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Formula/Breast Feeding
Read all 42 responses: "My daughter is 5 days old and I have been breastfeeding since I left the hospital but also formula feeding because my milk took a ...
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- Hi S., I am a big supporter of breast feeding and a Mom to my almost-3-year-old daughter, Ava. I know that what you are going through is a challenge, but I want to te...
- I would suggest pumping your milk. Breast feeding really is the best source of nutrition for a baby. That way at least you know how much she is eating at one time. ...
- Hi S. congratulations on your bundle of joy. first off i would continue with the breast feeding for as long as possible. the longer you do it the better it is for the...
Breastfed Baby to Formula
I am little nervous that he will get an upset stomach or worse will not want to nurse anymore. As anyone else supplemented a bedtime feeding with formula? ...
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- Aleisha- Congratulations on breast feeding for 7 months... that's truly wonderful. I read most of the responses and I think that you know your baby best and should f...
- you should try giving that baby some cereal his poor little tummy is probably starving. I know doctor and some poeple say it is not good but it is just make it as wate...
- I breastfed both my girls for a year or more and we started solids at 6 mos. Maybe you could give him a later dinner or snack before bed to fill him up rather than sup...
4 Month Old Daughter Has Recently Become Very Fussy About Bottle Feeding-
Read all 9 responses: "My 4 month daughter used to eat on a normal (for her age) eating schedule. I do a mix of breast and formula. Just recently she has ...
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- What bottles are you using. If you are not already...try the Breastflow bottles. My son won't use any other bottle. Another reason is she could be teething. Our son wa...
- I assume you've tried Mother's Milk tea to increase your milk production. Another thing you can try is Alfalfa tablets. Take 6 to 8 prior to going to bed. You'll be am...
- she may be teething and the bottle nipple is harder and hurts more than the breast. maybe try sippy cups. she really shouldnt have a bottle when sleeping anyway. you d...
How Much and How Often for Feeding a 9 Month Old?
Wake up - cereal mixed with formula or breast milk plus 1/2 jar fruit. Mid- morning - nurse or bottle feed. Noon time - other 1/2 jar fruit and 1/2 jar ...
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- A typical feeding schedule for a 9 month old would look something like this: Wake up - cereal mixed with formula or breast milk plus 1/2 jar fruit Mid-morning - nu...
- I breastfed all of my children until at least their first birthday, and they had varied appetites for solids. My first daughter ate almost no solids--at most a tables...
- my son will soon be 9 months and this is the schedule that has been working for us. when he gets up in the morning, usually around 7 or 8, he plays for about 45 minute...
Kirkland Formula
Apr 30, 2009 ... Kirkland Formula. Does this compare to Similac? Taste at all similar? I have been feeding my son Similac for 10 months. ...
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- I had the same question because we feed Enfamil at home and the day care offered to supply Kirkland. Our daughter's pediatrician saw no issue with using the Kirkland ...
- HI, T. - Yes, it is EXACTLY the same. My niece worked for Abbott Labs in Casa Grande. They are the manufacturers of Similac. Their plant manufactures the Kirkland ...
- I don't know anything about Kirkland formula, however I used to use some off brand formula. I think it was Carnation or something like that. Just look at the nutrition...
Soy Formula
I would like and appreciate any help whether negative or positive on the subject of soy formula vs. regular formula. I am breast feeding but supplementing ...
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- HI N., I just wanted to let you know that we fed our little girl Soy formula the first yr of her life and she did great! She wasn't able to drink the regular stuff ...
- I am doing the same thing. I breastfeed as much as I can and I supplement with soy formula when I work. I was pumping, but two electic pumps broke and i can't afford...
- My son was put on soy formula (was in NICU for a week--long story) because of an intolerance of regular formula & his reflux. He drank that for the first year, switch...
Feeding
When is it the righ time to start feeding your child more solid foods other than cereal and juice? Right now she eats a 6oz. bottle of formula with cereal ...
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- I agree with S.'s advice on solids and cradle cap. Although with my son, I did end up using a very small amt of dandruff shampoo (neutrogena t-gel) and that cleared i...
- i'd wait at least 6 months. the earlier you introduce foods/juices, the more likely they will develop allergies to those foods as well as allergies in general. cradl...
- All the advice written out there say to wait till they are 4 to 6 months to introduce food. So I waited till he was a little over 5 months cause I got tired of nursing...
Too Much Feeding?
If there is formula left over after the feeding then you know it was too much. I f he drains the bottle then he really is hungry! ...
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- Neither one of my sons lasted long between feedings, even on formula. Once I stopped nursing, I thought they would stretch out their feedings, but my peditrician told...
- Why are you worried about the feedings? Is he gaining too much weight? 7 weeks is a hard time to stretch out the night feedings. Maybe you could up the ounces in the b...
- Hi J.,I'm not sure why your baby is on soy formula. Maybe an allergy? Babies need to eat when they are hungry. I would not advise adding cereal at this point. It i...
Baby Not Feeding
Also my girls were slow feeders could not take the amount of formula that the Neonatologist required without getting tired They were both on a feeding tube ...
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- Hi, He needs to develop the suck response. Ask the nurses or doctor how to initiate this! L. P.
- Some NICU will let the mom nurse. Could this be an option? Or at least hold the baby(tubes and all) while trying to feed the bottle.
- hi my son born 6 wks early and stayed at nicu for a month. he as on feeding tube because he doesnt have strong suck yet. i always spend all day with my son eveyday an...
Started Soy Formula Now Won't Sleep
Well you mentioned you had previously been breast feeding, could it be that he's not eating enough now that you're giving him formula? ...
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- It really could be a tooth. But the changes you have made in his diet might temproarily effect his sleeping pattern, its like with any adult - if you all of a sudd...
- My son was very particular after I stopped breastfeeding him and I wound up trying goat's milk based on a recommendation from another mom. He loved it and easily swit...
- I wouldn't stop the soy formula, especially if he's taking it. It could be a ton of reasons... maybe he's growing so he's hungrier and that is waking him up. He could ...
