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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...
Cold Meds While Breasfeeding?
Asked by N.S. from Portland
on November 12, 2008
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Hello, I am wondering what a nursing mother can take for colds? My MIL told me sudafed depletes your milk supply, and I am wondering if there is anything safe to ta...
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- Your MIL is right! Most cold meds can decrease your supply. The safest for nasal congestion is Afrin, and the safest for a cough is Mucinex guaifenesin. You can cal...
- Hello Nancysue, unfortunately ANYTHING that is meant to dry up your sinuses, will most likely have a negative effect on your milk supply - an addition to just being...
- Check out this book: Medications & Mothers Milk
9 Month Old with Acne
Asked by H.W. from San Francisco
on September 23, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
My son has developed acne on his cheeks. Its not bad, just a few bumps here and there. My pedi suggested putting a thin layer of 1% hydrocortisone c...
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- Hi H., My little 3 month old has the same thing. It's eczema, not real acne. I bf her and found that cutting out dairy entirely as well as onions, garlic, and p...
- Perhaps it might be an allergic reaction to his own saliva? My 1 year old used to have bumpy skin, mostly on his cheeks, that particularly got bad when he started tee...
- It's very possibly something you're eating. Also - are you washing his face with cleanser? That might be too much and cause pimples also. I'd look for normal things ...
Pumping at Work
Asked by K.H. from Odessa
on August 18, 2007
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I am just wondering if anyone out there is a teacher and has tried to pump rather than use formula when going back to work? I will be off for the first six weeks of s...
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- I'm not a teacher, but have pumped for all three of my children at work. You just have to let everyone that you work with know what is going on. People are actually ve...
- You need to talk with your principal and tell them your plan.. Then, you will have to make sure that parent's make appointments when you have time available. Your chil...
- I am not a teacher but when my daughter was born I tried to go back to work and pump. I would go to the rest room and use the handicapped stall and set up two chairs o...
Will It Hurt Me to Nurse My Baby When He Gets Teeth
Asked by L.D. from St. Louis
on October 3, 2006
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I am a nursing mother of an almost 4 month old boy. He is about to cut his first tooth and I am afraid it is going to hurt when I nurse him. Does anyone have any sto...
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- I breat fed my oldestr for a year, he bit me once, and when he did it startled me and I screamed realy loud, not at him of course but out of shock. It startled him to...
- It isn't the teeth that are the issue, its the teething. Babies know how to suck properly and their teeth won't get in the way. But my experience was with the teethi...
- I nursed 4 children including twins and I was never bit. Stick with nursing as long as you can! You won't be sorry.
Can Breastfeeding Cause a Miscarriage
Asked by T.B. from Fresno
on February 25, 2008
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I an still nursing my 9 month old. My husband & I want to try for another one now. My daughter's doctor told me last week that she heard a nursing mother could lose ...
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- I have read the same, related to low estrogen & progesterone levels but I don't think this should stop you from trying. It also depends how much breastfeeding your do...
- You've gotten some great advice here! It is perfectly safe to breastfeed while pregnant, I know several Moms who breastfed all through their pregnancies and went on t...
- I have had 2 doctors tell me to stop nursing immediately when I became pregnant with my 2nd and 3rd child. I did not take there advice and had no problems. I am now ...
No Longer Producing Milk in One Breast
Asked by A.W. from Denver
on June 21, 2008
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I want to continue breastfeeding my almost 10 month old daughter but am only getting milk in one breast at this point. I have been pumping a little bit on the non-acti...
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- You may want to consider some herbal supplements they have really helped me. Keep pumping and try to totally empty the breast before you stop. http://www.motherlove....
- Is your daughter eating well from that side? All three of my kids perffered one breast over the other. The one that they didn't like as much ended up loosing it's milk...
- You can nurse just from the one side and it should be fine. The best advise that I can give regarding milk from the non producing side is to not get stressed. Stress...
Goat's Milk
Asked by B.L. from Salt Lake City
on April 2, 2008
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I was wondering if any of you gave your babies goat's milk before the 1 year mark. I am a nursing mother, but would like to do a little weening and am not a huge fan ...
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- I drank raw goats milk for years, I personally dont like Cows milk, I think it tast good (if your used to it, but I'm not so it taste weird to me - Same goes for Goats...
- He needs formula if you are stopping breast milk due to the nutrional values in it. He needs the DNA for growth of his brain and all sorts of reasons that formula is ...
- yes! My newborn son just threw up any breast milk or formulas including soy formula. He was loosing weight fast and scared us both half to death. My neighbor lady rais...
Nursing Mother with a Cold...
Asked by J.W. from Birmingham
on October 28, 2006
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I'm nursing my son and we both have a cold. What over the counter meds are ok for me to take??? I've tried to tackle it on my own but I don't seem to be getting any be...
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- Hi J. W, I ran a massage therapy pratice for the past decade and did and still do alot of Aroma Therapy. You don't need to eat it so it woln't pass through the breast ...
- Sudafed is okay to take, as well as benedryl
- I was told by two doctors NOT to take sudafed because it would dry up my milk supply (it is safe, but not good for supply). They both told me to take claritin.
Breastfeeding 7 1/2 Month Olds
Asked by J.B. from Milwaukee
on July 22, 2008
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So I am a mother of identical twin girls who are absolutely adorable but I am having trouble nursing them now. I just successfully nursed them through a painful bout ...
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- Definently a nursing necklace/nursing beads and a quiet dimly lit room. Its a phase... they are exploring on thier own now and they will come back to nursing full time...
- Hi J.. It became difficult for me to nurse my son when he got to this age (he's 10 months old now). What works best for me is to take him to a quiet room, usually our ...
- I bought a nursing necklace full of all sorts of different color and shaped beads when my first was this age for the same reason. I would wear it only when nursing an...
