Breastfeeding

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nickykennedy - 202 days ago.
Hi our son is 16 months, he is still breastfeeding. I want to wean him! I enjoy breastfeeding him but he has a mouth full of teeth and he bites! I am ready to get back to my usual self I wish i knew how to wean him. Any ideas?

kidatrbaby - 202 days ago.
@ tish I dnt believe toughening ur nipples work either ... this is my 2nd bf baby it hurt the 1st few wks only if she was latched on wrong mostly & the only other time was wen I had and yeast infection on my nipple (oouucchh) but I had to hv a lc to help me this time around & Im still going 6 mos strong , hoping to make it to 1 yrs as I did with my son ... Good luck hunn

kidatrbaby - 202 days ago.
Just trying to see if this is the norm or not my baby is 6 mos old she still wakes up twice a night to breastfeed although I try to fed her baby cereal or baby food 3 times a day breakfast, lunch & a late dinner, somedays it doesnt workout cause she'd rather nurse :) She went for her 6mos chk up & the doctor said I should cut her cold turkey from nursing at night Im like WTH I may wean her from the night time feedings but cold turkey seems a lil harsh for me... Are any of you all still waking up to nurse a baby 6mos or older ??? Ive also noticed since feeding her baby food since Im not nursing as much I hv started spotting...Im on the depo shot & im due to get another shot in august which I will not be getting cause I hate the weight gain since the shot ... but is it normal to hv some spotting when u go from only bf to introducing bay food since ur child prob doesnt eat as much ??? just curious my son is almost 13 so I cant remember how it went with him :-//

Tunny904 - 207 days ago.
Tish: I've heard of toughening nipples, too, but I think that is a myth. Although it does hurt for a while, 3 months, like you experienced is a long time for it to hurt. Did you see a Lact. Consultant? It sounds like baby was not latching properly if it hurt so bad. When you deliver, will you have access to a LC? They are really helpful with latches and you can continue to contact them if you need help. With my first, it hurt for a good 3 weeks until my nipples got tougher, with my 2nd, it really didn't hurt too much. Bleeding and cracked nipples can be common, they have some remedies for that. Maybe find an LC prior to delivery and talk about your concerns, and maybe they can help you. Good luck with everything!!

Tunny904 - 207 days ago.
ticker: check out Kellymom.com for resources about that, I know there are things you can eat, but I'm not sure what they are, that website is WONDERFUL for breastfeeding info!

Tunny904 - 207 days ago.
mtoto: I always expressed in my car when I was traveling for work, is this an option for you?

TishFerguson - 207 days ago.
Hello everyone. I am 14 weeks pregnant and have a few questions about breastfeeding that I am hoping to have cleared up. 1st I'll giv eyou some back ground. I have two daughters. My first I breast fed for about 3 months before I just couldn't do it anymore...meaning, my nipples were bleeding, scabbed, baby had pieces of scab in her mouth...I literally cried during feedings. My second I was determined to try and took a class in preparation. I had planned to concur the breasfeeding. However, she came out tongue tied and she could not latch. In fact she needed special bottle nipples it was so bad. I pumped for about 6 weeks before my milk just stopped. It was never enough for her but I wanted her to get as much as I could give her. Alright, so now for the new information I heard and the question? I recenlty heard that you should be preparing your nipples for breastfeeding prior to baby arriving. I have never heard of this...I hear that this is why I had such a difficult time/painful time with my first. Anyone have ideas on how you 'prepare' for breastfeeding and toughen up your nipples?

ticker2 - 210 days ago.
Hey ladies is there anything that I can eat that will help me producers milk. My son is five months and I just feel like I'm not producing enough I do pump but I don't get anything cause he takes it all. But I don't understand why I won't produce more

mtotowangu - 211 days ago.
I'm wondering if you could give me suggestions or ideas... I'm returning to work and I'm still exclusively breastfeeding. I'm only going back for 2 days a week. DS has refused to take the bottle :( Anyway, my question is, I will not be returning to my previous role. The role they have for me is an outreach role where we go out into the community. As we'll be out and about and away from an office, I'm not sure how to go about expressing????? I have a manual breast pump, so I don't need a power outlet, but I'm wondering what to do! I'm not shy about nursing in public, but I don't think I could express in public. I also don't want to express in a public loo either!! Any thoughts, ideas??? I work in London (Camden) if that helps......

