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Does anyone have any advice for me? I have a 7 month old and am 21 weeks pregnant. It hurts every time she latches on and it seems my supply is not up to par. PLEASE HELP! I don't want to give up since i did so well with my first baby (14 months of breastfeeding) ↓
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| Name: mamaheavener | Date: Jul 18th, 2006 3:11 PM |
| I beleive that you whould get your facts straight or at least know what you are talking about before posting something like that on here....why in the world would I keep nursing if would hurt either baby or myself...I've discussed with my doctor and it's fine! DON'T POST AGAIN!!! ↑ |
| Name: JenCarpeDiem | Date: Jul 21st, 2006 4:25 PM |
LOL, the ignorance of some people is amazing, isn't it?
Have you tried the cup and straw method for feeding your 7 month old? Is she still solely on milk? All I can suggest is expressing/pumping and giving it to her in a cup and only feeding directly when you're up to it (or when she needs comfort) or when you're a bit full and need it out quicker than pumping will do it (unless you're lucky enough that pumping works brilliantly for you.) ↑ |
| Name: sherine2000 | Date: Jul 24th, 2006 10:30 PM |
hi mamaheavener..
you can be more polite when posting responses.. anyway the way somebody talks reveal exactly what kind of enviroment he/she was broaght up in..
i am sure of what i had posted.. i am a doctor..
so dont put yourself in such embarassing situation again with anyone..
And BE POLITE.. ↑ |
| Name: Melissa | Date: Jul 24th, 2006 11:39 PM |
| well u must not be a very good doctor if u think that breastfeeding can be dangerous at all! ↑ |
| Name: mamaheavener | Date: Jul 25th, 2006 9:42 AM |
| Well I'll just take the advice of MY OWN/BABY'S DOCTOR thank you very much...and there is a difference in being direct vs rude or impolite and I was being direct. Not that it matters but ,what kind of doctor are you exactly? ↑ |
| Name: firewife | Date: Jul 25th, 2006 9:45 AM |
| I highly doubt shes a doctor Mamaheavener, pregnant women breastfeed all the time, it doesn't even make any since what she said about learning delays ↑ |
| Name: mamaheavener | Date: Jul 25th, 2006 12:06 PM |
| Name: Mommy | Date: Jul 25th, 2006 7:51 PM |
| I don't think she is a doctor either. Basic typing skills you learn in middle school and college requires decent typing skill. Most doctors use proper capitalisation and punctuation. And as for BF while pregnant, the only thing you should worry about is how often you nurse towards the end of your pregnancy as nipple stimulation can bring on labor. Just enjoy it, and congrats on being able to nurse for as long as you are. :o) ↑ |
| Name: sherine2000 | Date: Jul 25th, 2006 11:43 PM |
As you all like..
i am sure 100 % of what i said, you didnt hear about that because it's a very new research we are working on , we had in our research a range of 100 women of different ages, 50 of them had breastfed their infants while pregnant which we called group A, and the other 50 women were breastfeeding without being pregnantwhich we called group B, and the result was .. the children of group A about 60% of them had low learning skills compared to their classmates 8% of them were found suddenly dead , 2% had autism and 30 % were normal ..
while those of group B had shown completely different results
12 % of them had low learning skills compared to their classmates, 0 % death , 0% autism and 88% normal..
anyway i just wanted to help and give advice
thank you ↑ |
| Name: firewife | Date: Jul 26th, 2006 8:04 AM |
| Name: mamaheavener | Date: Jul 26th, 2006 5:25 PM |
| ok I don't care what kind of dr you are, don't post anything about this again. like firewife it sounds like a bunch of crud and for some who might beleive you it would scare the "you know whats" out of them...like before, I'm sticking with my dr's advice and no that's not polite....it's VERY DIRECT! ↑ |
| Name: firewife | Date: Jul 26th, 2006 5:54 PM |
| Mamaheavener, did you notice sherine2000 didn't tell you what kind of doctor she is? We may not be doctors but I do know that every study has to have a control group, which she didn't mention also studies must publish their findings, she failed to mention where this "data" could be found and no self respecting doctor bases their findings on one study of only 100 people. My advice is if you want to play doctor at least get your facts straight. Pregnant women have been nursing since the beginning of time, um hello birth control and formula didn't always exist, if what she claims is true most of our ancestors would be dead or dumb ↑ |
| Name: mamaheavener | Date: Jul 26th, 2006 9:20 PM |
| I tried looking the study up earlier and found nothing. I actually found the opposite...so I'm going to keep on keepin' on. It's been done for centuries so whatever....that's why God gave them to us, for children, not just the other stuff right! ↑ |
| Name: sherine2000 | Date: Jul 26th, 2006 11:47 PM |
as you like i just wanted to help..
