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dominique23 - 307 days ago.
ya it can be. I had a fase where that would happen with my baby. Constantly coming off then back on..what worked for me sometimes was to nurse in motion..while walking or rocking that seemed to help her. she gets sooo distracted too now wants to look at everything comes off all the time, have to go lay down with her sometimes, or just walk around.

mmjohnson33 - 307 days ago.
dominique-is it normal for him to latch and unlatch so frequently?

dominique23 - 307 days ago.
mjohnson33- Every baby eats for different times, theres no set time limit, as long as they are satisfied id say hes good! Fenugreek works really well too if you want to try that to increase it does take a few days, sometimes to work. if you have to supplement with some formula for now to make sure he gets enough then thats what you have to do. You dont want to be stressing about it all the time, i can imagine it would be really hard to work and have to pump and make sure your pumping enough, so until you can increase your supply if he has to have some then thats what you got to do!

mmjohnson33 - 307 days ago.
I just returned to work on 3/30 and I EBF my son who is 15 weeks old. He does take bottles during the day so I have to pump. I can only pump 3 oz total each time, sometimes I get lucky and get 4 oz. but this isnt enough for him as he eats 4-5 oz 3 times a day at the sitter. Is it ok to supplement with formula? I mean mostly breast milk is better than none at all right? I bought this Sacred Nursing Tea to try to increase my supply and I felt like it started working but today I only got 3 oz my first pump. I feel like i am stressing about it too and I know that doesnt help. I am exercising 1 hour a day and eating 5 small meals 3 hours apart everyday so my supply shouldnt suffer from the exercise......any advice would be great!! Also, my LO will eat for a few seconds and lose his latch. he does this repeatedly thoughout the whole feeding and has been doing so for about 5 weeks now. And, he only eats 7-10 mins each side before he acts like he doesnt want anymore. Is this normal? My breasts feel empty after he is finished and he seems satisfied....

dominique23 - 309 days ago.
http://www.thevisualmd.com/health_centers/child_health/mother_s_milk/mother_s_milk_video good video how our mlk is made

jenlynnp - 309 days ago.
I have health problems so I am on a fat free diet. and I BF. as soon as I started my 'diet' my health problems got better and I felt healthier.. I also lost 30 lbs fast. now I feel great. I dont get to much exercise I just cut out the crap.... GOOD LUCK :) I wouldn't stop BFing though since it helps burn calories :)

Bri - 309 days ago.
Krystaldawn - It's about finding balance. Some women do have problems with supply if they exercise too much or cut too many calories. I would start small. Stop all crap foods (fast food, candy, pastries, etc) and start going for a walk every day. See what happens. You'd be surprised on how much you lose just by eating an apple instead of chips. Weight watchers also has a plan for breastfeeding moms! They give you an extra 300 or 500 calories to maintain supply. Don't stop feeding your baby. Breast milk is the best thing you can do for your little one in regards to health. At a year if you still feel this way then maybe it's time to wean but you've come this far to switch to formula which does have it's own risks. Good Luck!

Luv2Bamama - 309 days ago.
Krystal; you’re doing a great job taking care of your daughter and continuing breastfeeding! Something to think about are the benefits to your baby by prolonging your BF relationship versus the benefits you gain from dieting. You are so close to reaching your one year goal, maybe start dieting then when you can introduce cow’s milk and not worry so much if your supply takes a bit of a hit. In the meantime, in my household, we are not “dieting” so much as we are eliminating most foods from packages. Instead of using canned beans to make chili, I use dried beans and soak them overnight…or use the bread machine to make fresh rolls/biscuits instead of the Pillsbury ones. We are also eating more fresh veggies versus frozen ones, and making our own trail mix instead of getting it pre-packaged. In addition to bringing our food bill down to under $200 per month, both my husband and I have lost about 10 lbs each in 4 months by doing nothing else.

shiz - 309 days ago.
Krystaldawn-I cut my calorie intake and my pumping output suffered. ( i work full time and rely on that output obviously) but i have heard people that can do it safely and all is well. Just watch what your body responds to. Good luck!!! Lovinggod1111-WOW i'm impressed at your pumping outputs. I am going to look into that product you mentioned. I donate to a lil person and would love to beable to give more....so thanks for posting that.

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leesher0811 - 310 days ago.
Krystal-I cut myself to 1500 calories a day after my son was about 3 months (I'm only 5'1' so that's enough for my body type, everyone needs different). They say that's how long it takes for your milk supply to be stable and not affected. Like someone else said your body will take from you so baby won't be affected. Generally cutting calories means you're cutting out all the junk anyway since healthy nutrient dense food is pretty low-cal. Doing that and working out about three times a week helped me drop 30 pounds! My son was, and is, perfectly healthy, nothing I did hurt him or my milk supply. He was ebf until 13 months.

mamadear04 - 310 days ago.
Krystal, ..So many people told me the weight would come off fast from b/f, but it didn't till my baby was 12 -16 months thats when I saw the weight just falling off me...

