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Sign In to Ask a Question Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12   lactation expert   Thread Posted by Replies Views Date   pumping Question I pump every two to three hours  but only get 4 5 oz but when my daughter feeds there are times when she is content and times when she isnt Does pumping reduceon milk supply and how many times should I do it and when Answer JessMiguel91806 1 287 9/13/08 3:04 pm   different sized breast Question In the beggining my milk supply was abundant Now it has decreased so much on the right that my breast are significantly different sizes I was also able to satisfy her in the beggining with each feed but now that she is older ( 1 month) she is still hungry after nursing I dont think I am making enough milk to accomodate her needs I feel bad because I can tell she is still hungry and I end up giving her an ounce of formula to completet the feed HELP Answer muiraali 1 302 9/12/08 10:09 pm   not getting enough milk with breastfeeding Question what are some of the things I can eat or do so I could get more milk besides feeding the baby more often and drinking lots of fluids Answer mithi 1 316 9/12/08 8:32 pm   berast feeding after csection/on meds Question Does it lessen your supply of milk when you take your meds after a c section I take one purkacets and 1 ibprofin800mg 2 times a day should i lessen it also Some days seem to be better than others I aslo gave birth to a 9lb baby could it be that I am not producing enough he wants to eat almost every hour with the exception of during the day he will sleep 3 /2 hours strait He is only one week old today Please help Answer kelly90208 1 265 9/10/08 10:18 pm   I need some help! Question Hi My daughter is now 3 months old She is a breast fed baby   When she was one week old she refused to feed at the breast for a whole week but we worked through it and got back on track (I sometimes gave her pumped breast ilk in a bottle then) She presently gets one bottle of pumped breast milk a day per the doctor's reccommendations that we put her vitamin drops in and to get her used to the nipple for the days I am at work I just went back to work last week two full days On those two days she gets breast milk in a bottle usually 3 during the time I am gone   All has been going well until a couple days ago Now she sometimes CRIES when I put her to my breast when she indicates she is hungry I keep trying I take a break to calm her down but she continues to be very upset Sometimes it works and once in a while we end up giving her a bottle of breast milk which she gobbles (The days I am home  in addition to feeding her I pump three times a day to build a supply as well I have done so since she was born and it seems I am making less also a concern I also pump at work on the days I am gone)   She doesn't seem to have that problem of getting upset at the breast during the night when she is sleepy only during the day I REALLY want this to work My husband says not everyone can breast feed While I agree with this for very special circumstances I think that too many people give up too easily (due to lack of support or information etc) and I don't want that Breast feeding did not work for my first born he was in the NICU for a while after birth and had been given bottles of formula and it was hard to get on track after that I tried breast feeding him but he would get so gassy and miserable at the breast that I ended up giving him my pumped milk for about 8 months until my supply ran out   I would really like to make this work this time   Any ideas suggestions input would be greatly appreciated I am trying not to get discouraged and to stay calm but sometimes I feel like I am failing or at least doing something wrong I really want to have an experience where I see some moms have where it just looks so easy for both mom and baby Can you help me Thanks so much   Rachel Answer Rizzo19 1 283 9/9/08 4:04 pm   nipple shield Question hi my  baby is almost a month and im using a niple sield since he was born does it work like if he is sucking naturaly n from my nipple or it is bad for my milk suply can i loss my milk or it will be the same i also pump  n give him bottle because sometimes he gets upset while sucking on the shield Answer DAVID'S MOM 1 283 9/9/08 2:51 pm   Breastfeeding Question My baby is 6 weeks old and I have been breastfeeding and bottle feeding for the last week Now she latches on fine and will eat for about 5 minutes then she becomes fussy and "plays" with my nipple and wont latch back on even though she acts like she wants to Is this because of the bottle I try to burp her and switch sides but she does the same thing She will also pull at the nipple until she unlatches and then she will latch back on and so on Answer Stef 1 308 9/2/08 6:36 pm   ibupofen and breastfeeding Question so i have just started bfeeding again after a wk and a half of not bf i had an infection from my c section my concern now is i had to take a 600mg ibuprofen bc of back pains so should it be ok to bfeed i really want to do this but afraid my supply is going to run out if i dont start up soon and i dont want to harm my baby Answer gabbysmom08 1 338 8/28/08 10:24 am   sleeping and reflux: Question I have a 6 week old baby that was put on zantac and then prevacid at 2 weeks old for reflux I am also breastfeeding; My baby seems to only be sleeping in <2 hr intervals at night and grunts constantly with both arms flexed; the prevcid has been better for my baby then the zanrtac; shouldn't my baby be sleeping in longer intervals by now I will be returning back to work in 4 days working 12 hr shifts; baby does get fussy at breast frequently passes alot of gas multpile dirty diapers and wet diapers grunts worse and frequently at night and spits up alot with alot of hiccups what can I do to get her to sleep longer and what is the average hours of sleep a baby gets at this age Answer Bev 1 335 8/21/08 6:27 pm   Re-using a breastpump Question Is is safe to use someone else's breastpump My sister has a wonderful breastpump