Not exact matches
For other
babies, like my son, there can be visible signs of discomfort such as arching of the back, irritability during or after a feeding, refusal of the
bottle or nipple, consistent spitting up (sometimes forcefully), weight loss, and a sour milk
smell to their breath.
If it's not you that will
bottle - feed your
baby, give the person something that
smells mom (or dad) to keep close to the
baby.
Sometimes holding something that
smells like mom may induce
baby to accept the
bottle.
It might help to have someone other than Mom try to do the
bottle feeding at first, since
Baby will sometimes refuse the
bottle if she can
smell Mom nearby (source).
Your
baby can sense and
smell you, so try making the first few times of
bottle feeding an experience with somebody new.
I also think of my friend M., who comes from a large, close - knit family, and whose sister delivered her
baby — after two days of labor — right there in M.'s cozy guest bedroom (she could
smell the scent of homemade pasta being cooked downstairs and, once the
baby was born, everyone ate a celebratory meal and toasted this new mom with a giant
bottle of Champagne).
Breastfed
babies are more keenly aware of their mother's
smell compared to
babies who are
bottle fed.
My son was tongue tied at birth to it made the latch terrible I struggled for a while take him to the family doctor they will clip the tie as the hospital wouldn't do it for me either the younger you have it corrected the better and then mom can work on latching properly and it should increase the milk supply it is difficult breastfeeding with a low supply and
bottle feeding the
baby gets used to being able to get more milk quicker from a
bottle and then will fuss and not want the breast just takes some time and when ever possible just offer the breast he will eventually take it when a
bottle is not offered it also helps to squeeze a little milk out so he can
smell and taste it it will encourage him to latch on and eat also some woman can pump and some can't I have a problem pumping I can maybe get an once from each breast and that is if I'm lucky
He is the author or co-author of numerous reports including the Wasting of Rural New York State - Factory Farms and Public Health, Volatile Vinyl - the New Shower Curtain's Chemical
Smell,
Baby's Toxic
Bottle - BPA Leaching From Popular
Baby Bottles, No Silver Lining - An Investigation Into BPA in Canned Foods, and Toxic Toys R Us.
A major reason
babies refuse the
bottle is because they
smell and sense their mother near them.
Enlist a helper: Sometimes a
baby might resist the
bottle because she
smells mom's breast milk.
I put plenty of pillows (including this one that I had used during pregnancy), blankets, and other things that I would want within arms reach like a massage ball, a water
bottle, tylenol, heating pads (I use this pillow from Origins and it is MY FAVORITE — plus
smells so good), burp cloths for
baby, a phone charger, magazines, and a book.
My partner once joked that
bottling up a new
baby smell would be life - changing.
This is because
babies can
smell their mothers and they're used to receiving breast milk from mom, not a
bottle.
'' Bottlefeeding does not provide
baby with proper nutritional needs Bottlefeeding does not provide
babies with maternal immunities and antibodies All bottlefeeding equipment must be sterilized before each use Formulas sometimes produce allergic reactions in
babies Stools of bottlefed
babies are often offensive to the sense of
smell Bottlefeeding requires preparation of
bottles and formulas.»
Sometimes, if your
baby can
smell you nearby, he or she will expect to be nursed and will be much less likely to take a
bottle.
For instance, if he could
bottle the chemicals key to the
smell, they could be used to help train the mouth muscles of
babies who are too premature or ill to feed naturally.
For those of you who wanted suggestions of essential oils, my main oils were lavender - emotional and physical support, compresses, and healing afterwards, a clove, rosemary and lemon blend for disinfecting items (put this in a spray
bottle), and put on my feet and
baby's feet for protection (hospital birth), helichrysm for healing and to keep on hand in case of excessive bleeding, frankinsense for anointing
baby and healing, clary sage to help labor contractions along when you are in active labor, Valor (a Young Living blend) for courage and spinal alignment before, during and after birth, peppermint to help ease nausea, lemon to flavor water, to help hydrate and quench thirst in the even you are not allowed to drink large amounts of water, any other favorite
smelling oils safe for
baby for anointing and encouraging bonding, especially if used during pregnancy
We welcomed
baby four weeks ago today, so these days, the decor around my house consists more of burp cloths,
baby swings, and
bottles, and there's not much I want to do besides sit on the couch and soak up those snuggles and that beautiful
baby smell.