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 Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:18 pm
No need to apologize.
Sometimes we Americans confuse everyone else too.
I know in relation to a teething question we were telling someone "oh it's okay to give them any baby stuff with acetominophin in it" and the questioner was like...buh? and said they'd never heard of it. xd
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:24 pm
www.kellymom.com has a really great listing of safe meds during breastfeeding. If your neck does not improve you my want to see a doctor. Check the list first so that if s/he offers you something you will know weather or not it is safe for your self, it's been my experince that doctors don't usually know alot about what you can take while breastfeeding. I know for a fact short time use of valium (a muscle relaxer) is considered safe. So there maybe other types that you could take short term.
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:54 pm
All depends of course if the pain is muscular or on a nerve base.
Muscular pains (if the muscle isn't damaged) can pass if you keep the muscles warm. Try tigerbalm or something similar. ( Works for me when my neck acts up because of an old injury). The bad thingy is that if there is damage to the muscle it might make things worse. But just keeping it warm with a scarf for instance can bring somewhat relief.
If the pain is because of something nerval, warming up the muscles can lead to the pressure on the nerve releasing somewhat. (muscles relax and less pressure on the nerve in question). It can also help nothing at all, it's kinda a gamble with this one.
If the pain has been holding on for a few days, contact a doctor or even a gynaecologist since they have usually a semi decent check up on what damages a fetus, and afterall they went through medical school aswell.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:43 pm
Hi I'm new here on Parents guild, but I'm loving all the sharing and info. I have an 11 month old boy, we call him G-man, and with my 2 older daughters I weend them at about 1. My eldest did great. She never looked back. Although at the age of 2 we found out she is highly alergic to milk and that was why she was getting sick. The Dr. said we didn't get the first sign because she was never on formula. My second, K, well she had a harder time, and even now at 5 will some times try to lift my shirt usualy when she has had a bad day or is sick. I guess my problem is this is my last child and Even though my Fathers significant has been telling me since he was 6 months "Once they can aske for it they need to be weend." (He would look in my shirt when he was hungry) I am starting to feel sad about weening him and reluctant. I've even been thinking of pumping after I ween him to keep him on breast milk. Am I nuts? Am I being too smothering? I feel so unsure eventhough this is my third child.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:59 pm
See my thing is from an entirely logical stand point.
My first daughter was done with formula at 11 months and bottles entirely. She was eating 3 meals a day with two snacks and drinking milk and juice and water. So in my mind she CLEARLY did not NEED formula for any of her vitamins or minerals or calories. And I think if I was breastfeeding I'd feel the same way.
Further, after the first six months (I believe it is someone can totally tell me I'm wrong here) the antibodies from mother's milk are only for those colds and stuff you also get. So say the family gets a rotavirus it is unlikely a breastfed baby will get it but ONLY because mom gets it. Kid can't get antibodies from something your own personal body does not get and make antibodies for. But also at two if you follow pediatrician recommended vaccine scheduling they're vaccinated for all of your known big ones, Mumps, Pertussis, Chicken Pox, 2 of the leading causes of menengitis...etc.
Here's the thing. If you want to do it THAT IS NORMAL AND FINE. There's nothing wrong with a sippy of mommy milk, it can't hurt and if the family does come down with the latest bug going round the playground there's possibility for further antibody transfer. But if it becomes a hassle or you're doing it for you I think that's when a mom needs to reeval the situation.
Because once it starts coming in the sippy cup (or bottle whatev.) and they don't feed AT the breast it's not like they're going to equate mother's milk in the cup with the same feeling and closeness as breastfeeding from the source. No contact, no warmth, you catch my drift, it might as well be cow's or goat's milk in that cup with their carrots and turkey slices for dinner. To them It's just a drink at that point NOT their FOOD.
Because to ME when a child is eating three square and snacks and drinking milk, juice, water, etc. That's just extra s**t for me to be doing. xd
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:27 pm
I would say if you want to keep breastfeeding go for it. Pumping is a pain, so personally I wouldn't want to do it if I didn't need to. ( this is a lot like what Nopen was saying).
