re: Bottle/Formula Feeding

Quoting Noelle Breanna:" yea she will take her paci sometimes after she eats if she is full but other times she will like gag ... [snip!] ... it up and sometimes its like not enough for her. idk. shes done good today though just spit up a little bit and that was it. "

Glad to hear she had a good day   Since she doesn't seem in pain, I'm guessing she probably has a bit of reflux.

Quoting Mother of Broccoli.:" Glad to hear she had a good day   Since she doesn't seem in pain, I'm guessing she probably has a bit of reflux. "

thats what I figured, cant wait to get her little butt to the dr tomorrow and get her on some diff formula, she threw up again last night in the middle of the night, saved her sleeper she was in so she didnt need to be changed but my pillow and ccouch got most of it, dont know how much more my NEW couch is going to be able to take lol trying my best to keep it clean lol

Quoting Noelle Breanna:" thats what I figured, cant wait to get her little butt to the dr tomorrow and get her on some diff formula, ... [snip!] ... ccouch got most of it, dont know how much more my NEW couch is going to be able to take lol trying my best to keep it clean lol"

Awww lol. We got leather couches before B was born so they're easy to wipe off. She STILL pukes like once a day, and she's 8 months! Lol but it's not as bad as before. I hope you get things figured out!

I was wondering if anyone had any advice about bottles, my baby is 4 weeks old and I tried breastfeeding but I don't make enough for her, so I am supplementing, we bought the avent bottles and nuk bottles, and dr. browns bottles but none of the nipples seem fast enough for her. She gets frustrated because they are all too slow, we have even gone up to the faster flow nipples and they don't help, the only one that semi worked was the nuk fast flow and its so fast milk just shoots out and chokes her. If anyone knows a good bottle to try please let me know, thanks.

My son will be 4 months on the 1st i wanna know if you think its ok if i start giving him baby food/oatmeal?????? I'm a little confused on it because i don't want him to get a tummy ache, I give him oatmeal in his bottle only one scoop from the thing i use for when i scoop his formula. If anyone can help me please 

Quoting Israel Alys Mommy:" My son will be 4 months on the 1st i wanna know if you think its ok if i start giving him baby food/oatmeal?????? ... [snip!] ... give him oatmeal in his bottle only one scoop from the thing i use for when i scoop his formula. If anyone can help me please "

Is there a reason you put it in his bottle? I personally wouldn't start until he shows signs of readiness.

My little girl is 8 days old now. My 38 week 3 day induction failed and she was delivered by c-section. She was healthy at birth with a perfect apgar score and she breastfed well soon after the birth and for much of her first day of life! But the day after she was born, she just wanted to sleep all day long. I could hardly rouse her to eat and even when I could, she'd fall asleep at the breast. I don't think she really ate anything all day. At the end of the day they weighed her, told me that she had lost too much weight, and was jaundiced. The doctors started her on formula and I also pumped and fed expressed breast milk.

For the rest of my stay in the hospital (5 days) she was fed formula and expressed breast milk. She was still sleepy all the time and not much interested in eating. I tried to breastfeed her a little but was mostly unsuccessful. She would either be too sleepy to be interested, or would be crying and screaming and upset, unable to latch. They told me to stop trying to breastfeed so much because when she got upset like that it would burn more calories and contribute to her weight loss.

I saw a lactation consultant who helped me with her latch and suggested using nipple shields. Since going home I have had some success with latching her, both with and without the nipple shields. I saw a doctor yesterday, and she has neither gained nor lost any weight since being discharged (She was 7 pounds 5 ounces at birth and was 6 pounds 11 ounces at discharge). He said that she is healthy and not dehydrated, that the jaundice should go away on its own and she doesn't need to go under the light, and he told me to just try to keep getting her to eat as much as possible.

