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I had many difficulties with my first child because of him being "tongue-tied". This was very frustrating, because as a new, 23 yr old mom, I even asked the doc and they made it out like you don't do anything about that. It wasn't till months later of he and I passing thrush back and forth that I finally gave up (he was 4 months old, but I had also supplemented). I was a full-time stay at home mom.
DS #2 was easy breezy to breastfeed. I breastfeed exlusively until 8and half months old. I would have done it till the one year mark (my goal) but crisis in my life forced me to leave my children (with their grandparents) for several weeks in order to get my life straightened out, and needless to say I could not pump enough in this time to keep it up.
My Max was tongue-tied too and I didn't know that it was a problem until he was 2 months old!!! I suffered like crazy. I didn't have a life. He was on my breast 24/7. Never really full, because he wasn't sucking as hard as he should have. As a result, I lost a lot of weight due to stress and wasn't producing enough milk. I lasted all and all 5 months.
I do notice, however, that daughter #2 is far more healthy (she has yet to be sick and she is 18 months) and her weight and height are right on target. She also has very smooth, soft skin and thick hair. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with breastfeeding, but it's something I notice.
Same here. That's largely the reason I made a bigger attempt with breastfeeding #2. By the time my oldest was three months old she was diagnosed with acid reflux, eczema, and seasonal allergies. So far my baby's only issue is a sensitivity to cow's milk protein, which I understand is quite normal and usually goes away as their digestive system matures. He already seems to be growing out of it because I'm finally able to eat bit of ice cream without it upsetting him
First...dunno why I clicked this thread, but now that Im here Im curious.
Is it normal for a baby to hate breast milk? My mom said once I refused to nurse with her at all, or drink the milk if she pumped and put it in a bottle.
Is it normal for a baby to hate breast milk? My mom said once I refused to nurse with her at all, or drink the milk if she pumped and put it in a bottle.
Um, no, of course it's not normal. I mean, biologically, think about how far the human species (or mammals in general) could have come if mothers could not nurse their young. Bottles and formula are a pretty recent invention in the scheme of things.
Um, no, of course it's not normal. I mean, biologically, think about how far the human species (or mammals in general) could have come if mothers could not nurse their young. Bottles and formula are a pretty recent invention in the scheme of things.
Guess I was born in the right era then...wonder how it came to be that Im as healthy as I am?
I had many difficulties with my first child because of him being "tongue-tied". This was very frustrating, because as a new, 23 yr old mom, I even asked the doc and they made it out like you don't do anything about that. It wasn't till months later of he and I passing thrush back and forth that I finally gave up (he was 4 months old, but I had also supplemented). I was a full-time stay at home mom.
DS #2 was easy breezy to breastfeed. I breastfeed exlusively until 8and half months old. I would have done it till the one year mark (my goal) but crisis in my life forced me to leave my children (with their grandparents) for several weeks in order to get my life straightened out, and needless to say I could not pump enough in this time to keep it up.
I had tongue tied kids too. Of course, I was tongue tied myself... got it 'fixed' when I was sixteen! I didn't understand the connection between breastfeeding problems and tongue-tie though and never thought to "check" when my firstborn had problems. My mom had mentioned me having feeding problems as a result, but I was bottle fed so I never thought much about it and didn't realize it was likely hereditary.
So, he was nursed for about 5 months total, which is good but not what I'd expected or hoped for. I didn't discover the fact that he was tongue tied until he was a year old and had a new pedi who noticed it, then it was a light bulb moment, but too late.
With my second child, knowing what I knew then about tongue tie and having educated myself a LOT about breastfeeding, I had him checked right after he was born and had it "clipped" when he was 2 weeks old. He was nursed long-term (beyond toddlerhood).
It was different for all three of my children. My first I nursed until 3.5 months when I went back to work and was never given enough time at work to pump properly.
My second self weaned at 6.5 months. Nothing I could do woud change him, even pumping exclusively for a month after. He wouldnt go back on the breast.
My third is only 8 weeks old right now but Im hoping to go a year or so. He's a boob man so hopefully we'll meet that target
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Originally Posted by Colddiamond102
Is it normal for a baby to hate breast milk? My mom said once I refused to nurse with her at all, or drink the milk if she pumped and put it in a bottle.
it might not have been her milk you had a hard time with. A lot of infants suffering from reflux will flip out over nursing. A mom who doesnt know what is going on (which is most of us until we start getting a diagnosis) may think that their child hates nursing, when in fact it just may be painful. My son is dealing with bad reflux right now and he does this when the acid is bad. Another thing that can make a baby turn away from the breast is something called Over Supply, which I just found out I may have. The milk comes in too fast and furious for them, causing them to choke, gag, and pull away often in some cases. I had never heard of Oversupply, despite nursing 3 kids now. The only reason I found out about it was that my lil guy started having green bowel movements which Ive never seen in my kids when they were breastfeeding. I googled green poop and breastfed babies and voila, there it was.
15 mo. with the first one (I was working fulltime, with son in tow) and 2.5 years with the second. Neither wanted to quit, but I was done!
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