gailah - 215 days ago.
Elizabeth: I did discover if I use the foot ball hold he is much better at latching right away, vs the cradle hold he doesn't seem to like anymore. So that is helping me. And I am also really guiding his head and my nipple together, where as I must admit, I was getting a little lazy with that. He was doing so well on his own I just let him do the work, but now, with more guidance again he is doing better. My SIL suggested that in the beginning he was going on instinct, where as now he is actually learning and remembering what and how to do it....

elizabeth7heaven - 216 days ago.
Gailah- same here, I think its just because it keeps changing. But now I think I am drying up. She is only 8 days old. I am so stressed on what to do. She really only likes the left side. This is the 4th baby I have breastfed. Praying it works out.

gailah - 216 days ago.
My son is 2 weeks old today. He latched really well from the get go and everything was going great. When my milk came in and my breasts were engorged he had a harder time originally latching due to the firmness of the boob and smaller, flatter nipple, but after diddling the nipple a little he was able to latch and feed well. Well, now my milk has settled, but he is still not latching right away: he diddles the nipple a bit, makes some small sucks, latches and then comes off, and then finally latches on good for the feed. I'm not worried about him not gaining or feeding well. I was just wondering why he has reverted to having a harder start? Anyone else experience this or something similar?

mamma_2@ymail.com - 223 days ago.
alot of babies take to one side more than the other with my son he was like that and the only way to get him to nurse on it was to get on my hands and knees and helf sit him up with me over him really uncomfortable but it worked or face him toward me when he nursed.. sometimes they just dont like laying on a certain side when they nurse..

Finally-having-our-son! - 232 days ago.
Thank you urnaa. I will have to try that. :)

urnaa - 232 days ago.
Finally-having-our-son! i think maybe right nipple is harder than left side. i had that problem with my second. i kinda of forced. But cleaned nipple with hot tea. that soften my nipple.

Finally-having-our-son! - 232 days ago.
Hello everyone. First off I want to say. I had my baby girl in 2009 and breastfeeding went great. I enjoyed the bond we had. She took to it so well. I breastfed her for a year. Well I just had my son almost 6 weeks ago and breastfeeding is not going well at all. He does not like to feed off my right side at all. Anytime I try he strains and screams and I basically try to force it and he just screams and acts like he's in pain. The other side he does ok. But sometimes he only feeds for a few mins. This is just stressing me out and I know it's stressing him out. I don't think breastfeeding should be like this. Especially when my daughter was so easy. Anyone else going through this?

dominique23 - 244 days ago.
Finally-having-our-son!- i take clartin dont seem to have a problem with milk supply with that one

Finally-having-our-son! - 244 days ago.
Thanks tunny904! I will definitely have to check that out.

Tunny904 - 245 days ago.
Finally: I would definitely check with your doc on that one...I know you can take allergy meds, but have to be careful b/c they are known to dry up your milk if taken too much. Kellymom.com is a great resource for breastfeeding mothers, there is a link there for what meds you can take. Good luck!!

Finally-having-our-son! - 245 days ago.
Anyone know what I can take as far as allergy medicine is concerned while I'm nursing?

Proud Mommy of a Son!!! - 250 days ago.
Well all is going better. Dustin is going through a growth spurt right now. He gets up twice to nurse. I am figuring out when he unlatches himself and gets mad it because he doesn't want to eat anymore he is full. I thought he had thrush but no white spots and going to bath normally. I am trying increase my milk more than 4ozs after he eats but no luck yet. Going to start drinking more water to see if that works. Hope everyone is doing great!!1

mommakass - 250 days ago.
This is my second time as a BF mom and let me tell you I forgot how sore you get when your milk comes in.. ohh my poor ARMPITS!! I didn't read all the posts about increasing milk but what worked best for me was drinking water like a fish. Ohhh and no one told me that second time moms uterus's contract more painfully the more children you have! Other then that I just wanted to stop in and see how the other BFing moms were doing and complain lol

dominique23 - 250 days ago.
no id never give it to my baby..its not human breastmilk if it doesnt come from anything other than a human breast! no man made thing can ever be exactly like real breastmilk.

Luv2Bamama - 251 days ago.
What do you ladies think of this--genetically engineering cows to produce human breast milk; would you ever give this to your children?? http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/china-genetically-modifying-cows-to-produce-human-breast-milk-20110608-ncx

dominique23 - 251 days ago.
o i just read u were taking 3 a day, id say if u have been doing that for a day or 2 bump it up to 4