I so badly want to breastfeed her and it completely breaks my heart. I am afraid she won't get enough milk and lose weight again so I rely mostly on bottles. My baby spends all her time sleeping and usually only wakes up when I wake her up to feed her. She won't stay on the breast; I can feel her latch on properly and take 2-3 swallows, then she'll either scream and cry or just fall asleep. Or sometimes she will just want to suckle without swallowing; if I allow her to, she will lay there and do this for over an hour without drinking any milk. ALL feedings take forever. She takes a really, really long time to eat. I will usually try her on the breast and after 30-45 minutes without success will give her a bottle, and then she even takes forever to drink the bottle.

I know that I have milk because I pump and produce about 200-300 ml/day (I could probably produce more, but I don't pump as much as I should). I feed her with a combination of this pumped milk, and baby formula.

When I try to put her to breast, she will often show hunger cues but refuse to eat. What should I do? I really don't want to give up on breastfeeding her. Is it too late? Why does she reject the breast? I know that she knows how to latch on properly, I've also got a bunch of techniques for waking her up when she dozes off, but nothing seems to work. Is it too late for her to be a breastfed baby? I had planned to breastfeed her and I desperately want to make it work. I would do anything.

My little guy is 6 days old today! I'm a new mom and I don't know anything about formula. I didn't plan on using it but I wasn't able to BF  

He is currently on enfamil newborn because that's what the hospital sent home for him. He eats every 2-3 hours and takes 2-3 ounces at a time. He takes it really well but he usually spits some of it back up. Is that normal? is there a better formula I can use? He also gets the hiccups too. Is that normal?

Thanks Ladies!

Quoting Andrame:" My little girl is 8 days old now. My 38 week 3 day induction failed and she was delivered by c-section. ... [snip!] ... for her to be a breastfed baby? I had planned to breastfeed her and I desperately want to make it work. I would do anything."

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Quoting Jenna 2012:" My little guy is 6 days old today! I'm a new mom and I don't know anything about formula. I didn't plan ... [snip!] ... it back up. Is that normal? is there a better formula I can use? He also gets the hiccups too. Is that normal? Thanks Ladies!"

Hiccups are normal, As for spit up, he may be over eating. Try only giving him 2 ounces and offering a paci afterwards. If he's still fussy then give him more. If he still spits up call his pedi and ask for a new formula.

Quoting Mother of Broccoli.:" Hiccups are normal, As for spit up, he may be over eating. Try only giving him 2 ounces and offering ... [snip!] ... a paci afterwards. If he's still fussy then give him more. If he still spits up call his pedi and ask for a new formula."

I tried the paci thing and he spit it out and fussed until I gave him more formula. I also tried the gentelease formula for a day but he didn't like it as well so we stopped using it.

Quoting Jenna 2012:" I tried the paci thing and he spit it out and fussed until I gave him more formula. I also tried the gentelease formula for a day but he didn't like it as well so we stopped using it."

Sometimes you have to hold the paci in their mouth. My daughter used to want to suck all the time, and she'd easily suck down 6 ounces, then throw half of it up 15 minutes later. Try holding the paci in his mouth so he can suck. If he still doesn't want it ask his pedi what formula to try next. Does he cry before or after spitting up? If so, he may have reflux.

Quoting Mother of Broccoli.:" Sometimes you have to hold the paci in their mouth. My daughter used to want to suck all the time, and ... [snip!] ... doesn't want it ask his pedi what formula to try next. Does he cry before or after spitting up? If so, he may have reflux."

no he doesn't cry and I hold the paci in until he takes it. He will spit it out within 20 seconds of taking it.

Quoting Jenna 2012:" no he doesn't cry and I hold the paci in until he takes it. He will spit it out within 20 seconds of taking it."

Then he probably needs a formula that is better for sensitive tummies.

My little guy is on Elecare Infant formula and has to take Zantac cuz he pukes A LOT! He is 10 weeks old and has been on 7 different formulas so far. The Elecare seems to be the better of the ones we have tried, but still not solving the whole problem. He weighs 11 lbs 2 oz @ his appt today. So my question is has anyone else used this regiment and if so did it help or no? The dr told me to feed him 2-3 oz every 2-3hrs rather than 4 oz every 3-4hrs. He is sayin I am over feeding him? Does it sound like I am? Any advice is appreciated!! TIA