sort of a silly question here... my son is 5 1/2 months old and is now starting to eat solids three times a day... at what point do
we stop feeding them formula after they eat solids?
When he was 0 - 6 months he take both formula feed and breastfeed, he was breastfeed when at night then breastfeed and formula feed at days, we or i do nt have a problem on feeding him, but when he start eat solids
i stop feeding formula in him, 6 - 12 he is pure breastfed.
Not exact matches
They're not there when: * your baby is diagnosed failure to thrive * you're threatened with
formula feeding or the child will be removed from your care * the severe jaundice * the stinky teas and horsepills * your baby starts crying when you unbutton your shirt to
feed them * your child eventually refuses the breast * you nurse, then
formula feed, then pump, then
feed what you pumped, and then start all over again without a break * the lactation consultants who offer helpful hints like «you must be doing it wrong» or «
stop being so lazy!»
Here's a newsflash for lactivists: women
formula feed because they want to do so and unless and until you address the real reasons, and
stop pretending that this is a giant conspiracy on the part of «Big Forma,» all your campaigns are doomed to failure.
(Note: This approach can be made to work with
formula feeding because it's possible to encourage the baby to continue
feeding beyond the point where they would naturally
stop.
Should I
stop breastfeeding and just
formula bottle
feed?
This may work for introducing
formula too, and eventually you can
stop ending his
feedings by taking him back to the breast, and ultimately eliminate the breastfeeding all together... hope this helps!
women
formula feed because they want to do so and unless and until you address the real reasons, and
stop pretending that this is a giant conspiracy on the part of «Big Forma,» all your campaigns are doomed to failure.
Thankfully, our Paediatrician was amazing gave us some simple advice, most importantly that he wanted me to top up every
feed with
formula (as I told him I was often breastfeeding up to 1.5 - 2 hours per
feed and he just wouldn't
stop feeding).
It would be better if the mother not smoke, but if she can not
stop or cut down, then it is better she smoke and breastfeed than smoke and
formula feed.
If you feel you must
stop for a period of time, express milk in advance so that the baby can be
fed your milk and not
formula.
I was told on some occasions to
stop because of the antibiotics I was on, but I rang the Drugs in Breastmilk helpline run by the BFN (Breastfeeding Network) and they told me I could still nurse with that particular drug, but that doctors were largely ill - informed and tended to err on what they would call «the safe side» ie to
stop feeding and use
formula!
Next time you feel the need to say something to a
formula feeding mom,
stop and think, «Am I being kind?»
Weaning can be a challenging time no matter what your baby may be weaning away from, but if you're
feeding your baby
formula, it's important to know when it's time to
stop.
For a newborn baby that has pooped and then
stopped, I would contact a pediatrician if it has been a couple of days since your baby pooped, regardless of it the baby is breastfed or
formula fed.
Although it is acceptable to
feed your babies
formula milk, top nourishment can only be provided by purely breastfeeding your infant at least for the first year of life and continue until both are ready to
stop — this is according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
It's the same thing as someone
stopping at a LLL booth to plop down their bottle and can of
formula, mix it up, and then
feed the baby while having it photodocumented so you can piss off BF activists online.
With Alex I am determined to breastfeed for 12 months, obviously if he wants to
stop then I will but to be able to
feed him myself for a whole year and to switch straight to cows milk instead of faffing about making bottles of
formula would be amazing.
I
stopped giving him
formula because I noticed he became constiparated whenever I
feed him
formula.
I knew that my son was still getting the nutrition he needed via
formula feeding, but that didn't
stop me from feeling like it wasn't «best,» even though it clearly wasn't best for us.
And, as my experience shows, it does not
stop babies being
fed formula against their mothers» wishes because it typically happens when the mother or baby is ill.
In 2012, we ran a successful campaign to
stop the SMA Baby Know How road show touring shopping centres in the UK to launch new ready - to -
feed formula packaging.
However, if you must
stop abruptly you can still begin
formula feeding without any serious complications.
If you
stop breastfeeding your baby and later decide to try breastfeeding again you will want to continue
formula feeding your baby.
I, for one, was able to successfully breastfeed my son for seven months, but during that time and after I
stopped breastfeeding him, I
formula fed him, too.
I made the choice to
stop combo -
feeding and to switch to
feeding him hypoallergenic
formula full time.
Formula milk companies have been
stopping women breast
feeding for too long.
