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 Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:56 am
Hikari it could take a loooonnnng time
Bella is 9 months I stopped breast feeding her at about 2 1/2 to 3 months and my milk is STILL not all the way gone. I'm not dripping or spontaneously lactating but if pressed on there is still milk there.
If it really bugs you there's ways to attempt to dry it up like cabbage leaves in your bra.
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:35 pm
^_^ Great! Thankyou!*bookmarks* Also, can I switch off formula and breastfeeding? Or should I buy a pump? And will it confuse the baby to switch off of a bottle and breastfeeding? Should I pick one?
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:41 pm
If your are going to breastfeed for sure it's best if you can just stick with that and skip the formula. But it is possible to do both. You may have more difficulty with breastfeeding though. It will also be harder to continue up to one year. So if you want to go that long you might try excusively breastfeeding. You can always disscuse these things with a lactations consultant as well.
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:33 pm
Will switiching between breastfeeding and bottlefeeding confuse the baby?
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:03 pm
No, but it will make it harder for you to make a full milk supply and maintain it.
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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:52 pm
Pirate Dirge No, but it will make it harder for you to make a full milk supply and maintain it. Alright^_^ Guess I should buy a pump??
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:34 pm
Its' not that bottle feeding with *confuse* a breastfeeding baby, it's just that it's so much easier for them to do that they'll prefer the bottle over the breast and switching between the two becomes very difficult. It's best not to introduce bottles or pacifiers until 4-6 weeks old when breastfeeding has been established firmly. That's what my lactation consultant has been telling me this week because I've been struggling with breastfeeding. We've pretty much got it figured out now though.
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Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:49 am
Nopenname Hikari it could take a loooonnnng time Bella is 9 months I stopped breast feeding her at about 2 1/2 to 3 months and my milk is STILL not all the way gone. I'm not dripping or spontaneously lactating but if pressed on there is still milk there. If it really bugs you there's ways to attempt to dry it up like cabbage leaves in your bra. My doctor says that after breast feeding it takes at least a year for you to stop producing milk.... And if your nipples are stimulated in any way that might represent a baby's suckling the time starts over! I stopped breastfeeding when My son was a year and a half he is almost two an a half an I still produce milk in very small amounts!
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:07 pm
I have a question; Gabe is 5 weeks old now and I've noticed a big change in my milk supply. It seems to be a lot lower now and he seems to be getting frustrated when he eats like there's not enough food there or it's not coming fast enough. We have given him a bottle this week, last Saturday night and this past Monday because we were out and left him with a sitter. Other than that, no bottles. Any ideas? Help?
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:30 pm
Once your full supply is in, you won't engorge anymore and notice fullness with it. Perfectly normal.
As long as he's gaining weight and wetting diapers as he should, he's eating enough.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:21 pm
I have a couple questions concerning breastfeeding and breastmilk. Once my little Tristan is born, I plan on going the exclusively breastfeeding route. I personally, however, find it a little awkward to fathom the idea of nursing in public-something about flashing my boobs to strangers just makes it that way, I guess.
I devised a plan to where Tristan will always be able to get his breastmilk; when I'm at home with him, he'll be nursed-no bottles. But, when we go out, I plan on using a bottle to feed him with the breastmilk in the bottle. Will that confuse him at all? That's the only thing i'm really concerned about as far as that goes.
Another question: I keep hearing all these different estimates on how long breastmilk is actually "good" for. I don't plan on stocking up on it, but if I plan on going out, I'd want to at least pump what my baby might need ahead of time.
And lastly, I'm just mostly curious on this, but has anyone ever actually tasted their own milk before? I've heard of so many women doing it out of curiousity, and they've said it tastes sweet. I'm a really curious person, so I'll more than likely do it. Don't think i'm weird for asking, I'm just nosey like that! sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:23 pm
Ok, for the last time people, bottle feeding and breastfeeding will not confuse your baby. They are so much smarter then that and can tell the difference and adapt. This same question has been asked at least two other times in the last ten pages. There is no such thing as n****e confusion. The end.
Love, if it works, then do it. But if you can't let down for a pump, well, that happens too and there isn't much you can do for it. Not comfortable feeding in public and you can't pump? I guess you'll be staying home alot the first few months.
As for time, depends on how you're storing it. Deep freeze, regular freezer, or the fridge?
No, never tasted it, but based on the smell, I'll say 'sweet.'
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:10 pm
Pirate Dirge Ok, for the last time people, bottle feeding and breastfeeding will not confuse your baby. They are so much smarter then that and can tell the difference and adapt. This same question has been asked at least two other times in the last ten pages. There is no such thing as n****e confusion. The end.
Love, if it works, then do it. But if you can't let down for a pump, well, that happens too and there isn't much you can do for it. Not comfortable feeding in public and you can't pump? I guess you'll be staying home alot the first few months.
As for time, depends on how you're storing it. Deep freeze, regular freezer, or the fridge?
No, never tasted it, but based on the smell, I'll say 'sweet.' Well, as far as keeping it, I've heard that refridgerated, it's good for up to a week, but other places say it's only good for maybe two or three days. I'm just wanting to make certain that if I were to use the breast pump, that it would be okay to leave the stored milk over night. I've just heard so many different theories on how long breast milk is actually good for. confused
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:54 pm
At room temperature 60 degrees F 15 degrees C: 24 hours
At room temperature 66-72 degrees F 19-22 degrees C: 10 hours
At room temperature 79 degrees F 25 degrees C: 4-6 hours
In a refrigerator 32-39 degrees F 0-4 degrees C: 8 days
In a freezer compartment inside a refrigerator : 2 weeks
In a self-contained freezer unit of a refrigerator: 3-4 months
In a separate deep freeze with a constant temperature 0 degrees F -19 degrees C 6 months or longer
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:15 am
Nopenname At room temperature 60 degrees F 15 degrees C: 24 hours At room temperature 66-72 degrees F 19-22 degrees C: 10 hours At room temperature 79 degrees F 25 degrees C: 4-6 hours In a refrigerator 32-39 degrees F 0-4 degrees C: 8 days In a freezer compartment inside a refrigerator : 2 weeks In a self-contained freezer unit of a refrigerator: 3-4 months In a separate deep freeze with a constant temperature 0 degrees F -19 degrees C 6 months or longer Wow, that stuff can really last! I wasn't aware it could be good for up to that long!
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