Ali*L - 310 days ago.
Krystal- I had no problem cutting back on calories. You have to be careful about getting balanced nutrition...but it is more for yourself than the baby. Your body will take everything it needs for the breast milk, which can leave you lacking calcium or calories, etc. Continue to take your prenatal vitamins! As long as you are eating healthy, you can cut calories just don't go to an extreme. No crash/liquid diets, or diet pills, or artificial sweetners. Other than that, you should be fine to diet. It should be easier for you to lose weight while breast feeding because you burn almost twice the calories you do when pregnant! 500+ compared to 300, daily.

Krystaldawn - 310 days ago.
Advice please... I am breastfeeding my 7 1/2 month old baby. I am about 25 pounds from my desired weight and I am wanting to start a low calorie diet. I understand you can't diet and breastfeed for several reasons, but I don't know if I should keep nursing or stop so I can diet. Any opinions would be very helpful. I have to ideas about this situation. The first idea is that my daughter is 71/2 months old and I have breastfed her for a good length of time and it is okay to stop so I can get my body back, and the second idea is that this is my last baby and I don't want to stop until she is a year and I want her to have the most benefits as possible by having breastmilk. Please tell me what you ladies think..

mummy22 - 312 days ago.
actually, i can tell you that milk thistle is fine during pregnancy... i took it for bf as well as my liver. just an fyi really :) fenugreek isn't so safe when pregnant because it can induce labour/cause contractions. it has been known to be used for natural induction of labour. i would not take it, even if i wanted my baby out now without advice from my ob/gyn. it has benefits of being very good for sugar levels and congestion and cholesterol and milk thistle is fantastic as a liver cleanser. p.s. i had cholestasis of pregnancy (liver problem) and gdm requiring insulin (i am insulin resistent/sugar intolerant when not pregnant). my mother is also an alcoholic and my dad type 2 diabetic, so i've done my research :)

lovinggod1111@hotmail.com - 312 days ago.
I have low milk supply. I also exclusively pump. After I switched to a new lactation consultant I found out that you can use herbs to increase your milk supply. You can't use herbs during pregnancy though. Anyhow the LC told me to try a product called Breastea from breastea.com. I ordered it and my milk supply has increased a lot. I dual pump every 2 to 3 hours for fifteen mins at a time. I drink 4 glasses of Breastea each day. My milk supply has went from 1/2 ounce per pumping to 4 to 5 ounces.

mamadear04 - 312 days ago.
So it has been 2 weeks now since my 18 month old has b/f and I thought I would be so happy, but now i feel kinda sad...I miss her saying mil mil mil ...lol I have a baby due in Aug so I know I will be happy I had this break , its just a happy sad momment. :)

mummy22 - 313 days ago.
mammak - you would be surprised, i part bf my daughter for 5 months and 2.5 yrs later remembering how to do it is a BREEZE... shame i still don't have any milk.... murphy's law, bf fine = will have no milk, have plenty milk = problem latching... :S

Tunny904 - 313 days ago.
mammak: you'll be surprised how much EASIER it is the 2nd time around. It'll just seem so natural to you now. My 2 are 23 months apart, and with my 2nd it was so much easier since one of us knew what we were doing!

Tunny904 - 313 days ago.
rnjeni: at 2 weeks old I remember my DD nursing every 45 minutes during the day!! At this young it's normal for them to nurse this often, it helps establish your milk supply..I know it's demanding, but trust me, it's not this way forever, they will get into an every 2/3 hour routine once your milk supply gets normalized. They also go through growth spurts which causes them to eat more, and lots of the time, they just want to be close to mommy!! But it will get easier!!

Tunny904 - 313 days ago.
felicia: yeah, I'm sure that's it...if you just started her on the bottle then it'll take her some time to adjust to it, whenever my daughter does take a bottle (which is rare) it's a lot less than when she BF's. Just make sure she is having wet/poopy diapers!

lovingmommyof2(Marilyn) - 313 days ago.
I have been working very hard to wean my 9 month old off the brest and now i pump and feed.. My real question is i while i was ebf she tend to eat a lot more on one side then the other. now they are noticeable different. I read something to day that said the will stay this way even when fully weaned and only option is breast reduction on other side. well that isn't going to happen. The one side is rather small but the other side does still have alot of milk as i still pump right now. i have been trying to pump more on the smaller side. I just need to know if what i read is true or when i am completly done if they will be the saame size or if its always going to be this horrible... Ugh

mammaK - 313 days ago.
I enjoyed breastfeeding my daughter as I didnt with my 2 oldest boys, because I had no support. Anyways I weaned her when she turned 2 and I become PG. I am just worried that when it comes time to have my baby that I will forget how to breastfeed after doing for 2 years then haven't for about 8 months now.

rnjeni - 314 days ago.
At least once aay my 2 wk old nurses for 45min, then wants to eat more about 30 min later , then more an hour later. Is she not getting enough milk from the breast ? the rest of the time she seems happy with her feeds, but this seems to happen at least once a day

felicia_lopes@yahoo.com - 314 days ago.
I have just been noticing it since we started her on the bottle, could it be that she is adjusting to the bottle and therefore not taking as much in??