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Moms of Children W/ FPIES: Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome
The lactation nurse today said that I can cut way back on the breast milk and it's totally fine which takes a lot of pressure off too. ...
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- If she tolerates the rice milk use that. If she does not though I don't think I would give her any milk like product. I have friends that didn't give their child milk ...
- I don't know the details of the syndrome, but I recently read that Goat's milk is the closest thing to human breast milk. In my health food department there is even a ...
- Hi there! My little one has milk protein sensitivity too... she's 4 months old and I EBF for the same reasons! I don't even wanna try formula... not that she takes ...
My Baby Keeps Throwing Up
There are milk banks that sell breast milk to give to your baby. You may want to try switching to breast milk and she if she does better. ...
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- I would speak to you peds again. my lil girl did the same thing she has acid reflux and with meds an changing her formula to Nutraigen she has been doing great. we a...
- My oldest son had the same problem. He was breast feed so it couldn't have been formula. I started expressing milk and adding a little rice cereal to weight it down. T...
- Try the nestle good start formula, I found that it was not only cheaper, but both my guys were spitter uppers and it helped tremendously. (PS, all formula is FDA regul...
I Need a Drink!
Just in case it would make you feel better when donating to the Mother's ..... Most doctors I asked about this say 10% gets into the breast milk if any. ...
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- You do not have to pump and dump! Your milk is too precious of a commodity! Just have a glass of wine and wait two hours before you nurse.With a single serving of wine...
- Don't we all!!! Have the drink...or 2 for that matter, and don't even worry about pumping.
- I know what you mean. I couldnt breast feed so when i finally gave up at 6 weeks I got my drink on. Big mistake. waking up at 4 am to feed a baby feeling tipsy is a no...
Egg Donation
Also, I am breast feeding my 4 month old. Is it even possible to donate while nursing? If yes, what would it do to my milk supply? Respond to Question ...
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- Kim's thoughts and comments are right along with mine, only she said it much better than I would have. Because I would have these thoughts myself, I wouldn't be a...
- Hi C., Please take your time in making this decision. I think it is a wonderful gift to give if you can give it with no strings/feelings attached. Personally, I think...
- You are a new mom and feel very close to the "egg" that grew inside you. Things you need to think about are: 1. Are you going to consider this "your" child? Don't...
A Good Breast Pump ?
I don't know where you live, but you can get a free quality dual breast pump if you donate milk to a milk bank for premies. It's very flexible and you can ...
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- I rented a breast pump from the hospital for the first few weeks until I knew I was going to be breastfeeding for a long time and needed to buy my own pump. It wasn't...
- The Medela is the best portable dual pump I know of. Try checking at children's resale shops or Craigs list, E-bay, friends, etc. Don't be freaked if it's second han...
- Did you know you can rent breast pumps from medical supply stores? I rented a hospital grade pump when our son was born and it worked great.
"Hand Me Down" Breastpump.
The practice of re-using single user pumps may be dangerous because some disease organisms are know to be present in the breast milk of infected women. ...
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- DON'T BORROW A BREASTPUMP! As a lactation consultant I have seen multiple mothers with yeast infections and mastitis from using someone elses breatpump. The pumps you...
- I gave my pump to my best friend to use. She works at Children's hospital and questioned / polled several co-workers (Dr's, nurses, educators, etc) on the safety of do...
- You seem to have gotten a lost of responses saying that it is just fine as long as you replace the tubing and such. What I have read and researched though strongly su...
What Made You Give up on Breastfeeding?
I had to give my son a bottle of breast milk for the first time last ... who's mom produced so much milk, she was sending it down to one of those donation ...
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- I tried my hardest with both my girls to breastfeed but neither one of them wanted anything to do with the breast! They lost so much weight and I felt so horrible for ...
- I quit because I was miserable and I hated it. I did it for 4 months and that was enough. I seriously went into a depression because of it. I am not one to public bres...
- I don't get it but I would say that more poeple need to let others live. Live and let live and mind your own business. What ever happened to those two sayings?
Increasing Milk Production- Fenugreek And/or Blessed Thistle
Jun 29, 2009 ... and that will suppress milk production (also why some blood donation centers ... Breastmilk Reduction - How Do You Get It to Come Back ...
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- If I were you, I'd nurse every 2 hours and then pump half an hour or so after you are finished. You only need to pump for 10 minutes or so. You said you are EITHER n...
- Apologies if this is a repeat - I only skimmed the other responses. Drink lots and lots of water - it is so easy to get dehydrated when nursing, and that will suppres...
- I drank mothers milk tea at krogers, fiesta, and gnc. I was able to nurse for a year.
Need Help with Deciding Which Formula Is Best for My Baby. He's Been Constipated
Can my breastmilk make him constipated? I heard that it can't but maybe someone else's ..... a volunteer milk donation site that pairs donors with families. ...
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- Hi vineette. My son god constapated at 3months too i was giving the similac advance w/irong my self. what i did too get in to go which was ok by my doctor was to g...
- My daughter had the same issue. We used Similac Advance and started adding prune juice to one of her bottles on a daily basis (we called it her cappuccino because of ...
- Make sure YOU are eating enough fruit. I am exclusively breastfeeding and when my three month old was getting crampy and finding it hard to go, I found this helped her...
12 Week Old Having Trouble Breastfeeding Due to Grunting and Straining.
Your baby may also not want to work to get breastmilk and that could be ...... We got a lot of her extras because there isn't a donation facility around. ...
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- Hi Jennifer, I suggest contact LLL Legue. Here is the link to find the nearest one http://www.llli.org/webindex.html. There is one at Birthcare in Alexandria the ...
- Wow, sounds so familiar. I went through the same thing with my daughter. Turned out she had reflux. You may want to ask your doctor about that. She was put on Prev...
- She may have some gastro issues that may be small solution by maybe not breastfeeding, or diluting your breastmilk with water.
