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| Will milk supply reduce with longer intervals at night? | 6/30/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: My baby is 11 weeks old now and had to go through a lot for the first 8 weeks to keep up my milk ...
A: The baby will always be able to pull out more milk from you than the pump. Pumps are artificial ...
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| Breastfeeding my 4 month old... | 6/30/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: I breastfed my daughter until she was 10 months old, then only at night and in the morning until she ...
A: As much as we would like to, comparing the two children is going to frustrate you :) My kids were ...
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| Will milk supply reduce with longer intervals at night? | 6/30/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: My baby is 11 weeks old now and had to go through a lot for the first 8 weeks to keep up my milk ...
A: yes, your milk supply will be perfectly fine if he goes longer at night or during the day. He will ...
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| trying to put 11 month down for a nap without breastfeeding | 6/29/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: I have an 11 month old son who used to take naps while I breast feed. It was perfect. He would ...
A: ) well... I am sorry you are having such a rough time... I had a child who never napped and it was ...
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| Breastfeeding issues after mastitis... | 6/28/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: I really hope you can help! I am the happy mother of a 4 1/2 month old (born 2/16/09) who is ...
A: ) I am so sorry you had the mastitis. that is horrible to go through... the white pump may have been ...
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| breast tenderness | 6/28/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: i have a tender spot under my left nipple and it looks inflamed and is very painful to the touch to ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your baby the best start in life by breastfeeding. I'm sorry to ...
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| Nipple shield problem | 6/27/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: I have gone through 11 weeks of breastfeeding torture, my son has a short tongue says speech ...
A: I am sorry you have had such a hard time with this... I am a little confused as I have never heard ...
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| Work pumping | 6/26/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My baby is almost 5 mos. He was exclusively breasted until 3 MOS and then I returned to work. I ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your baby the best start in life by breastfeeding him! I'm sorry ...
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| traveling and storing breastmilk | 6/24/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I will be traveling next week with my 8 week old (by plane- 2 hour trip) and will be staying in a ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him! Your plans ...
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| milk supply in evening | 6/23/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: I have a 4 month old. My milk supply is fine during the day, and she seems content. Come evening, ...
A: ) you are prefectly normal... your baby is doing what is called cluster feeding. it most often ...
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| Baby seeming to lose interest quickly while breastfeeding | 6/23/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My little boy is about to turn 8 months next week and lately breastfeeding has been a challenge. It ...
A: If you want to put him to bed at 7:30, you'll need to give him that last evening nursing earlier ...
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| Want to quit my son's breast feeding | 6/23/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: Just want to check, my son is about 19 months old,he is still having breast feeding, now i donot ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him! I am ...
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| Baby seeming to lose interest quickly while breastfeeding | 6/22/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My little boy is about to turn 8 months next week and lately breastfeeding has been a challenge. It ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him! Your son's ...
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| quitting breastfeeding | 6/22/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My wife has breastfed our babygirl for 12 months, day and night. Now she feels it is time to quit, ...
A: Yes, your baby's habit is unusual -- but then every baby has his or her own personality, and our ...
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| quitting breastfeeding | 6/22/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My wife has breastfed our babygirl for 12 months, day and night. Now she feels it is time to quit, ...
A: First, congratulations to your wife for giving your daughter the best start in life by breastfeeding ...
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| how to dry up breast milk supply before stopping the breast feeding | 6/22/2009 | Sue Ennis |
Q: my son is 17months old baby, still i'm breast feeding to my kid because of his picky, cranky, he is ...
A: First, you want to restrict the movement of the breasts as any friction will stimulate the milk ...
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| Starting solids | 6/21/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I just started feeding my 5 month old solids who has been exclusively breast fed up until this time. ...
A: You might try giving your daughter a little bit less fruit & cereal at breakfast. It doesn't sound ...
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| No period after being done breastfeeding for some time | 6/21/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I breastfed my 2 1/2 year old for approx 22 months. I have been done breastfeeding for approx 8 ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him! As far as ...
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| Breast milk drying up | 6/21/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: my daughter 4 months and 1 week. I have breastfed her exclusively. I started her on 1 TBLSP of rice ...
A: First, congratulations on giving your daughter the best start in life by breastfeeding her -- ...
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| Weaning the soon-to-be Big Brother | 6/21/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I Breastfed my baby for his whole first year with no problems, but now that he is 14 months and I am ...
