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| Comfort Nursing | 9/5/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: My son (now 6 weeks) appears to be a comfort nurser. He has had no consistency in his nursing ...
A: That is great that you are nursing your baby and responding to his cues. I have a couple of ...
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| lactation | 9/5/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I stopped nursing my daughter over 18 months ago, after nursing her for about a year. I am still ...
A: That is great that you nursed your baby for over a year. What great benefits for you and for your ...
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| STOP LEAKING MILK | 9/5/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: Michele, I stop breastfeeding almost 1 year ago, when my daughter told me NO during that whole ...
A: It is normal to be able to express a little amount of milk out of your breasts months after you are ...
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| menstruation | 9/4/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I am 21 years old and have a 4 month old son. I have been breast feeding him since he was born. I ...
A: Yes. What you are experiencing does sound very normal. It does sound like your body is getting ...
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| Soreness! | 9/4/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I have a 4-week-old daughter. I am breastfeeding. The first couple weeks were great and then I ...
A: I am so sorry to hear about the problems you are having. I can imagine what you are describing and ...
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| Lactation | 8/30/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I had my healthy beautiful son Liam on Aug 24. I had a horrible hospital visit & traumatic delivery ...
A: I am sorry to hear about your traumatic delivery. The most important thing right now is that you ...
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| breastmilk/antibodies | 8/30/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I have a 10 day old baby girl. This is my 3rd child, the other two are 3 and 4. After a lot of ...
A: I can appreciate the demands with breastfeeding and having small children. I have 4 children all ...
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| Thawing Breastmilk question | 8/30/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I have a quick question regarding safe breastmilk storage and handling. I believe it is safe to ...
A: You can give your baby thawed breastmilk without heating it. However, most babies prefer to have ...
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| breastfeeding | 8/29/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: my daughter is 8weeks old and is sound asleep by PM and sleeps for 7hours do you think i should ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your daughter the best start in life by breastfeeding her! If she ...
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| Weaning off breast | 8/29/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I'm so glad i found this site! Im a mom of 2, a 7 year old daughter & 19 month old son. I have been ...
A: First, congratulations for giving both your children the best start in life by breastfeeding them! I ...
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| Picking breastfeeding back up. | 8/29/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: my son was born on July 16,08 , I was breastfeeding him from the beginning and every thing was going ...
A: Boy, you have been through a lot. My sister also had her gallbladder removed with a ...
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| 14-Week Old Baby Eating Less | 8/28/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: My 14-week old started eating less and sleeping more starting last Sunday. She is a healthy 15 lbs ...
A: As mothers, I think it would be nice if every baby came with a "crystal ball" so we could see what ...
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| nursing and pumping | 8/28/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I am a first time Mom and I am aiming to breast feed my daughter min 6 months. Easier said than ...
A: I can see your concern. Hopefully I can help you with your questions: 1. Even though a "perfect" ...
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| 14-week Old Baby Eating Less | 8/28/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My 14-week old started acting funny over the weekend. She started eating less and sleeping more. ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your daughter the best start in life by breastfeeding her! The ...
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| nursing and pumping | 8/28/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I am a first time Mom and I am aiming to breast feed my daughter min 6 months. Easier said than ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your daughter the best start in life by breastfeeding her! A lot ...
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| Breastmilk dosent satisfy my baby | 8/28/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My 3 month old is hungry all the time he wants to eat every 30 to 45 min although my supply has went ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your baby the best start in life by breastfeeding him! He may be ...
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| Breastfeeding | 8/27/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I breastfed my son for almost six months. I am 18 weeks pregnant now and my son is only 9 months ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him! And ...
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| Having trouble weening off of breastfeeding | 8/27/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My son is now 2 years old, I tried weening when he was 1 but to no avail. I guess I'm weak to his ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him! He ...
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| Mucous stools in 7 week old baby | 8/27/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: My daughter is 7 weeks old. At around 3 week she started showing signs of what seems to be baby ...
A: I can seen your concern. I have a couple of thoughts that might help: 1. Mucous in the stools ...
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| Encouraging a Mom who wants to relactate | 8/27/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I work with the WIC program in my state as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor. I have a Mom I'm working ...
A: I would tell this mom that what she plans is difficult but doable, that many other women in her ...
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| oversupply | 8/27/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: i am almost 5 months into my breastfeeding my son and have had an oversupply problem from the ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him. I'm so sorry ...
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| weaning my 10 month old | 8/26/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I have decided that I'd like to wean my 10 month old. I am exhausted and down on weight, I feel as ...