Anyway I think it's fine if you still want to nurse. I will confess that I still nurse Sienna (13 months) twice a day in the very wee hours of the morning. I didn't manage to get her weene before hubby left and it is really hard being alone with the kids, on them and myself. So I figured why not cut us a break and just hold off until he's home. I don't think it's a really big deal. To rush to ween them. Your the mom you gotta do what feels right to you.
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:00 am
Hi! I have very sensitive nipples, to the point I don't even let my husband touch them. I was wondering, when I have a child, could I pump into a bottle and then feed the baby? And, is it ok to freeze breast milk? I also get sick very easily.. is it possible to pass that along to the baby if I breastfeed?
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:21 pm
My post apparently got eaten. So lemme recreate.
The thing is you don't know how your nipples are going to respond to breastfeeding, if the time comes relax and give it a try at least.
While you could pump, it's more difficult, it's time spent away from the baby (think about it, if a baby eats every 2-3 hours for 30 minutes at a time to keep supply up properly THAT is how often you'll have to be pumping). Also, pumping often hurts, takes a lot more time to get used to, and can just be down right friggen 10 times more awkward than breast feeding at the source.
I don't mean to put you off on pumping AT ALL. It's still a GREAT choice and can be done ((pumpmom.blogspot.com)) but it sometimes takes an even greater effort. PLUS you might be like me and not respond to a pump and let down your milk. Which means you can only pump 2 oz. at a time.
And Breastmilk can CERTAINLY be frozen. Last I heard it can be left out on the counter in a sealed container for up to 10 hours. Breast milk has natural anti-bacterial properties along with it's antibiotic transfer...which brings me to your next question.
If you are breastfeeding or EBM feeding your child is LESS likely to get whatever is going around the family. Because the antibodies that everyone always talks about a baby getting are antibodies from illnesses that YOU YOURSELF get. I mean your body can't pass on antibodies it doesn't itself make right? So say you have a RotaVirus (it's a good example because I experienced it RIGHT after Bella was born) and you're sick as a DOG and in the bathroom 10 times a day. Well as long as baby is getting breast fed they have a SIGNIFICANTLY lower chance of catching it (in my case Bella didn't so much as have a symptom of the rotavirus Meanwhile the rest of us wanted to DIE).
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:01 am
Thank you all for the support and answeres. Now I'm more confident in what I'll decide when the time comes. heart
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:28 am
Yi Min I also get sick very easily.. is it possible to pass that along to the baby if I breastfeed?
As for the nipples, the soreness is supposed to peak around the 20th feeding or so and then last a couple of days. When I first started, it honestly lasted more like a couple of weeks. It wasn't a latching issue, it just took awhile for mine to toughen up. But since then, it's been fine. Just give yourself a reasonable amount of time to give it a try if you choose to BF when you have a baby. 3nodding
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:39 pm
I hope I can say this.... Yi Min, I was advised by the Lactation consultant that was presant at our Labor class that I should have my husband (or I myself) stimulate, and pinch the niples often every day to help toughen them. I found it did help and was not as painful as I thought it would be. Prior to getting pregnant my niples were verry sensitive. Bras somtimes even hurt them. I hope this helps. 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:47 am
Thanks so much. This has really helped. I have another, very strange question. Is it possible to pump while you are still pregnant, to build up the supply, or would their not be enough produced?
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:04 am
Starting in second trimester, your body makes colestrum and doesn't start making actual breast milk until about a week after your baby is born. So sadly, no, you wouldn't have the right circumstances for that. You'll have to do it the hard way the rest of us did. razz heart
It takes 4-6 weeks for your body to start making a full milk supply.
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:33 pm
Also, breastfeeding does stimulate uterine contractions (which is why it helps getting back in shape quicker after birth), so you can run into stimulating contractions during pregnancy if you have problems with pre-term labor.
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:41 pm
Pirate Dirge Starting in second trimester, your body makes colestrum and doesn't start making actual breast milk until about a week after your baby is born. So sadly, no, you wouldn't have the right circumstances for that. You'll have to do it the hard way the rest of us did. razz heart
It takes 4-6 weeks for your body to start making a full milk supply. But usually only up to 8 days max before your mature milk (read: Not colostrum) comes in.
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