the good you do the worse you get ↑ |
| Name: mum4two | Date: Jul 27th, 2006 12:04 AM |
| i read this in an egyptian journal but they said that the doctor who discovered this was a man not a woman ↑ |
| Name: mamaheavener | Date: Jul 27th, 2006 9:49 AM |
| well there you go...that's a man for ya! ↑ |
| Name: sherine2000 | Date: Jul 27th, 2006 11:18 PM |
i dont understand you mamaheavener..
the man is my professor.. ↑ |
| Name: mamaheavener | Date: Jul 28th, 2006 12:16 AM |
| ok it was a joke....the man thing ya know. just please don't post again on this. I'm going to do what my dr says I can do and that's all there is to it...you never even said what kind of dr you are so............just leave it alone...I'm in good hands!!! ↑ |
| Name: Munira | Date: Aug 2nd, 2006 11:52 AM |
mamaheavener
Dont worry about what the so called dr Sherine2000 said i think some people get a kick of scaring others.
my mother was breastfeed whilse pregnant with all four of us and fortunately none of us are dead or delay the learning skills
I wish you all the best and good heath.
DR SHERINE2000 PLEASE RETURN YOUR FAKE LICENCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ↑ |
| Name: Jan | Date: Aug 17th, 2006 7:28 PM |
| I am in a similiar position. 23 weeks today and I have a 13 month old. I believe you don't need to give up breast feeding - just eat well and drink lots of fluid. Your milk supply may lessen during your pregancy or your milk may taste slightly different due the your changing hormones so your baby may or may or decide to wean herself. There is no right or wrong answer here (as long as everyone concerned is healthy) and I think what we are doing is not common in western society and perhaps a little scary and strange to so people. I would suggest you do a 'goggle' search and speak to your DR and make your own decision. ↑ |
| Name: rosaltang | Date: Oct 3rd, 2006 8:03 PM |
Hi hi, I just got pregnant recently, and I am still breastfeeding my 15 months old baby. I hope I can still breastfeed her throughout my pregnancy...
mamaheavener, at initial part of your pregnancy, is there any changes such as sore nipple, low milk supply when you are breastfeeding your baby? hope we can share experiences... ↑ |
| Name: rugbratmom | Date: Oct 3rd, 2006 10:52 PM |
I would like to say that I nursed one baby while being pregnant with another. He decided to wean durring the pregnancy. I am not sure if it was because my milk changed or just because he was ready to wean. He was almost 2 years old. Both babies are healthy by the way and they both are very intelligent compared to their peers. You need to remember that when you are pregnant you need to drink more water and you need to drink extra when you are nursing. You should be drinking all day! You need to make sure that you are consuming enough calories for all three of you too. At 7 months baby should be eating some solids. It is normal for your supply to be a little less when baby is eating some solid meals. If you think that your milk supply needs to increase you need to ask your doctor if it is safe to take Fenugreek while pregnant. Or maybe doctor would prescribe Reglan. That is an anti-nausea medicine that has a side effect of increased milk supply.
Congradulations on your pregnancy and good luch with the breastfeeding! ↑ |
| Name: rosaltang | Date: Oct 4th, 2006 7:12 PM |
Hi rugbratmom,
Thanks for sharing with us your experience. ↑ |
| Name: LuckyMom | Date: Oct 8th, 2006 5:14 AM |
hrmm,
Maybe a lot of doctors write sloppy, but they do at least know how to spell!!! ↑ |
| Name: kaitlynn1835 | Date: Oct 19th, 2006 2:19 PM |
Hey all. First of all, mamaheavener, congradulations on your pregnancy! I have heard that sometimes nursing children will wean themselves, because the taste of breastmilk can change during pregnancy. If this is not the case for your 7 month old, then you should be able to continue supplying breast milk to him/her. If you think your supply is not up to par, you can take/eat things to boost your supply. Some people have had great results with Mother's Milk Tea, other's thought oatmeal works wonders. Above all, don't stress about the amount of milk you have, because this could inhibit let-down. Also, try pumping. Some pumps feel better than nursing. My son had such a hard suck reflex for the first few months, that during my 3 month bout with thrush, it was easier during one month to pump and feed than it was to nurse.
Second, sherine2000 is a quack. If she (?) even is a doctor, she certainly is not in the pediatric/obstetrics field, or she would never even think to suggest that breastfeeding in ANY capacity is dangerous, with the exception of course with women who are highly prone to miscarriage. Certainly it would never affect the nursing child negatively. If anything it has a positive influence on the nursing child, because he doesn't associate his new baby brother/sister with lack of nursing from his mother. Also, if there has only been one study done, than any good scientist would say that results are inconclusive. Studies that make it into medical journals are credible, and have been tested several times, with many hundreds of subjects, not a one time study with a mere 100 people. Not only that, but it would be really hard for me to have even one iota of faith in a study of this nature that did not include ALL factors, all the way back to whether or not the mother received immunizations as an infant or if they were delayed, or if they received them at all. Every little factor, from birth, will cause a ripple affect all the way up until the time that the first baby is born. There is no way that in a group of 100 women, they had the room to allow for any kind of factors such as this. So sherine2000... you, my friend, are either a lyer, or a doctor I would NEVER EVER want to see, and I would probably warn all my friends and acquaintances against seeing you. ↑ |
| Name: marija | Date: Oct 20th, 2006 1:15 AM |
hi
my mother breastfed us all (5) for 3 years and was pregnant each time (except the last one of course) and NONE of us had learning disabilities quite the opposite!!!
but.....sorry to be the bearer of bad news...the study that Sherine2000 is talking about is actually out there.
