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Feeding, Sleeping and Schedule for Twins
Asked by J.B. from Columbus
on February 21, 2008
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We are proud parents of twins who are nine weeks old. The last week or two they have become more fussy and life has become a little more challenging. My request woul...
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- I have not used it, but my good friend (who is also a Dr.)used the Babywise techniques for both of her children and swears by it. Good Luck!
- I am the mom of one year old twins, a girl and a boy. I went through much of what you are dealing with. My twins were also fussie in the evening. This would usually...
- J.- I do not have twins but my daughter is 3 1/2 months old now and has been sleeping through the night since she was 8 weeks old. WE had trouble with gas and constip...
Pumping Schedule?
Asked by S.D. from Boston
on March 4, 2008
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My daughter was two weeks late and now I am due back to work sooner than I would otherwise like which means I have to start pumping now so I can continue to make sure ...
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- HI S., congratulations on your wonderful new girl. I went back to work after each child at 6 weeks and was able to breastfeed them all, and pump for when I was at ...
- Hi Sara - before i went back to work I pumped an hour after I fed my son for about 10 minutes and it seemed to work well. It is just enough time for your body to prod...
- Hi S., Congratulations on your new baby girl! My son is 4 months old now and the time just flew by so fast! I went back to work 3 weeks ago and am now successfully ...
7 Month Old W/ Reflux Feeding Schedule
Asked by A.B. from New York
on April 7, 2008
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Hi, my daughter is going to be 7 months on saturday and I have been trying to find a good schedule for her eating. She has acid reflux and gets 1 tablespoon of oatmea...
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- hi mom, try feeding her and then offering her Formula with NO cereal At 7 months she should be out of the refulx stage. Try it , worst case she spits up M
- My 6 month twin girls have reflux and I had to up the meds for one of them because she would still get sick. Since then she is happy, eating like a little piggie! Fi...
- the best thing I learned from my daughter and from the countless books I read is that you should always trust your daughter. If she is hungry she will eat and if she n...
Bottle Feeding
Asked by S.M. from Omaha
on August 21, 2006
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I have been nursing my son since birth. I have been struggling with bottle feeding (my breast milk) with my son. I have never used formula, only breast milk. He is ...
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- Hi Dear. Some babies just refuse the bottle. My son just turned one year, this past Wednesday. I breast feed. Early on, I had my husband feed with the bottle, occa...
- S. When my girls tried to pull this stunt I just continued to give the bottle. When they get hungry they will take it. Althought maybe you should try another bottle...
- Hang in there! I had similar problems with my son when he started daycare. It was so stressful. I would just try lots of different nipples. The one that worked for ...
Bottle Feeding
Asked by K. from New York
on August 24, 2006
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My 11 week old daughter started full-time daycare 2 days ago. Prior to that she was exclusively breast fed (with a FEW exceptions of taking a bit of breast milk from a...
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- K., Is the 9 oz breastmilk or formula? Either way, 9 oz from a bottle from an 11 week old is good. She will not be hungry, if she is she will feed! Be ready to nur...
- I think the advice the ladies have given is wonderful. As a day care provider myself, I have had this happen in my care. The babies eventually took the bottle, they re...
- This is normal and fine. She will get used to it. It took my son a while to get used to it but he is fine now. Also - 9 ounces during that time isn't that bad. She...
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...
Breast and Bottle Feeding
Asked by T.J. from Seattle
on January 31, 2008
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I only work once a week and just went back, and Daddy has had a problem getting our 5 week old to take a bottle. Anyone have any tips? I read that he could take his ...
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- I had the same problem when I first went back to work, and my little one would not eat the deligently pumped breast milk daddy had for her. The shirt thing worked pret...
- I Completly disagree with Dena B. (last response). Good for you for taking a day to yourself. This will never shortchange your children. As far as your daughter goe...
- Hi Tiara, I was given Avent bottles and my daughter took quickly to them at about the same age as your daughter. They are designed to promote breast feeding and redu...
Need Advice/support on Bottle/breast Feeding
Asked by B.K. from Detroit
on May 7, 2010
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Hey ladies!
I'm looking for some advice/support. My son is 3 months old and has been almost exclusively breastfed (has a bottle maybe 2-3 times a week) lately he h...
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- Oh lord, here come the breast feeding bullies that will tell you not to quit and that you can do it if you just try harder... My son was formula fed. I had some com...
- Sounds like a growth spurt to me. And sure he'll seem happier with a bottle because bottle feeding is easier for baby. Try watching his cues. Could be that he is get...
- I am so totally FOR breastfeeding that it's hard for me to even consider your idea of switching to a bottle of formula although that's what I did with my first two whe...
Adoption and Feeding??
Asked by T.R. from Clarksville
on March 9, 2009
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Hi ladies,
I am very excited to say the we are very close to getting a little girl next month. If all goes well and the Birthmother continues on the current plan, ...
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- Maybe try Avent bottles? they have soooo much other stuff to go with them (sterilizers, breast pump, sippy cups, etc.). These bottles worked well with my middle child ...
- I don't have any info to share with you T., since my kids are all teens now. I do want to congratulate you though on the up-coming arrival of your second child! Best W...
- T., I don't have much advice about formula or bottles (we used similac and playtex drop-ins) but I did want to wish you the best of luck. We are doing the same ...
Breast Feeding
Asked by B.J. from Rochester
on November 25, 2010
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I could not find anything on this on the past question so here goes it. I had my baby on Tues am so she is 48 hours old right now. She has been doing very well breast...
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- First of all, congratulations on your baby! Second of all, congratulations on a successful start breastfeeding! Third, try to relax a little bit. I know 6 weeks...
- Keep pumping regularly, that helps your milk come in faster, and fuller too. Your body will respond, for it knows what to do. Just be patient, sometimes it takes a lit...
- If she is wetting enough diapers (don't worry about how much she is pooping, that's not important right now) she is eating enough. You can't really express colostrum,...
