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Need to Ease Engorged Breasts
Oct 22, 2009 ... I have used it after stopping nursing with both of my children and it was extremely effective I noticed a HUGE difference after just one day ...
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- Drinking 3-4 cups of sage tea will drastically reduce your milk supply and help you stop producing. You can either buy a box of sage tea in tea bags from a health f...
- I second the cabbage leaves and the hot showers. I also used motrin and drank peppermint tea and ate lots of the herb sage as those are supposed to reduce mike produc...
- Cabbage leaves worked for me. Whether it was a real help or placebo, I don't know. But it was a relief.
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...
When to Stop Feeding Baby During Middle of the Night
Read all 24 responses: "I am wondering when I should stop nursing my son during the night time, he will be six months old in one week.
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- My son is 21mo, this is what I remember our Dr. telling us. At 6 months they have enough stored fat that they should be able to sleep through the night. He told us t...
- we went through something very similar with our daughter... at her 6 mon check up, she was in the 90% for weight and our Dr said 'she doesn't need to nurse 2-3 times a...
- I think you do what you feel comfortable with. Every baby is different and every Dr. will give you slightly differet advice. Have you consulted with your Dr? They c...
Breastfeeding a 15 Month Old
Hi C., when my kids first started getting teeth, they would sometimes do the same thing, you just have to stop nursing them for a bit and then let them try ...
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- if you don't mind my asking, what is attachment parenting?
- C., You've received some good advice about taking her off the breast when she bites or grazes her teeth across your nipple. A few additional tips: if you feel she'...
- hi C., good for you, nursing all this time :) i breastfed both of my kids well into teeth, 18 mos and 15 mos, both times only stopping to get pregnant and because i ...
Weaning/breastfeeding Year Olds
You sound like your nursing is "stronger" so I guess maybe stop pumping and eventually reducing the nuring episodes over a few weeks. You'll produce less, ...
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- Congratulations on breastfeeding your twins! Thats incredible! Since you pump, I would take those 'feedings' out first. Stop pumping one session a day for a week. T...
- My son weaned from me, frankly, right before a year. I went back to work when he was 6 mo. old and pumped, but it got too painful, but we just nursed in the AM and th...
- First off congrats on BF w/o formula as long as you have. That's awesome. I would knock the afternoon feeding out. My DD was too distracted to feed at lunch so that...
Breastfeeding and Formula
E., Just know that once you start giving him bottle that is the start to stopping nursing. I had that same problems with my son. You should try just using ...
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- Hello E. and congrats and your new bundle of joy. I breastfeed my little boy (now 3) for the first two months then I pumped for a month after that and fead him with th...
- Hi, E. I definitely can relate to the spitting up part of your story. I attempted to breastfeed/pump for my kids, to no avail. The longest I went was 3 wks of pumpi...
- At his age, it's perfectly normal for him to wake up every 2 or 3 hours. Giving him formula isn't going to make him sleep more. If he's throwing up after nursing, it c...
Transitioning from Breastfeeding to Bottle
my son went through a biting phase and it did end and were still nursinghe's 2 y o Maybe youre okay with stopping breast feeding but if you dont really want ...
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- You might try putting her milk in a sippy cup; the type with a straw; not necessarily the one you have to tilt up to get the milk out of. It might just be different en...
- Ugh, I totally feel for you. While my daughter was always great with a bottle, we did have a number of periods of biting. Sometimes teething related, sometimes not. ...
- my son went through a biting phase and it did end and we're still nursing (he's 2 y/o). Maybe you're okay with stopping breast feeding, but if you don't really want t...
Help! Not Breastfeeding Anymore and Breasts HURT.
Read all 8 responses: "I have decided to stop breastfeeding my 1 yr old dd. I have tried to gradually stop nursing but some days we do really good and only ...
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- Cold frozen cabbage leaves for the bewbs, and sudafed or other medicines like it help dry you up faster. Does your DD take a pacifier? Try the nubby sipper cups if yo...
- It sounds really weird, but it works. I had to wean all at once, too. Cabbage leaves are instant relief. I think it also helps to dry you up, although not much. Th...
- First, try weaning, gradually. I know some people have a problem with this. But why not a bottle instead of a sippy cup. The nipples on the bottles are softer and s...
MRI Scan and Breastfeeding
I loved attending the meetings while I was nursing because it just helped to meet with moms that were nursing as ... Stopping Nursing for 3 Days - Should I? ...
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- I had MRI's, CT scans and x-rays about 3 months after my daughter was born. I was told to wait for 24-36 hours so I stockpiled my breastmilk before hand and then, as ...
- Hi just had an MRI a couple weeks ago. You will only have to pump and dump if they use the dye and then it would be for 24 hours that you would need to do that. If t...
- Hi, I had an MRI last summer, when I had my daughter. I remember them saying to wait at least 24 hours. Hope that helps and hope the MRI turns out okay. A.
Biting and Bruised/Bleeding Nipples - She Has Teeth!
and stopping the nursing. On Friday, it was very bad at nap time and I was really trying to get her to sleep, so I repeatedly put her back on to try again. ...
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- Another way of handling biting while breastfeeding is to pull baby in towards you when she bites in addition to saying no. It's supposed to startle them into letting ...
- K., This may not help... but... I went through the same thing when my son was 11 months... I'm pretty sure I put a similar post to yours up here on Mamasource. You...
- I just posted a question right before yours - same scenario. Hopefully someone can help us and our little biters!
