
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I had to stop breastfeeding my son when he was 3 weeks old. I was experiencing severe pain while breastfeeding and did not find out until later it was because my son h...
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- Your Mommy instincts are kicking in! You could try breastfeeding him again if you wanted to. Or if not, put a a TIGHT sports bra on for 2 weeks. Do not take it off exc...
- I also leaked for a long time (almost 3 yrs) after quitting nursing my dtr (now 8 yo). But with my first, I had to wean him at 3-4 months, when I HAD to go back to wor...
- I leaked for a long time after and doubt there is much you can do about it. Even if you are quite large in the chest, get a bra that has a little padding on it to hid...
Breast Hurts After I Have Stopped Pumping
Asked by S.R. from Seattle
on April 15, 2008
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Hello all,
I have been exclusively pumping for the last 11 months and slowly dropped my pumps and eventually stopped a week ago. My supply was too low and i thk my ...
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- It could be a clogged milk duct. If your fever returns go to the doctor; clogged milk ducts can make you very sick. I know they hurt like heck; it's happened to me....
- Drying up is painful for me. My breasts are quite tender and they almost ache by the end of the day for the first month or so (I never felt lumps though). I quit nursi...
- When I stopped breast feeding my left breast dried up faster than my right one. It was painful! Sounds like you are doing everything right, taking showers, massaging, ...
