Comments on: Nursing Tips from Moms

By: Cheryl Taylor

Cheryl Taylor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:23:22 +0000

Yes, less suckling does affect supply. How often are you nursing? Instead of supplementing at the end of nursings I would suggest spacing nursings closer together. With a 3 week old your supply is still being established. Nurse every 60-90 minutes from beginning of nursing to beginning of nursing. Keep an eye on wettings which should be 6-8 every 24 hrs. What was lowest weight after birth and current weight? Too often pediatricians give parents pressure over a weight gain that isn’t in the top of what we see as “average” when the lower end of average is still just fine.

By: Paulina

Paulina — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:09:21 +0000

My baby is 3 weeks old and already on formula 'top ups' because he wasn't putting weight on quick enough.. I fear my milk supply will reduce as he gets less sucking time! – help…

By: Cheryl Taylor

Cheryl Taylor — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:25:20 +0000

If a nursing child is allergic to nuts it is quite common that each exposure brings a stronger reaction. In this way, if the child is exposed to peanuts via breastmilk it can begin the reaction process and as reactions increase they can potentially escalate unidentified until they have an incident causing anaphylaxis. Avoidance can decrease the reactions of an allergy. In the same manner, there is some evidence that prenatal exposure to a protein begins the same reaction process. An area in which there is still more study needed is whether prenatal exposure can predispose or cause an allergy that might not have developed with exposure limited until later in life after gut closure. It is a heightened reaction potential with a prenate or newborn that has an open gut.

Hope that helps.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:17:51 +0000

The comment about eating peanuts while nursing might lead to fatal peanut allergies is completely false! Look at Thailand – high intake of peanuts in the diet – lots of breastfeeding – essentially ZERO peanut allergies. There is no evidence to suuport the idea that avoidance decreases risk of allergy.

By: Cheryl Taylor

Cheryl Taylor — Sat, 08 May 2010 07:23:59 +0000

An exclusively breastfed baby does not need water. All the hydration they need is in breastmilk. Offering an infant water is something that is old school formula feeding advice. Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC, has a wonderfully referenced article on why breastfed babies do not need water: http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/baby-water.html

By: Lora

Lora — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:45:00 +0000

My mom gets heated because I refuse to give my baby water.

By: Lora

Lora — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:43:10 +0000

I did not know that you could re-induce lactation!!! I am so upset about that. I lost my milk when my first baby was three months old because I had gone back to work with nothing but a hand pump. I could only get an ounce per sitting at most with that horrible pump and soon enough, my milk was just gone. I breastfed my second until he was 20 months old and my family and in-laws think it is weird. Now, my third baby is 4 months old and we are pro's at this breastfeeding thing. I was never sore, and he latched on like a natural after 30 minutes out of the womb. I plan to breastfeed him until at least 18 months, then we will just go with it until we're ready to stop.

By: Angelica

Angelica — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:20:02 +0000

If you have a nursing baby when you become pregnant again, you do not have to quit breastfeeding. It will not hurt the baby. When the new baby arrives, you can feed in tandem. Latch the new baby on then invite the toddler up to join you. Benefits can include: same nap times, sibling bonding, reduction of sibling rivalry, healthier children, mentally/emotionally stable children.