MY BABY IS 1 MOUNTH OLD! He was born on 20 of september! When I was in hospital pediatrioton told me that I sould give him formula because he was not getting enought just from breastfeeding! Now I breastfeed him more often but I have noticed that when I breastfeed him, he sleeps very little about 1 hours! I don't know if he is nungry or not! When he was on formula he was sleeping for about 2-3 hours! When I breastfeed him I am all the time with him, soo I don't have time to pump my breast after breastfeeding! For how long this will take! ? reapit he is 1 mounth old! Is this normal? Thank you
2007-10-24 08:25:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I don't know why the people who are encouraging you to continue breastfeeding and consult a lactation specialist are getting thumbs down, but they are right. Also, some women don't produce enough milk but that is usually because they were never able to establish a good supply in the first place. That happened to me with my first child and I supplemented with one bottle of formula per day and that was enough for her. There are products you can take to help get your supply back up. Mother's milk tea by Traditional Medicinals worked for me as did taking the suppliment Fenugreek. I took two capsules three times a day. Nursing often and on demand will greatly help in getting your supply up and breastmilk does digest faster than formula so he will be hungrier more often. I hope I've helped. Good luck to you and your son.
2007-10-24 09:00:28 · answer #1 · answered by mamadiers 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good for you for breastfeeding!
Breastmilk is much more easily digested than formula, so it is normal and expected that a breastfed baby will eat more often. This means, too, that baby will wake more often to eat. Think of it like this: Formula is like a big hamburger with cheese and mayonnaise and a large side of french fries. When you're done eating, you want to sleep for a long time so that your body can use all of its energy to digest all that heavy food. Breast milk is like a big salad with lots of varieties of veggies with a nice fruit dessert. It gives you great nutrition and doesn't weigh you down. You might take a little rest after that meal, but you're ready to get up and go soon. You'll also be hungry again sooner.
Don't worry about pumping yet. Right now, just establish a good nursing relationship with your son. Let him regulate your supply by nursing whenever he wants. Once he's about 3 months old, you two will have more of a rhythm and you can start pumping a freezer stash. Until then, just let it ride.
Here is an amazing source that can answer all your breastfeeding questions: http://www.kellymom.com
It is run by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and is full of evidence-based information.
Congrats on your son & good luck with breastfeeding! You CAN do it!!
2007-10-24 08:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by Evin 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Convenience, and also because in a lot of places it's still frowned on to breastfeed in public. Some malls etc. have a place for women to go so they can have some privacy but if you're out for the day there isn't always a place. And westerners still see this as hanging your breast out for all to see, tho it isn't really. (and yes, I'm a westerner too.) I just think it should be seen as natural; if you wear a loose top and kind of slip the baby under it, where's the problem? If you have day care at work, I don't see why a nursing mother shouldn't be entitled to a "nursing break" as much as smokers are entitled to their cig breaks! Breastfeeding is necessary and doesn't cause lung cancer! Nobody's ever been made ill from "secondary breastmilk," now have they? LOL
2016-05-25 13:16:15 · answer #3 · answered by abbie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hospital was wrong and has no way of knowing how much milk you are making. In fact, supplementing with formula is the cause of low supply, not the solution.
New babies nurse pretty much constantly, that is how you build your supply. When you supplement your body is not getting the appropriate cues to produce more milk.
If you are committed to breastfeeding you must throw the artificial breastmilk away right now. Get in bed with your baby and let him nurse as much as he indicates. Anytime he cries put him to the breast, no less than every two hours for as long as you can spend in bed with him. Ideally two to three days would be great. If he wants to nurse every 30 minutes fine, every hour fine, eventually that will level off.
Your baby and your body are both smarter than the doctors and together they will regulate your supply. You will know when he is hungry when he is completely off the artificial milk, your instincts will tell you. Don't be surprised if you feel like he is nursing 24/7 at first, he needs to make up for lost time. At around 2-3 months he will settle down with the constant nursing and fall into a more predictable routine.
Dump the artificial breastmilk, you will not regret it.
HTH!
