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Boppy Vs. My Brest Friend???
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- To me they are both good for certain things. I specifically had to breat feed using the football hold and my brest friend only had pillow across the side on one side a...
- My Brest Friend (MBF) - HANDS DOWN - for nursing, between the two of those. The Boppy is great for propping up your baby, like at tummy time, etc. But it was not desig...
- Hi A. ! I have to say My Best Friend nursing pillow all the way! I had a boppy with my 1st, but it didn't support my back the way MBF's does. MBF's makes it sooo much...
My Child Won't Take a Bottle
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- M., I have 2 girls and neither one of them would ever take a bottle. I even put my first daughter in a MDO program just so she would learn to take a bottle and she ...
- My daughter wouldn't take the bottle! We tried all the tricks and all the bottles and read all the help we could find online. She refused! We would force her to eat...
- You can try nursing her for a bit and then switching to a bottle. If she is really hungry then all she'll want is the breast but if you satiate her a bit and then try...
Breastfeeding vs Formula
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- It's perfectly normal for an 8 month old to start getting distracted while nursing! My son went through it too, and yes, it was frustrating at times. People always tol...
- I tried like crazy in the beginning to breastfeed my daughter. Pumping all the time, taking vitamins to increase supply and it just nevered worked. I felt horrible w...
- For what it's worth, I've heard that the nutritional and immune benefits of breastmilk diminish once baby is eating solid foods.
Four Month Old Will Not Take a Bottle
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- HI D., I personally have not had this problem, but a good friend of mine did. She was faced with going back to work and had to pump. The approach she used with her ...
- i answered some of this on your other post! go to www.askdrsears.com or search for books by william and martha sears on amazon - their books are fantastic and thou...
- How many kinds of bottles have you tried? I've read testimonies from moms who say that their baby took the Breast-flow bottle (I think you can get them at Target) whe...
Transitioning from Breastfeeding to Bottle
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- You might try putting her milk in a sippy cup; the type with a straw; not necessarily the one you have to tilt up to get the milk out of. It might just be different en...
- Ugh, I totally feel for you. While my daughter was always great with a bottle, we did have a number of periods of biting. Sometimes teething related, sometimes not. ...
- my son went through a biting phase and it did end and we're still nursing (he's 2 y/o). Maybe you're okay with stopping breast feeding, but if you don't really want t...
Brest Feeding
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- Call the hospital where he was born - they probably have a free consultation with the lactation consultant, who can help you. Do everything you can to get him back on...
- A., Call the hospital asap and talk to any nurse anyone that will talk with you about breast feeding....even try a pump you can usually rent them at the hospital, s...
- Many things may be going on- one is a bad set up meaning latch- two your milk may be comming in really fast for his little body, three babies on bottles do not have to...
Using Fenugreek Vs. Reglan
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- As long as you keep feeding him, he should be getting enough milk. The pump does not get as much milk as your son does when he nurses. And even if you think you are em...
- I would not worry about taking something right now. Instead nurse on demand. Letting him nurse when he wants it is what will up your supply over anything else.....nu...
- I used fenugreek with my daughter 2 years ago. I thought it worked really well. The only side affect I noticed was when I sweat it smelled like maple syrup. I don't...
How to handle infant who refuse a bottle
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- It's not uncommon for a baby to refuse a bottle after being breastfed exclusively for the first months. Here are some tips to help your baby make the transition: Don'...
- As I'm sure you know, many infants younger than your baby were cup fed, mostly to avoid nipple confusion. I would say go ahead and give him the cup. My kids started ...
- S., My daughter had the same problem, so when I visited her I told her to take a drive and do something for a couple hours, then I would get my Grand daughter ready...
Liquid Formula vs Powdered
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- Agree with the other posts regarding nutrition. However, if they are in *metal cans*, I would avoid it. Metal canned formula (not plastic bottled) has BPA in it... ...
- They are exactly the same as far as nutrition values go. Liquid formula is easy to use, requires no mixing but is also more expensive than powder formula. It is made ...
- They're the same nutritionally, except that in the liquid, the oils/fats are still "wet" so the liquid kind is a lot creamier/smoother in texture. the liquid also tast...
Buying Bigger Bottles???
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- Wow...Slow down mom. You are SO AWESOME for breastfeeding your baby. Unless your baby is going to be in daycare or with another caregiver for long periods of time, yo...
- My son is 9 months old and still only takes 6 oz per feeding (5 times a day) He's 22+ lbs. (Of course, now he's formula fed and I realize that could make a big differ...
- If you haven't started solids, you are probably making plenty of milk still. Why would you want to feed your child something less than healthy for her growing body? ...