no comments on how breastfeeding is the best..i know that! my daughter is 7 months old i know the benefits and that why i have done it for so long but i just cant do it any more and she is very healthy!..so no remarks about me switching please
2007-12-28 17:34:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Hold her close while bottle feeding.
The reason babies protest so much is that their afraid of losing the bond a mother and child gets from breastfeeding.
At the Newborn ICU I work at, we ask the parents to do what we call "skin to skin" with the babies who aren't getting any better. "skint to skin" is a method wear you put the baby directly on your chest (skin to skin), because thats how their used to it from the womb.
Thats why breastfeeding is so much better. Even if you pump and give it to them, the breast milk is better for them,but not as much as it is if you give it from your breast directly.
So hold them close to you while you feed them, snuggle them, show them you love them.
By the way, seven months may be a little early to start weening her off breastmilk. If she continues to protest, give in and let her drink from the breast for another month or so. Every few weeks, try again.
If she doesn't stop by ten months, then cut her cold turkey. She will get hungry eventually. If she starts to lose weight though, talk to her doctor, he may know a solution.
2007-12-28 17:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by Karen 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Come on people she asked not to be judged .She understands but she still needs help with her situation and for whatever reason she is switching is her own reason and never wrong!
Sorry had to get that out. Is your baby taking a bottle? That would be the first tasks. If she is then like some other people said mix the 2 although start with much more breast milk and a little formula. If she has never had formula she will have to find a kind that agrees with her and that she likes so try different brands and even soy. It may take a little bit so if you can pump often and just give the bottle only that will help. It might be rough. I had to start giving my little one formula at 2 months because of a surgery I was having...she now will drink formula, breast milk and cows milk and is 17 months old. Congrats on making it this far and praise yourself for that...ignore the other comments. Everyone needs to do what is best for themselves and their baby. Good Luck and if you need anything feel free to email me! =)
2007-12-29 01:56:16 · answer #2 · answered by pooh_let 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every time I see one of these questions I always wonder why people bother to do the "don't judge me" and others get all uppity going "don't judge her she ASKED you not too" Have you people NEVER read these forums before? No one ever keeps their opinion to themselves as it's a public forum. When you ask a question on a PUBLIC forum, you are going to get positive and negative responses. Ignore the ones you don't like, and get what you want from the ones that actually answer your question.
If you are having problems switching her to formula, try a mix of breast milk and formula. More breast milk then formula at first and then decrease the breast milk and increase the formula as you go along until you are on formula only. Hold your baby tight up against you and be in a quiet environment when you start.
2007-12-29 02:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by Zyggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can mix them for a little while - 1/2 formula mixed with 1/2 breastmilk, it really helps while they're getting used to the new, less spectacular flavor. It also helps with the new digestive issues. Also, if you can hang on to the post bath feeding in the evening for awhile, it helps with the emotional issues. It's just really hard to go cold turkey, and you don't have to just stop all at once.
2007-12-29 01:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by rhea b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try pumping to have a little extra breast milk, and try mixing the breast milk with formula, eventually adding more formula than breastmilk, and soon enough no breastmilk just formula, hope this helps, i couldn't breastfeed but that is just an idea i have heard of people doing it all the time and it really helping them
2007-12-29 01:37:58 · answer #5 · answered by Brandy P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first your milk is more palatable than formula! YUK! Have you smelled that stuff...? Maybe you could entice her with a bit of sugar in that bottle, As she becomes more accustomed to it you can cut the sugar our little by little.
Also, she may have an intolerance to cows milk, it might give her a little tummy ache!
But it really must be done! Good Luck!
2007-12-29 01:45:16 · answer #6 · answered by Kerry V 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why can't you do it anymore? i would rather help you overcome difficulties than tell you how to upset your baby and giver her inferior food.
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/weaning/index.html
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/index.html
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/nursing-manners.html
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/milk/infant-formula.html
http://www.drjen4kids.com/soap%20box/what%27s%20missing%20in%20formula.htm
http://www.breastfeeding.com/reading_room/what_should_know_formula.html
http://www.todaysparent.com/baby/breastfeeding/article.jsp?content=20030807_101250_216
2007-12-29 01:44:08 · answer #7 · answered by Terrible Threes 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