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Breastfeeding
Added: 97 days ago.
Added by: my7thbabyduemay20th2008
Section: Babies.
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Just interested in the response to this.. Who thought they didn`t have enough breastmilk and gave up nursing because of that belief?

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LMO - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i got really frustrated when my daughter was 4 weeks old becuase i wasnt producing enough so my doctor prescribed me some med and it really helped

lindamc - 95 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I started to give up because my baby was just SO unsatisfied after I fed her... this was only 1 day after delivery though (I didn't know that my milk had to "come in")... now I'm so happy to bf. I just love it so!!!

ttasha - 95 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i thought that but i carried on they say the more the breast is suckled the more milk gets produced im still breast feeding my son and hes 12 weeks on monday

ttasha - 95 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i thought that but i carried on they say the more the breast is suckled the more milk gets produced im still breast feeding my son and hes 12 weeks on monday

aine - 96 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i did!! i gave up feeding after 5 weeks with the belief i had no milk.....im gonna try again with this baby and hope everything is different

Baby3OnWay - 96 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I breastfed my daughter for nearly 4 months and gave up for that reason, also cause it was starting to take a toll on me. I breastfed myson for a week and gave it up only because it was begining to get in the way of caring for my other child, so time consuming and I felt bad for her.

ibudoris - 96 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) I have successfully nursed my two oldest children until they were a year old, but my sister in law couldn't nurse very long with her first two children because they determined she didn't have have enough breast milk for either of them. It wasn't suprising however in her case since she drank diet soda like it was going out of style and lived on fast food. I think her body would go into shock if she ate normal food and drank water, juice or milk! That and she suplimented with formula from a bottle from day one because she didn't like the idea of being tied down and wanted to leave the baby with the babysitter for longer than two hours at a time. Nursing is hard work, and takes a strong commitment to healthy diet, consistancy if you want to keep up your milk supply, and sacrifice whether you are nursing or pumping. If a person can't do all of that, don't expect them to have enough milk. I also agree that occasionally for medical reasons some people possibly can't produce breastmilk, but for nearly all of us this isn't the case. Breastfeeding is what our bodies were designed to do, and I totally agree that there is not enough support for nursing mothers especially by the general public and today's lifestyle in modern countries. In the US nursing moms should contact their local hospital, most have lactation consultants that will help you for free. In fact, most have free classes offered by those consultants for pregnant moms that are interested in nursing. Also as soon as you give birth you can request to meet with the hospital's lactation consultant and they will usually see you that day to help you get started, answer your questions and help you figure it all out. Then they will come see you everyday to check up on how it's going until you go home. They also have free support groups for nursing moms that meet weekly to answer questions, help with problems, and weigh your baby to ease your mind that baby is gaining what they should be, and getting enough to eat. At least in the US the resources are there, its just that most people don't take advantage of them.

kayla-love - 97 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) I do believe all women have enough breastmilk. You have to eat and drink plenty of fluids to have a good supply. Put the baby on the breast to fed when it wants and also try to pump your milk. Your supply will soon be there after 3-5 days after having your baby and gets to an even more supply the longer you carry on feeding. Your supply will then level off to your babies needs and even when the baby has a growth spurt your level will increse the more he/she feeds. You can tell if your baby is getting enough milk ie: wet nappies and dirty nappies up to 5-7 a day. The more you feed your baby by breast your milk supply will be there for sure. You may have problems early on ie: sore nipples or even mastitis but stick with it and after time you´ll have no problems brestfeeding. I have to tell you though if you do get mastitis be sure to seek help as you may need some antibioctics. I had mastitis in the beginning and had to take a course of antibiotics but all is well now and I am still brestfeeding.

jessicadarling - 97 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) Do not give up breastfeeding because you think you don't have enough. There are many ways to get your supply up. Let the baby feed a lot on the breast which increases your supply. Or pump to see how much you are producing and when you know how much you have feed the bottles to the baby to see how much baby takes at one time. The more you pump and the more the baby feeds will bring up your supply. With my I have an over supply of milk and I have to pump because she is getting too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk when she eats because there is too much. With pumping the two mix together and she gets both. It is also nice to see how much she eats in a sitting. ALSO breast milk is great for your baby. If you don't have enough to feed the baby at every feeding then you can supplement with formula, which will also keep cost down compared to feeding the baby formula at every meal.

my7thbabyduemay20th2008 - 97 days ago I know there are different women out there, with different experiences, but I feel sometimes there is inadequate support for breastfeeding mum's, or they don't know how to ask for help, or where to ask for help. I had various experiences with bf, that have been good and not so good, with my first, I bf him with ease, with the second, I had cracked nipples and mastitis, but I was determined to bf him, and fed him with teaspoon for six weeks in between agonising nursing, because I didn't want him having confusion with the nipple and the teat of a bottle, I was only very young at the time, but I ended up bf him for 14 months. It is difficult to tell if your baby is getting enough, as your breasts aren't like bottles and you can't see how much milk you are making, remember, that if you have at least six very wet nappies a day,(bit harder to tell with diposables), then you can be sure that your baby is getting enough. Babies go through regular growth spurts in the first months of life, and then you will find baby wants more, and with bf it as simple as sticking them to the breast more often to build up your supply, remember, the more you stick your baby to the breast, the more milk you will make.

Mommyof2boys - 97 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) I've had a lot of people say that, but I've also read in magazines that almost everyone should be able to make breastmilk and some women are not willing to wait or not willing to do it because they think its "gross" but there are some who really can't make enough so they have no choice but to bottle/formula feed. And it can take a few days for the milk to come in. I just think some people dont care to try and they make up all sorts of excuses. I've heard all sorts of women say "it hurt too bad" or "my breast weren't big enough" and then I hear all of the succesful women who breastfed and its funny to think of some of the things women will say why they did or didn't.

Brandi J. - 97 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I have always had to opposite, I have an over supply of milk, which can be quite annoying when my babies are really small and trying to learn to nurse. But, my sister has tried nursing 3 times, and all 3 times she stopped b/c she didn't feel like she had enough milk, I think she did, but when her babies would go through a growth spurt and want to eat around the clock, my mom would tell her that she needed to give the baby a bottle, b/c she was feeding the baby enough, so b/c she wasn't nursing the baby on demand, her body was not producing the amount of milk that her baby needed. So she stopped after 1-2 mos. w/ all 3 of them.

mommy-of-3 - 97 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) I gave up the first day with my first son because I couldn't see anything coming out and I was worried he wasn't going to get fed so I told the nurse to get him some formula.