about an hour or the breastmilk makes the rice cereal funky. why are you adding rice cereal to breastmilk anyway?
We are about to go into the solids realm and I'm just trying it out with DS. I thought it was a common thing to try?
Sorry I've been around too many people lately putting rice cereal into bottles so I kinda assumed. no rice cereal mixed with breastmilk in bottles because it's a choking hazard.
When mixing breastmilk into rice cereal in a bowl you do just one small serving at a time, cause like I said it gets funky. the breastmilk tries kinda to digest the cereal and it breaks down.
We are about to go into the solids realm and I'm just trying it out with DS. I thought it was a common thing to try?
Sorry I've been around too many people lately putting rice cereal into bottles so I kinda assumed. no rice cereal mixed with breastmilk in bottles because it's a choking hazard.
When mixing breastmilk into rice cereal in a bowl you do just one small serving at a time, cause like I said it gets funky. the breastmilk tries kinda to digest the cereal and it breaks down.
This. I usually use just 1 oz of milk for rice cereal and toss whatever he doesn't eat.
I need some advice. This past weekend I was around a mother that breastfed her 15 month old. The cute little girl would walk up, pull down the mom's shirt, and start nursing. I absolutely am not judging, because whatever works for them- works for them. But I know that I do not want DS to be doing that to me. I had planned on breastfeeding until DS was one. Would it be easier to wean him earlier? He takes bottles from me fine now, and I know I would still have an adjustment period with him realizing he doesn't get boobs, but only gets bottles.
Would it be wise to transition to EPing until he's one? Is that a bad idea? I just don't want to have to battle with him over boobs when he's walking around and talking more.
I would not wean him now just because you don't want to have to wean him later...that doesn't make sense to me. Given that his primary nutrition should come from breastmilk (or formula) for at least the first year and that pumping is a PITA and many moms struggle to maintain supply while pumping, I would keep nursing until age 1 or when you are ready to wean (which may be sooner or later than that) -- but not make the decision based on what could or could not happen down the road.
If you don't want him walking up to you and pulling down your shirt, don't let him walk up to you and pull down your shirt. We had this issue around when N was 1. I set limits with her nursing. I still nursed her morning and evenings at home until she was 2. But I didn't typically nurse her in public after 1 year (not much after 6 months, really, unless we were out for a long time), and if she pulled down my shirt, she didn't get to nurse. I would offer a snack and a sippy cup of water instead. Yes, she had a few meltdowns about it, but that's what happens when they are learning what is and isn't appropriate behavior.
I need some advice. This past weekend I was around a mother that breastfed her 15 month old. The cute little girl would walk up, pull down the mom's shirt, and start nursing. I absolutely am not judging, because whatever works for them- works for them. But I know that I do not want DS to be doing that to me. I had planned on breastfeeding until DS was one. Would it be easier to wean him earlier? He takes bottles from me fine now, and I know I would still have an adjustment period with him realizing he doesn't get boobs, but only gets bottles.
Would it be wise to transition to EPing until he's one? Is that a bad idea? I just don't want to have to battle with him over boobs when he's walking around and talking more.
I would not wean him now just because you don't want to have to wean him later...that doesn't make sense to me. Given that his primary nutrition should come from breastmilk (or formula) for at least the first year and that pumping is a PITA and many moms struggle to maintain supply while pumping, I would keep nursing until age 1 or when you are ready to wean (which may be sooner or later than that) -- but not make the decision based on what could or could not happen down the road.
If you don't want him walking up to you and pulling down your shirt, don't let him walk up to you and pull down your shirt. We had this issue around when N was 1. I set limits with her nursing. I still nursed her morning and evenings at home until she was 2. But I didn't typically nurse her in public after 1 year (not much after 6 months, really, unless we were out for a long time), and if she pulled down my shirt, she didn't get to nurse. I would offer a snack and a sippy cup of water instead. Yes, she had a few meltdowns about it, but that's what happens when they are learning what is and isn't appropriate behavior.
