Try a different formula or just keep offering the formula. Eventually he will be hungry enough to eat it.
2006-12-29 08:18:14
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answered by TRUE PATRIOT 6
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Put him back to the breast! Not enough milk after you've been feeding for 6 months???
Have you seen a Lactation Consultant or a La Leche League Leader? (A LLL Leader will help for FREE and might be able to visit you at home.) WWW.LLL.ORG
Get advice from other breastfeeding mom at the LLL forums http://forums.llli.org/index.php
This is the most common worry for new (and experienced moms too!) especially since breast aren’t see though and don’t have ounce markers on them.
You CAN'T nurse too often--you CAN nurse too little. It is normal for newborns to nurse every 45 minutes to ever 2-3 hours. They have tiny stomachs (only about the size if their little fists) and breast milk is fully digested in approximately 90 minutes!
Infants, thrive best when allowed to feed as they indicate their needs. NURSE ON DEMAND!!
DO NOT TRY TO PUT YOUR BABY ON A FEEDING SCHEDULE. A study found “ that many women experience success in schedule feeding their breastfed babies during the first couple of months. However, these women have an unusually high rate of milk supply failure around 3-4 months”
Also, if he is comfort nursing there is nothing wrong with that, that is part of breastfeeding, bonding and comforting your child. It doesn't mean you don't have enough milk. Babies also require nearly constant human contact for proper development.
A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and the security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three. - Dr. Grantly Dick-Read
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS
Get plenty of rest
Eating oatmeal daily works for some woman
Fenugreek supplement 3 capsules 3 times per day
Things to avoid that can lower your supply:
pseudoephedrine a decongestant. research shows that it can decrease milk supply by as much as 24%. (found in Sudafed, Actifed)
Other herbs that can decrease milk supply: Peppermint (Mentha piperita), Spearmint, Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), Chickweed, Black Walnut, stinging nettles (not nettle - that increases milk supply), Yarrow, Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum), Lemon Balm, Oregano, Periwinkle Herb (Vinca minor), Sorrel (Rumex acetosa).
sage
2006-12-29 15:17:34
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answered by Anonymous
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If he is over a year old he doesn't need formula anymore. If he is under a year try putting something sweet in the formula. Why did you stop Breast feeding? If he's close to 11 months or so, I think regular milk may be ok, supplement it with vitamins. Just don't be an idiot and give him regular milk at 6 months like my friend did with her two youngest.
2006-12-29 07:49:26
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answered by Mt ~^^~~^^~ 5
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Breast milk is very fatty and sweet. Formula is just nasty compared to that. What about getting a hold of a Lamaze program and asking them, or get a hold of a reputable vitamin store and inquire about "light vanilla soy milk plus" there's one by Eden-soy that my son loved as a baby and still does and it is enriched with natural supplements. My son could not/would not drink formula after breast milk cause it made him throw up - I think it was an allergy.
2006-12-29 08:06:58
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answered by peacegypsy@sbcglobal.net 2
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The pediatrician is the best person to ask since they have been seeing your son since birth. My son started throwing up his formula when he was about 10 months old the only thing he could keep down was whole milk so the Pediatricians told me whole milk was fine as long as he was getting enough everyday. Since your baby is only 6 months i would speak with the doc first since he's still very young. Does he throw it up or is it making him sick? He could be lactose intolerant.
2006-12-29 08:03:53
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answered by Curious J. 5
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You don't say how old he is. If he is old enough for juice and solid foods (over 6 months) then that will be helpful. If he is younger, it is a bigger problem.. Talk to your pediatrician. Did he occasionally take a bottle while he was breast feeding? If not, then the rubber nipple is probably what is upsetting him .
My daughter had to stop br. feeding her son suddenly because of health problems when he was 5 mo. old. He refused to take the bottle for 2 weeks. We had to spoon feed formula a little at a time and he gradually gave in. Do talk to your pediatrician, I'm sure he/she will be able to help.
2006-12-29 07:51:29
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answered by Anonymous
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I mixed breast milk with the formula. Do more breast milk than formula. Then every week decrease the breast milk. That may work. It worked for my first lil guy. Good luck honey.
Oh I also know people to give their babies goat milk, or ever regular milk. I Know he is still young, but if it works do it. Or see what his doc says.
2006-12-29 07:56:47
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answered by butterfly 5
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How old is he? Try different formula's if he's under a year, you can mix some milk into it and you can also mix some gerber rice into to thicken it a little & get a cross cut nipple but not b4 4-5months. Or as soon as he drinks 8 oz's & want's more.
2006-12-29 07:49:15
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answered by North of Heaven 3
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you maybe have to keep giving formula to your baby until your baby gets use to it or just keep breast milk on hand in a bottle. I know my daughter is still on breast milk I give her water or juice in a sippy cup and when she's ready she'll be on regular milk by 1 yrs old
2006-12-29 07:54:11
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answered by memjabeana 3
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try soy formulas but by 6 months he should be eating more than just milk
2006-12-29 08:00:31
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answered by redneckgirl_2005_tx 2
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