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M, that's great news! Hopefully there are a lot more of those to come.
MNB, just as MadB says, no harm in teaching her bfing manners. I already tell DD2 to be more gentle and take her off if she's clamping down. Can't believe she's getting so big!
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' starting to clamp down with her teeth on every feed again! We haven't had this for about 5 months now and now it's back! Do I just keep on taking her off?"
Also warn her when you start the feed - "no teeth or milk goes away". And praise the heck out of her when there are no toothmarks!
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Who would have thought I would have to teach a kid bfing manners? Hehe!! She's still my little baby, hard to think that she would understand if I said those things to her. Once the baby always the baby I think lol
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M that's such a fantastic milestone.
MNB no advice here, just a sad face for the biting.
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Just a quick one while I've got DS attached to my boob.
I got him weighed yesterday and the MCHN said that he should have put on about 300grams since his last weigh (12 days)..... Nope. 700grams!! And grew 3cm!!
I'm so happy! I knew he was getting bigger but didn't expect that! So, he has officially put on 1kg from his birth weight.
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Yay! Great weight gain, Char.
Happy World Breastfeeding week!
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I'm so pleased for you MNB
And that's a great weight gain charlotte :thumbup:
DD has her 4 month checkup tomorrow, looking forward to it
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wowzers go charlotte!
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Wow Charlotte! Well done
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Wow Charlotte - that's all your mummy milk to thank for that.
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Wow, that's awesome Charlotte!
Ouch. Boy has teeth. That is all.
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"breastfed babies don't need burping" - is it the food itself (bm v's formula) or the delivery (breast v's bottle) that determines this?
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I think it's the delivery - boobs stop and start, forcing babies to take little breaks.
But a BF baby can still manage a hell of a burp - it depends on the baby!
You can give EBM with breaks as well - usually 2 or 3 per feed.
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I was told this by the midwife that did our prenatal classes. She said it was because there's no air in the breast, so if baby is latched on well they shouldn't be getting any air and shouldn't need to burp.
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I think DS has a weak suck or there's an issue with his attachment. He has been breastfeeding really well, but when I tried to reduce top ups he lost weight. It's really frustrating!! His latch seems to have gotten worse, it's like he's become lazy, he kind of hangs off the end a bit. I have gone back to basics trying to attach him but it doesn't always work. I know he's still getting some milk, I can see him and hear him sucking and swallowing, but he's not getting enough.. Not sure what I can do about it. I want him off this tube by his 1st birthday. I am so over expressing.. I love BF him though. It's so nice to wake up in the morning and for him to have a feed. I love the booby smilesI love that I feel like my body isn't totally useless at least I am nourishing him a bit. I just wish we could exclusively BF *sigh..
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I think DS has a weak suck or there's an issue with his attachment. He has been breastfeeding really well, but when I tried to reduce top ups he lost weight. It's really frustrating!! His latch seems to have gotten worse, it's like he's become lazy, he kind of hangs off the end a bit. I have gone back to basics trying to attach him but it doesn't always work. I know he's still getting some milk, I can see him and hear him sucking and swallowing, but he's not getting enough.. Not sure what I can do about it. I want him off this tube by his 1st birthday. I am so over expressing.. I love BF him though. It's so nice to wake up in the morning and for him to have a feed. I love the booby smilesthat is hard work and really frustrating. I think you are doing great getting EBM into him but I know how much it would mean for him to exclusively BF.
Do you know what causes the lazy attachment? That is what DD2 does as well
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Charlotte - that's great weight gain!
MNB - I know you would never have thought you'd be bfing a toddler, but here you are. So proud of you!
BAL - You are getting there, slowly but surely. You are so persistent that I am in complete awe of all of your effort. To come this far and still be bfing! He is getting so much from you.
M - try taking her off and reattaching if she's slipping.
Can't believe it's almost seven mths here! DD2 is loving her food too now (we're doing BLS) and it is definitely going in, judging by her output. No reduction in bfing, as you'd expect, but i think she'll be another good eater like her big sister. No teeth yet and I can't feel any close.
Last edited by Jennifer13; August 1st, 2012 at 10:49 PM.
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I think it's a bit of a myth re burping actually... I think it's more a case of some babies are more windy than others. DD is BF and attaches well but always needed burping as a young baby. Now she's almost 6 months she usually brings up burps herself but still gets wind pain. She is however a greedy fast sucker plus I have fast flow.
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