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"Extended" Breastfeeding and Weaning
I breastfed my first child until 14 months and my second until 20 months. My first was really easy to wean, as I was pregnant and he self-weaned around the ...
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- Hi M., I, too, thought I would be done breastfeeding at 12 months or so. But it was going along fine and I didn't mind the extended time. I ended up breastfeeding m...
- Hi, I breastfed all 4 of my children. None of them had EVER had formula. Most weaned themselves but my one son was still breastfeeding til about a month before my ne...
- I think everyone's a little different, but for us about 15 months was the best for us. I took away a feeding a month for the last three months, which helped me recove...
Vitamin Drops and Breastfeeding
Oct 16, 2009 ... I've breastfed all of my children and each time the pediatrician (two different ones) told me to supplement with the vitamin drops. ...
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- ~I need to add a comment after reading some other responses. GOD MADE BREASTMILK PERFECT! He would NOT have overlooked anything important for our babies..... ...
- Our Dr prescribed them as well, and I recommend giving them to your daughter. I didn't keep up with them for my son, and he never really ate much solid foods (to this ...
- Our doctor just recently told us that breastfed babies do not need the extra vitamins and in fact he doesn't recommend any vitamins for kids until they are 2 years old...
Weaning and Gaining Weight Afterwards
I breastfeed both of my children until they were about 15 to 18 months. I didn't gain any weight. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- If you continue to eat the way you did while breastfeeding, you will gain weight. Once you have her weaned you will need to cut down on your caloric intake. It's not t...
- Hi A. Congrats on BF this long! To answer your question - you will gain weight if don't follow a diet that you were on before pregnancy and BF. With BF, your body n...
- Hello! I breastfeed both of my children until they were about 15 to 18 months. I didn't gain any weight.
Breastfeeding and Pregnant
Hi I am H. I breastfed 3 children. Although I never did it while pregnant with another child. I will tell you that if you pay attention to your childs ...
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- I had a 6mo old when I got pregnant with my third child and I breastfed until I was about 6 months pregnant. My doctor never said anything about it and my pediatricia...
- There is no reason you should have to wean, especially if you and your little one aren't ready! There's a great book, called The Nursing Mother's Companion that I have...
- Hi I am H. I breastfed 3 children. Although I never did it while pregnant with another child. I will tell you that if you pay attention to your childs behavior close...
Pregnancy Symptoms While Breast Feeding
I got pregnant while I was breastfeeding with two of my children, so it is definitely a possibility! I would recommend taking a pregnancy test. ...
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- I have not experienced this myself, but have two friends and a grandmother that did become pregnant while breast feeding. You should call your doctor about your sympt...
- I have a sister who got pregnant while she was breastfeeding. For some women, breastfeeding is good birth control, for others it's not. I would take a test or see yo...
- I felt sick when i was breast feeding but wasn't pregnant. Breast feeding isn't birthcontrol and it is possible to become pregnant while breast feeding. I would take a...
Help Weaning Breastfed Baby - He Won't Take Formula Bottle from Me
I breastfed three children, two until 18 mos and one until 6 mos (she had allergies and I had to stop). The first bottles were difficult but they got the ...
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- that is not uncommon at all.....the baby can still smell your milk, so he thinks that is what he should be getting. I was told to try to turn the baby away from you.....
- Have you tried giving him the formula in a sippy cup? My sister transitioned her son from the breast directly to a sippy cup at six months - he never had a bottle at ...
- Hi S., Call the Le Leche League resource person. Depending where you live. ###-###-#### or 1-###-###-#### There is a Lactation Consultant at ###-###-#### at ...
Need Advice About Pain Meds and Breastfeeding
First of all Congrats on breastfeeding for 6 months that is awesome. I have had three children and breastfeed all of them on the same note I have had 3 C- ...
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- Yes, I had two C Sections and one I was on Percocet and the other I was on Loritab. both are fine for baby. W.
- Wow, a broken leg and a newborn... hard work! My second and third babies were born via c-section. Both times, I took Percocet for a couple of weeks and exclusively b...
- I have breastfed on percoset and my son has been in the 99th percentile since birth. I also had to use vicodin while pregnant w/ my daughter because my knee went out a...
Post-breastfeeding Body
I breastfed 4 children and my breasts never shrunk. My 1st mother-in-law, however, had 4 children which she never nursed. Her bra size went down from a D to ...
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- A close friend is visiting me for the first time since I had (and breastfed) my son and one of the first things he said was, "Dude, your breasts shrunk." That's what I...
- Hi H., What you've experienced is very normal. It's because while you were pregnant your body produced the ductal structure required for breastfeeding. Now that you...
- I breastfed 4 children and my breasts never shrunk. My 1st mother-in-law, however, had 4 children which she never nursed. Her bra size went down from a D to an A, an...
Breastfeeding and Pregnancy
I breastfed exclusively as well ... all 5 children. The last two act almost like twins. When the baby was 4 months old, I had NOT started my period yet. ...
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- I breastfed exclusively as well ... all 5 children. The last two act almost like twins. When the baby was 4 months old, I had NOT started my period yet. I DID becom...
- As the other have said - YES!! My first was a fertility baby, then I got pregnant when she was 7 months old. No cycle, and breast feeding (although not exclusively. ...
- Hi A.. I haven't gotten pregnant while breastfeeding, but I have several friends who have--so I did a lot of research when my last son was born because I didn't want...
Advice for Breastfeeding First Time Mom
Believe me being a mother of 4 breastfed children, each experience was a little ... I'm breastfeeding my first child and at 17 1/2 months she is still going ...
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- Babies have a growth spurt at 6 weeks. My son had similar fussy periods at the breast. I am able to pump about 5 oz and I know my son is eating more than that based on...
- You're getting great advice! I would also suggest Baby Beloved. The website is: www.babybeloved.com for more info. They just moved downtown to the woman's health ce...
- Wow, you've gotten a ton of responses! The only thing I would add is also keep in mind that how much you pump is not always the same amount your child is eating. My so...