Thank you. I guess I just wasn't sure if weaning was easier or harder depending on age. With my off and on supply issues, I'm going to revise my goal to 9 months and reevaluate. If I can still make it to a year, I will likely do so.
I would not wean him now just because you don't want to have to wean him later...that doesn't make sense to me. Given that his primary nutrition should come from breastmilk (or formula) for at least the first year and that pumping is a PITA and many moms struggle to maintain supply while pumping, I would keep nursing until age 1 or when you are ready to wean (which may be sooner or later than that) -- but not make the decision based on what could or could not happen down the road.
If you don't want him walking up to you and pulling down your shirt, don't let him walk up to you and pull down your shirt. We had this issue around when N was 1. I set limits with her nursing. I still nursed her morning and evenings at home until she was 2. But I didn't typically nurse her in public after 1 year (not much after 6 months, really, unless we were out for a long time), and if she pulled down my shirt, she didn't get to nurse. I would offer a snack and a sippy cup of water instead. Yes, she had a few meltdowns about it, but that's what happens when they are learning what is and isn't appropriate behavior.
Thank you. I guess I just wasn't sure if weaning was easier or harder depending on age. With my off and on supply issues, I'm going to revise my goal to 9 months and reevaluate. If I can still make it to a year, I will likely do so.
Breastfeeding manners! You can absolutely teach a toddler how to ask to nurse in a respectful way. Some moms teach their kids the ASL sign for milk. Others will redirect the child who pulls at their shirt to instead pat their shirt. Or some other signal for wanting to nurse. Breastfeeding is a relationship, and both parties need to be respectful of the other's needs and desires. It's great that you've identified a behavior that you would like to discourage before it even starts, because oftentimes you don't realize it until a habit has formed that you dislike, and that's harder/more work to change.
Post by bsquaredmsquared on May 6, 2015 7:46:18 GMT -5
sweetsurprise I've been referred to the apps Mommymeds and LactMed in the past to check if something is safe. I had the flu earlier in the year but didn't bother taking anything so I'm of no help. Sorry. Feel better!
Has anyone had the flu while breastfeeding? Do you know if tamiflu is ok to take? I see conflicting views online.
From lactmed:
Summary of Use during Lactation:
Limited data indicate that oseltamivir and its active metabolite are poorly excreted into breastmilk. Maternal dosages of 150 mg daily produce low levels in milk and would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants, especially if the infant is older than 2 months. Infants over 1 year of age can receive oseltamivir directly in doses much larger than those in breastmilk.
Drug Levels:
Maternal Levels. A nursing mother who was 9 months postpartum was given oseltamivir 75 mg by mouth twice daily for 5 days. She Maternal Levels. A nursing mother who was 9 months postpartum was given oseltamivir 75 mg by mouth twice daily for 5 days. She collected 8 milk samples within 30 minutes of taking an oseltamivir dose and 2 after the last dose. Milk was analyzed for oseltamivir and its carboxylate metabolite. Oseltamivir milk concentrations fluctuated depending on the time of the milk sample, but oseltamivir carboxylate concentrations were generally higher and reached a steady-state between 37 to 39 mcg/L after 3 days of therapy. The authors calculated that at worst, the infant would receive 0.012 mg/kg daily, compared to the dosage for infants over 1 year of 4 mg/kg daily. The dose in milk corresponded to 0.5% of the mother's weight-adjusted dosage.[1]
Seven postpartum women who were bottle feeding their infants donated milk samples at the time of and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours after a single 75 mg oral dose of oseltamivir. Both oseltamivir and its metabolite, oseltamivir carboxylate were measured in milk samples. The average peak milk level of oseltamivir of 26.9 mcg/L occurred at an average of 3.4 hours after the dose and the average peak milk level of oseltamivir carboxylate of 41.9 mcg/L occurred at an average of 18.9 hours after the dose. Using area under the curve (AUC) data reported in the paper and the standardized milk intake of 150 mL/kg daily, a fully breastfed infant would receive daily dosages of about 0.9 mcg/kg of oseltamivir and 3.6 mcg/kg of oseltamivir carboxylate. These values would be doubled with the usual dosage of 75 mg twice daily, but the sum of these entities is far below the dose reportedly used in infants of 1 to 7 mg/kg daily.[2]
Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
A 7 oz bottle is too much for an ebf 7 month old, right?
