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Cleaning Wipes for Breast/nipple and for Medela Pump Parts and Storage Bags
I also use Avent bottels and nipples. If you are into the bag thing they have the ..... I wasn't a big fan of pumping honestly because my body naturally ...
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- Just wanted to add a note about Lansinoh cream - try to only use it when you really need it e.g. when you first start breastfeeding & when your nipples are very dry. ...
- I breastfed my son for a year, nursing when I could and pumping and leaving bottles for my husband and caregivers when necessary. I really liked the medela storage bag...
- I used the Medela bags for the first few months, and then switched to the Lansinoh because they held more. Both were exactly the same, functionally. Technically, you...
Pumping Enough??
You will naturally have ebb and flow (LOL) By this, I mean, ..... and worked a lot with a lactation consultant said to use avent with the slow flow nipples. ...
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- Please get in touch with a lactation consultant! There is so much they can tell you that I can't in this website. Are you near St. Alexius Med Ctr.? They have a lac...
- L., This might sound like strange advice,but I nursed all 3 of my girls for over a year and am now nursing my son who is 6 weeks old. I waited for my milk to let dow...
- L., I work full time and pumped at work until last month...for almost 1 year! My son still nurses in the morning but is on solids and no longer uses a bottle. H...
Nursing
With my Avent, it took me seven minutes (once i mastered it) to get 5 ozs. .... It might be that she's going through a growth spurt and would naturally be ...
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- Hi F., It might be that she's going through a growth spurt and would naturally be nursing every hour or so. Is it at all possible for you to go to her daycare and nur...
- I agree with Umber and Albraziel about nursing as much as possible. Like everyone else, when my baby was around 5 months I didn't think I could keep up--I stuck with ...
- My advice would be to nurse as much as you can when y'all are together - this will help your supply more than anything! On the weekends and over night (if she's wakin...
Pumping for Twins
Your body will naturally produce much more. You may not need to do any ... At home I used an Avent Isis hand-held pump and it worked fine for the next three ...
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- You can do it! I didn't have a 2 year old but it is do-able. I pumped for 10 months and supplimented with formula when my milk was low. You will need an extra set o...
- My daughter spent five days in the hospital for jaundice. During that time I was able to use the hospital's pump and since I spent all day there I would pump every tw...
- Hi Steph! LM gave you some VERY good advise! Good luck and happy pushing... M
Advice About Pacifiers and Bottles
Avent makes a great transition sippy cup that has opitional handles and a .... it can affect alignment...but since most kiddos naturally give up the paci ...
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- My 2 year old was off the bottle at her daycare at a year old and just got off totally a month after her second birthday. We used the sippy cup and water thing for th...
- I would definetley try to get her off the bottle. That is a hard thing to break them of, but it is well worth it. My son was off the bottle at 10 months, but he weaned...
- I'm not to 18 months yet, but I think she may like the time with Mommy more than her bottle... you might try reading to her instead of the bottle with her favorite bla...
Milk Supply Dwindling with 9 Month Old
Just the sippy cup, i think from Avent. You can change out the top from bottle .... Babies naturally go through spurts where the nurse/eat more often due to ...
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- Dear E., My son was around 10 months when my milk supply started going down. I couldn't supplement with formula because he wouldn't take it. I instead turned to inc...
- I had a slowdown at 6 months, and managed to continue bfeeding until 1 year. I did the herbs too - fenugeek, mother's milk tincture, drank tons of water, ate oatmeal,...
- I have a 9-month-old as well and am exclusively breastfeeding. My supply has gone down as well, but it seems to coincide with how much she is drinking. Do you think th...
Is Thumb-sucking Really That Bad?
My son stopped sucking his thumb naturally at about 4 years. Even at that time he would rarely do it ..... DO NOT use avent.. it just pops right out..2. ...
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- Crikey! Let the poor kid suck his thumb. He's only four months old. He is soothing himself. We can't let our moms get all of their fears out on us, though lord kno...
- I sucked my thumb for 12 years--only at night--and never had raw thumbs. My parents tried to put stuff on my thumbs to make it tast bad--I sucked it of. It was comfort...
- I am a mother of 3- 11 year old, 8 year old and 5 year old. Two out of the 3 sucked their thumbs and were happier and more able to self soothe than the one who did no...
Breastmilk Supply Question
... some less relax your breasts naturally make more milk than your baby drinks ... a pump I used the Medela Pumpin Styleelectric and the Avent manual pump ...
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- Babies' appetites are always changing. He could eat twice as much tomorrow. I'd take advantage of the extra milk and pump and store it for later. I wouldn't worry a...
- Don't worry about your supply. Just keep offering the breast. Sometimes, at this young age, they eat more or less. If your breasts are full and he's not "draining" you...
- Hi N., I would not worry about it. It is most likely the end of a growth spurt. Pump if you are uncomfortable, your supply will adjust many, many times as long as y...
Weaning My 6 Month Old
A Natural Age of Weaning (interesting research article) .... We tried six on Ava until she settled on Avent. For the formula, I use Similac Advance (no ...
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- I did a similar thing with my now 1 year old daughter. I pumped exclusively, but sometimes had to supplement with formula when she was consuming more that I could pro...
- A., I'm with Deneen, I don't know why other people are adressing why you are weaning instead of how to wean. It is your choice and works best for your family. I don't...
- I had problems with supply when I was nursing my daughter so I had to supplement. I found that since her body was used to digesting breast milk, she could only handle ...
Having Trouble Pumping, Looking for Guidance....
I find that the Avent Isis hand pump works a little better for me, since it has nipple ..... As they get older, babies will naturally nurse less often, ...
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- I returned to work when my daughter was 8 weeks. I began pumping at about 5 weeks to build up a supply too. My mom passed when my daughter was 5 weeks old and then m...
- When I was having trouble with my milk supply a nurse told me about breast compression. Unfortunatley I lost the address to the website she recommended, but its worth...
- I breastfed/pumped for 3 months and pumped exclusively for the following 7 months--so I have learned a few things along the way. There are probably two reasons that y...
