I waited about 3 weeks after the last feed before posting that post, as I continued to offer for a while and was only then I was convinced it wasn't going to happen, but, today I had a bath with the kids, I was just investigating to see if I still had milk and she saw and climbed over and had a...

I'm just curious as to the percentage of babies (like mine) who just arn't that interested in solids. I started him on mushed stuff a month ago at 6 mths old and I'm still lucky if I can get a teaspoon worth into him. My mates child, the same age as the Moo wolfs down his puree. I waited until...

It seems like it's really hard to find info about what is "normal" for breastfeeding an older baby. There's tons and tons of info about newborns -- how many feeding are normal, approximately how many minutes babies typically feed, etc. I know every baby's different -- heaven knows my baby didn't...

Is the normal range for a 11.5 week old? Thanks S

Hi all Dd is 17 months and has only top 4 and bottom 2. She didn't get these until 10 months. So now 7 months later and no new teeth on the horizon! Someone please reassure me that she isn't the gummiest 17 month old on the planet? On that note I thought I'd see what all of you think about a...

I'm 38 weeks pregnant and have gone from a 34B to a 40DD... I'm getting a little frantic! It's getting more difficult to find bras. My milk hasn't even come in yet! Seriously, can I expect them to get even bigger after baby is born? With my first child, I didn't get anywhere near this big. I'm...

I'm down to pumping twice a day, and my output is such that my daughter can have, maybe, a sippy cup full of milk total in a day's time-about 8 oz, with 3 in the morning and 5 at night. I'm wondering if I'm actually doing anything useful for her with that small quanitity (which takes about...

Hi. I am desperate to stop giving DD formula and am taking Domperidone, Fenugreek, and Blessed Thistle. How much is okay to take? I am taking 1 Domperidone, 2 Blessed Thistle, and 4 Fenugreek every 6 hours. I don't notice it, but DH says I smell like maple syrup, which is supposed to mean you're...

After a pretty trying (and noisy) fussy spell between weeks 2-8, my 3-month-old dd has now settled down into a happy baby. What a difference a few weeks make! Phew ... I have a sleep question, though: How much is "typical" for a 12 weeker? DD usually sleeps at least 15 or 16 hours a day. Her...

I have no idea how much the baby drinks. She is 5 weeks and about 7 lbs. I want to express some milk so whenI have to go places, I can leave her at daycare for an hour or 2. But I've never bottle fed a baby, so dont really know how much I need. Im thinking 2 or 3 bottles with 3-4 ounces each. Help!!

Tomorrow's the night of the symphony. DS is almost 5 months old and I will be leaving him for about 2 hours with my dear friend. I plan to nurse him right before we leave but will be leaving her with some EBM. So far I have 6oz pumped. That should be plenty right? Bear in mind he is 20lbs...

DH and I are going to a winter party next weekend this is the first time I will be leaving Elizabeth during the evening I am thinking that I will want to have a drink or 2 but im wondering how much is too much alcohol while BF. I have not had a drink in so long and I would like to relax a...

Hi all, My 20 month old is still going strong with nursing. But the older she gets, the less milk I can get if I pump. I understand that this is normal, that my body is just perfectly tuned to her needs at this point. Now, at this point, I only pump if I'm going to be gone from her all day,...

DD is 13 months and I'd like to wean off the pump in the daytime - am having a hard time finding the time to pump, and she's not taking much anyway. She's still otherwise nursed on demand (evenings and weekends) which is a lot....I've given up trying to wean completely for now. She's had goat...

DS has continued to refuse to nurse on my left side today (has only nursed on that side once in the last 26+ hours - at 4:00am). I pumped 4 oz before going to bed last night but was still somewhat engorged by 4:00 am. I have no way to know how much he usually eats. How much should I be pumping...

Well, a general question as I had DD weighed yesterday on a different set of scales to normal and she was 330 g less than she was a month ago :( The new scales are more accurate and I'm guessing that the old ones were overestimating by about 700 g - I'm going to check them later today). I'm sure...

we have an exclusively breastfed baby of 5 weeks. the wife has to have pretty powerful antibiotics for a week- hence no breast for 2 weeks. my question: how much should she express to keep the breast secretion up for when she resumes breast feeding ? ie 60-70 mls times five be okay- relying on...

My 4 month old DD is finally after a long battle accepting the bottle with EBM, Yesterday for the first time she drank 4ounces but she seemed to be still be hungry after that. I breast feed her for another 10 minutes and she seemed satisfied. I have yet to be separated from her for more than an...

My baby will be 6 weeks old when I return to work at the end of January. I will be pumping EBM for her while I work. I will be away from her about 9 hours and I have no clue how much I should pump per day. I want to have at least a 4-5 day supply built up for when I go back does anyone know...

Hi everyone, I'm new to misc.kids.breastfeeding and am looking for some advice. I have a 9 day old little girl whom I'm breastfeeding. At 3 days old, she had lost nearly a pound from her birth weight. But at her one- week check up, she had gained back 5 oz. I was pretty pleased with how things...