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Weaning from breastfeeding to the bottle

My baby is 3 months and been breastfeeding from birth . Advice needed - Weaning from breast feeding to the bottle . We want to still do both , but getting on bottle so my partner can also feed and other members of the family can help. Any recommendations would be helpful .thank you

Relactation

Has anyone started their breastfeeding/pumping journey again after a very long break of dry. I haven’t breastfed or pumped for 3 months and I’m thinking about restarting. I just pumped and got a small amount of colostrum out but I don’t know if I’ll ever get a supply back.

Breastfeeding

What’s the secret to increasing breast milk production? I’m feeling depressed because my milk supply has drastically decreased from producing a lot to almost running out.

Cows milk introduction (baby not interested?)

I’m due back at work in a few weeks, baby is still EBF but I’ve tried a few times just putting some cows milk in a cup and giving to her but as soon as it hits her mouth she just opens her mouth and lets it all run out.

She takes water from the exact same cup with meals so I know she can do it.

Is this a normal reaction because it’s something new and do I just persist or is there anything else I can try?

For context, I do want to start weaning off breastfeeding hence wanting to introduce cows milk from the cup. I do believe bf is causing so many sleep issues for us as baby still wakes 5/6/7 times a night and only wants boob and I’ve survived as long as I can, I need to try and sleep if I’m back working full time.

*she will be over 1 by the time we’ve completely stopped*

Breast feeding 🤱

Has this happened to anyone else?
I was BF my daughter then all if a sudden milk was pouring out of her nose 😭

Milk intake

Hello! Has anyone else noticed that their baby just isn’t as interested in milk in the day or not wanting much at all?

I offer milk before, during and in between solids. It feels like every part of the day I’m giving her either milk or food 😅 I bottle feed with expressed milk but sometimes my baby only wants 50ml or so. It just worries me that she isn’t having enough?

To top it off, she has recently started to wake up every 2-3 hours at night for a feed 😴 which makes me think she is making up for her lack of daytime milk, even though it feels like I’m constantly encouraging it during the day!

Anyone else? 💗

How many ounces of whole milk should our LOs be having in a day?

I’m wondering when to start decreasing the amount and weary of overloading with milk.

Breast pumps

Hi ladies!

What breast pumps are you guys using? What works best and what brand would you recommend?

Breast feeding AND bottle?!

Heyy mama’s, I need some help or advice or even some experience. I’m expecting in about a month and my husband wants to help with feeding so I’m not getting up every 2 hours. I am going to be breast feeding and pumping as well and he wants to help bottle feed (breast milk) in-between so I can get a bit of sleep. Do you think bottle feeding might make the little one not want to breast feed? Does it usually work out to do both? Should I avoid mix feeding? Not too sure what to do..!

Supply

i’m almost 2 weeks postpartum and my supply has dropped. when i first gave birth it was like an over supply, now im getting nothing when i pump. has this happened to any of you? what’d you do to make it better?

Advice

I am having a procedure done soon at a clinic and i am having local anaesthetic, i am breastfeeding my 16 month old still and they have told me they would like me to be fully done breastfeeding before i get it done because their worried about the local anaesthetic going into the milk but when i do my research it says it is completely safe, also when i gave birth i had local anaesthetic for when i was stitched up?? any advice

Blocked duct again? 😩 Need some advice mamas

Has anyone experienced sharp pain while breastfeeding/pumping on one side and then noticed a lump afterwards? It’s happened on my left breast a couple of times now. Last time I just kept pumping, massaged it out and it eventually went away.

Is there any way to prevent this from happening? And why does it happen in the first place? 😩

Feeding issues

Has anyone else who breastfeeds been having issues with their baby not latching properly all of a sudden? Popping on and off, very shallow latch etc. I am not sure if it is just a part of this regression period or if I am doing something wrong. I am getting very down on myself about it.

She does get a bottle while I am at work but she was fine the first few weeks that I went back.

Cows milk

My 14 month old isnt a fan of cows milk. She prefers BF. I have tried many ways to make her have CM but she just refuses it. Only has it in food if she cant taste it eg pancakes. Refuses porridge made with CM, prefers with breast milk or boiled water.

Does anyone have tips on how to make a 14 month old like/drink cows milk?

Direct breastfeeding and outdoors

Hi!
I’m 20 days postpartum and a c section. I feel I would like to go out and about as it is summer.

How do you tackle traveling with newborn and feeding when you are direct breastfeeding? I have never expressed milk or used a pump or used a bottle. Have you been to beaches with a 1 month old? Is it advicable?

Hakka?

I am 6 days post partum and ebf. Should I feed on both breasts each feed or one breast and use something to catch my let down to freeze? I am not planning on giving a bottle anytime soon and will only give one on the rarity I get to pop out for a bit 😄

Still nursing? 🤱 how often if yes.

I’m slowly weaning. We only nurse 2-3 times a day. Plus she gets a 1.5 oz cup. But that’s slowly ending also.

Breast pump recommendations?

Looking for recommendations on pumps and how to store milk correctly. Thank you

Has anyone skipped bottles?

So done with EBF baby won’t take a bottle, been trying over 2 months and still a no go! Breastfeeding ruining my mental health now and just feel trapped. Has anyone introduce cup feeding at 5.5months? I don’t know how it would work at night feeds etc. any help would be greatly appreciated!

breastfeeding and milestones

Is it wrong to think babies hit their milestones on time/early because of breast milk? I know all babies develop differently but I can’t help but feel like breastfeeding is a large factor…

This may be a hot topic but my baby is exclusively breastfed and unvaccinated. She is unbelievably healthy and hitting every milestone some even months before.

I’m mostly baffled that her doctor said not to expect crawling until 9 months and she is crawling and attempting to stand just shortly after her 6 month checkup