A: First, many congratulations -- on your pregnancy, on planning to nurse your newborn, and on giving ...
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| Starting solids | 6/20/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I just started feeding my 5 month old solids who has been exclusively breast fed up until this time. ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your daughter the best start in life by breastfeeding her! Her ...
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| baby would not take my breast | 6/19/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: What can I do so my 4 month baby take my breast again, I have been feeding her formula most of the ...
A: First, be assured that whatever breast milk you have given your baby so far has given her important ...
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| Painful white bump near nipple | 6/19/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I've been strictly breastfeeding my baby who is now 6 months old. I've noticed a white bump near my ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your baby the best start in life by breastfeeding! The white bump ...
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| Breastfeeding | 6/18/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: How can I leave my baby for ten days without weaning him?
A: The best thing to do if you have to leave your baby is to get a good breast pump and pump at the ...
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| Milk Drying up | 6/17/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I have a 2 plus month old. I stopped breastfeeding because problems with my son.I have been done ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him. It's not ...
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| When will I stop lactating? | 6/17/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I had my son in December of 07. I kept breastfeeding until June of 08, when I had to have surgery ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your baby the best start in life by breastfeeding! Now I know ...
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| weaning | 6/17/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I just recently quit nursing my 13 month old. For the last 3 months I would nurse him only one time ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him! Every woman ...
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| How to stop drying of milk | 6/16/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I have a 3 week old daughter whom I am attempting to nurse. After birth it took a total of four days ...
A: I am so sorry about all the problems you've been having. I urge you to get help from a lactation ...
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| breastfeeding low supply menstruation/lack of menstruation | 6/15/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: I'm breastfeeding exclusively. My son just turned 2 months old. For the last two weeks he has been ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your son the best start in life by breastfeeding him! It's a ...
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| poor sleep from not enough milk | 6/14/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My very active eight month old daughter still wakes several times a night to nurse. She doesn't ...
A: It does indeed seem to be an issue of milk supply. At this age you could, of course, continue to ...
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| Gettingback breast milk | 6/14/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: Please help me... I have a 5 months baby. I breastfed her for 1 month. Then my father expired and ...
A: Please accept my sympathy on the loss of your father -- and my congratulations on giving your ...
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| poor sleep from not enough milk | 6/14/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: My very active eight month old daughter still wakes several times a night to nurse. She doesn't ...
A: First, congratulations for giving your daughter the best start in life by breastfeeding her! At ...
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| salivating and tongue hanging | 6/11/2009 | Sally Wendkos Olds |
Q: does a baby develope a bad habit of gaping mouth and salivating because it was breasting even when ...
A: No, there's nothing about breastfeeding that would make a baby develop a habit of salivating and ...
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| 5 week old breastfeeding every 3 hrs | 5/31/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: My 5 week old is suffering from a lot of tummy ache. my pediatrician thinks i feed her too often and ...
A: She won't have the " bad habit " of snakcing forever. she is likely still going through her growth ...
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| small breasts | 5/31/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: my 6 months of pregnancy is now complete. i had small breast since my adolecesent but heard that ...
A: some women dont experience this change but most women do. it most often comes right after the baby ...
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| 5 week old breastfeeding every 3 hrs | 5/31/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: My 5 week old is suffering from a lot of tummy ache. my pediatrician thinks i feed her too often and ...
A: I have never heard of a baby getting too much breasmilk. the baby may be a little gassy from ...
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| breast feeding | 5/30/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: 2 year old waking 3-4 times per night has a quick feed & settles. Pregnant again & feeling very ...
A: You will have to start delaying when he wants to feed. cuddle with him maybe but no nursing. then ...
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| Breast feeding | 5/30/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: my baby is 9 days old. I really want to breastfeed but she just isn't latching properly. In the ...
A: call the lactation consultant at the hospital and have them eveluate the latch. this is a problem ...
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| 5 week old breastfeeding every 3 hrs | 5/30/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: My 5 week old is suffering from a lot of tummy ache. my pediatrician thinks i feed her too often and ...
A: Feeding on demand is the best way to nurse. if someone told you that you can only eat so much every ...
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| Breastfeeding difficulties | 5/29/2009 | ruth kraft |
Q: I had my baby 4 weeks ago through C-Section. Since then, I am having difficulty breast feeding my ...
A: You need to nurse more often and pump more often. you can take fenugreek or mothers milk tea to help ...
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