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Weaning Discomfort
Asked by C.L. from Salt Lake City
on September 11, 2009
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Hi moms! I know there have been several questions regarding this topic but now I can't seem to remember what the advice is! Two weeks ago, I had to go out of town an...
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- This sounds really crazy, but it worked for me, twice. For the pain, cold cabbage leaves inside your bra. You don't really want to do it in public, though. It looks...
- C., If you can handle it take benedryl every four or is it six hours? Take it like it says on the bottle. Avoid warm showers (HOW?? I know it was hard!), and cut b...
- Takes me a total of two weeks to get the wells to dry out! I produce a lot of milk and I'm telling you- don't pump. That's only going to make it worse at this point....
Is My Baby Getting Enough to Eat?
Asked by J.C. from Provo
on June 15, 2009
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My baby is 7 months old and long and lean (90th percentile for height and 30th percentile for weight). I'm breastfeeding and worry all the time if he is getting enough...
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- Hi J., I think you concerns are normal, because you are a Mom and worrying about our kids is what we do! But here are my thoughts! First of all if you doctor says he...
- It sounds like he's doing just fine. He's been right along the growth curve all along, which is a really good indicator. Following the curve is more important than whi...
- sounds like you are doing everything you can to keep up your supply and fulfill your baby's needs. "using you as a pacifier?" some babies really love to comfort suck...
Help! My 4 Week Old Wont Poop!
Asked by G.S. from Dallas
on September 26, 2009
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Hello Moms, I need some advice as to how to get my 4 week old little boy to poop regularly. It's so strange, because he was pooping fine in the first few days he was h...
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- Karo syrup. That is what I had to use for all my babies. use a hlaf teaspoon and mix it with his milk. He will start to get regular after a couple feedings.
- It's not uncommon for breastfed babies to go quite a while without pooping (up to 4 or 5 days is normal). It's only been a day and a half, I think it may be too soon ...
- Jennifer T has the best suggestions so far. Breast is definitely best. The only reason you have low milk supply, as Jennifer stated, is because of the formula given....
Breastfeeding Questions - Long Post!
Asked by G.T. from Boston
on December 28, 2010
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Hi there moms.
I am expecting baby #2 any day now and plan on BF'g. I was luckily able to do it for a year with my first, BUT it was not a pleasant experience at all...
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- I think it's great that you want to give your baby as much breastmilk as possible, even if it can't always be direct from the source ;) I've never pumped, but I sta...
- I would suggest supplementing with formula from the start, and pump during those bottle feedings (with DD we did once a day). With our first, he was allergic to milk ...
- Hi G., My first son breast fed for 18 months and my second is already one and still nursing. I supplemented with formula for both and still had an adequate supply....
Stopping Lacation.... Need Help to Releive Pain.
Asked by K.Z. from Chicago
on November 13, 2007
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I have been breast feeding my son for the last 11 1/2 mths and he is ready to be weaned since he is bitting and also is not very interested in nursing. Not to mention ...
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- K.: you are welcome to call me/ I am an international board certified lactation consultant and patenting coach. you need to pump to "comfort"/ you can take s...
- My doctor said putting cabbage leaves on your breasts will relieve the pain. I didn't try it, but apparently it helps. Good luck!
- I was also going to tell you frozen cabbage leaves. It really does work. I have also had mastitus and didn't even know what it was until it was almost too late. I know...
Post-partum Thyrodism
Asked by S.S. from Detroit
on March 11, 2010
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Hi,
Three months after I deliver my baby (first baby), I was diagnosed with postpartum thyroditis. I had hyperthyroidism, my TSH was 0.01. The specialist didn't put m...
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- I've been taking daily synthroid since I was 21 - including all through pregnancy and now nine mos of nursing on 100mcg per day. I had a similar start - went WAY hype...
- During your pregnancy and after you have had a baby, your thyroid is constantly trying to readjust the correct amount of hormones it produces. It is not uncommon to h...
- I had the same issue. I'm now 22 months postpartum and still borderline hyperthyroid. My doctor advised the same: wait on meds to see if it evens out on its own. It...
Colick and Tummy Troubles
Asked by T.E. from Greenville
on January 24, 2008
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Hi, I have a 9 week old son who has been to the doctor more than I have my entire life. For the first 6 weeks he screamed/cried from 6pm until he feel asleep. His sto...
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- hey I had the same prblem with my son when he was born and the doctores told me the same thin but i went to a specialist and come to find he was lactose intolerant and...
- My daughter is now 17 months old and we dealt wtih acid reflux up until her first b-day. A couple things I would say is try Miralax in his bottle. It is a stool soft...
- Have you tried different bottles??? I use Born Free and my boy does great with them. Also, you could look at your diet, some babies have allergies, could be milk, whe...
Breastfeeding/pumping Trouble
Asked by A.M. from Austin
on June 2, 2010
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My daughter will be eleven months on the fifteenth of this month, she has always been breastfed, never even tasted formula. I work full time and pump on my lunch, I wa...
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- This happened a little earlier for me with my son - turns out I was pregnant!! Other times when I needed a boost, I would "power pump" as suggested by my lactation ...
- I've had this issue every now and then (my daughter will be 12 months in 20 days). I do a little extra pumping when I'm home. I pump for a few minutes after each feedi...
- The same thing happened to me toward the end of the my baby's first year - and it stressed me out about the fact that I wasn't producing what I used to. I got a car ad...
Newborn Home After 9 Day Stay in NICU
Asked by P.L. from Biloxi
on December 11, 2008
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My son was born via c-section at 37w1d and was sent to NICU at another hospital because he retained fluid on his lungs and could not breath well. It has always been my...
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- P., HANG in there! My first born was in the NICU 3 weeks. She was born 6 weeks early and was also tube and bottle fed while in the NICU. What I discovered is that s...
- I have had 7 children and one who was in the nicu for a week(longetst week of my life!!!) My suggestion is if you want to nurse then just keep at it. Don't give in to ...
- Keep doing what you're doing as long as you can. I had a similar situation, but was also having to give formula. What I did was switch the baby from breast to breast...
Congestion and Nursing
Asked by A.V. from Portland
on September 9, 2008
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My 10 month old has been stuffy and having trouble breathing for the last couple of weeks. I know that it is because he has 2 teeth coming in. I have tried using a v...
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- I used a saline spray (but drop it in while lying down instead of spraying) and massage his sinuses from bridge of nose down to his nostrils and then out along the low...
- saline drops, or a few drops of expressed breast milk up the nose.
- I added the Vicks Soothing Vapors Waterless Vaporizer to combat the stuffy nose and it worked well in conjunction with the regular vaporizer/humidifier. Also, if you c...
