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crazyfornumber3 - 355 days ago.
Hi, I'm currently pregnant and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism after the birth of my last child. I've read some on breastfeeding with this disorder..any on else have anymore insight on the topic?

charmedby3 - 355 days ago.
shirls, it sounds like you scared him. I'd just keep offering the breast, and talking to him in a reassuring voice. Squirt some milk in his mouth, and try to be as soothing as possible. He should be able to get over the fear. If he bites you again try REALLY hard not to yell (I know it is hard, but I'm pretty sure that's what's scaring him). Pull him into the breast if he is holding the bite, it will make him let go. Once he has released his bite, put him down, and end the nursing session for at least a few minutes before allowing him to feed again. In this way, most babies learn quickly not to bite. I know how hard it is, my son was quite the biter, and I yelled a few times too, when I just couldn't stop myself, but I was lucky enough that it didn't scare him enough to stop him from nursing. Good luck.

jenlynnp - 356 days ago.
rachelz - if she wont latch i would get some nipple sheilds ASAP! if you have milk get her on them boobies as soon as you can! good luck. i still use the sheilds and my baby is 4 months. i just dont want to give up BFing. you can get them at toys R us :)

rachelz - 356 days ago.
I could use some advice. I EBF for the first 3 weeks of my LO life then stopped due to a thrush infection. She is now almost 8 weeks old and I really would like to BF again. I have stopped for almost 5 weeks now but when I tried to hand express in the shower this morning there was still milk. I really want to BF again and I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this. I know I will totally mess up her schedule now but I feel like it is what myh body was meant to do and I want to start again but now sure how to go about doing it. I'm afraid she won't latch on again but if that is the case I guess I can just pump and give her the bottle. Any advice?

shirls - 356 days ago.
I need some advice. My 7 month old son won't take my breast. He is exclusively breastfed, no bottles with only a minimal amount of food so far. Last night he bit me and I yelled and pulled him away from my breast. Then he did it again with the same response from me. He hasn't eaten since. He cried himself to sleep hugging my breast. Then when he woke up this morning he cried, I tried to feed him and he cried more. It wasn't until I stopped and just let him sit in my lap that he calmed down. I don't know what to do. He cries when I put him down, he cries when I try to feed him. Also, I gave him some asparagus (and a mum mum which he has had before) last night and I wonder if that could have something to do with it? Any advice would be appreciated.

jenlynnp - 356 days ago.
Krystaldawn- I BF all the time unless we go out or on friday or Sat nights ( my husband gets up with our son so I get 2 full nights sleep) it seems to take forever for him to eat a bottle he BF so fast he BF for exactly 5 mins every two hours other than at night he goes about 7 hours eats and then goes back down for 2-4 hours. it takes about 15 mins for him to eat a bottle but i am scared to feed him fast flow because I am nervous he wont want to BF after having fast flow.

Krystaldawn - 357 days ago.
It looks like everyone's baby hates the bottle but mine...mine LOVES it!! Usually all day long I only nurse her but right before bed I will give her a bottle of formula or breastmilk and she acts like she is in heaven when she is drinking from it. Awww, I wish my baby only wanted me...but i guess she won't be a baby forever!~

mypridenjoys3 - 357 days ago.
Tunny, thx for the suggestion I will try that. So far putting her down for naps and going in at short intervals is working great! The first time I did it I only had to go in twice and she slept for 30 min (a usual nap with me holding her is only about 40 mins), then the next time I did it I only went in once and she slept for an hour! I am very pleased with getting her to sleep on her own throughout the day and I don't feel like I need to rush to figure something out during the night.. I will just play by ear and do what works best for both of us. Thx again.

parkersmommy1 - 358 days ago.
Tunny: I had heard to put breastmilk in it, then slowly add cows milk until it was all cows milk. My son loved the tasted of cows milk, so I didnt have to do that. My son was so easy to wean, so I'm not sure that I have any tips! I replaced a nursing session with a sippy cup, one every week. By a year, he was only nursing once a day, and that was bedtime. I put him on cows milk at 11 months, with BM still. I had him completely weaned by 15 months. He just loved the sippy cup. He could run and play, and stop for a drink whenever he wanted. Now, he's 31 months, and only uses the sippy cup in his bed (water only!)

Tunny904 - 358 days ago.
parkersmommy: any tips on how to wean successfully to a sippy cup? when and how did you do it? mine is the same, not a bottle drinker, she gnaws on a sippy right now, what did you put in yours? thanks!

parkersmommy1 - 358 days ago.
DS never really took a bottle. He wouldn't take a soother at all. It took a lot of different types of bottles to finally get him to take one. By the time he did, he was almost 9months. I weaned him pretty much straight to a sippy cup. With DD, I have given her a bottle twice, both times was when we were out, and she took maybe an ounce, if that. But, she LOVES her Nuk soother, the ones shaped like a mothers nipple. She will not sleep without it.