However... my opinion is You are what you eat. i believe back in our forebearers day food was pure and other health factors that prevail today were not an issue then. My take on the study was not what it determined but what factors contributed to it.
Breastfeed or bottlefeed which is the best?
Breastfeeding will always be best if what youre eating is fresh and unprocessed (almost impossible) and your lifestyle is untainted (no smoking, medications, drugs and alcohol)
all of the above goes through your system and straight into your baby and unborn baby.
Bottle feeding (formula) gives a constant source of all that is needed. None of the above factors come into play.
i dont believe in statistics and would never actually live my life on the outcome of them.
If the study had been conducted in a village in the Highlands of the Himalaya's i think that the stats would be different! so unless any study is done with the entire population then they will always be wrong.
To actually come on here and state that 'it's DANGEROUS' and it MAY cause sids or possibly DELAY learning skills goes to show what statistics (of such low proportions) can cause such tunnel vision in so many so-called educated professionals!!!
As a doctor????!!!.......you are meant to educate not preach your own distorted opinion ↑ |
| Name: mamaheavener | Date: Oct 26th, 2006 5:06 PM |
| I'm so glad to hear that there have been others in my situation...as a follow up....I'm now 37 weeks and my daughter is starting to wean herself. My supply has dwindlede quite a lot and not mention it's kind of uncomfortable for her and me with my stomache gettin gbigger by the minute. :-) So it could be due to supply, taste or that she is jsut ready. I start supplementing with a bottle or two a day a couple months back jsut to insure that she was getting enough nutrition. Now for the sake of my husband for when I'm in the hospital I'm trying to wean completely...she's old enough and if she wants to resume afterwards then I'm all for it...I usually have a huge supply anyways so this shouldn't be a problem....otherwise known as tantem nursing. anyways.....I've been through it so if you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate. And good luck with yours! ↑ |
| Name: rosaltang | Date: Oct 29th, 2006 8:56 PM |
Hi mamaheavener,
I am still breastfeeding my 16 months girl and now I am 9 weeks pregnant. But I must say, my supply really really low... and the nipple feel so sore... but I am presevering... I am not sure if my gal will wean by herself... i hope i can do tandem breastfeeding too... do share with us on your experiences ok... take care. ↑ |
| Name: mamaheavener | Date: Oct 30th, 2006 10:46 AM |
| Yes the nipple soreness is bad.....it's bad anyways when you are first pregnant and then add on a hungry baby...look out! It does pass just like it passes usually. As far as your supply goes....there are couple of things you can do and take...I intergrated pumping and that helped a little bit but it does nothing now. Also there is the Mother's Milk tea that you can get at GNC or there is a pill form of the same stuff and I would recommend the pill unless you like the taste of black licortice. I hate it and even brewing it with another kind of tea didn't help for me but, it's up to the person ya know. And give the weaning thing some time......she sitll getting enough from you obviously so that won't come into play yet. She's also older than mine was when I got pregnant with this one....mine was only3-4 months so it was a little different. She's 11 months now and I think it's more of a comfort nurse then her actually eating. We started her on a bottle a day along with nursing a while back and now she gets milk with her meals. She's old enough for it and we are trying to make the transition that way it won't be so hard on her and my husband when I'm in the hospital. anyways....about all the wisdom I have thus far unless there any specific questions you or anyone else has...let me know how things are going. I'm going to try to do a little tandem nursing after the new one gets here and his routine is established but that's mainly up to her...she may not want to and be done so we'll just see. ↑ |
| Name: kaitlynn1835 | Date: Oct 31st, 2006 1:08 PM |
| Marija, that study may be out there, but unless it has been collaberated by many others, there is no way this study could possibly hold up in the medical community. The final step of performing research is publishing the findings so that others can do the same research using the same variable. Even so, there are way too many variables from woman to woman to ever pinpoint exactly what affects breastfeeding while pregnant has on either child. ↑ |
| Name: aliaa | Date: Oct 31st, 2006 4:11 PM |
| oh no, STOP BREASTFEEDING,,,i heared it is very dangerous for the baby who breastfed,,,,the milk is not good at all when u r pregnant ↑ |
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