Forum: Breastfeeding Support

I have a 4 month old DS. His grandparents (DH's parents) keep him until DH gets off from work on the nights I work. I always send him plenty of expressed milk for his feeds. Grandparents pour that out and give him formula. DH also gives him formula when I'm not home. DH states it is "easier" to...

Any experiences? They painted my daughter's mouth with the violet stuff, prescribed her Nystatin and told me to use over the counter lamisil my nipples? It's been two days and my nipples are still very sore? I'm afraid I'm going to give it back to her again. Also, do you know if it is okay to...

I am having surgery on thursday and will be under anesthesia. Anyone know how long to pump and dump? I hate to do it but the surgery is a must. Luckily I have a bunch frozen that I can supplement with.

Hi all! So, I have a question for everyone.....I am a breastfeeding mama who recently returned to work. Thus far everything seems to be going well....except I feel like I am a human pacifier at night. Sawyer does well all day at daycare, and then I feed her as soon as I get home. The issue is...

Hoping to get some advice/help here. I have 10.5 month old twins. My daughter has growth issues due to Cystic Fibrosis; she has a nutritionist so I know what to do for her. My son has no medical issues. He was born at 6 pounds, was doing great at weight gain until he hit 6 months. Now, I can't...

Hi all. Not sure anyone can help but I have a 5 day old DS. He was a c-section and I have PCOS so I was a little concerned about my supply. Well I have no problem. I am so engorged I am leaking everywhere. Once DS feeds in not too bad but the other breast then leaks like mad. I was using...

I have flat nipples and had lots of problems getting first ds to latch on. There were other factors, but this was def an issue. With first ds I stayed away from nipple shield since lc told me it would only make things worse. Ended up giving him ebm only. Now I'm trying to bf 2nd ds and different lc...

Hello. I am hoping I can find some ladies here that can help me with my issues. I was a regular on the High Fsh board while I was TTC and I am now back looking for advice. My miracle DD is now almost 21 months old and we are still nursing. She nurses in the evening before bed, once in the...

My 7 week old son is attached to my breast 24/7. I was afraid he wasn't getting enough to eat, so I fed him a bottle of pumped milk. He still wants the breast. I'm ok with it now, but I have to go back to work in about a week and I don't want him to be miserable.

With DS, I had flat nips that were even worse post c/s and even with a shield, it was just not working. DS had a bad latch and eventually the LC said that he was just not getting it, so I did EBM for as long as I could with herbs and reglan trying to keep it up. This round I am staying on...

If you took it, what was the dosage and how much of a difference did it make, and how soon did you notice the difference? I have been working for a solid 5 weeks at increasing my milk supply. Its not going well. I finally talked my peri into prescribing me some domperidone even though he...

I'm in shock I really didnt think I heard him right but i did! The ER doc we saw tonight for Liam, (vomiting curdled milk and screaming for 4 hours straight). Suggested that the switching from breastmilk to the sensitive formula is probably the cause of his colic and that I should think about not...

some nursing pads--- the disposable kind? I don't use them anymore and I have TONS...mostly Lansinoh and maybe the other brand is Gerber..? I have mostly full boxes. You can have them free if you would just pay the shipping or if the shipping is really cheap... then I will even pay it. I...

Hi all. It's been a great ride nursing my twins, but one of my boys prefers one side, if any at all He's a tough baby. Well I didn't pump when he refused to eat (I'd finally just make a bottle of formula and give up), and now one breast is so small and almost empty. I'm currently working on...

I have my c-section scheduled for Dec 1st so I am starting to prepare/sanitize his bottles and my beast pump (last used for DD born in 12/08). Should I be replacing the tubing/silicone parts? I tried to look up replacement parts and I can't find any for my pump. I really hope I do not need to buy...

I am NOT really complaining, just have no other place to vent this or even discuss it. Our lo is a total miracle. At this point not sure we will have another chance to bf again or any more children. I am ready to be done, mostly. Currently she nurses either right before bed or first thing...

Hello ladies! Wow, it has been awhile since I posted on FT....but things have not been going well. Anyway, I am looking for some advice and postive thoughts for breastfeeding as it has not been going well....for 7+ weeks! I could bore you all with the trials and tribulations of the last 8...

My son is almost 5 months old and I've had a constant struggle with my milk supply. I couldn't get him to BF very well and after 6 weeks I chose to go straight to pumping and feeding him EBM - which works well for us. I still nurse on occasion. Anyway - straight pumping has caused me to really...

Hi! I am still b/f my 10 m/o and supplementing a little. I pump because I work ALOT out of the home and pumping just isn;t maintaining my supply. I estimate he gets about 8 oz formula a day and the rest b/f. Anyway, I have lost about 65# since I delivered and I am now well below pp weight but I...

My DS is almost 6 months old/EBF and still wakes up muliples times at night. I really don't know what to do??? Only one time has he slept 4 1/2 hours and that was the most he has ever slept at once. At this point, I wouldn't even mind him getting up 1-2 times but he is up about 4 times a night! It...

OK so this is going to sound really weird! I have been EBFing for 3 1/2 months. I would like to continue up until a year. I would also like to do a FET in January. I have not gotten AF yet. I don't anticipate that I will get it. I talked to my IVF clinic and i asked them about doing a...

HI! I have breastfed singletons ( a year each) and i know its tough in the beginning and gets easier with time and practice! there's always am i making enough milk?! Why won't they just stay on?! With my second one.. i thought i'd just pick it right back up, but i didn't and ended up with a...

My twins are now almost 4 months old. When are they supposed to start nursing for shorter segments of time? How long between nursing sessions should the babies be now? They seem to be at around 2.5 hours between sessions (from the beginning of one to the beginning of the next) and they have one...

I was wondering if babies breastfeed more when they are going through the teething process? I am pretty sure my LO is teething right now and he wakes up a lot at night and wanting to eat. He doesn't like pacifiers too much and I wonder if he is using me as his pacifier or if at 4 months they go...

I have reached my 1yr milestone of BF! It's been a great journey... tough nights, tears and frustrations, but I have come out on top and made it. I want to thank Ashlee5455 for the AMAZING support she gave. If it were not for her.... I would not have made it this far! **Thank You Ashlee5455**' ...