DS usually drinks 5 or 6 6 oz bottles a day. I EP. On a few rare occasions he will want more in a feeding and will down 7oz. I usually just give DS as much as he is hungry for.
A 7 oz bottle is too much for an ebf 7 month old, right?
DS is 7 months and never takes more than a 4 oz bottle, every 3 hours at daycare. He doesn't live bottles, so he doesn't seem interested in drinking too much. If I pick him up early, right after he has had a bottle, he will happily nurse more..
A 7 oz bottle is too much for an ebf 7 month old, right?
DS usually drinks 5 or 6 6 oz bottles a day. I EP. On a few rare occasions he will want more in a feeding and will down 7oz. I usually just give DS as much as he is hungry for.
I'm not opposed to daycare offering if she's hungry. She usually just takes 4 or 5 oz bottles every 3 to 4 hours. I was a little surprised to see 7 oz on the daycare report and dd was fussy all evening too and gassy. I was wondering if maybe it made her tummy hurt.
DS usually drinks 5 or 6 6 oz bottles a day. I EP. On a few rare occasions he will want more in a feeding and will down 7oz. I usually just give DS as much as he is hungry for.
I'm not opposed to daycare offering if she's hungry. She usually just takes 4 or 5 oz bottles every 3 to 4 hours. I was a little surprised to see 7 oz on the daycare report and dd was fussy all evening too and gassy. I was wondering if maybe it made her tummy hurt.
Probably. 4-5 ounces at a time is a more typical intake. I would be pissed if DC gave my LO more than 5 ounces at a time.
I'm not opposed to daycare offering if she's hungry. She usually just takes 4 or 5 oz bottles every 3 to 4 hours. I was a little surprised to see 7 oz on the daycare report and dd was fussy all evening too and gassy. I was wondering if maybe it made her tummy hurt.
Probably. 4-5 ounces at a time is a more typical intake. I would be pissed if DC gave my LO more than 5 ounces at a time.
Has anyone else had experience with LO raging and flailing around during feedings? DS nurses for 1-2 minutes, then yanks his head back, or rolls onto his back away from the breast, and either fusses/yells/cries, or sometimes just stares at other stuff. I usually have to pick him up and pat him on the back on my shoulder to soothe him, then resume. Sometimes it's over and over, sometimes just once during a feeding, but it's almost every feeding the last 2-3 weeks. I asked the pedi about it and asked if it could be from teething and she sort of never answered my question.
M does this sometimes and for him I can resolve it by either feeding him in his room or another quiet place with less stimulation or I can put a cover on if he's just trying to look at things.
Has anyone else had experience with LO raging and flailing around during feedings? DS nurses for 1-2 minutes, then yanks his head back, or rolls onto his back away from the breast, and either fusses/yells/cries, or sometimes just stares at other stuff. I usually have to pick him up and pat him on the back on my shoulder to soothe him, then resume. Sometimes it's over and over, sometimes just once during a feeding, but it's almost every feeding the last 2-3 weeks. I asked the pedi about it and asked if it could be from teething and she sort of never answered my question.
DS2 is sometimes like this but it's usually at bedtime if he's overtired. Is LO drooling a lot? Has he cut any teeth yet? Is he fussy otherwise? If it's at every feeding then it could be due to teething.
