brestfeeding?

Question

my baby is 5 and a half months i have started him on food but since then he doesn't have a brestfeed or he will only stay on for a few minutes and cries for juice what should i do

Answer 1

Breastmilk should still be the majority of his diet.
He doesn't need juice at this age. It's mostly sugar anyway.
Try removing distractions when you are nursing. A dim quiet room.
Try nursing when he is tired or barely awake.
Be sure to offer to nurse before he gets upset, so he'll be more patient.

The link below may be helpful.
Also, call your local LLL Leader for help.

Answer 2

Breast milk and/or formula contains all the nutrients and calories a baby needs for the first 6 months of life. When solids are first introduced, they should be given as a supplement to bottle or breast feedings and not used to replace them. Juice is unneccessary during the first 6 months and is best introduced in a cup diluted 1/2 water and 1/2 juice. Limit juice intake to 4 ounces per day. Even 100% juice is high in sugar and calorie content. Many babies become "juiceaholics" and eat poorly. I would suggest that you stop giving your baby juice until he is a few more months older and can drink it from a cup. I would also suggest that you scale back the amount of solids you are giving him. Remember that these are supplemental so offer him the breast first and if he is still hungry, offer him a little cereal or some vegetables.

Answer 3

My advice is to stop giving him juice for now and make milk the only liquid in his diet. It will take 2-3 days to break him of the juice "habit" but what are a couple of days in the long run? Just be patient and firm. It won't take him long to realize he's only got one choice; it also won't take him long to forget about juice.

Once he's "off the juice" (haha), offer the breast first at every meal, then solids. At this point, he should start transitioning into a "breakfast, lunch, dinner, bedtime" routine, where he gets milk first, then solids at his first three meals, followed by milk-only at bedtime.

Don't reintroduce juice until he's about 7-8 months, and then only as a snack and ONLY from a cup. You'll know he's developmentally ready when he's learning to crawl AND can drink from a cup you hold for him.

Please do not ever give him juice from a bottle; between all the sugar content and the baby's forceful sucking, it's just too hard on his young teeth. Also, don't give him any orange juice (or other citric juice) until he's at least a year old. The citric acid is too hard on an infant's stomach.

Good luck!

Answer 4

the food is filling him up i have breast feed all five of my children the longest time being two years so give your baby the breast first and then offer solids soon after because waiting more twenty minutes makes you feel full anyway good luck
milk is more important than food even though you have stretched your baby's tummy with solid food you can go back to increasing the breast feeds


my daughter only gave her son juice from a baby beaker he soon grasped how to do it whilst she held it for him i think apart from the sweet sugary taste the baby as acquired the bottle teat is "similar" to the nipple so he is having it all isn't he? the nipple effect and the sugar . one answerer has said wean the baby of the juice (yes you can do it) just be strong as i have said lower the quantity of the "meal"and up the time on the breast

Answer 5

When breastfeeding the baby doesn't need juice the way a formula baby does. Don't give him juice. Once a baby uses a bottle they may not want to go back to the breast.

Answer 6

Breastfeeding is the most healthiest and cures everything that a baby has, such as colds, diarriah. I suggest not giving him juice until he is 11 or year old. But if you are not breasfeeding him give him 4oz or so a day. half juice, apples prefered, half water. diluted it prevents the baby from having stomack aches. There is a lot of sugar as well, which is bad for the teeth.

Answer 7

Did you know the longer they child stay's on breast milk the smarter they will be. So dont feed him real food all the time give the child the breast no matter how much it takes at least 2 times a day.

Answer 8

Lets say like this- milk should be his number one food still - breast or formula it is up to you. so offer him milk first every meal - it is important for his digestion it is a health issue. at this point he should only be eating baby rice and maybe another cereal - very little - so that his tummy is not surprised and he gets constipated too much.
Juice is not very good idea unless it is orange juice to help him digest and even then it is just squeezed orange and not from the shops.
Offer milk first and take it easy with the solids just for a little while longer.
good luck

Answer 9

Maybe it is the natural time for your baby to stop breast feeding. If you are weaning him onto solids he probably doesn't need all the breast milk he was having before. Is the juice too sweet? you could give him cooled boiled water instead. It would be a shame if he developed an addiction to sweet tastes at such an early age.
Don't insist on him taking your breast. If he doesn't want it, than there's no point worrying about it providing he is gettin enough nourishment in other ways.

Answer 10

The first 6 months are the most important for breastfeeding as it helps to build up the baby's immune system. As the young one is almost 6 months I would not worry as baby is eating and drinking. in this case baby maybe baby knows best?