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If you are getting desperately worn out you might try a dose of ibuprofin before bed to see if that gets him enough pain relief to help him sleep a bit longer.

I agree with the others about that strange advice. I would not limit baby's time at the breast at all, especially now in the early weeks/months when you are establishing your supply. And I wouldn't...

Oh man, you are working SO HARD! Kudos to you for being persistent and determined to make nursing work. You can do this. :cheer

Are you using the milk you pump to supplement? How long do you...

I totally agree. Why did you go see the GI in the first place? Was it concern about weight? Does she eat solids? Does she have normal bowel movements? Is there some kind of food aversion issue going...

I agree with mommal. I'd also like to add, your LC doesn't sound like she knows what she's talking about. There is absolutely no reason to limit the duration of nursing sessions unless you're in a...

Try starting him on the left and then moving him to the right without turning him over. Just shift him to the right with his body tucked under your right arm (this is called the football hold- see...

Is he getting his one year molars? That can make them pretty miserable at night.

:ita I've noticed that with both my kiddos, too.

You've got a normal, healthy baby, mama. Don't let other people's judgments get you down. :hug

It sounds like a growth spurt to me, mama. Eating every hour all day long won't deplete your milk supply, it will boost it. But it takes a day or maybe two for your production to ramp up to meet her...

Those are some pretty striking statistics. But I think if it's a matter of making mothers feel more comfortable (ie a psychological benefit to the mother rather than a physiological benefit to the...

You might leave some small bottles in case she has a hard time with the transition. Or even regular sized bottles and just have them not offer unless she's really persistent asking for them. I got...

:ita I agree, a couple weeks isn't going to make a difference. But pay attention to your body that week, even if you're crazy busy. You don't want to end up with plugged ducts or mastitis because you...

Yes, she will be fine with water if that's what she prefers. If she's nursing 3-5 times a day/night you don't need to replace expressed breast milk with any other milk, and it sounds like you've got...

I always leaned toward letting my kids regulate their own intake. I think it's the healthiest way to go as long as what I'm offering them is healthy. At this point I don't think I'd worry much about...

Once a day is just fine for a seven month old. You could offer more often if you like, but don't feel like you need to. It is not likely to be contributing to the gagging issue.

Gagging is fairly...

"With what do I replace it?"
Breastmilk or formula should provide the majority of a child's nutrition up to the age of one. That means if you cut back on nursing before a year you will definitely...

Most moms don't have any issues with it. Your body just somehow knows to make just enough milk. It was almost like my boobs knew when it was saturday. If you've had a lot of issues with plugged ducts...

I use banana to give smoothies a creamier/thicker texture. Maybe adding banana to other foods would work? Or some baked sweet potato puree?

I'm also wondering if it's not the sweetness of yogurt...

I don't know my sizes, but fwiw I was back down to my pre-pregnancy breast size by about 6 months after I weaned.

Can you just plan to make lots of stops to feed the baby? To side-lie you might be able to lean the seat all the way back and lay on your side.

You can check your nipples to make sure they aren't worn out or the wrong flow speed. Hold the nipple upside down and run some water into it. Slow flow nipples should drip about one drop per second....

I would continue to use the slow flow because it's closer to the pace that he's used to when nursing. Especially if he's doing fine with them, no need to change.

Yeah, it's the sort of thing that doesn't really matter...until it matters. It just simplifies things in case your kid has a reaction to something. You automatically know what it was that caused it...

Lots of moms here do BLS, you'll find tons of threads about it. Banana, sweet potato, and avocado are some pretty common foods to start with, though really you could do lots of different foods. How...

Babies need 1-1.5 ounces per hour they are away from mom. Depending on how experienced your caregivers are with feeding breastfed babies it is very easy to overfeed them with a bottle. Breastfed...