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Posted On 07/03/2008 15:55:09 by Amberlynn
It has been awhile for me .. I have changed jobs ... and I am getting ready to move ... I meet a guy and we are doing very well ... my son has made it to 6 months .. he has started to eat solid organic foods and now he will not BF during the day .. he wants his bottle or his real food ... it kinda makes me sad .. atleast he still wants to BF at night .. my supply is going down .. I guess this is the self weaning I was scared about .. I wanted to BF for atleast a year....but i guess that is not gonna happen ....well atleast i put up a good fight .. and I am not giving up just yet .. I hope to still be his main source of ... well everything... It breaks my heart to not BF every time he gets hungry but I guess he has to grow up .... very upsetting....... oh well I am still happy that I have made it this far !!! good luck to all of you strong moms.....  

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From: edithelizabeth
07/05/2008 21:12:27

Your baby is refusing to bf because your milk supply is low...this happens when moms fall below 8 breast emptyings a day and/or they go longer than one 4-6 hour stretch at night without nursing...

Ask your doctor about Reglan for jump starting your milk supply... if you can take the medication simultaneously take a nurse vacation where you try to nurse as much as possible for 2-3 days...if the baby will not nurse at least 8 times day during the nursing vacation and on the Reglan  pump at least 8 times a day...the Reglan will not work well if at all if breast emptyings are just 7 times a day or less...

Once your milk is back in your baby will figure out that it is back and he will be willing to nurse more. Nurse first before offering solids for the rest of the first to protect your new milk supply. If it takes a while to get your baby nursing 8 times a day you will need to use the pump to make sure that your breasts are emptied 8 times a day....

If for some reason you don't respond to the nursing vacation and Reglan you will need to start offering formula. Solids are just for fun during the first year...they aren't nutrient dense enough to be good nutrition for a baby and milk, either human or artificial, needs to be the basis of the baby's diet for the first year of life...

During toddlerhood it really benefits the toddler to be nursed at least five times a day, but the toddler does not have to be nursed immediately prior to family meal times (like the young baby does) because its ok for the toddler to transition off a breasmilk based diet to a diet based primarily on solid food during the second year...

Another benefit to continued nursing is that toddlers often go through a "picky eater" period and if you are still nursing at this time it gives you peace of mind... 

Good Luck! 

From: smalltownmom
07/03/2008 23:51:08
Don't give up yet! At the same time it is sad and exciting at the same time to see your little one grow up. Take the time at night to sit and rock him and love on him and cherish your bfing times. Make them memories that will stay with you the rest of your life!


From: Amberlynn
07/03/2008 16:39:15

whitnessforhim wrote:
You've done a fabulous job getting this far. BM should still be his main source of food at this point until he is a year. Solids should merely be on a experimentation basis only at this point. Do you offer your breast first before offering solids?
I hope everything works out for you!!



I do try to feed him before he gets his solids .. but he wont take to it unless he is just tierd ... and he wants his food food... I dont know waht else to do .. i pump and put it in a bottle and he will take that and feed himself .. but he just wants to BF at night to go to sleep .. and that is it ...



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