Tunny904 - 358 days ago.
Dominique: we had the bottle vs breast issue as well! One Sunday my hubby stayed with my LO (she was 6 months at the time) and just kept offering her the bottle..it took her 2 hours to take the first bottle, but after that it was no issue. Now she is not the best bottle taker, but she will drink a little from it when I have to go out. And she's 10 months now, so I figure we'll just go straight to sippy cup when she turns a year.

Tunny904 - 358 days ago.
no caffeine here either! my first was very sensitive to it since I never had any while pregnant, so I assumed my 2nd would be, too...I love nursing, but I crave that cup of coffee every morning!!!

Tunny904 - 358 days ago.
mypride: I'd say slowly wean the night feed if you can, then she'll probably stay in her crib better. The way I weaned nighttime feeds was this: I usually fed her for about 15 minutes in the night, so the next time I did it for about 12, then 9, then 6, then 5, then to just soothing and rocking her in the chair, then to soothing her in her crib and that worked pretty well for us. Good luck, just find what works for you both :)

dominique23 - 358 days ago.
ya iv had my husband try feed bottle to her that doesnt wrk either. dont know what happened she was going back in forth so well. she never would drink from the drop in bottles. i bought a nuk bottle 2 day gonna try that she has nuk pacficer she likes once in a while so maybe she will like the bottle

kidatrbaby - 358 days ago.
dominique- my baby hates bottles also I ve been strictly breastfeeding she is 5wks now , my son was Breastfed for 11 mos he took his first bottle @ 6wks but it had to be given by someone else he wouldnt take it from me... with this lil one I have a few bottles she will not take but I bought her a breastflow & my son got her to drink about an ounce but that was it then she was ready to nurse 30 mins later... Im having a hard time not drinking caffenine I feel horrible but Im so exhausted that I feel like I need a coke , Im going to try to go without coke tmrw omg let the withdrawls begin ...Im afraid it may be making her tummy ache :(

mypridenjoys3 - 359 days ago.
2010 and2011- I guess I could do that, I've just been spoiled with not actually having to wake up to nurse her during the night right now. We just do the roll over pop it in the mouth and both of us are happy routine lol. But I might have to make that sacrifice, thx

2010 and 2011 babies! - 359 days ago.
mypridenjoys - why don't you just nurse her at night? we've never co-slept but when my baby gets up overnight I sit in the rocking chair and nurse him, he's 13 months now. you could slowly wean off of night feeds, but don't do it cold turkey

mypridenjoys3 - 359 days ago.
Okay I need advice, I am currently nursing and cosleeping with my 11month old dd. I am now ready for her to transfer into her own bed. I am going to start putting her in her own bed for 2min then 4, 6min and so on until hopefully she goes to sleep on her own. My question is what do I do about nursing her through the night? I've heard moms say they give there lo's bottles but I dont pump because Im a sahm (and it takes too long) should I just cut out the night time feeds? Should I give her a sippy cup with cows milk since she'll be 12 months in a couple weeks? I have no idea but am ready to get started so please help.. Thank you

campimama - 359 days ago.
my son was very sensitive to caffiene...everything I ate really. My daughter has no problems with me eating or drinking anything. I think it just depends on the kiddo. She does get a little gassy if I eat beans but she doesn't get fussy...just passes it. It's funny how each child is different.

jenlynnp - 359 days ago.
dominique23 - i use the playtex bottles with the liners. only thing that works for us. ***tkp- i had a cup of coffee and my baby stayed up for 14 hours so i never did it again

dominique23 - 360 days ago.
i drink 2 cups of coffee a day just do it gradual

parkersmommy1 - 360 days ago.
tkp: I have had the occassional sip of coke, and tons of chocolate when I first got home from having DD, but nothing other than that.

sagex2 - 360 days ago.
How much caffeine are you guys drinking? I have not had any but really want some!!!!!

dominique23 - 360 days ago.
sooo alexis from birth was going from bottle to breast just fine, then i started to just nurse and stopped using any bottles unless we went somewhere and most of the time she would sleep when we were out...once in awhile she would take a bottle, but this last 2 weeks, i try to give her a bottle she freaks out, screams gets sooo mad! iv tried freshly pumped, and also from my freezer supply doesnt want anything to do with it wants her boob! tried differnt bottles/nipples . is there a way to get her to take a bottle...or am i out of luck!? im feeling like ill never be able to leave her for more than an hour or 3. also wondering what are chances of getting pregnant again when ebf??? had a few accidents