Soy milk

[Isadora]

So giving her dairy products will make up for what she is now missing out on, due to a lower supply of breastmilk? I am more worried about hydration, she is not too keen on water. I am thinking I might have to syringe it into her lol

Thanks Epacris, I will have a look

[MummyOfTerrors]

my children due to dairy intolence are on soy
DS1 emb untill 11months then soy milk
DD BF til 13months then soy milk
i was told by my paed and childrens hosp their soy milk had to be high cal and while theres plenty of soy products on the market my children love soy milk and soy yoghurt

if you choose soy milk just look at high cal ones and my DS1 HATED boiled water and one day he got given plain tap water and loved it! could never figure out why so maybe you could try plain tap water (he drinks so much water a day)

[Barb Glare]

No healthy child will dehydrate themselves in the presence of breastmilk and formula. Breastfeeding is a dynamic process - changing all the time. Wish I had a dollar for every mother who came to me after they weaned "cold turkey" at 10 months because they "knew they had no milk" only to find themselves engorged and on the verge of mastitis a day or two later. Your little one needs food and water (yes, they just play in the water most of the time) Let your baby take the lead and relax a bit.

[Epacris]

Can you give her a wet cloth to suck on?

I personally don’t give my children any other choices. It’s water or breastmilk and if they don’t want either of them then they're not thirsty.

[Isadora]

Barb I am definately not weaning cold turkey (if anything I have been trying to keep going as much as I physically can) and I definately am not having any engorgement issues thats for sure. I wish!!! Sometimes breastfeeding doesnt work out long term, and so what, I'm happy that I made it to 8 months - and still going as much as possible. I'm now looking for alternative ways to keep her as hydrated as I was able to keep her before.

Thanks girls I looked into soy, eeek, bit scary. I will sort it out, thanks for your suggestions.

[Barb Glare]

hi,

I think you misunderstood me. It's common for women to feel that they have no milk. It's not until they stop that they realise how much milk they were actually going. Everything you have said indicates you are keeping her well nourished and well hydrated. I know it is really concerning when things seem to change. Getting to 8 mnths is amazing, and yes, sometimes breastfeeding doesn't work out long term. But I think you are doing better than you know you are.

[Trillian]

Barb, Isadora was taking motillum to help with her cronic low supply and now she's stopped taking it she is having problems again