that she hardly used and I would love to be able to make more use of it if it is sanitary My doctor said that she thought that just replacing the tubes and shields would be all I'd have to do to make it sterile However my sister feels that the entire thing needs to be sterilized How do you feel about this and is it safe to use her old breastpump Is there a way to fully sterilize it for my baby Answer knridd 1 362 8/17/08 12:10 pm   Alchol Question Hello I have been nursing for 2 months now and want to have a beer or two with my husband but can't find any info on the effects Tell me what to do if I have a drink or if a few are OK Answer THopeG 3 455 7/19/08 8:42 pm   Breast Feeding/Inverted Nipple Surgery Question Hello there About 8 years ago I had Inverted Nipple surgery so that I felt like a girl should   I am due October 2008 and want to breastfeed   I was unable to do so with my other two kids because of the severity of the invert   I have read that I will most likely not be able to because I was a level 2 inversion   Do you have any further education on this matter   I guess that the surgery most likely severed my tubes from the ducts so that the milk has nothing to travel through   Will my breast still produce milk (crazy question I know) Will I most likely become engorged   If my chances are next to nil on the breastfeeding is there anything they can give me to suppress the milk production I was not aware at the time that the surgery could damage the breasts enough that you could not breastfeed   Really was not planning on more children at that time so it was not a concern Thank you for your time Chrystal Smith     Answer Zukini 1 275 8/14/08 3:51 am   too late? Question My son is 2 months old   I breastfed him and from the beginning also supplemented with formula   Everytime he breastfed he still acted hungry so I gave him a bottle as well   I quit breastfeeding and pumped for 3 weeks and only got 2 oz max   If I began to breastfeed him again would I produce more or would he always need formula   How long should he feed on each breast   He would be on me for hours at a time when I originally did it Answer baby chris 1 280 8/13/08 11:00 pm   Reynaud's and Combination Feeding Question Hi    I am expecting my 3rd baby in Oct and I had a really horrible time breastfeeding my first 2 babies   I saw 5 6 consultants during that time but it wasn't until I recently decribed my experiences to a LC that she suggested I may have Reynaud's Syndrome   She said Procardia could be prescribed but would take 2 weeks to start working      I had been planning to just go straight to formula this time but with this new info I am thinking about combination feeding breast and formula   I would love to avoid pumping as much as possible (double duty) but I am concerned about 1) if I can establish a decent milk supply if I start off doing only every other feeding and 2) if the baby will become confused by doing a bottle every other feeding    Please let me know your suggestions and advice   Thank you so much Becky Answer Becky30 2 270 8/11/08 9:22 pm   would like to breastfeeed again Question My baby is 8 weeks I had BF him for a few days with just my milk  But I was not able to give him enough I have (flat nipples) and it is really hard to use the nipple sheild So i started giving him Formula And i became his "Snack" I would try to BF 1st  and then give him the bottle   So 3 weeks ago I got soooooo upset with myself and gave up and just gave him the bottle It just seemed like he enjoyed it more If that makes since So to go on with my lol I still have some milk not as much as I did But i was just now able to get a really good  Breastfeeding pump I tryed to pumping  and  I wasnt able to get  all that much a few drops just drops not even  enough to cover the bottom of the bottle   So now im really upset with myself Did i wait to long  If I keep on pumping will it all come back to me   I feel so bad   HELP  Please let me know If i can bring my milk supple back up or should i hang it up cuz i waited to long     Answer 1 239 8/13/08 9:54 pm   how can i stop the milk Question my son was born on august 8th and the milk came in on sunday august 10th how can i stop it to get more milk or to stop the swelling Answer angel19771 1 262 8/12/08 11:41 pm   mental health medications Question I have bipolar disorder social anxiety disorder and ptsd I am currently just starting to take haldol After delivery I was hoping to return to my normal medications effexor seroquel and kolonopin can I take any of these medications and still breastfeed Answer neoshyne 2 293 7/30/08 7:37 pm   How long on each breasrt? Question Hello  I am pregnant with my second baby and really want to breastfeed this time   The first time I breastfed the first couple of days and then went to pumping only for seven weeks   I stopped because I dried up   I feel like I dried up because I didn't stimulate my breast enough with my baby before going to pumping  My question is how long should I let her feed on each side   I've heard let them until they finish and I've also heard to keep it limited to 7 to 10 minutes Thanks for your time   Answer baileysmom 1 283 8/11/08 10:35 pm   uneven milk production Question  I have a 10 week old baby i am breastfeeding this is my 3rd child and i breastfed them both with no problems This time around me left  breast is producing alot more milk than the right i always start a feeding on the right side to try to empty it compleatly but it still only produces about an ounce my baby is healthy and growing i was wondering why this is happening and if there are any tricks too produce more on the one side thank you Answer scimitar 1 264 8/8/08 10:09 pm   I am a new mom of 1 month old baby Question      I am breast feeding mom of 1 month old daughter unfortunately I have alot of gases is it right that it can be transfered to my baby through my breast milk and what should I do now because my baby is suffering from gases Answer nouna 1 253 8/12/08 12:25 am   I'm a new mom and I have a 6 week baby I tried to breastfeed Question I tried to breastfeed my