My Breast Friend
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Friend's Daughter Not Eating
Asked by E.J. from Orlando
on March 16, 2010
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My friend's 11 month old daughter won't eat any baby food or table food. All she takes is formula. What's wrong with her and what can be done to get her to eat?
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- First try rice cereal mixed very thin with formula. After she gets used to that for a few days make it a little thicker, or mix some banana babyfood in with the formu...
- I breastfed my daughter until she was 12 months. She was not interested in eating until after I was done breastfeeding. She's perfectly healthy at 21 months!
- Oh gosh, my 19 month old went through this. Barely ate baby food, less than a jar a day and really no table food. Today, we still struggle with food, she still would...
Breast Pump Recommendations???
Asked by N.H. from Los Angeles
on February 11, 2008
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Purely Yours Breast Pump by Ameda or Pump In Style by Medela? I am expecting my second child in a few months & have to work almost immediately after & have no doubt ab...
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- I'm not speaking from experience here because I'm 9 months pregnant with my first, but I just went to a breastfeeding class last night and the instructor said that the...
- Hi N., I searched high and low when I was pumping with my first baby. I had a hospital grade Medela that I had rented and that thing felt like it was ripping off m...
- I have used both and they are both great pumps! I lean more towards the Medela, it has less parts to deal with and the bottles seem to be bigger and able to hold more ...
Breast Reduction Surgery
Asked by K.C. from San Antonio
on September 1, 2008
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I had breast reduction surgery last month. I have had a few complications, can someone tell me how long does it take to heal completly from this procedure? One of the...
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- Hello K., SORRY TO HEAR YOU ARE HAVING COMPLICATIONS. I HAD BREAST REDUCTION SURGERY A FEW YEARS AGO. IF TOOK ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO HEAL. THE HARDEST PART WAS MAKING SURE Y...
- Hi, I had four years ago. It took about three months to officially heal and almost six months before it to completely heal because of the scar tissue was so deep.
- Hello K., I had breast reduction about 11 years ago and it took me about 6 months to competely heal. It took me about a month before I when back to work, I was ok ...
Switching from Breast Milk to Formula
Asked by A.K. from Washington DC
on December 11, 2008
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My husband nd I are going to be going on a vaction in Febraury - Adults only. I currently breast feed my 4 monyh old son but want to start supplementing formula. I a...
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- I'm sorry, I just don't understand why you're going on an adults only vacation when you have a 4mo baby. Maybe I'm missing something here, but why would you wean your ...
- mix the formula and breastmilk. lke 3 ounces breastmilk to one ounce formula then try half and half then 3 formula 1 breastmillk til he gets used to all formula.
- A., I breastfeed my son for a whole year, unfortunately, I work full time so I have to supplement with formula. What I did was mix the formula with the breastmilk ...
Breast Oozing Milk
Asked by G.F. from Miami
on September 2, 2009
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Hey mothers. I have a family member who is trying to get pregnant. Its her first child and she has been on birth control for a while. Since recently she has noticed th...
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- Hi, Grace. Well, if she's pregnant, she's pretty far along in the pregnancy if she's oozing from her breasts from being pregnant. It's not milk yet, BTW -- it would be...
- With my second pregnacy, I did this at 6 weeks pregnant and they hurt like heck! no need to guess, just take a test!
- One of two things. She is either pregnant or her hormones are messed up. She needs to go see her doctor.
Best Friend Pregnancy
Asked by S.S. from Binghamton
on February 26, 2011
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Hey there Mommas! My 'best' friend is pregnant, she's 23 years old and had only been with her boyfriend for 6 months before she got pregnant. Since my friend told me s...
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- i know i'm a little late in answering but figured i'd throw in my 2cents... Unfortunately all we can do for our friends is support them and give them our best advice....
- Knowledge is power-buy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" read it -and you will be in a position to advise her. BTW-the recovery from a c-section is longer and far...
- Holy moly!! I was 22 when I had my first.... I think she's in for a rude awakening. Hopefully, her doctor will talk to her. You can casually mention things in a no...
Medela Manual Breast Pump
Asked by C.J. from McAllen
on February 27, 2009
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Hi, we were going to buy an electric, but spent too much on the baby clothes and decor. So now I have this manual one. The baby isn't born yet, but I heard you could "...
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- For me, the manual breast pump was very frustrating and discouraging (it was not the medela). I used a manual breast pump with my first child and gave up on the whole...
- Request a lactation consultant and an electric pump at the hospital. ASAP. Get an electric pump. Rent it (Woman's Work in Houston rents them) or buy an Ameda pump....
- Hi, Just do not give up, get lots of help, cry if it hurts because it will. Don't let non-breastfeeders discourage you. Get in touch with LeLEche they will come t...
Breast Milk That Came Back
Asked by M.D. from Jacksonville
on October 19, 2006
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Ok here is my story I breast feed my twins for their first 2 months then my milk supply started to dry up I believe it may have been do to my ashma med. and well now t...
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- I breastfed my youngest til she was a little over 18 mos, I think if I were you I would definetly try to bring back the supply. Maybe even try letting one of the babi...
- my supply dried up when my daughter was a month old due to stress. with my son, i always had a weak milk supply and had to supplement him with formula. i don't thin...
- By all means, if you want to, do it! I breastfed my son until he was 18 months and the only reason I stopped then is I had to start taking some heavy duty medication f...
Period After Quiting Breast Feeding?
Asked by T.H. from Sacramento
on February 18, 2010
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I haven't got my period since i quit breast feeding my daughter, but i have been on birth control since i had her. is this normal? we also just moved so i am wondering...
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- How long has it been? It took about 2 mths after I stopped BF to get me period.
- How long has it been? I too haven't gotten my period since I have stopped breast feeding. It has been about two months for me. With my first daughter I got my perio...
- If you were taking the "mini-pill" you should have switched to the full-strength one once you stopped nursing or you could already be pregnant again... that's how a fr...
Increasing Breast Milk Supply
Asked by J.N. from Seattle
on October 25, 2008
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Hello!
I'm looking for ways of increasing my breast milk supply, I BF and supplement with 1-3 2-3 ounce formula bottles per day. My son is almost 6 weeks and is star...
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- Hi, Pumping extra long will help. I found that after 11 minutes I wouldn't have another let down until the 16 minute mark. I would have another small let down at 22...
- i struggled with my milk supply in the first 3 months. I tried the Fenugreek supplements but noticed that my son had more gas when I was on the supplements. So i tri...
- The lactation specialist told me to use something called "fenu greek" after I got an infection and lost my milk almost completely. She told me to take 3 capsules 3 tim...