Amy
Midwife and mother to two
2007-10-24 08:33:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Did your pediatrician weigh him before and after feeding? That is the only way they can know how much he is getting. Breastmilk breaks down faster which is probably why he isn't sleeping as long. If you are serious about wanting to cut out formula breastfeed as much as possible and whenever he falls asleep you have to MAKE the time to pump. Breastmilk is supply and demand so if you don't let your breasts know he needs more they will keep producing the same amount. As long as you are supplementing with formula you will not produce more unless you pump. As for them telling you to supplement with formula in the hospital that happened to me too and now my daughter won't latch at all and is only on formula. When he wakes offer him the breast as much as possible. Also let him nurse as long as he wants to. That is the only way to get up your supply. Also eating lots of oatmeal can help.
2007-10-24 08:34:53 · answer #5 · answered by Azias_Mommy 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your paediatrician gave you very poor advice.
Babies get everything they need from breastmilk. It is nature's perfect food for a baby.
As breastmilk is easier to digest than formula milk, it does not stay in the baby's stomach as long as formula does.Therefore the baby will be hungry again soon after breastfeeding.
When my son was 1 month old he was feeding every hour!! This is entirely normal.
2007-10-24 08:45:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
That is completely normal - you've been feeding him formula, now he has to work hard to build up your supply of milk for him so he may need to nurse every hour or so to do that. Nurse him on demand, that is the best way to increase your milk supply. Being that he is so little his belly can't hold very much and breastmilk digests much faster than formula so he will need nurse often. Keep up the good work. You may find it helpful to contact a lactation consultant at one of the local hospitals or pediatricians office - I have been in contact with one and they are so very helpful. Below is a link to a website for mom's who breastfeed, it's very helpful.
2007-10-24 08:32:43 · answer #7 · answered by tracey 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Breast milk is thinner and easier to digest then formula. So it will go through him much quicker. He is also about 4 to 6 weeks old. It is common for him to go through several growth spurts in the first couple months of life. So this could be another reason why hes hungry every hour as well.
Good luck.
2007-10-24 08:52:51 · answer #8 · answered by erinjl123456 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my gosh you are amazing! and this is very normal.
i'm sorry, but the hospital sabotaged you!!!
babies are not supposed to even get much milk at first, they spend the 9th month of pregnancy getting fatter, so they can afford to loose some weight after birth and until the mommas milk regulates. ughh, i'm sorry to hear about another pediatrician who almost ruined a mothers plan to breastfeed!
breast milk takes about an hour and a half to digest, formula takes much longer, and your baby is pretty young. so about one hour sleep is good as long as baby is getting 15 to 16 hours total nap/sleep time in a 24 hour period... around 4 months baby will regulate it's sleep and will sleep more at night and a faw naps per day - totaling 14 to 15 hours of sleep.
it took about 3 months for my baby to want to nurse a little less often, now it's about once every 2 hours(4 months old) and sometimes i'll just pop her on inbetween for a snack.
your baby is still really little and probably doesn't know how to play with toys or anything, so what better is there to do than suck all day long! pretty exhausting for you huh! pumping regularly for about a month is what it took for me to produce that little extra milk for bottles.
Your baby is totally getting enough as long as they are peeing lots, 6-10 pee pee diapers per day and pooping at least once every couple of days... some baby's poop 3 times a day, some less. but as long as that pee is there, you're good.
make sure you get some naps when baby naps, too. just sleep on your side and place baby on its side next to your belly and boob and they can nurse to sleep while you fall asleep, too. i have to that at least once a day to keep my sanity. and co-sleeping helps keep your milk supply going strong, too! :)
by the way
Amy M was right on about everything! and the one above me said "Mother's milk tea by Traditional Medicinals worked for me as did taking the suppliment Fenugreek." 100% would highly encourage both the tea and the fenugreek they are totally safe for breastfeeding and people have been using those herbs for centuries to increase supply.
2007-10-24 09:12:06 · answer #9 · answered by O new moon 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i am going to concur that your pediatrician is an idiot....doctors don't know anything about breastfeeding honey....sad but true....and he gave you very very poor advice
i can't say anything more than what has already been advised to you.....just nurse him
dump the formula.....and let him nurse.....even if every hour.....this is very normal.....you have to give him a chance to up your supply and he will if you let him
so turn on the TV, a movie, grab a new or favorite book, whatever and let him nurse at will
good luck and you can do it.....and i suggest you find a new pedi
2007-10-24 09:32:10 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