One of the biggest myths about baby - led weaning is that you should
stop feeding your child breast milk or
formula.
if you decide to
stop breast
feeding, would it be fine to keep using the same similac for supplementing
formula or do you need to switch to a similac advance (regular)?
If you feel you want to BF — please go ahead — nobody is
stopping you, but equally so, if someone feels that they prefer to
feed their child
formula they should also be able to do it without having to read fanatical, guilt - giving postings from hysterical women like the ones above.
Along the way there were people who told me that I should just
feed formula, that I should just
stop breastfeeding because of the horrible experiences I was having, but I honestly thought those people were just misinformed.
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston
stopped last year after reviewing extensive data showing
formula marketing packs undermined mothers who wished to exclusively breast -
feed.
Whether you decide to breast -
feed or bottle -
feed, you'll still need to begin the process of weaning, which means to completely
stop breast milk or
formula.
After about 4 months,
formula -
fed babies will gain at a slightly faster rate because
formula has more calories than breast milk, and parents tend to push baby to finish bottles (as opposed to letting them
stop at the breast whenever they want).
Sophie's 6 month schedule... or Mommys wan na b schedule.I get up at 6:30 am to get myself ready wake up a 5 yr old and 3 yr old for school let them get dressed when one is not throwing a tantrum or teasing the other one by now its 7:30 a send them to eat and then brush their teeth while I dress the baby who has been very paTient... out the house by 8 for kindergartener to get there on time and next
stop grandmas we get her to nurse... and get preschooler to school by 8:30 and I'm off to work I pump by 12p and collect 6oz for her afternoon... grandma
feeds her again at 11:30 a. Of breast milk and sometimes it's 5oz / 6oz... we sometimes get her a4oz
formula bottle with her cereal.I pick up brothers from school at 1and go drop off with grandma and
feed Baby again... she gets 5oz bill around 3:30 p and I get home at 6 pm to nurse her and then get food for the kids and don't forget homework... baby gets her veggies... and mom gets Cold
Some mothers who return to work may choose to
stop breastfeeding because it's more convenient to
formula -
feed.
Of those mothers who are successfully breast
feeding beyond the first few weeks, many then
stop prematurely because they are returning to work, not realising that law protects breast
feeding mothers or that there are other options available to them, such as expressing or combining breast and
formula feeding.
Mr Brabeck defended past practices, such as marketing sweetened condensed milk for infant
feeding, as appropriate to the time and ignored the call for Nestlé to
stop promoting infant
formula today with the claims it «protects» babies and is the «gentle start».
And
formula -
feeding parents are told that in most cases, at 1 year of age, they can
stop formula and switch over to cow's milk, in addition to the solid foods their child's eating.
For medical reasons, she
stopped breastfeeding at about a month and she was amazed at how much harder
formula feeding works.
And just as I love and respect my
formula -
feeding peers and would never judge them for the way they choose to
feed their children, I will never give anyone else grief for when they choose to
stop breastfeeding.
A mother typically seeks relactation if she has to
stop breastfeeding for a while (e.g., for medical reasons) or if a
formula -
feeding mother later decides she wants to breastfeed.
But it is very dangerous to be advising people to
stop feeding their babies breast milk or
formula during an episode of diarrhea!
My daughter will be 3 months in a couple of days, as has diarrhea as well, i took her to the dr. and she said to continue to give her
formula but to give her 2 ounces of pedialyte between
feeding to avoid dehadraytion... if the diarrhea continued to
stop the
formula and only
feed her the pedialyte.
Stopping exclusive breastfeeding or exclusive breast milk
feeding (baby has only ever been given breast milk and never given
formula, solid foods or any other liquids McAndrew 2012) before four to six weeks postpartum for each baby.
I was considering replacing one
feed a day with
formula to hopefully alleviate engorgement, but am wondering if it would just be better to
stop cold turkey with the tips above.
I did this for 2 months, and finally had a friend tell me it was okay to
stop and strictly
formula feed.
By
stopping the inadvertent promotion of
formula feeding by sending it home with new mothers, it is hoped that breastfeeding rates beyond the first month of life will improve.
I've never gotten guilt for using
formula to supplement, but I have gotten many guilt trips from bottlefeeders who insist that the breastfeeders are «nazis» and that I should just bottle
feed my baby and
stop nursing and supplementing.
Nestlé executives at the highest level of the company have refused to
stop this process even though they know that babies
fed on
formula are more likely to become sick than breastfed babies and, in conditions of poverty, more likely to die.