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3.5 Month Old Hasn't Pooped in 36 Hours
... she was doing 1-2 a day. She is strictly breastfed, with maybe 1-2 bottles of..." ... I was told that during growth spurts that is not uncommon. ...
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- What's wrong with a bottle of prune juice cut with water once a day (along with breast milk of course) until things get going? Got my girl going at that age. They make...
- Don't stress about it! Mine did the same thing (she's 5 months now). She's breastfed, and generally poops every day, 1-2 times a day. However, about the same age, i...
- My baby's 4 1/2 months old and he was really regular too. Every morning around 11 he would go for his morning poop. Then all of a sudden since about 3 weeks ago he's...
Babywise and Breastfeeding
I did watch the video on breastfeeding the babywise way. .... but when they hit a growth spurt, they would nurse every 30 minutes at times. ...
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- With my first, I started off using Babywise, but it wasn't working for me or my daughter. She was never satisfied and I would get horribly, painful blocked ducts. Al...
- Hi C.! Congratulations on breastfeeding! It's definitely the best way to nourish your baby. I breast fed all four of mine for a minimum of 1 year, (my 17 month old...
- Hi, I see a lot of controversy over Babywise, and some good advice on both sides. You'll have to weigh it all and decide for yourself what works for you and your f...
Watery Milk
I started out breastfeeding but switched to pumping and bottle feeding about 2 weeks ... It also changes as the baby gets older, and during growth spurts, ...
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- Hi S....I'm not sure I can help you with your milk question. I would talk to your Doctor or a lactation consultant. If you are concerned with the quality of milk may...
- You milk changes as your children grow and some people's milk is more fatty than others. Your babies don't need as much fat as they did 7 1/2 weeks ago so your milk w...
- If you are really concerned, you should see a lactation specialist. Usually your ob/gyn or perhaps even the hospital where you gave birth can recommend one. But her...
12 Week Old Having Trouble Breastfeeding Due to Grunting and Straining.
I had so many problems with breastfeeding (both on my end and the baby's) .... Sometimes babies go through growth spurts and that's why they need more milk ...
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- Hi Jennifer, I suggest contact LLL Legue. Here is the link to find the nearest one http://www.llli.org/webindex.html. There is one at Birthcare in Alexandria the ...
- Wow, sounds so familiar. I went through the same thing with my daughter. Turned out she had reflux. You may want to ask your doctor about that. She was put on Prev...
- She may have some gastro issues that may be small solution by maybe not breastfeeding, or diluting your breastmilk with water.
How Early Is Too Early to Feed a Little Rice Cereal in the Bottle?
Sep 6, 2009 ... She even seems to be more satisfied during the daymaybe she was going through a growth spurt before I am still breastfeeding majority of ...
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- All kids react different to the rice cereal, i was feeding my kids cereal at 2months and never had problems with gas or any of those things. So maybe try for 1 or 2 we...
- Please resist the temptation to put cereal in the bottle. Babies digestive systems are not mature enough to handle solids until they are 4 months old. If they were, Go...
- All of the different pediatricians I've had said to wait until the baby is 4 months, but six is better, to introduce rice cereal. All three of my kids ate every 2 hou...
6 Week Old with Large Shift in Sleep Schedule
Yup, growth spurt at six weeks, like everyone else said. Don't sweat it thinking that the breastfeeding is part of the problem. ...
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- Hi R., I have 2 boys (6 months and 22 months) I breastfed both as well and from my experience it is a growth spurt. He eats often just to get your body to produce mor...
- Babies are constantly changing and discovering. Gone are the days and nights of peaceful times.lol Something that my grandma told me. Anyway, it probably is a growth ...
- I agree sounds like a growth spurt.To help your little one sleep better try infant massage check out the website at www.aspecialbond.org
Advice on Breastfeeding "On Demand"
(100% for weight, but also 100% for height) He is 100% breastfed. ... From what I remember 4 months is a growth spurt time, so it's pretty hard to know if ...
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- Your baby's interest in nursing is your best guide to what he needs, not your doctor's scale. Breastfed babies generally level out themselves and don't tend to be obes...
- My son is a big boy too (18.5 lbs) and I nurse on demand (he's 5 mos), and I find he nurses every 2-3 hours during the day and 3-4 hours at night. I can tell if he is...
- I think you should feed the baby when the baby is HUNGRY. If he is just fussy try another method. Also being a new mom you may not have known the difference. I have...
Help with Constipation
going through a growth spurt in 2 answersThe leader said that he was probably ... Is your baby breastfed My son went through this around 1112 weeks He once ...
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- I had twins that where in the NICU for over 6 weeks. My son had constipation often. They would give him a small sliver of a supository and insert it w/ a q-tip and vas...
- I have the same problem with my daughter. I have found that giving the Libby's Juicy Juice for a couple of days that it works as a natural laxative. If I don't do this...
- They told me to try the karo syrup and prune juice also and it did nothing. I used the suppository every now and then. They don't like you to use it a lot. Even if y...
Having Trouble Pumping, Looking for Guidance....
The spurt passed, and while I still breastfeed her daily (and pump once a day at work most days), the demand and my supply has dropped off a lot since she's ...
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- I returned to work when my daughter was 8 weeks. I began pumping at about 5 weeks to build up a supply too. My mom passed when my daughter was 5 weeks old and then m...
- When I was having trouble with my milk supply a nurse told me about breast compression. Unfortunatley I lost the address to the website she recommended, but its worth...
- I breastfed/pumped for 3 months and pumped exclusively for the following 7 months--so I have learned a few things along the way. There are probably two reasons that y...
Hunger, Sleepy or Colic?!?!?
My daughter was going through a growth spurt She is eating more and it is also ... children's advocatesounds like the breastfeeding is helping to sooth her ...
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- My daughter also would not sleep unless I was holding her, its exhausting sometimes but now that she is 10 months old I miss those days. It doesnt sound like colic.......
- Getting shots will make babies more tired and cranky. Could just be a side effect of that. They will start eating more as they grow as well, so she could just be hun...
- Hi Vitoria, You know I dont really think she has colic..my son has colic and he is a handful and really hard to calm down and just feeding him wouldnt make him calm...
