Formula -
fed babies lost 3.7 percent of body weight and 39 percent hadn't regained birth weight by day eight of life.
In a British study published in the April 2008 issue of «Acta Pediatrica,» breast -
fed babies lost an average of 6.4 percent of body weight before starting to regain weight; 54 percent took longer than eight days to regain their birth weight.
Not exact matches
Yup, chicks
feed the
babies, and civilization is
lost.
Feel free to see these posts for my thoughts on BW myths: Combating Babywise Myths: Go Three Hours Between
Feedings No Matter What: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/01/combating-babywise-myths-go-3-hours.html Combating Babywise Myths # 2: You have to abandon your child's needs: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/01/combatting-babywise-myths-2-you-have-to.html Combating Babywise Myths # 3: Your
Baby Will Not Thrive: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/02/combating-bw-myths-3-your-
baby-will-not.html Combating Babywise Myths # 4: If you need help with it, then it is obviously a wrong thing to do: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/02/combating-babywise-myths-4-if-you-need.html Combating Babywise Myths # 5: Babywise will cause you to
lose your milk supply if nursing: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/02/combating-babywise-myths-5-babywise.html Combating Babywise Myths # 6: BW parents call their kids words like «manipulative»: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/02/combating-babwise-myths-6-bw-parents.html Combatting Babywise Myths # 7: Your child will not be interactive
My husband and I share all parenting and I felt that by breast
feeding he was
losing so much bonding time with our
babies.
Seek the advice of your pediatrician and / or an early intervention evaluation by an occupational therapist or speech therapist trained in infant
feeding if your
baby has difficulty with coordinating the suck / swallow / breathe pattern, chokes or gags during
feedings,
loses a lot of liquid during
feedings and can't form a seal on the nipple or has a tongue tie.
You don't have mums in tears trying to breastfeed screaming, fighting infants, you don't encounter mums depressed and miserable on little sleep because the
baby is
feeding and catnapping all day and night and still
losing weight?
Worrying about «how much
baby is getting» is a waste of time aslong as
baby is happy and settled after each
feed and is gaining weight and not
losing it.
I can easily understand how a breastfeeding mother may not
lose weight at first, because she is probably overdoing it with the post-
feeding snacking — I didn't
lose too much weight in the first few months postpartum due to my constant hunger after
feeding my
baby.
After my son was born, I refused to
lose time with my
baby by pumping after every
feeding, and I couldn't afford to buy supplements and drugs that didn't make a huge difference the first time around.
This is due to the high levels of lactose and vitamin C in human milk, which aid in the absorption of iron, and 3) breastfed
babies do not
lose iron through their bowels as do formula -
fed infants, whose intestines develop fissures from damage caused by cow's milk.
This article has increase my awareness of how vital it is that
babies get milk but also be supplemented when they show signs that they are starving... My
baby (now 9 yrs old but struggles with math) cried the first 48 hours and I know she was starving but thank goodness the nurses told me to supplement her with a
feeding tube and formula she had
lost 1 pound and I was very nervous to think that she wasn't getting enough milk since my colostrum hadn't even come in after day three!
Supplemental
feedings, moreover, can be harmful: they may cause the
baby to
lose interest in the breast and to nurse less frequently than needed.
The implication is, if you can't have the self control to eat well, buy the formula advertised on the same page as this add (and put money in the pockets of the people who indirectly supported the add), because otherwise you're just
feeding your
baby hamburgers and donuts, and that is simply NOT true and hurtfully misleading and potentially damaging to mothers (emotionally and in
lost long term positive health benefits to breastfeeding moms) and the short and long term health of their children.
I did not
lose my
baby, but I had trouble with
feeding my first
baby.
She is 7 months and i have had so much conflicting information about just
feeding babies in general i'm so confused and just
lost.
By 5 weeks, the dr told me my
baby had
lost too much weight and I had to stop trying and start bottle
feeding.
And remember: just because your
baby is weaning away from breastfeeding or bottle
feeding doesn't mean you're
losing your bond with your child!
However, I was worried that
losing weight would hurt my milk supply, and I knew that
feeding my
baby came first.
In addition, a nursing infant doesn't get sick as often as a formula
fed baby, meaning less money is spent on doctor visits, medicine and
lost time at work.
Hi Sapna i have reduced a lot of my weight i am 32 yr 5.2 height now weight is 45 whenever i meet people they say u have
lost your health my
baby is 16 month now still breast
feeding plz let me know how to gain extra weight.
