Breastfeeding

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dominique23 - 288 days ago.
as you can see everyone has their opinion on what you should feed your baby first...cereal no cereal..never feed fruits first do yellow and orange foods first...really no 2 babies are alike, whatever works for your baby is what works..mine eats fruit and veggies just fine..and i believe in pureeing her food, and making it myself..while others think you should never puree it..so to each his own. do what you think is best for you baby and what works for yours.

Tunny904 - 289 days ago.
Luv2bemama: LOVE that book SUPER BABY FOODS!! I picked it up with my 1st daughter b/c it looked like the best one at the book store and I love it. I absolutely use it at least 3 times a week for dinner recipes for the entire family, we all love it and it really is so healthy for everyone!!

Mummy22 - 289 days ago.
luv2beamumma-wow can't believe u have reduced ure shopping bill so much!!!! would love some tips plz?? :) thanks heaps

tlynn - 291 days ago.
Hi mommies!!! My baby is 15 weeks and we have been successfully bf..the last few weeks it seems that he won't sleep without the breast. If so it lasts Mayb 30 minutes but if I keep giving the breast when he's unsettled he will nap or sleep for a good while. Any ideas what I should do?? Desperate.

melonee - 291 days ago.
just ordered myself a nursing cover from www.uddercovers.com. Choose which one you want and put in the promo code 'cranberry2' This makes the cover FREE minus the cost of shipping (9.95) I am so excited to get mine and im posting this on every board I visit :)

Luv2Bamama - 292 days ago.
There is no medical evidence that says you “have” to give babies the processed cereals, in fact I agree w/ Bri—they are empty calories and just make babies gain weight with no natural nutrients…it is all “fortified”. When you first start giving solids, they barely eat anyway, why not give them something that has good vitimans/nutrients? At 6 months we started giving home made purees (sweet potatoes, avocado, carrots, etc) mixed w/ BM and water to make it smooth. She liked it for a few days, then HATED meal time. We then stopped for a few weeks and tried again around 7 months. It took her until about 8-9 months before she really started to like and understand the food concept. “Super Baby Food” is a GREAT book to look at when you’re starting solids. Great info on nutrition and when/how to introduce foods. In fact my husband and I started to apply the nutrition info into our own diets and have limited our processed and prepackaged foods. Not only have we both lost 10 lbs in 4 months, we have also reduced our grocery bill to under $200 per month!

mommy2jr - 292 days ago.
SunshineMaria - We started our LO on Veggies and Rice cereal and oatmeal at 4 months. (My ped recommended) It is more to get them used to the different textures and tastes and learn to open and move the food back. He is now 5 mo 2 weeks and he is on the chicken and rice like jars. ALWAYS the first week or two only do veggies and cereals.. no fruit. Some babies like the sweet too much and wont want to try anything else. My LO only likes Veggies no fruit which I am fine with. I still try different fruits each week.. still doesnt like it. The jars are marked in the stores 4 months 6 months, sitter, crawler etc..... GOOD LUCK!!

Bri - 292 days ago.
SunshineMaria - I didn't do cereal with either of my boys. It's empty calories. I did Baby Led Weaning. At six months I offered proper foods. With my second this was chicken, rice and brocolli. They learn to pick the food up and eat it. Much easier then purees.

Bri - 292 days ago.
laurae2001 - I'm with the others. I'm confused on why you would have to stop breastfeeding immediately? I breastfed my first throughout my pregnancy with my second. There was no problem with supply when the next came along. Your body will produce enough for both babies. Also, many babies will self wean during your second trimester because the milk taste changes and because supply drops. But, you should be able continue to feed throughout your pregnancy if your baby wants and of course if you haven't had pre-term labor. I do let my boys self-wean though. It's healthier for our emotional health. HAHA! But, if you do decide to wean then I'd do so one feeding at a time. Take a couple of months to do so. You and your baby will be much happier that way. Cold-turkey weaning can cause depression in moms and unless the baby is ready to give it up aren't happy either. The depression is caused by the sudden drop of hormones. One feeding at a time if the best way to wean.

dominique23 - 293 days ago.
SunshineMaria- i started my baby 2 weeks ago on oatmeal cereal with bananas added she loves it now takes a few tries to get the , and just did one tablespoon for the first week once a week at first is what we did. and i gave her carrots too she loves them. tonight was our first night trying sweet potatoes, i made them myself and added breastmilk to them to make a puree she went crazy! started eating the high chair when i finished feeding her stole the spoon lol. you can start now just once a day if you want or wait either way wont hurt, at first he prob wont like it but keep trying:)

SunshineMaria - 293 days ago.
Hi ladies. My wee one will be 6 months next week. I am wondering when you started cereal and baby food with your babies. We haven't started yet. I was thinking about postponing a couple of more weeks until May 18th for the baby's 6 month old check up, but my hubby wants to go ahead. I realize it won't hurt anything, I just kinda don't want to. What do y'all think?

jennfinn411 - 295 days ago.
Thanks for the responses ladies!

mommy2jr - 295 days ago.
laurae2001 - I just partially weaned my 5 1/2 month old.. we cut out day feedings gradually.. just took a few days. Now we only nurse before bed or if he wakes in the middle of the night, then in the morning. Next month I plan to have him fully weaned. The night time feeding will be the hardest so do that one last. Since your LO is older is should be easier. Good Luck and congrats on the pregnancy!! We are hoping my cycle will return soon so we can TTC again as well.