A: I am sorry to hear about the problems you are having. It can be really frustrating when a baby does ...
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| Breastfeeding In Public | 8/25/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I'm a 22 year old mother and I have a baby who I breastfeed regularly. It is legal to breastfeed in ...
A: If you do want to breastfeed in public, there are ways to cover up to avoid the problems you have ...
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| Breastfeeding with pumping | 8/24/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: Port Elizabeth, South Africa and my wife gave birth to my daughter Keira 2 weeks ago.The ...
A: You are a great husband to try and help your wife. Thank you for your question. I have a couple of ...
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| Nursing Twins | 8/24/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I have been exclusively nursing my twin girls from birth (Now 8 mos.) recently they have gotten ...
A: First of all, congratulations for nursing twins exclusively! It can be very difficult and time ...
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| Scar tissue around the nipple | 8/23/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I wanted to know if having scar tissue not within the nipple but around it will affect my baby when ...
A: Breast reductions can be a little tricky sometimes. You never can tell how much it will affect ...
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| breast shields, tongue tied | 8/22/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: My daughter's baby is almost 3 weeks old. She has had much difficulty in getting him to latch on ...
A: I am sorry for the problems your daughter is having. It can be very frustrating. I have a couple ...
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| possible thrush | 8/21/2008 | Melanie Horrocks |
Q: my daughter is almost 6 weeks old and i have been breastfeeding since she was about 1 week old ( i ...
A: This does sound very much like thrush to me. Anti-biotics will make everything MUCH WORSE, so you ...
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| get breast milk back | 8/21/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: Can I get my breast milk can, I expressed milk for the first 6 weeks my baby was not able to feed ...
A: That is great that you were able to express breastmilk for the first 6 weeks. After reading your ...
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| 8 month old only wants breast milk and hates solid food | 8/20/2008 | Melanie Horrocks |
Q: Yesterday I took my 8 month old to the dr and he said he wasn't happy with her weight. She was 5lbs ...
A: The calorie and fat contect of breastmilk is higher in breastmilk than formula, so I would discount ...
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| exclusively breastfeeding and weight gaining | 8/20/2008 | Melanie Horrocks |
Q: Pls my baby girl weighed 2.360kg and very tall when she was born. I am doing exclusively ...
A: First, are you recording and checking her weight on a brestfed from birth weight chart, as the ...
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| uneven breast shape, supply and recovery | 8/20/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I am a new mom and have been breastfeeding with ease for the past 4 weeks of my 4-week-old baby. ...
A: I am sorry to hear about the "clamping down". I know from experience that that is not fun. ...
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| menstration | 8/20/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: i gave birth to a baby girl on27th july2007.i had secondary bleeding on 2nd aug.till now my ...
A: I want to give you accurate information, but I am not sure I fully understand what you are asking. ...
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| Weaning | 8/19/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: I have been giving my 12mo. old whole milk slowly, increasing the milk slowly for about 3-4 weeks ...
A: Congratulations for nursing your baby so long! What great benefits for you and your baby. It can ...
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| Breastfeeding and Peanuts | 8/19/2008 | Michele Carnesecca |
Q: Would it hurt my baby if I eat peanuts?
A: This is a great question. There are many different opinions on this subject. If you have a clear ...
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| nipple shields | 8/18/2008 | Melanie Horrocks |
Q: My baby is almost four weeks old and only nurses with a nipple shield. I have tried several times to ...
A: Bessie, the shield shouldn't have an effect on your supply, but I tend to find they can often lead ...
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| Breastfeeding My Boyfriend | 8/18/2008 | Melanie Horrocks |
Q: I'm an 18 year old girl and my boyfriend loves my boobs. He really likes sucking on my nipples. ...
A: none at all! Breastmilk is often given to very sick adults in hospital. You might find though that ...
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| smoking while breastfeeding | 8/17/2008 | Melanie Horrocks |
Q: i have a 4 month old baby boy and i just recently started smoking again. I don't smoke in the house ...
A: here are some links with information for you: ...
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| breastfeeding & getting my period | 8/17/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I started getting my period again at about six or seven months after my baby was born.My baby is now ...
A: I am assuming that you breastfed your baby, and that's why you didn't get your period for six or ...
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| Building Milk Supply and Supplementing | 8/17/2008 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I currently have a 4 week old baby. I Had been neglecting my feeding schedule and began letting ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your baby the best start in life by breastfeeding! I would ...
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