A funny thing happened as soon as my son transitioned from
baby food to
feeding himself: He
lost all appreciation for the bib.
If your
baby is gaining weight too slowly, not gaining at all, or is
losing weight, it's very important to have an international board certified lactation consultant assess a
feeding.
However, if your
baby gradually
loses weight even when he's not sick, then the doctor may recommend that you increase the number of
feedings each day.
As stated in La Leche League (2003) the following are signs of dehydration in your
baby, «listlessness and sleeping through
feeding times, lethargy, weak cry, skin
loses its resilience, dry mouth, dry eyes, less than the usual amount of tears, minimal urine output (less then two wet nappies in a twenty four hour period), the fontanel on
baby's head is sunken and fever» (p. 335).
We got great help from the lactation consultant at our pediatrician's office when
baby was 1 week old, but because he'd
lost so much weight by then he wasn't strong enough to eat enough on his own so I had to pump my milk (in addition to nursing) and
feed it to him using a SNS for a couple of months.
I think women are becoming more comfortable in telling others that they are still nursing older
babies so hopefully there will be a shift in attitudes but I have recently «
lost» a few facebook followers after posting a status regarding full - term breastfeeding (I think they were most likely from a giveaway I did ages ago and not on the same page re: bf etc) Apart from that, I love telling Mums on the ward (I'm a bf peer supporter) I'm still
feeding as it opens their mind to that possibility and I think I look pretty normal so it mostly doesn't freak them out My son is far too busy to nurse out and about and prefers juice so we've not nursed in public (apart from support group) since he was 18 mths and that was as I had a blocked duct!
If
baby is
losing weight, some women will be advised to pump after every
feed.
If you
baby loses more than 10 % of their birth weight, you will be advised to give
baby supplemental
feed of formula.
This gives you peace of mind
baby is
feeding, without risking them
losing weight or becoming dehydrated.
It is normal for all
babies, whether breast or formula
feed, to
lose up to 10 % of their birth weight within the first 5 days.
-LSB-...] was literally biting down on chew beads to get through a
feeding while my
baby often
lost interest and would try to crawl away.
Because mealtimes are so interesting now, with plenty of practice for self -
feeding with finger foods,
baby may
lose interest in bottle or breastfeeding a bit.
My first birth was complete with a reluctant epidural and inept education in
feeding babies with tongue ties and having inverted nipples and loving my child but so not loving being a mother with this looming feeling of failure and just being utterly
lost and then realizing four months in to this journey of hot mess, surprise, I was pregnant again and terrified.
So if you're
losing your taste for bottle
feeding your
baby, try some of the tips on this list, and you will feel like a regular bottle -
feeding pro.
That means if you eat the correct number of calories, you can sit and enjoy
feeding your
baby and
lose weight.
If you choose to do this, you
lose extra pounds because you burn more calories to
feed your
baby.
I took about 3 months to
lose my
baby weight (I'd put on 10 or 12 kg in pregnancy — not sure exactly, I stopped weighing myself after 10), but then kept
losing weight while I
fed my son.
When your
baby is old enough to sleep right through without a
feed, your partner can really make up for
lost time!
«We've seen a couple of cases of breast -
fed babies who were small and then
lost weight instead of gaining it when the mom was following this book.»
There is no doubt that when your
baby arrives there comes a whole host of new experiences and difficulties, whether it be to do with breastfeeding or bottle
feeding, sex after childbirth or
losing baby weight.
Give your
baby as much as he will eat, but watch carefully for signals that he has had enough, and don't try to
feed him more food after he
loses interest.
Some mothers get sick and
lose weight fast as they spend much time
feeding their
babies daily.
In
babies, that makes
feeding impossible because the infant
loses the ability to suck.
At this time, the morning sickness may ensue, which can easily lead to
losing appetite, but it is important to persevere and keep
feeding your body and your
baby.
If you continue to
lose weight, sometimes tube
feeding is recommended to ensure that you and your
baby are getting enough nutrients.
Until a regular breastfeeding or bottle
feeding pattern is established, newborn
babies progressively
lose weight during those first few days.
While
babies can get all of the fluids they need from their regular
feedings, if your
baby is exposed to extreme temperatures or
loses fluids due to vomiting, diarrhea or sweating, however, all those dirty diapers mean she can quickly become dehydrated.
If your
baby seems to be spitting up large amounts, is spitting up forcefully, is irritable during or after
feedings, or seems to be
losing weight or is not gaining weight as expected, call your doctor.
It's normal for breast
fed babies to
lose weight in the first few days.