BumbleB - 295 days ago.
Hey all you BFing mommies!! I cant wait to join you later August (week 23). i had issues bfing the first time and sadly stopped @ 4 weeks.. but I am destined to make it work.. even with a now 17 mo old. lol.. anyways I want to ask for your support in voting on a recent poll about BFin in public.. it is super quick and I need at least 50 responses in order to use for my last speech for class! I appreciate your help and cant wait to join you ladies! I am kind of nervous.. it hurt sooo bad the first time :( THANK YOU! ((hugs)) http://www.i-am-pregnant.com/Fpoll/poll.php

Luv2Bamama - 295 days ago.
Laurae2001— How far along are you? Most times, you can BF into the second trimester and almost into the 3rd unless you have a history of pre-term labor. As you get further along in your pregnancy your milk will change flavor and they usually self wean then. If not, plenty of women tandum nurse with no supply issues to their newborns, in fact it will likely make sure you have extra supply with two kids demanding nursings. Just a thought, but of course up to you.

charmedby3 - 295 days ago.
laurae, I have to admit I'm a bit confused as to what you mean when you say you don't want to compromise your supply for the baby you are pregnant with now. If you chose to continue bfing your older child, your body will produce enough milk for both. And your older child can not 'use up' the colustrum before the new baby gets it either. Also, many people here don't self wean. My son is currently 14.5 months old, and I will bf him till the age of two, and then 'encourage' him to wean, as I don't think I'd be that comfortable nursing a child much older. Many others wean on purpose at younger ages as well. If you really want to wean there are a few ways to go about it. You could just stop cold turkey, but that can be very hard on both you and the baby. The most common way to do it is to drop one feeding at a time. Drop one, after a few days drop another, and keep going until you are done. Your baby is old enough to switch to whole cows milk, or goats milk, so he should be fine, but it may take him a while to realize that he can't have boob whenever he wants it anymore.

1Byfaith - 295 days ago.
legia- In a couple of weeks I no longer felt pain from nursing. I think the most important thing is to be sure that the baby is latching properly and you should be fine.

1Byfaith - 295 days ago.
laurae2001-I stopped nursing my DS once I was pregnant with DD and I just stopped nursing him cold turkey and he did just fine. Maybe other moms have tried different things but, for me, it worked. At that point he would just have Vitamin D milk and water from his sippy cup.

1Byfaith - 295 days ago.
jennfinn411-I pump during the night to make sure that DD has enough milk for the days that she goes to my mom while I work. I have never noticed that she has an issue getting milk if she wakes up after I have pumped. I can pump and feed her afterwards and she still gets plenty. I think our bodies just make the adjustment.

laurae2001 - 295 days ago.
so im assuming all of you ladies let you kids self ween.. off the breast.. well i dont have time for that or i would allow him to do so.. hes 12 months old and needs to be weened in the next month.. i dont want to compromise the supply for the baby im preg. with now.. any suggestions on how to make it easier for the lil guy.. i dont really want to stop but i have too

Luv2Bamama - 295 days ago.
Margareeto—Yes, I have a postpartum rash that itches like crazy. It developed on my hands around 4 months postpartum, and got worse as time went on. It was the worst on my hands (they would itch, then dry out, then crack and bleed, then the cycle would start over). I couldn’t wear my wedding ring or any jewelry or it would flare up even worse. I finally went to the dermatologist because it moved to my breasts, my neck and arms and legs and butt. The dermatologist said it was a form of exema (sp?) and gave me a steroid cream to use and said to use tons of moisturizer. It has gotten better-I can wear my wedding ring during the day and take it off at night and weekends, but it isn’t completely gone and my daughter is 14 ½ months old. I figure it is the first time in 10+ years I haven’t been on birth control and the postpartum hormones are still trying to get sorted out; hopefully it will work itself out eventually. Good luck!

leagia - 296 days ago.
Cool thanks for the info :) I will definitly start using the cream more often.

dominique23 - 296 days ago.
leagia- I think it was about 2 or 2 1/2 months before my nipples stopped hurting all the time, although as time went on the pain got less and less, now its almost been 5 months no big deal, once in awhile they will get a little sore if shes been nursing on the same side a lot, and she likes to pull off and look at everything now soo sometimes that hurts! using nipple butter really works i recommend it if your not already using some. and milk looking yellow when in freezer is normal. and you may notice too when you put it in the fridge the cream will separate and it will look kinda gross, but its normal, when it warms up just twirl the bottle to mix it back up.

leagia - 296 days ago.
Also my frozen breast milk looks very yellow, is this common?

leagia - 296 days ago.
How long does it take nipples to toughen up?? My newborn and I have had a good start at breastfeeding, he is 9 days old. I'm just wondering when about everyone else stopped feeling that pain in the first minute or so?