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Very Slow to Gain Weight on Breastmilk
I think it would be far wiser to stay on the breastfeeding and not switch to formula. .... You can also be taking fish and/or flax oils in your diet. ...
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- You might want to meet with a lactation consultant. If you haven't already done this at home, they can determine how much milk you're producing and compare that with ...
- I am a mother of two wonderful girls (4.5 and 1.5). I didn't have any problems breast feeding each of them for an entire year. I worked full time, but pumped during ...
- I had breastfed all 3 of mine and they were all underweight almost 3 months behind average, sometimes their weight didn't change for a couple of weeks or went down for...
Constipation
Jun 15, 2009 ... As they grew and as their diet became more varied, we often had to ... F., if you are brestfeeding, have you considered maybe you're eating ...
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- Dear Mom, Are your breast feeding? Because Some breast fed babies absorb the nutrients MORE. If NOT then I suggest giving the girls 2 oz of water per day. Al...
- Prune juice diluted with water given several times a day works really well. At that age, give about 1 tsp 5-6 times a day, diluted of course. She is still very young...
- My girls (who are now 11 and 8 and still suffer from constipation), started having troubles as infants. We made their formula with prune juice instead of water, or a ...
Colic
I cut out all dairy foods out of my diet since I was breastfeeding. This helped a lot. I also used Baby's Bliss Gripe Water. I ordered it on Amazon.com. ...
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- Are you sure it isn't reflux? Babies can have "silent" reflux, mine did. Zantac worked like a charm!!
- Our daughter was 6 weeks early and very colicy. She really liked Baby Einstein music and DVD's- often would sooth her. Otherwise- even better is the book/DVD "Happiest...
- Since you didnt say if you were nursing or bottlefeeding, I would like to add that my daughter was bottlefeeding and when I switched her to bottle baby water, she quic...
Brand New Baby with Gas
So, her best bet may be one of the more expensive "pre-digested" sort of formulas or try to breastfeed again and watch her diet. ...
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- Similison is made for this....it saved me on my second child. HIGHLY recommended. You can get it most anywhere there are baby prods.
- Make sure you stop in mid-stream so to speak while feeding him and burp him more than once while feeding, and since he is on milk instead of breast milk it can't be w...
- He may not be able to handle lactose. There is another formula called Nutrangimen (think it's made by simalac) It's for babies that have gas/digestive problems. It'...
Any Suggestions on the Best Formula to Use for My 6 Week Old
First, While brestfeeding is best it does ot always work. ... sister who exclusively breasfeeds and eliminated almost everything from her diet has the gassy ...
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- Hi ~ I switched from GentleEase to ProSobee Lipil (light blue can)-Enfamils Soy version & it seemed to really help my daughter's digestion. Also there is a terrifi...
- My doctor recommends the Enfamil formula. We only use the basic formula (not for gas or fusiness). We did try the specialty one but did not see a big difference. Howev...
- I agree with the pp who said the Walmart brand is just fine and less expensive. We used it. What kind of bottles are you using? The Playtex VentAire bottles are s...
Extended Breast Feeding and the Introduction of Whole Milk
Milk is just one facet of an infants diet- where as Breast Milk contains ALL he ... Need Advice 1Yr Old Does Not like Milk. Want Him to Stop Brest Feeding. ...
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- I breastfed until my daughter was a year old. I was only doing it 3 times a day. We were out for lunch and she had already finished her juice. I had to get her somethi...
- affect his nutrition how? My 19 month old was introduced to whole milk at 12 months and he gets around 16-20 ozs a day and is as healthy as can be. 30 pounds and 34 in...
- Well, my son's proof that they don't HAVE to have milk. He has a milk allergy and still drinks formula (So sad I couldn't keep on a strict diet and BF longer) b/c he c...
Will Cabbage Leaves Help?
We are still breastfeeding. I said I was going to quit when she turned one ... to avoid sage in your diet when you are nursing--it affects your supply). ...
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- If you are looking for something to dry you up, or tone down your supply, I've got the trick--I had a major problem with engorgement when I played around with pumping ...
- I'm not sure about cabbage, but I'm a mother of 10 children. I breastfed all of them. I found that the more I gave them bottles of water or other liquids, I graduall...
- Personally if you want to nurse longer than is fine. I stopped when my boys got their first tooth and started moving around.......my decision. But I did try cabbage l...
Help with Preparing Formula Bottles
If you are wanting to continue with breastfeeding, pump while at work (you will need .... why families rely on formula for some or all of their baby's diet. ...
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- We had to supplement with formula since my breastmilk production is SO LOW. We use distilled water -- or you can use spring water. You just don't want to use tap wat...
- E., When I was nursing my babies I would nurse them at night and put them to bed. Then I would wait about 15 minutes to make sure the baby did not wake up and need t...
- Looks like you've gotten a lot of great suggestions so far... Here is what works for me. I am a breast-feeding, part-time working Mom with supply issues. So I pump e...
Bottle Help and Milk Prodution Help
Oct 20, 2009 ... I have been breastfeeding him. After I found this out we weighed him ... added formula to her diet and she started picking weight up and now ...
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- Try a herbal suppliment called Motherlove - More Milk Special Blend. I have a 7 month old daughter and when I first gave birth I had problems with my milk supply. My...
- I had the exact same thing with my son right about that age too. So I stressed, which really didn't help the milk production. This is what worked for me (per a lacta...
- Hi, T.. If you are able to make an appointment with an IBCLC (lactation consultant) she will be able to answer many questions and bring resolution. When you say unde...
Severe Joint Pain
It matters what your diet is like, exercise, how much you are taking in...and .... Also if your brestfeeding and not using one condsider a feeding pillow, ...
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- you may want to try acupuncture for pain management & also get blood work done to check your thyroid or see if you have any autoimmune illness going on. M.
- Hi Li, Congratulations on the birth of your son. I have a son too and he is the best! I had the same problem. I got really bad pains in my hips and legs (espec...
- I don't think it's pregnancy related, if it was it would have gone by now. I know I experienced many diffrent aces and pains with my last one but they were gone once h...
