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Which Formula Is BEST for My 11 Wk Old?
Nov 2, 2009 ... The closest thing to human breast milk is goat milk. It is what I fed my twin preemies because I did not ever produce milk. ...
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- All formula is made the same nutritionally. Therefore, all of them are basically the same. If you looked at the labels I don't think you'd see much difference. I us...
- Goat's Milk is the most similar to human milk but you have to fortify it with some vitamins and oils to maker it nutritious enough for your baby. I use this recipe giv...
- If you need to supplement I recomend Enfamil. It was the only one our baby boy would go for... But, I do agree it is a slippery slope. I supplemented when my babe wa...
Baby Feeding/Pooping Log Book?
I would like to try to breast-feed and pump, but we will see how it goes! ... My best freind had twins with a two year old. She didn't keep track of any of ...
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- When my son was born I made an excel spreadsheet for each hour of the day & columns for pee, poop, feeding, sleeping and an extra column for other for wierd things tha...
- I am a mother of five kids also and have never put them on any schedule I have also nursed them all too. I think that by putting them on a schedule that is makes you c...
- I didn't have anything special that I used, but what I did use was a small spiral notebook, the spiral part is very important since the pages can be turned back and th...
Avent vs Medela
I breastfed my twin girls and used both brands. .... Bottles, Breast Pump, Pacifiers..everything. I did love it but never knew better at all. ...
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- My son, too, was exclusively breastfed for his first year and I went back to work when he was 10 weeks old. I swear we own at least one of every bottle on the market ...
- Medela, Medela, Medela!!! With my first Child I used Avent everything. Bottles, Breast Pump, Pacifiers..everything. I did love it but never knew better at all. The...
- My first daughter was solely breastfed for 9 months and would only use the wide mouth Gerber Nuk nipples. If you like the drop-ins, the nuk nipples fit them, just use...
Which Bottles Are Best???
I used the gerber bottles, still do. She just others for a few days in the beginning but the gerber was the best for use. It has the maual breast pump, ...
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- WOOO HOOO AMEN SISTER! I am so tired of Nursing nazi's lookin down on those of us who chose not to! I wish I had as lofty a plans as you do! :) I just plain didn't li...
- W., Congrats! Everyone recommended the ventaire to me, you know the crooked ones. So thats what we started with but she still got alot of air from those so we switche...
- Hi W.! I understand exactly what you mean about breastfeeding. I was unable to for various reasons but here is what I experienced with bottles. For me and my son ...
Nicu
My twins were in the NICU for nearly 3 weeks. I held one the same day as the birth, but the other I had to wait several days. I used a breast pump and when ...
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- My little girl was a month early, because I was in a car accident, & ended up spending 6 days in the NICU because her lungs were immature. My biggest suggestion would...
- I have been where you are. I went into early labor and spent a week in the hospital before my daughter was born. I had two boys at home who were missing me, as well ...
- Hi T., I just want to share with you that my baby was perfectly healthy and full term, but had to go to NICU after having "seizures" because I could barely breastfeed...
Mastitis
My twins are 5 1/2 weeks old. I'm dealing with my 2nd round of Mastitis. ... This was the best med for it, but it was hard on your system and maybe the babies. ... But after that I continued to breast feed/pump for a few more months . ...
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- I don't have any advice about the mastitis (sorry), but I wanted to let you know that there is a Mothers of Multiples club in the NWA area that meets monthly and has ...
- I'm so sorry you're dealing with mastitis. I only had it once during the 13 months I nursed but it was awful. I think I was on amoxicillin for 7 days, not certain th...
- Do you have an oversupply? Probably a very easy thing to experience if you have twins. Make sure to feed on demand, not on a schedule, and feed your babies as long...
Watery Milk
Read all 17 responses: "I gave birth to twin girls 7 1/2 weeks ago. ... I wish you all the best and to stick with the breastmilk as long as you can! ... Maybe you don't let-down as well for the breast pump - thus you don't see the ...
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- Hi S....I'm not sure I can help you with your milk question. I would talk to your Doctor or a lactation consultant. If you are concerned with the quality of milk may...
- You milk changes as your children grow and some people's milk is more fatty than others. Your babies don't need as much fat as they did 7 1/2 weeks ago so your milk w...
- If you are really concerned, you should see a lactation specialist. Usually your ob/gyn or perhaps even the hospital where you gave birth can recommend one. But her...
Breast Feeding and Milk Supply
I breastfeed twin girls by pumping exclusively. They are going to be 10 months ... The pump is not the best indicator as to how much milk she is getting. ...
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- You are doing fine! As far as the pooping goes, my son used to only poop every 3 or 4 days while breast fed, and this is perfectly normal as long as the poops are soft...
- K. When you pump milk, you will never ever get as much as the baby gets when she nurses. I had to learn that and it was very difficult for me to understand but any ...
- Hi K., I went through this with my daughter just about the same age. If you just started the cereal when this started to happen, you may consider stopping the cereal...
Breastfeeding
I had to get my milk in using a breast pump because my son had to be in th NICU .... I nursed twin boys and don't know what I would have done without it. ..... Breastfeeding is the best bonding experience you could ever have with your ...
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- Have you tried a different position? I had that problem, with my first child due to stess and it all being new. I had to pump and then fed from a bottle. Hope this helps.
- Call a lactation expert/consultant at your hospital! Most labor and delivery nurses are also lactation consultants. And about supplelments, get some!! I used to dri...
- I am sure everything is fine, but I would talk to a lactation consultant if I were you. My 2 week old does the exact same thing, but I have more than enough milk comi...
Weaning for the Breast to Bottle
Try to pump breast milk for her. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report .... I have twin girls that I wasn't able to nurse long, and they took them ...
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- I would definitely have someone you trust come over for a whole day. You need to leave the house so baby doesn't smell your milk around. Have that person offer the b...
- Try Nuk nipples. I nursed both of my boys and used bottles. Both of them would only use Nuk nipples. The Nuk worked well with my friend too. The nipples are flat.
- Talk to your breastfeeding specialist. Although her specialty is getting the child to breastfeed, she probably has ideas on how to get them to take a bottle as necess...
