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Cluster Feeding??
Asked by J.K. from Kalamazoo
on January 10, 2012
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My little one is about 1 week old now. Breastfeeding is going well during the day until about 7 at night. Then he starts what I am told is cluster feeding, he goes b...
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- Ok First I want you to stop BREATH RELAX!!!!! You are doing awesome you are a fresh mommy again your drained and tired and doing very very very very very WELL!!!!!! No...
- I think it's less of a hunger thing at night and more of a "soothing" thing. I would try to pump one side while he nurses the other, then offer the other breast (the ...
- La Leche League! You can find a meeting/leader near you at http://www.llli.org/webus.html Also check out the leaky b@@B page on facebook! AndI'm with the other'...
Need Advice About Breast Feeding
Asked by A. from Dallas
on May 6, 2009
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I have a 2 1/2 month old daughter that I've been breastfeeding since birth. I'm going on a trip for 10 days and was planning on just having her bottle fed for the 10 ...
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- A lot of times babies will refuse the breast especially at such a young age if given a bottle. A bottle will feed them fast and they get frustrated with the breast wh...
- Realize that taking milk from a bottle is easier. Your baby will find that she won't want to work so hard to get her milk from you after a 10 day lapse. However,...
- I think it is likely that you will be able to breastfeed upon your return. I breastfed both my little ones until they were 6 months old. However, I had to go back to w...
Transition from Breast to Bottle Feeding Infant
Asked by K.G. from Seattle
on March 5, 2009
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I am going back to work in 3 weeks and am planning on breast feeding my baby before and after work and weekends. However, she will need to take a bottle during the 5 d...
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- K.- So sorry to hear of your trouble with the bottle. It can be very upsetting for mom, dad, and baby. I went back to work part time when my son was 3 1/2 months ...
- As a person who babysat a breastfed newborn/baby, rest assured that your child will take the bottle. They will not starve themselves. Just make sure you are getting ...
- Hi K. - Honest, you just need to keep trying and not give up! I went through it with my now 2 year old at the time and it was awful! And I ened up having to leave him ...
Trouble with Feeding Formula to 7 Month Old.
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on March 11, 2008
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I am trying to get my 7 month old daughter to start eating formula. She has been on Breast milk since birth. I am a working mom and my sister keeps my daughter. ...
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- It may not be the formula it might be the style of nipple you are using. When my daughter was born she would not take the nipple that the hospital gave her and they r...
- I thought my son (8 mo) would be the same way so we started with 3oz BM and 1 oz formula mixed and then slowly moved the ratio to be more fomula. I started dropping p...
- What formula are you trying? Also, do you have a store of breast milk leftZ? I've heard that Nestle Good Start without the DHA and ARA are a good choice and I've hea...
Desperatly Need Breast Feeding Help
Asked by S.H. from Phoenix
on May 26, 2007
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I am a new mother of a 15 day old little girl, Grace. She and I have never quite mastered the latch on, but with the assistance of a nipple shield we have been doing ...
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- Hey there, I see that you have gotten a lot of responses and I was in the same boat as you. I found this women, her name is Amy and she is awesome. Here is her website...
- I can understand what you are going through. The same thing happened to me when I had my son. I was adamant about breast feeding and I felt like I was letting my son...
- I have been where you've been. I was all prepared to breastfeed my first daughter 6 years ago. I had taken the classes, read tons of articles, and talked to my frien...
Breast Feeding & SAHM?
Asked by C.S. from Houston
on March 20, 2011
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Those of you who bf & are @ home, any tips for getting baby to take a bottle of your milk when you're out occasionally?
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- I think the trick is regularity. I stayed at home with my son and nursed on cue. By the tenth week or so, likely before that, I began teaching my son to take a bott...
- Let Dad do it and be out of the room or house when it is done. I don't know how old your little one is, but they say the best time to introduce a bottle is between 2 a...
- I have four kiddies. Oh, they only took it from their dad when I was FAR away from the house... LOL! ...but once they got used to it (couple weeks) I could give it to...
Breast Pumps and Bottle Feeding
Asked by K.G. from Pocatello
on June 4, 2009
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Hi all, my 5 1/2 month old son is pretty much strictly breastfed, but on occasion we have left him with my mom and a bottle of formula to go on a date or something. Wh...
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- check out la lecha league international's website. My daughter who is totally breastfed wouldn't take a bottle with, so last week when I had to be away from her for a...
- Both my kids are breastfed, and were only occasionally bottle fed. I have an Avent Isis manual pump and it works great. I wouldn't want to use it if I was pumping full...
- I've only used electric, so I don't have any recommendations for that, but have you tried your friends? I bought an electric pump that I used at home to help increase...
Breastfeeding to Bottle Feeding
Asked by T.P. from St. Louis
on March 8, 2009
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I am currently breastfeeding. We are now introducing the bottle (breastmilk) at 5 weeks, however my newborn REFUSES to drink from a bottle. She doesn't seem to know ...
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- T., congratulations to you on your efforts to continue breastfeeding. Some babies who are breastfed do well with cup feeding. For instructions see the bottom section...
- Just a suggestion but you might try using Preemie Nipples. I breast fed both my boys and when my milk started drying up I had to switch them to the bottle. They didn...
- I can tell you from experience of number four child not being willing to try the bottle at this age (I didn't have the heart to fasting her very long to get her to tak...
Introducing Bottle to Breast Fed Baby
Asked by E.S. from New York
on April 25, 2008
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Help,
Our baby is 3 months old & still not taking the bottle. We have tried a couple different ones--Nuk & Dr. Browns's, plus the Medela bottle that comes with the pu...
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- I remember with my first son what a difficult battle this can be! Very frustrating. The only thing that worked for me was persistance and patience. I personally found ...
- Is there a real NEED for your baby to take a bottle? My son is 11 months and has never used a bottle or a pacifier. These are not things a baby must use. Your littl...
- My DD NEVER wanted to take a bottle. I couldn't go anywhere with out her. The one time I went to a xmas party with my DH we had to leave because she was screaming and ...
Bottle for Breastfed Baby
Asked by M.S. from Phoenix
on February 3, 2010
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I will be going back to work soon and need some help getting my 3-month-old son to take a bottle. He has only been exclusively breastfed and we have been trying for a ...
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- I also used the Playtex drop ins and then the Ventaire bottles. The main reason I found them successful is the variety of nipples that you can try with the bottles. ...
- We used Playtex drop ins as well. All the lactation consultants that I spoke to suggested these.
- I gave both of my girls the Playtex Nursers with the silicone nipples after they were nursed (1st one for 4 months and 2nd for 2 months). I didn't have any trouble wi...
