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My 11 day old baby tends to cluster feed during the day. I have very sore nipples, do use the shield when I can and he gets turned off by my boobs when there is little flow. He eats about once an hour for 4-5 hrs at a time during his cluster feedings. We have supplemented a few times, 2-3 out of the 10-12 daily feedings with a bottle filled with breast milk if we have it, formula if we don’t. Baby tends to latch back to Momma ok next feeding, but wondering if this is ok? What should I be on the lookout for? I know the bottles are easier for baby so I don’t want to entice him to only take a bottle. Thanks.
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Beth S.
Hi Liz, so glad you reached out! |
My daughter is 2 months old and has been on formula. My question is how do i get my milk supply back?
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Beth S.
Hi Tecia, |
Daughter and I have latching issues...she tends to not open wide and many times slurps the nipple in. She seems to be content after feedings and has a pee diaper after almost every feed, as well as 2 BMs in a day (yellow and curdy). She is putting on weight but I feel like she is not getting the best nursing/milk possible. She seems to always fall asleep at the breast and has restless sleeps. I have been pumping to try and keep up my supply, but even that seems to be dropping. Any help is appreciated, just want the best experience for us and to help her grow strong.
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Beth S.
Hi Lise, thanks for reaching out! Congratulations on breastfeeding this long - it looks like your baby is gaining weight well,she's content after feedings, and having plenty of wet and poopie diapers. Sounds like you are doing a GREAT job! |
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Lise Thank you for the reinsurance. She has a doctor appointment coming up, as well as a lactation class. Just seems like she is still hungry after feedings but she did go from 7lbs 14ounces to 11lbs 4ounces in roughly 6 weeks. |
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Beth S.
You're welcome! Please let me know if you have any other concerns after her doctor appointment. |
I have been breasfeeding my 14 weeks old baby from day 1, and I have/had a lot of milk supply. My freezer is full of milk. I would like to start reducing my milk supply and start giving her the frozen milk. But I want to stop bresfeeding in a healthy way. I think that way my LO will have milk until she is 6 months old. I don’t even mind to introduce 1 formula bottle a day so she also starts trying it. How can I do that in a healthy way for both of us?
Also, what is the best way to unfreeze the milk and how long can I keep it in the fridge after defrost?. Thanks a lot
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Beth S.
Hi Beatriz, thanks for reaching out, and congratulations for doing all the work to breastfeed and store up your milk! |
My daughter is 15mo old now. She has a congenital heart disease n had to have surgery right after she was born ( n then another at about 6mo). Due to her situation she was initially weak to exclusively breastfeed n was only allowed onebreastfeed a day n for the rest I used to express n bottle feed n one formula feed a day. After she was 3mo old she was getting breastmilk exclusively but in a bottle. She could just never latch on once she was better. I had enough supply to give her breastmilk exclusively between 3mo to 13mo. After that I was struggling with my supply n with her Pediatricians advice started to mix normal cows milk with my breastmilk. Recently my supply has become so less that it’s no more than 30-40mils a time. N I express twice a day now. It used to be 150mils I till a few weeks ago but now with just 60-70mils a day I’m wondering if it’s worth the effort. I am currently not working but even then I want to know if it’s worth the effort n stress.
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Quratulain Also, my child’s situation is such that she might need another procedure or so in the next few weeks for her heart. It’s not going to be a surgery but a catheter procedure to put in a stent or something. The condition she has, there’s no full fix for it. So she’s a child who will be seeing doctors for more surgeries at different growth points in her life. If even this little an amount is going to help her I would continue to express for as long as possible. I just want to know if this little an amount at this age is beneficial |
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Beth S.
Hi Quratulain, I'm so glad you reached out about this. You have done an amazing job providing breast milk to your baby despite some very difficult challenges, I hope you take a second to reflect on what a great mom you are and have pride in what you have accomplished! |