Please help breast feeding and formula
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Hi,
We need some help and input from mothers or father with experince that breast feed.We had our little guy on Thursday night and have him formula the first night because my wife was throwing up constantly after surgey for the baby. The next day she has started working on breast feeding and now has some colostrum coming but we don't think it's enought. Can we give him formula now just so he can eat and not starve while my wife try's to get her breast milk to come?
Please anyone who can help us it would be a huge relief. We heard different suggestions from different nurses.
Our son has now lost 6% of his weight after birth. The limit they said was 10%
Please help :( -
I'm an experienced breast feeding mom and OB nurse. Your baby will not starve I promise! The colostrum your wife has is enough. U probably want to stay away from formula for now. It is supply and demand the more your wife nurses the sooner her mature milk will come in. The baby may want to eat every hour and that is ok! Don't go longer than 3 hours. Just make sure he has a good latch and your wife is drinking lots of water, she needs fluids to make milk and so she doesn't get dehydrated. Watch for pee diapers to ensure baby is staying hydrated. Good luck. Stay with it, it is an awesome bonding experience and it's free!! That is straight from my wife who is an OB nurse and breast feeding our 3month old now good luck vito👍and congrats
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My wife never breast fed. It was formula from day one. We did have a few nurses that would try to make us feel guilty for not doing it but its whatever. Both of our kids are little punks (2 and 5) but I think that is more genetic than anything.
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kreatur84 wrote:
👆👆i think you should ask in a baby forum.
i think tw players cant help you as good as people in a baby forum.
btw greetings and good luck -
Is breast milk better than formula? Debatable but probably so.
Is your kid going to be ok on formula? Of course.
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The colostrum is very rich and the baby only needs a little. They drink a little a lot so keep feeding every 3 hours. But it's probably best for you to find a nurse that can help you and guide you
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I had a hard time knowing if my boys had wet diapers the first week they where born like the first post said. Put a Kleenex in the diaper that way you know for sure if baby is peaing for sure if baby is peaing your ok. The first week they eat often but hardly anything because there stomach is so small. Formula is fine aslong as your wife try's to get the baby to latch. It's sometime hard. I think breast milk is best but both of our sons got formula right away because they where huge good luck
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My opinion is that breast milk is much better for the baby, and it tastes good too.
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🔥Ðع∆Ƭℋ⌖Ðع∆ℒعཞ🔥 wrote:
👆👆👆 this. Does your hospital offer lactation consultants? My wife is a doctor & we still used the consultants a number of times the first weeks. Even though she knew the medical side of things, the mother instinct kicked in & she was worried. Just like all good new parents. Stick with it, babies who have breast milk first the first year have better immune systems & actually score a few IQ points higher later in life.✂Your baby will not starve I promise! The colostrum your wife has is enough. U probably want to stay away from formula for now. It is supply and demand the more your wife nurses the sooner her mature milk will come in. The baby may want to eat every hour and that is ok! Don't go longer than 3 hours. Just make sure he has a good latch and your wife is drinking lots of water, she needs fluids to make milk and so she doesn't get dehydrated. Watch for pee diapers to ensure baby is staying hydrated. ✂
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Look up the "la leche league." Www.llli.org
If your hospital doesn't provide a consultant these people will.
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Thanks for the great advice we feel much better and will keep up at it. I will update the post every day until we have milk! Fingers crossed.
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Ojibwe wrote:
These are like milk nazis. Several really bad experiences with them with both our children. I am sure there are many in this very large group who are quite good at their job but beware, there are also a lot of zealots mixed in the bunch.Look up the "la leche league." Www.llli.org
If your hospital doesn't provide a consultant these people will.
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ƑƦཇཇ☠ཀaʂ٥ท wrote:
What he said. It is a personal decision though.Is breast milk better than formula? Debatable but probably so.
Is your kid going to be ok on formula? Of course.
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Everything death dealer said is spot on. Important for your wife to not feel guilty or discouraged also. Stress slows down milk production. Just keep at it Vito you guys'll figure it out.
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Hope this helps:
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You need a baseline to figure out what your child is taking in... Check the child's weight before feeding and then check again immediately after feeding, this should be done with the child naked. Call your hospitals lactation specialist, they will tell you how much the weight difference should be for your child
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ƑƦཇཇ☠ཀaʂ٥ท wrote:
I so agree with this.My wife never breast fed. It was formula from day one. We did have a few nurses that would try to make us feel guilty for not doing it but its whatever. Both of our kids are little punks (2 and 5) but I think that is more genetic than anything.
Got really mad when a nurse tried to make us feel guilty for switching to formula. My gf was crying every time because it hurt so much and couldnt enjoy the little miracle just because of that.
I do believe breast feeding is better than formula, but you shouldnt feel guilty when it doesnt work. -
Congrats, my wife and I did both. It worked out fine. Before you know it the little bugger will be eating and crawling then walking and before you know it they are off to the pub with their mates. Enjoy this time as it will be gone before you know it.
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My little girl has been on formula since day one and she's had no worries. My advice to you would be there are a couple of main brands and some babies get on better with one than the other so if you want to try both then do. Once again massive congrats buddy
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A baby is born with a little extra fat as a survival thing and they always loose weight so don't worry to much its normally a few lb
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Oz sorry not lb lol
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When my oldest was born my wife wasn't producing enough milk initially and my daughter was losing weight, so we took a syringe full of formula and attached a thin plastic tube to the end. After my daughter latched on, we'd work the tube into the corner of her mouth and she'd suck formula from the syringe at the same time as milk from the breast. This kept her weight up while my wife's milk production ramped up. After a couple of weeks we didn't need the syringe any more.
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You should hopefully be able to get the tube/syringe from the hospital. (Funny side story: my daughter was an IVF baby, so there were lots of injections leading up to conception. When the lactation consultant explained the procedure to us, we just blurted out, "That will be no problem. We have LOTS of syringes at home!" The look of suspicion on her face was priceless. I could see her scanning our arms for needle marks.
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Thumbs Riley wrote:
This is a good idea! My wife breast fed for a few weeks before we had to switch to formula for various reasons. I think if we'd tried this she could have breast fed for longer. Don't let any breast feeding nazis guilt trip you. Do what's best for baby.When my oldest was born my wife wasn't producing enough milk initially and my daughter was losing weight, so we took a syringe full of formula and attached a thin plastic tube to the end. After my daughter latched on, we'd work the tube into the corner of her mouth and she'd suck formula from the syringe at the same time as milk from the breast. This kept her weight up while my wife's milk production ramped up. After a couple of weeks we didn't need the syringe any more.
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My wife found a local breast feeding support group and it really helped plus we made some good friends along the way. Big online groups tend to have some idiots amongst them who will cause you unnecessary doubt and worry.
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All babies are different... The youngest of my 4 children was on solid food at 6 weeks and off formula at 24 weeks.... The doctors and nurses hated us for doing that. But again each is their own peson with different needs. I had another child breast feed for a year and my oldestwae on formula for 2 years.
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