baby but I think nothing comes out so I bought a breast pump and in the beginning I was getting 6oz and know I  hardly get anything and once I was going to try and breastfeed the baby but I decided to pump which was a good idea because while I was pumping the milk it was coming out pink I was bleeding Why does that happen and how would I know if i'm bleeding while i'm breastfeeding her and how can I produce more milk to feed her Answer kathymarin123 1 303 8/7/08 10:41 pm   Could I be the reason? Question I breast feed and formula feed (more breast) and my 2 month old seems to be constipated Well recently he poops about once maybe twice a week I recently changed formulas to weigh out that factor The only change is he seems to not have pain ( not so much screaming ) but still not pooping is this a normal phase infants go through Could it be me I haven't  changed my diet My mom says I should drink prune juice because he would then get some through my breastmilk is this possible My doctors suggested watered down karo syrup and watered apple juice not really achange there either Thankyou Ambyr Answer Ambyr 1 279 8/3/08 9:19 pm   getting baby to latch back on... Question hi  i'ma first time mom with a 3 week old and the first week she was latching on taking breast milk pefectly I started giving her my milk from a bottle and now she won't accept  the breast at all is there anything i can do to get her back on I did try those fake nipple's that attach to your breast but she won't take that either Answer vivi 1 290 8/2/08 10:01 pm   breastfeeding to bottle feeding Question my 2 month old will not take a bottle with formula in it she has drank a bottle of breastmilk but has chosen not to drink the formula what can i do i am desperate for answers Answer youngmomma 1 314 7/26/08 7:07 pm   going back to work Question ok I live in Indiana   Before I had my baby I worked for a daycare center   I had cleared it iwth my boss to return to work 6 weeks after my daughter was born and I was being allowed to bring her with me since I was breast feeding and only working 3 hours a day (part time) Well I called her last week to arrange the day to return and she informed me that there was a problem   Her supervisor a non married man with no children is in charge of making decisions about breast feeding mothers   I'm not likeing this at all   This was why I was going back to work was because I could take her with me   he is concerned about me possibly having to nurse her while taking care of the kids   I informed her that I have somone in there with me at all times I could either excuse myself for the 15 minutes to nurse her or nurse her discreatly in the room   I also proposed moving me from the 2year old room to the infant room so that she would be around kids her own age   Thing is he is ok if I bottle feed but I don;t htink he understands that by law if I bottle feed her he has to supply a room for me to express my breastmilk for her and that takes longer then if I just nurse her   ANy help would be appreciated   Thanks Jan Answer Jan 1 336 7/14/08 5:21 pm   Breastfeeding- How to increase milk production Question I have a 6 week old and I'm a first time mom   My milk isn't coming in as fast as I think it should I only pump 2 ozs at a time and that seems pretty low to me   Is there a way to increase milk production   I would love to pump a lot more but don't know what it will take to increase the volume   Are there any suggestions to help me Thanks   Answer questionbox 1 465 7/13/08 7:22 pm   Baby belly ache pains Question Hello I am a seasoned mom who is nursing my 4th baby   There are 13 years between my last one and my newest addition    With my b oys I didn't have to watch what I ate and now with my baby girl it seems no matter what I eat she gets a belly ache   I have bought gas drops for her as well   here is my diet pb&j graham crackers in milk and mainly meats hot dogs steak chicken and beef   I stay away from everything spicy and she still seems to hurt   The ER dr said that it is coic   But I was told that breastfed babies don't get colic   Then I had a ER nurse tell me that I needed to give her sugar water and try her on formula   I went off   She didn't know her butt from a hole in the ground   needless to say she didn't come back in the room   I hate ignorance   please any help that you can suggest would be greatful because I would love to eat some fruit and veggies but am terrified of the repructions that will occure later Thanks Answer Jan 1 480 7/5/08 5:01 pm   should I? Question I have one child and did not breast feed him   He did great but this time around I have gestational diabetes and have read that breast feeding can help a child when they are first born so that they don't have diabetes problems   Is this something that I need to take sereiously or wait till he is born to make that decision   I have been wavering back and forth on this for a month now please give me some pros and cons Answer gamitch 1 370 7/2/08 5:30 pm   when should i expect Question i've been breast feeding for almost 9 months and have not had my period i knew breast feeding would delay it but for how long and when does it become unhealthy or does it Answer ripben 1 393 6/30/08 5:39 am   so sore! Question this is my third breast fed child my son is now 3 weeks old he is slightly toungue tied my nipples are extremely sore He latches on well but seems to do something wrong while sucking and it is very painful It feels like he can't draw the nipple far enough into his mouth to be effective (and not painful) The ENT thinks his tongue needs to be cliped but wants to wait until he's 6 months old I've tried everything i can think of and have read about please help I've resorted to pumping and bottle feeding because of the pain he tends to over eat with a bottle & ends up vomiting most of what he ate please tell me there is something I can do to help I'd like to get back to nursing and ditch the bottles Thanks Answer SAHM81 1 380 6/29/08 9:53 pm Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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