Thanks to all who gave great suggestions for topics!
I want to address most all the suggestions we get,this blog is for EVERYONE!!
I want us all to get something out of this.
The best advice is from mommies themselves, who have been or are going through the same thing as you!
Like I mention awhile ago in my introduction post, Please leave only creative ideas! I don't want generic magazine suggestions. I really got discouraged when I saw an article header on a magazine about a topic I wanted help in, and then when I sat down to read it learned NOTHING new!
The first topic I want to address is from Heather.
I'd love to hear about moms who have had milk supply issues, and how to supplement with formula.
I know that I personally didn't have an issue with this very much. I read a great book called BabyWise By Gary Ezzo (I think). This book had a great schedule to get your kids on. I loved the book, but did not agree with all of their suggestions. I and many of my friends used this book as a great guideline. There has been some controversy on all of his ideas (you can search around on the internet to find them). That is why I say guideline. Use what you want and ignore the rest. I remember it having a GREAT guideline for increasing milk supply without supplementing. Another thing I will say is I started my kids on cereal at 2 1/2 3 months and this helped tremendously with hunger problems! I would use the single grain rice first with breast milk/formula or water.
Let Heather know what you did!
I want to address most all the suggestions we get,this blog is for EVERYONE!!
I want us all to get something out of this.
The best advice is from mommies themselves, who have been or are going through the same thing as you!
Like I mention awhile ago in my introduction post, Please leave only creative ideas! I don't want generic magazine suggestions. I really got discouraged when I saw an article header on a magazine about a topic I wanted help in, and then when I sat down to read it learned NOTHING new!
The first topic I want to address is from Heather.
I'd love to hear about moms who have had milk supply issues, and how to supplement with formula.
I know that I personally didn't have an issue with this very much. I read a great book called BabyWise By Gary Ezzo (I think). This book had a great schedule to get your kids on. I loved the book, but did not agree with all of their suggestions. I and many of my friends used this book as a great guideline. There has been some controversy on all of his ideas (you can search around on the internet to find them). That is why I say guideline. Use what you want and ignore the rest. I remember it having a GREAT guideline for increasing milk supply without supplementing. Another thing I will say is I started my kids on cereal at 2 1/2 3 months and this helped tremendously with hunger problems! I would use the single grain rice first with breast milk/formula or water.
Let Heather know what you did!
9 comments:
I had milk supply problems with my first two, too--only they were linked to Babywise and not solved by BW. What helped me, was realizing I wasn't the only mother with that pattern of supply problems. Also, learning about the physiology of breastfeeding helped. With that knowledge and experience, I was able to breastfeeding my third and fourth with no problems!
Good topic - Along the same lines, I'd also love to hear how mom's are introducing formula to babies who are exclusively breastfed. My 3 month-old just gags even when I mix it with breastmilk... Suggestions??
~Jamie
Rowan hated the powdered formula, and did much better with the liquid concentrate. I just bought the cheap store brand, and it worked great! We only had one feed with lot's of crying.
I don't have too much to say about this because I have only nursed my daughter because she refused the bottle! I think we introduced it too late! So, just be sure to introduce it early enough!
I had a terrible milk supply w/ both Caleb and Taite. I really believe a lot of it had to do w/ the fact I did not eat correctly... and because I was majorly stressed out w/ both babies to begin with.
Also another thing that affected mine was I pumped mostly... that can REALLY affect it from what I hear.
Either way my boys have done fabulous on formula... Caleb never had issues... and Taites done even better than Caleb did. No constipation at all.. even w/ rice cereal being in his late night bottle.
Any how.
I guess thats all I have 2 say :-) Breastfeeding is byfar the best... but formula is not bad! dont kick yourself if you ever have 2 use it.
Speaking of babies.. Taites up! cya.
TulipGirl, those articles are why I said Babywise shold only be an outline. I like the sleep, eat awaketime, sleep thing.
But specifically there was a direction for increasing milk supply, like nursing every 2 or 2 1/2 hours for x amount of days etc. Unfortunalty I don't have the book anymore to look it up. But Yes Babywise followed to the T is ridiculous!
Thanks for putting those links up though.
Iknow eating and drinking are VERY important. I would see significant milk increase on the next feeding if I drank a huge glass of water.
Tulip Girl also,thanks for that physiology of breastfeeding. I thought it was very good. I have been toying with the idea of being a lactation consultant, so the more info I can shuffle through the better!
Jamie
I agree, if you really want to switch to formula there may be a few days of refusing, but eventually she should take to it. I HAD to switch to formula for my lactose intolerant 3 month old and it took him a few days to take it but he finally did!
Caleb never refused any sort of food lol. I pumped for him so he was getting breastmilk from a bottle for a month... yet he took formula as well w/out any hesitation. I just think he loves food... so he didnt really care what it was hahaha.
Taite was the same way.
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