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Vitamin Drops and Breastfeeding
Oct 16, 2009 ... I know the AAP is recommending a supplement of vitamin D, at the minimum, these days, especially for kids in our area. I breastfed my boys, ...
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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...
Breastfeeding
Lots of hospital lactation consultants, from what I've heard from folks, do not help as much with breastfeeding and are quick to have you supplement. ...
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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...
Help My Milk Has Not Come in Yet!!!
I am currently still pumping and breastfeeding him the colostorom and supplementing with formula but wonder if my milk will ever come in. ...
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- A friend of mine had the same problem and it was because they had not removed her placenta, I hope that's not the case with you, it should definently be in by now! Goo...
- My baby nurse recomended a tea from Whole Foods..Mother'Milk and it helped my milk come in-- Hope that helps and best of luck. You can call the hospital for a lactat...
- This same thing happened to me. I had to have an emergency c-section and it took me 2-3 weeks before my milk fully came in. I was advised to nurse frequently and pum...
Breastfeeding to Formula Question
Breastfeeding to Formula Question. So Im starting school on Oct 20th and still ... My milk supply is too low and I have had to supplement I am VERY happy ...
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- My milk supply is too low, and I have had to supplement. I am VERY happy with Similac Advanced with Early Shield. We tried the entire Enfamil line, and my baby had tro...
- I know other mommy's who have the talent to be able to pump on one side while their little one is nursing on the other. This helped increase how much they got because...
- I just weaned my son, and we're doing well with the Sam's Club brand--same ingredients as the big names, but sooo much less expensive! He did do find with Similac Adv...
Nursing, but Pumping at Work
Congratulations to you for continuing to breastfeed and pumping at work You ... do not need to worry or supplement Breastfeeding is a supply and demand She ...
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- You have plenty of good advice. I just wanted to say great job for keeping it up!
- B., I had the same feeling with both of my boys. What I decided was as long as they were not still hungry and slept well, than they were getting all of the nourish...
- I had a good consumer-grade pump for work (Medela Pump in Style), but wound up renting a hospital-grade pump for a couple months and took Fenugreek and that made a hug...
Question: How Many Ounces Should a Four Month Old Be Eating?
Breastfed babies do not take as much milk in their bottles as formula fed babies . Do NOT supplement your child based on your peds information. ...
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- Your ped is way off here. A breastfed baby does not eat that much. My son was maybe pushing 6 oz per feeding by the time he was a year. Prior to that he was getting...
- If this is what your pediatrician said, he/she has no clue about breastfed babies, nor does he/she appear to be very supportive of a mother who wants to exclusively br...
- When I had my son by 4 months he was up to 10 ounces every feeding. Well then I talked to my pediatrician and after talking with her, she suggested to put him on cere...
Mixing Breast Milk with Formula
But I have a 5wk old and she is breastfed but my milk either seems to give her belly..." ... Breastfeeding - Shortage of Milk, Supplementing with Formula ...
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- I agree with all the PPs. Supplementing with formula isn't necessary and will interfere with your supply. I know how difficult it is in the beginning when you are so u...
- I don't think she is getting enough hind milk. That is the fattening good stuff! Idealy she should be nursing for between 10-20 min on each side (it's okay if she do...
- Hey C.. My daughter had issues with not being able to suck well and didn't take to the breast well. She was very small at birth. I did bottles and pumped and altern...
3 Month Old Not Pooping Enough
I breastfeed and supplement with Similac Organic because I don't make a whole lot of milk. I feel since I do both something should be coming out. ...
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- Hi B H, My son is 2 1/2 months and he poops once a day or every other day. I was quite concerned since he was pooping at every feeding. I did breastfeed but my su...
- I'm with your doc. It's not abnormal for young babies to go a few days without pooping. I remember my daughter once went a week without pooping. Granted, that's pretty...
- It is totally normal for them not to poop everyday at 3 months. I had the same concerns, and of course it happened at the same time that I had just gave him a formula...
Dha and ARA
What is available as a supplement to add to baby food I know Beech Nut makes some food with it already in I also breastfeed and take omega3 so I know she is ...
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- yes my dr said the same as lisa g. i nursed my 2 year old daughter for a year and my son who is 3 months i plan on doing the same.
- I don't know if it has Dha and ARA, but Shaklee makes a phenomenal children's vitamin that is in powdered form. Since you are nursing, your baby actually doesn't need ...
- There is a book called "Super Baby Food" written by Ruth Yaron that has many great ideas on how to make babyfood more nutritous. If you don't want to buy the book I'm...
Breastfed 8 Month Old Won't Switch to Formula
Breastfeeding didn't work as well with my second child and I gave her formula to supplement and then switched fully because it was easier. Good Luck. ...
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- Does she drink pumped milk? That will tell you whether it is the bottles or the content of the bottle. If it is the content, then try starting with pumped breast mil...
- Hello Hang in there and just finish up nursing until she is a year old. My first daughter took months and months to get used to a bottle/sippy cup with formula. S...
- I had a similar problem with my son. He just refused formula. He would take breast milk from bottles, but not formula, unitl we tried Similac Organic. I stoped nursing...
