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Help Introducing Pacifier to Breastfed Baby
Asked by C.K. from New York
on August 18, 2008
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My adorable 6 week old has been breastfed from birth. Starting at 3 weeks he regularly received a bottle for a nighttime feeding. We tried a pacifier with him off and ...
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- CONGRATS C.... first for the birth of your son and second that you are choosing to breastfeed! I'm a mom of 2 little girls 3yrs & 15months. I breastfed both of my gi...
- C., Emilia is 5.5 months old, and loves her binkie, although if I didn't give it to her, she wouldn't fuss. She wouldn't take a pacifier until about 3 months, though...
- Some kids just don't want it. Let the baby suck your hand, their own hand, a toy. It doesn't have to be the breast or paci.
Not a Formula Baby
Asked by K.M. from Indianapolis
on May 4, 2007
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I have a friend who has begun chemo and has a 4 month old son at home. With her first son she breastfed until 14 months. Her 4 month old had been an excellent feeder...
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- simalic is a very rich formula and can be very hard on babies lil tummies i would tell her to try a soy formula or carnation good start the ones with dhr and ara are g...
- I am so sorry about your friend and thank goodness she has such a concerned and wonderful friend in you. My daughter also refused to take a bottle after my milk dried...
- Breastfed babies are often said to be underweight for their age... The growth chart doctors use a lot of the time is for formula-fed babies, not breastfed babies. If h...
6 Week Old Constant Eating
Asked by D.V. from Appleton
on July 27, 2009
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Hello. I am a new mom.
My 6-week old constantly eats. I feed him 3.5 ounces every 1.5 to 2 hours. I cannot deal with the stress this is putting on me emotionally. ...
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- Hi D. When I was first reading your post I thought maybe it is agrowing spurt which will happen about six weeks old but then when I read he soak a burp rag I wonder i...
- My son nursed every 1 /12 - 2 hours too. He was hungry and ate many small meals. Your son may be the same or perhaps he would like more and then would wait longer. I s...
- Our now 15 week old son has always eaten every 2 -2 1/2 hours and 3-4 oz. at a time. Sometimes on a rare occasion he will go 3 hours and sometimes he wants to eat eve...
My Newborn Has Tongue Tie
Asked by A.H. from Phoenix
on October 14, 2008
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I just gave birth to my first child last week and had a visit with our new pediatrition yesterday. I was told that my daughter has her "tongue tied" where the frenulum...
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- My son was also tongue tied. We were having a hard time with the breastfeeding so I went to a lactation specialist and she diagnosed him as being tongue tied. We made ...
- My son was tongue tied at birth, but not diagnosed until he was 4 weeks old. By then, breastfeeding had become extremely difficult. His odd way of latching on made m...
- we had our sons clipped when he wa sjust a few days old. and he quickly figured out that he could impress or gross out people bysticking his toungue way out and touch...
Not Much Milk When I Pump...
Asked by A.M. from New York
on February 17, 2008
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I am mom to a 3-week-old baby boy and breastfeeding is going great. I am confident in my milk supply because he's gaining weight really well and growing fast (the pedi...
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- Yes. Keep pumping. It provides the necessary stimulation to create milk. My daugther is 4 months old & I remember going through the same thing when she was three we...
- I have had mucho trouble with breastfeeding and milk suppy in the past, so the first thing is don't stress about it...it will only make things worse. However, It soun...
- Just so you understand, when nursing, it is supply and demand. When the baby needs milk (demand) you make more milk (supply). You will only produce as much milk as t...
Troubles with Milk Supply When Pumping
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on December 5, 2008
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I own the medela swing -- i did have the playtex double pump but it was awful -- but when i pump i only can get about 2oz in 20+ minutes. i know i produce enough milk ...
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- One thing about pumping is you kind of have to teach yourself. The more you do it the faster your body will let down for the pump. Then eventually it will become autom...
- I agree with the relaxing thing! I had to put myself in a position like I was nursing and stop worrying about how fast/much came out. Baby's mouth is much more effic...
- It doesn't sound like supply is your issue but I will make a suggestion on that front anyway 'cause when I went back to work I needed the extra help. DILL, the herb. I...
Cereal in Bottle for 6 Week Old
Asked by A.U. from Detroit
on December 1, 2010
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Our Pediatrician suspects that my almost 6 week old has "silent reflux" .. She is very very fussy with crazy crying spells all day. Today when I had my oldest there i...
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- My son had gastro problems as well. We put him on rice cereal at 2 months by a spoon. Giving baby rice cereal in a bottle can choke them. BUTTT we also had to give our...
- Yes!! It is WAAAAAYYYYYYY to soon for cereal!!! ALL reputable, responsible organizations (World Health Organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, US Dept. of Health...
- Both of my daughters had issues with reflux. My oldest had silent reflux. We put her on zantac and rice cereal in the bottle at 6 weeks and it made a world of differ...
Seeking Help Regarding Breastfeeding
Asked by S.K. from Phoenix
on June 3, 2009
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I delivered my baby boy in feb through C-section. My incisions got infected and hence I could not breast feed my son. Since his birth, I got very little milk and his w...
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- S., Please do not feel guilty about not producing enough milk. Lovelace has lactation consultants that you can call for FREE. They also have FREE support groups ...
- Some women just don't produce enough milk. I had that situation and finally had to give up brestfeeding because my daughter was a big baby and required a lot of milk....
- Hi S., Some thoughts. This is coming from a mom who's dealt with breastfeeding issues with two babies and I sympathize !! With my second, I am pumping full time (...
Pumps
Asked by J.G. from Colorado Springs
on May 5, 2010
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I just started working from home, becasue I was expecting my first son. He is 2 weeks now, and I have been thinking about pumping part-time, so that my husband and I ...
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- I love my Avent isis iq duo pump. No milk can ever get in the tubing. it memorizes your pattern, which you can change. It comes with a manual pump as well which is gre...
- I do the same thing - pump for emergencies or just so I can go out on a date once in a while, or if we take my little girl to the zoo it's nice to have milk pumped. I ...
- Pumping and feeding will never be easier to me than just plain nursing. Nursing=Less to clean (you were going to shower anyway, right?), less to hassle with (no pieces...
Breast and Formula Feeding
Asked by D.W. from Rockford
on May 6, 2008
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Has anyone had success breastfeeding and having husband supplement with formula right from the start? which is the best type of bottle for this?
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- I bf and bottle supplemented from day 1 since dd was in NICU and I was recovering from a c-section. DH actually got to feed her first, after she latched on immediatel...
- Almost 10 years ago I had my son and he was breastfed and bottle fed. He took to the "avent" bottles very well. I nursed and pumped and continued to use these bottles ...
- I agree with Catherine...it may work, it may not. My first son had to have bottles and some formula at the beginning because he had a hard time regulating his blood s...
