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My Preemie Won't Eat!!
Asked by A.B. from Spokane
on September 3, 2009
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Help!!! My son was born at 36 wks 2 days and weighed 5 lbs 10 oz.. After only 36 hrs on oxygen he no longer needed any extra help and is doing very well. He had a long...
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- My son was born just about a week earlier than yours. He wouldn't latch on at all until he hit what his original due date was and then suddenly something clicked and ...
- My son was also a preemie who was too sleepy to eat. We tried everything to wake him up enough to eat - dressing him down to only a diaper, tickling his feet, wiping h...
- My son was born preterm (born at 36 wks but weighed 10 lbs. 5 oz.) and struggled with eating too. He was in the NICU for 10 days before we learned to eat and we could ...
The Masked Cabinet Crawler!
Asked by M.P. from Raleigh
on May 30, 2008
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I live in an apartment and I'm pretty sure that I'm not allowed to install those childproof cabinet latches which require some drilling of the cabinets. (They were the...
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- Are there handles on the doors? Only thing I can think of is the thing that slides over the handles and holds them closed but that only works on the double doors.
- I know you can get the adhesive kind of cabinet locks. I was recently searching for one for my lazy susan, and it is adhesive, but I saw regular cabinet locks that ar...
- Depending on what type of doors and handles you have, I think they make some type of "slide" lock thing to childproof cabinets. It slides around the cabinet door handl...
Is Milk Supply Gone or Are My Twins Self Weaning?
Asked by D.H. from Los Angeles
on March 2, 2009
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My twins were exclusively breast milk feed for 9 1/2 months. I was nursing them and pumping a lot a work. My supply then went down so we supplemented with formula. At ...
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- GREAT job nursing this long. They may be getting mollars and the suction hurts them for a bit. WHen my son got certain teeth, he'd go about 2 days no nursing and I'd p...
- Your twins are right on time ! This is a sign of cognitive development. They are interested in the world and prefer it to food sometimes. Drink LOTS of water and try M...
- D.- don't give up on nursing!! This is the age that they can go through a nursing strike. I advise you to read The Breastfeeding Book by Dr Wm Sears and Martha Sears (...
Frustrated with Breastfeeding
Asked by T.C. from Detroit
on August 14, 2009
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Hello ladies...first off I am looking for support and advice. Please keep any negative comments, criticism or lectures on breast is best to yourself. I apologize if I ...
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- Hi T.! I have to say no lectures will come from me... my daughter and I had a hard time "connecting". I reached out for help and got a LOT of harshness and stringen...
- Have you considered using her favorite bottle's nipple on you while nursing? It is best to use one attached to something, so that the baby can't choke on it. It might...
- Hi T., Boy this all sounds too familiar. I to am breastfeeding. My daughter in almost 5 1/2 months now & in the beginning started getting very frustrated. She had no...
Bad Latch
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on September 1, 2008
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I was told by my pedi to have my daughter use a pacifier after she had a breathing incident at around two weeks old. Well now she won't latch correctly & things are ge...
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- S., You may want to consider nipple shields until your breasts heal a bit. You can find them at Target these days, they give you some protection from a direct latch ...
- Buy a pump go to Le Leche League meetings or at least call and let them come and give you home support. Or call Baby Birth and You Wendy BLumbuerg she is great : she ...
- I haven't read the many, many replies, but it looks like you're getting some good advice. I had a lot of problems and had bleeding/scabbing/pain. I know that the lac...
Trouble Latching On
Asked by J.R. from Oklahoma City
on August 10, 2009
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I have a 3 week old son that I'm breastfeeding and I'm having some issues getting him to latch on properly.He's latching, just incorrectly. He is getting plenty to eat...
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- I actually had similar issues..large breasts and little baby are not a really good pair. I bought a breast shield from Medela, flexible... I used it for a couple of ...
- Hi J.. I am also a single mom with 5 1/2 month old beautiful daughter. Congratulations on breastfeeding. The first 5 weeks for me were not fun at all. But, I stuck ...
- It is pretty typical to be sore the first six weeks of nursing. If it continues beyong six weeks I would get in touch with the consultant again. And if you have a fr...
Nipple Shields
Asked by J.B. from Philadelphia
on August 4, 2009
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Hello! I am a new mom of a 2 week old beautiful boy. Breastfeeding has been challenging so far, but I am determined to stick with it! He was having trouble with latchi...
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- Hi J. I breast fed all 4 of my children and like you had to use the shields because of how painful it was with the first one and the fact he was eating every hour and...
- I had to use a nipple shield for at least one month with my daughter until she could latch without it. She continued to nurse for 13 months until we had to stop becau...
- J. Congratulations on your son! And big kudos to you for sticking with it through a rough spot & nursing!!!!!!!!!! Very few women make it past the first hurdle thes...
Tongue-tied Newborn Won't Nurse W/o Nipple Shield
Asked by A.L. from Chicago
on August 1, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My newborn has been nursing with a nipple shield and today we went to see a lactation consultant who said that he's tongue tied and there's a chance he will ...
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- Hi, I didn't nurse my son, but he was also tonuge-tied. He was born in June, and his ped. said we'd "keep an eye on it". By Dec. we could see his tongue was startin...
- My son also had Latch problems but was not tongue tied. We were given a shield in the hospital which helped with his latch, but eventually had a negative effect on my...
- Well you have 3 options: get it clipped wait and continue using the shield while daily trying to get baby to latch without it, and see if that ends up working and i...
Baby Arches and Breaks Latch During Feedings....
Asked by J.F. from Denver
on October 6, 2008
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Has anyone else had this happen??
My daughter is 4 months old and is breastfeed. We have always had issues with breastfeeding with her. In the beginning she choked th...
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- HI J.! My youngest baby did this (he was bron in April, and my fourth) I finally figured out that it was because he had to burp! It was very annoying until I knew beca...
- I highly, highly recommend you call your local La Leche League Leader and attend one of their meetings. It's free and friendly and might give you lots of helpful insig...
- My baby does the same thing. She is not breastfed, but she acts the same way with her bottle. She has started arching her back and pulls away from the bottle and the...
Problems Breastfeeding
Asked by M.R. from Seattle
on March 4, 2007
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When Makenzie was first born, she breastfed wonderfully. she latched on and acted like a pro for the first day and a half or so. halfway through day 2, she kinda stopp...
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- Sometimes I think they just need more than your breast milk can provide. At about 2 months, my daughter & I started going through something alot like this. At wit...
- Hi M. don't give up! When my 1st son was born he wouldn't eat on one side. He cried everytime I tried on this one side. Anyway turns out he had a broken collar bon...
- Hi M., I am probably in the minority here but I think if Makenzie (my daughter's middle name BTW) is only two weeks old and you have already introduced a binkie and...
