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Breastfeeding - Anyone Had to Take Prescription Medicine?
Did your doctor tell you to stop nursing? If so, he/she must not be an advocate of nursing. I would speak with your OB/GYN about the drug transfers or refer ...
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- Sorry for the delay. I just got in touch with a good friend, a lactation consultant and nurse. Okay...so you CAN keep breastfeeding!!! When you are taking Zithromax...
- Hi, I had pnemonia during the first 9 weeks of my pregnancy. The dr.'s had to give me an antibiotic and ensured me that it was safe to take during the pregnancy. ...
- Did your doctor tell you to stop nursing? If so, he/she must not be an advocate of nursing. I would speak with your OB/GYN about the drug transfers or refer to the a...
Stopped Breastfeeding After 5 Days - How to Control the Swelling
Sometimes there are valid medical reasons to stop nursing If you were having a tough time with it and would just like to chat Id be happy to talk to ya I ...
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- If you are really sure you want to stop, you can take sudafed. It's one of the medicines that you can not take much of while nursing because it drys you up. This isn...
- I have gone through this 5 times! I would wear 2 very tight sports bras ALL THE TIME! I mean ones that you have to peel on. Basically, ones you wore before you were...
- call your Dr there is a medication they can give you to dry you up . I took it after both my sons. Believe me it was a great help I hurt so bad i cried.
Anyone Ever Told to Stop Dairy While Breastfeeding?
Read all 10 responses: "My daughter has been really gassy lately and seems really uncomfortable, so the RN suggested that I cut out dairy and hopefully she ...
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- I hope you have better luck than I did. I cut out dairy, peanut products, wheat products, cruciferous foods, you name it, I stopped eating it. Nothing made a diffe...
- My son was generally colicy and had a lot tummy discomfort. We found a tiny bit of blood tinged mucous in his diaper, a sign of a milk protein intolerance (which he o...
- Yes... I had to eliminate most all dairy from my diet while nursing & it made a HUGE difference right away. We also had issues later on when we had to introduce formul...
How to relieve breast pain during weaning?
Weaning does not mean to stop nursing all at once. Try taking away a feeding at a time, that will help you not be so engorged or pump one less time a day. ...
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- I think you should still breastfeed. You still have 4 months until they should be on the bottle. Unless this makes you uncomfortable. Have you talked to your doctor ab...
- I had to quit cold turkey on breast feeding because I was put on a medication that my daughter could not have. After a day of pain, I pumped every bit out of my breas...
- Weaning does not mean to stop nursing all at once. Try taking away a feeding at a time, that will help you not be so engorged or pump one less time a day. For the pa...
Breastfeeding with an Illness
Definately do not stop nursing!! She's already been exposed to it (not by your milk, but by contact), and needs your antibodies to help her get over it. ...
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- Your body is fighting the virus and reating antibodies to do so. The only way your daughter is getting these antibodies is through your breast milk. Her immune system ...
- I recommend calling your doctor. When I had food poisoning, the doctor recommended to "pump and dump" until I was symptom-free. They said food poisoning is one of th...
- Definately do not stop nursing!! She's already been exposed to it (not by your milk, but by contact), and needs your antibodies to help her get over it.
Birth Control Pills While Breast Feeding
I think if you are worried about the risk just use condums until you stop nursing. Personaly I would just be anxious about even if they said it was okay. ...
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- I took the mini pill during all three of my childrens nursing. I started it with my girls (now 6/9)after the 6 week postpartum checkup and with my son at the same time...
- i would highly recommend using only physical barriers while breast feeding. khairete S.
- I went on the regular pill around 11 months, since I had dropped to 4 feedings a day, because we KNEW we didn't want more children and didn't want the rist. I was wil...
Breastfeeding to Formula
Also, since I will be stopping nursing, are there any suggestion or tips on how to make the "drying up" process the quickest and with the least amount of ...
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- It is always best to transition slowly. Especailly to reduce the pain you will be in if you just switch her. If she hasn't had many bottles, you will want to start p...
- Before making this decision, I would encourage you to do all the research and a little bit of soul searching. Breastmilk is superior to any brand of baby formula. It...
- Go slow. Be sure you really want to do the change (expense, ease, bonding, etc.) You could always keep the morning and evening feed for awhile. If you really think ...
How Do You Stop a Child from Biting While Nursing?
Read all 13 responses: "my son has discovered biting, i have my heart on breastfeeding for the first year but i am getting discouraged because he bites me ...
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- My little girl who is alsmost 9 months is doing the same thing. I've notice when she goes to bite if I stick my pinkie on the side of her month just inside she can't s...
- I've breastfed 3 toddlers and when they started to bite, I stopped nursing, said "ow, that hurt!" It worked with all 3 of them. Stopping a behavior and redirecti...
- Everytime he bites, immediately remove him from the breast, and firmly say no, then look hurt and say owwie. It may take a couple of tries, but he'll get it. It's ...
Self-weaning and Extended Breastfeeding
Oct 8, 2009 ... i doubt my 2+ yr old daughter would have selfweaned when i was ready to stop she was nursing before sleepingtwice a day she gave no trouble ...
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- Hi H., My daughter breastfed until she was almost 3 years old! It was only at night or once in a while some other stressful time during the day.... not regularly for ...
- I've only got a second right now so I will write more later, but I just wanted to let you know you're not alone! My son is 2 years 4 months old and still breastfeedin...
- You sound like a wonderful mother who is very concerned about your daughter's well-being and in the end that's what matters most. No, you are most definetely not the o...
Could I Be Pregnant?!?
Also, if I am pregnant, should I stop nursing right away? ... There is no need to stop nursing while pregnant. If you are told this by your doctor, ...
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- Yes you could be...I was in major denial and thought my period was just being wacky becuase I was still nursing. I started getting nausea and found out I was 3 months...
- there's definately a chance you could be pregnant... a home pregnancy test will be able to tell you by now... i was recently a week late, after being pretty regular, b...
- Hi J., There is no need to stop nursing!! If you are pregnant your milk supply may decrease over time but it shouldn't be a big deal since your dd is already 12 mo...
