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Topic: wanting to give up breastfeeding
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Tue 07/19/11 11:54 AM

first of all let me start out by saying i'm not having any problems with my supply for sure. I'm over producing actually. The lactation consultant suggested pumping and donating. Another factor, my daughter wont take my nipple. I have to use a nipple guard just to get her to latch on and eat. And no my nipples aren't inverted or small. She was in nicu for a week before i could feed her. She ate on iv fluids. So the transition is super hard for both of us. I'm breastfeeding to the best of my abilities. I.ve tried the pacifier after so long multiple times, it doesn't work with her. I know all the reasons to breastfeed. I want to. I'm trying. I just don't think my daughter is liking it.


Well sweetie if it's not working out then dont do it. You dont want to pump either, so you do bottle then. Is she latching onto a bottle nipple either? If she was in nicu, formula may be too strong for her lil body. it is much higher in iron. Just a thought right there. It does take a while for a baby to get into a rhythm as well. Its not like they just latch right on. It takes time and practice. If you devote the time and are willing too, it will work out. She will get hungry. If its something you want to do, talk to your lactation consultant from the hospital. She should have visited you before departure. You're overproducing because she is feeding for such long periods of time, the more you feed her the more you produce.

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Wed 07/20/11 07:31 AM
i dont know but i just happened to be reading some baby food labels and i noticed natural flavors listed as an ingredient in baby food (WTF) and im pretty sure thats MSG.(monosodium glutamate) you can call the 800 number on the label and thell tell you that they dont have to tell you.these are crazy days so i would watch what i feed your kids.


http://www.rense.com/general52/msg.htm

http://www.msgtruth.org/avoid.htm


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