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Introducing Solids to a Breastfed Baby
He is still breastfed and I am offering him all of his usual feedings like the ... Your little sweetie will let you know if he isn't getting enough. ...
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- my baby just started solids too. i chose the route of organic oats. i feed him 4 tbsp. 2x a day (10am and 6pm) i do this for two weeks, and then introduce a new vege...
- Hi M....congratulations on your little one. He sounds like my guy (who's now almost nine months). My son is a chow-hound and gobbles up whatever I give him. At six mon...
- What an exciting time. You're doing everything perfect. Just remember to adhere to the 4 day rule when introducing new foods. I also recommend feeding your baby before...
Night Weaning Breastfed Baby
Maybe dad getting up a few nights when baby wakes up so you aren't tempted. ..... The only way I could wean my breastfed son at night was to kick him out of ...
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- I felt that my son needed to nurse at night until at least 18 months. However, I let him nurse at night until he was 2.5 because I didn't have any help at night. I t...
- I'm not sure what your sleeping arrangements are but... The only way I could wean my breastfed son at night was to kick him out of my bed. I waited until he was a yea...
- I am starting to go through the same thing (except not trying to get pregnant!)..we also believe in attachement parenting. Below is a link to an article...we found it...
Breastfed Baby to Formula
I breastfed both my girls for a year or more and we started solids at 6 mos. .... First of all, congratulations on getting this far with the breast feeding! ...
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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...
5 Day Old Baby, 3 Year Old Has a Cold and Wants to Touch - Help!
Oct 12, 2009 ... And how do I keep her from getting sick? She's breastfed, but we've "topped her off" with about 1oz of formula at each feeding for the last ...
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- When I told my husband about your post, he jokingly asked me if I posted this and forgot I did. :) My 2.5 year old son got a virus from a friend of his and then passe...
- J., I too have a newborn and two older children. Here's some advice: 1. Keep the baby in a pack n play, swing or crib - off the floor where "big brother" can ...
- Love on that 3 year old little boy as much as possible, and your immunities to the virus will kick in and be passed to the baby. You of course will risk getting sick, ...
Diarrhea in Breastfed Infant
Is it possible that he's only getting foremilk and not much hind milk? one thing that .... How on earth can you tell if a breastfed infant has diarrhea? ...
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- I'm sorry your little guy is having tummy troubles so soon. I am a pediatric respiratory therapist and this sounds like possible symptoms of cystic fibrosis. Don't loo...
- Has anyone checked him for an impaction? Often times diarhea is a sign of constipation. If he's pushing so hard to give himself a hemrrhoid, it may be that he is cons...
- How on earth can you tell if a breastfed infant has diarrhea? Not being snarky at all, just I have no idea how you would tell. Normal breastfeeding poops look very r...
Breastfed Baby Refusing Bottle
I have an 8 week old who's gets breastfed and milk in a bottle (since week 1). .... A., I had a hard time getting my 2nd daughter to take the bottle, too, ...
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- A., I am in the same position but my baby is 15 months old. I think once they choose what they like it's hard to switch back and forth. Maybe if you were away for lo...
- My daughter was the same way, refused bottles everytime we tried to give her one. The day I went back to work I was SO worried, but she drank 2 bottles like a champ a...
- I had the exact same problem with my daughter at the same age. Except she was with Grandma and Mommy and Daddy were at a Bruins game when she suddenly decided that bot...
I Am Trying to Start a Schedule for My 3 Month Old Who Is Breastfed.
I breast fed my first son & he wanted to nurse every 1-1 1/2 hrs which means he ... I b/f my twins and was also not sure how much they were getting at their ...
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- I b/f my twins and was also not sure how much they were getting at their last feeding before bed so I pumped and bottle fed them the last feeding before bedtime so I n...
- I breast fed my first son & he wanted to nurse every 1-1 1/2 hrs which means he was using me as a pacifier more often than not. Now with my 2nd son he is bottle fed (l...
- she is only 12 weeks old her little body is not ready for a schedule especially if you are breastfeeding her. If you are going to continue breastfeeding her you shoul...
Trouble with Bottle Feeding
Getting My Breastfed Baby to Take a Bottle · 16 · 4 Month Breast Fed Baby Refused Bottle · 15 · 3 12 Month Old Son Refuses to Take the Bottle ...
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- the gagging might mean that the bottle's nipple holes are too large. Since he has a big appetite, he is always sucking very hard on you to increase your milk producti...
- My oldest daughter did the exact same thing, only I was returning to week when she was 11 weeks old and was going to be away about 8 hours a day. Her solution? Sleep...
- My son had trouble with the nipples on the bottles. He wanted a flow that was closer to mine. Try different nipples, and don't be afraid to try one that is designed ...
Having Trouble Getting My Son to Take a Bottle
Having Trouble Getting My Son to Take a Bottle. I breastfeed my son who is four months old and recently I have gone back to work part-time so I have to pump ...
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- When I took my daughter off the breast at six months I had to leave her with my mom. If she could smell me and the breast milk then that was all she wanted. Get your...
- My daughter never did take a bottle. I had to have surgery and i was breastfeeding. My mother was taking care of her. she was about 4 months old. she never accepted an...
- I used the gerber ones with the big nipples with my daughter and they were the only ones she would take till she was older.
Breastfed to Enfamil Next Step or Cow's Milk?
I breastfed exclusively until my son was about a year old and I switched him ... I believe that after a year, he should be getting all of his nutritional ...
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- I believe that after a year, he should be getting all of his nutritional needs met by table foods, so cow's milk should be sufficient. There is really no nutritional ...
- You don't need to give him formula after weaning. At one year, kids can start to drink regular (cow's) milk. I started my son on yo baby yogurt when he weaned at 11 mo...
- There is no need for the toddler formula. Your child will get everything he needs from table food and Vitamin D milk. Our doctor also put our daughter on a vitamin whe...
