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Breastfeed or Not?
Asked by S.!. from Boston
on July 12, 2011
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I have lots of questions about breast feeding...I am 17 weeks pregnant and already have 2 boys, an 8 and a 5 year old. Both of them were formula fed, and we had no iss...
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- It hurts in the beginning but moms can get through it. It gets easier and eventually doesn't hurt. It seems like the first month was the hardest. You can breastfeed...
- In the beginning breastfeeding can be very painful. After nursing both of mine I have to say it is not for the faint of heart LOL. It can take a lot of blood sweat a...
- Hi there - you've got a ton of responses and this is clearly a hot topic! I highly recommend that you & your husband take a breastfeeding class. Yes, have him go too, ...
Has Anyone Used (Finugreek) While Breastfeeding?
Asked by S.C. from Cincinnati
on February 10, 2008
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Hi,
I'm exclusively breastfeeding my 4 month old son. He just turned 4 months so he will be starting cereal. I haven't pumped any milk at all, I'm solely breastfeed...
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- It's fenugreek and it works very well for most women! You can get it from places like Wild Oats or cheaper on Ebay. Take 2 capsules with each meal and you should see...
- Hi S., I breastfed all five of my kids. Now that was quite a while ago. My oldest is now 28 and my youngest is 18. But I never used "finugreek" while breatsfeeding. Wh...
- I nursed my oldest for 2 1/2 years, and have been nursing my youngest for 13 months now. Unfortunately, we had some stressful events arise for our family during both ...
Extremely SORE Nipples Due to Pumping...
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on May 18, 2008
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Has any other mother experience really sore nipples while pumping only??? I use to specifically breast feed my son, however due to latch on issues and being extremely ...
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- You are almost certainly setting the pumping level too high. If you pump too hard it will hurt your nipples and your breasts. Go slowly and let it take a little long...
- Stop pumping for a bit and take hot showers gently massaging your breasts then when you bget out bend over with a couple bottles and let the milk drip out into the bot...
- LANOLIN! and make sure your nipples dry completely before you pack them away, give them time to breathe. Have you tried a nipple shield? I used one of thoes when ...
Switching Formulas B/c of Excessive Spit Up
Asked by A.M. from Cincinnati
on October 2, 2008
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Hello, I have an 11 week old perfect baby girl! She has been on Similac Advance with Iron since she as about 2 and half weeks after it was deemed that i was not going...
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- My son was on that too and he was spitting up alot, I switched him to prosobee and it stopped, that formula worked good for him
- that happened with my oldest child and i switched her to Nestle Good Start and it helped alot.
- my daughter spit up a lot too, and she was breastfed. some babys just spit up! she grew out of it... put a bib on her all the time to mop up the spit up, and keep ...
How Many Oz of Milk Should a Six Month Old Eat?
Asked by M.Y. from Los Angeles
on May 21, 2012
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I have a six month old daughter and she drinks both formula and breastmilk. I have been reading a lot of blogs and a lot of six month old eats 6 to 8 oz. of milk at a ...
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- As long as she is full and content and gaining weight then she is fine. With my son I always gave him the formula first and then the solid foods after he was done wit...
- What did your Pediatrician say at her 6 month well-baby check up? Side note: at this age, "solids" is only an introduction to foods and is NOT a baby's "primary" i...
- My daughter was in the 99% of weight from week 3 until her 1 year check up. At 1.5 years in the 60% of weight. She never took more than 4oz of breastmilk at a time. ...
I'm Not Ready to Wean Him!
Asked by C.F. from Chicago
on March 27, 2008
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My son is five months old and has one tooth, with another soon to break through. You can see where this is going, I'm sure.
With my daughter, I was rarely bitten, ...
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- I had to wean my son at 4 months even though I did not want to. He was then a soy formula for 2 months. At 6 months our Doctor, who is a DO, gave us the go a head t...
- As a breastfeeding mother here's my advice. Don't stop breastfeeding as long as you can stand the teeth. If they are too much, then pump out your milk and bottle f...
- Call the hospital and ask for the number to LaLeacha (? - I cannot recall the spelling) maybe you can even check on line. They are the breast feeding specialists and...
Teething Baby--ibuprofen Not Working
Asked by M.W. from Washington DC
on July 12, 2012
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My 6 month old son has 2 teeth coming in on bottom. With my girl (now 2 1/2) I gave her ibuprofen or tylenol and she slept through the night without a peep! She never ...
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- Ibuprofen never worked for my son. Tylenol was always way better and still is. I also give him cold things, like Popsicles he loves! and they really help. Hylan...
- I going to suggest this may not be teething pain and instead may be a possible ear infection. I would make an appointment with the dr just to check. Both my kids alway...
- Hi, M.: The ped can order a gel for his gums. I think it's called Hurricaine. Good luck. D.
1 Year Old Just Started Cow's Milk
Asked by N.F. from Seattle
on May 10, 2010
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My 1 year old just started drinking organic whole cow's milk. I have noticed my son's appetite has increased a lot compared to when he was drinkning formula. He doesn'...
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- At a year old my daughter was eating way more than what you son eats. She drank milk and nursed three times a day. She also at three regular meals everyday and pretty ...
- I have a 13 month old and she has about 6 ounces when she wakes up and then a regular breakfast (waffles, eggs, banana, etc..). She then has a morning snack at 10:00. ...
- He sounds hungry to me! I think he needs regular meals, he could really even eat what you eat, just cut up well. We used a slap chop to make food the right consisten...
Switching Baby Formual
Asked by J.G. from Phoenix
on August 2, 2011
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Hi moms! My 3 month old son has had a lot of gas the past 3-4 weeks, to the point of him screaming. He has even gone as far as not breastfeeding :(
I have been givi...
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- My son went through this for MONTHS every night he'd wake up in full blown pain screams. I called my mom and she said it's probably gas make him fennel tea. It will st...
- Don't do soy formula until you read this: http://drjen4kids.com/ Then go to INFANTS and then look for the two formula topics Also-I used Similac Senstivie with ...
- Sounds like both of my babies. I would try reflux medication. If that doesn't help I would eliminate all dairy from your diet (since you are breastfeeding) to determin...
Maintaining Supply While at Work
Asked by J.N. from Tampa
on January 17, 2007
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I just started back at work yesterday and I'm finding it really hard to keep up my milk supply. I've always pumped and had no problem. Sometimes I could get as much as...
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- Fenugreek helped me when I was in the same position. It's an herb you can get at a health food store. Or there is a tea, Mothers Milk, that combines Fenugreek and ot...
- I also had a similar experience when returning to work. Are you sure you are drinking enough water? I find if I don't I can really tell a difference in my supply and i...
- I had a similar experience when I first went back to work while nursing. I found that consciously relaxing myself helped a great deal, when you are stressed it really ...