Has anyone else had experience with LO raging and flailing around during feedings? DS nurses for 1-2 minutes, then yanks his head back, or rolls onto his back away from the breast, and either fusses/yells/cries, or sometimes just stares at other stuff. I usually have to pick him up and pat him on the back on my shoulder to soothe him, then resume. Sometimes it's over and over, sometimes just once during a feeding, but it's almost every feeding the last 2-3 weeks. I asked the pedi about it and asked if it could be from teething and she sort of never answered my question.
DS2 is sometimes like this but it's usually at bedtime if he's overtired. Is LO drooling a lot? Has he cut any teeth yet? Is he fussy otherwise? If it's at every feeding then it could be due to teething.
He has a lot of the symptoms of teething, but has had them for 2 months and still no teeth. That's what I was thinking, too, though.
DS2 is sometimes like this but it's usually at bedtime if he's overtired. Is LO drooling a lot? Has he cut any teeth yet? Is he fussy otherwise? If it's at every feeding then it could be due to teething.
He has a lot of the symptoms of teething, but has had them for 2 months and still no teeth. That's what I was thinking, too, though.
Lol, that's been the case with my LO as well. Drooling, putting everything into his mouth etc. He had a pretty high fever yesterday morning though and a low grade one all day yesterday so I'm praying for teeth.
Has anyone else had experience with LO raging and flailing around during feedings? DS nurses for 1-2 minutes, then yanks his head back, or rolls onto his back away from the breast, and either fusses/yells/cries, or sometimes just stares at other stuff. I usually have to pick him up and pat him on the back on my shoulder to soothe him, then resume. Sometimes it's over and over, sometimes just once during a feeding, but it's almost every feeding the last 2-3 weeks. I asked the pedi about it and asked if it could be from teething and she sort of never answered my question.
It's the ever distractable baby. I usually have to go in another room or stop completely, give her about 5 minutes, and try again.
When your lo is say, 18 mo, and you're still nursing, do your boobs still become boulders if you go too long without nursing? Or does the supply become so low that that doesn't happen as often?
When your lo is say, 18 mo, and you're still nursing, do your boobs still become boulders if you go too long without nursing? Or does the supply become so low that that doesn't happen as often?
Your boobs will adjust to your typical pattern, but if you skip feeds, you could still get Boulder boobs. (It autocapitalized. I'm not fixing it).
I could skip one pm session when N was that age, but not both night and the next morning. She was nursing about 3x/day.
I'm having trouble getting letdown with pump and baby unless I'm half asleep. Since I can't exactly sleep at work, any suggestions to help with this? I've tried looking at baby pictures and videos, but I can't think of anything else.
I'm having trouble getting letdown with pump and baby unless I'm half asleep. Since I can't exactly sleep at work, any suggestions to help with this? I've tried looking at baby pictures and videos, but I can't think of anything else.
I've been having this problem with pumping, too! Looking forward to other ideas from people.
I'm having trouble getting letdown with pump and baby unless I'm half asleep. Since I can't exactly sleep at work, any suggestions to help with this? I've tried looking at baby pictures and videos, but I can't think of anything else.
I've been having this problem with pumping, too! Looking forward to other ideas from people.
I've had this issue for a few weeks and I'll tell you what finally started working for me. I try to think of rivers or waterfalls of milk. It sounds so stupid, but it helps sometimes. Also, I start every day telling myself I don't care how much I pump because I'm doing all I can. As soon as I took that attitude, my letdown issue seemed to go away. I was stressing myself out worrying about it and that didn't do anything at all to help me.
I've been having this problem with pumping, too! Looking forward to other ideas from people.
I've had this issue for a few weeks and I'll tell you what finally started working for me. I try to think of rivers or waterfalls of milk. It sounds so stupid, but it helps sometimes. Also, I start every day telling myself I don't care how much I pump because I'm doing all I can. As soon as I took that attitude, my letdown issue seemed to go away. I was stressing myself out worrying about it and that didn't do anything at all to help me.
Also, try not looking at the bottles while you pump. Cover them if you have to.
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