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stopped bf 7 weeks ago...still have milk??????

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/12/2007 00:29

is this normal???????

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MUMOFDJandP · 27/12/2007 00:30

I had mmilk for months but I had an abundance of milk! was very strange!

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Jas · 27/12/2007 00:32

How old is your baby?

Sounds normal enough to me. I stopped bf ds at 16 months and still have milk 6 months later.

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/12/2007 00:32

ds2 just latched on twice today... he poorly with sniffles... is it ok to let him carry on even though i stopped 6 weeks ago???

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/12/2007 00:33

jas he is 13 weeks old

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Jas · 27/12/2007 00:33

Just seen he is 3 months. Still nothing to worry about.

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MUMOFDJandP · 27/12/2007 00:34

if he wants you id feed him is he latching on and feeding or latching on and coming straight off xx

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Jas · 27/12/2007 00:34

If there is milk there and you are happy to carry on, then why wouldn't it be ok?

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/12/2007 00:36

latching on and feeding.... he has just guzzled 8 oz ff...... my baby is hungry lol. when i say just it was 45 mins ago now he sucking away here.

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/12/2007 00:36

jas....... never bf older ds so didn't know lol.

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MUMOFDJandP · 27/12/2007 00:36

honey if you would lik eot feed him go ahead I know my two wanted me to feed them lots when they are poorly maybe your liitle one is the same xx

unless you really dont want to and then dont and just cuddle him tons xxxx whatevers best for you both

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gigglewitchyouamerrychristmas · 27/12/2007 00:37

go for it

good luck

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MUMOFDJandP · 27/12/2007 00:37

I think he may not be so much hungry as looking for comfort my two were like that? are you enjoying feeding again? or is it something youre hoping to stop xxx

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/12/2007 00:38

oh i love feeding him, only stopped as he was so hungry but he has brought himself back to my breast.... typical male lol

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MUMOFDJandP · 27/12/2007 00:38

can i ask did you stop because he was a hungry baby or something? would you like to re establish feeding him?

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Jas · 27/12/2007 00:39

I agree, let him feed while he is poorly.
Good luck, and I hope he is feelng better soon

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MUMOFDJandP · 27/12/2007 00:39

crossed posts, maybe you could do both

like my ds1 did worked well for me

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MUMOFDJandP · 27/12/2007 00:40

and well done you for letting him feed even though you had stopped honey right i must hit the hay zzzzzzzzzz night all

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Jas · 27/12/2007 00:41

Maybe if your supply is still ok you could try mixed feeding?

I've bf three huge hungry babies, so it is possible even if he is very hungry.

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/12/2007 00:42

lol he wasn't huge but getting there he is very hungry though

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FatBellyHoHoHo · 27/12/2007 00:42

I stopped 15 years ago and still have a tiny bit of milk... weird

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Jas · 27/12/2007 00:43

Mine weren't born huge, they just grew . Alot

I've got to go to bed, too. Take care, and let us know how you (and your ds) get on

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colditz · 27/12/2007 00:48

Why did you stop? can't you bf him and formula too if you don't want to fully breast? Or do you really dislike breastfeeding him?

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/12/2007 00:54

colditz, i loved bf him, but felt i was not giving him enough as he was still hungry. i had been mix feeding him and i guess i just slipped into ff him fully kinda by accident. I would love to bf him again but wonder if although i still have milk will i be able to produce enough even to mix feed.

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lyra41 · 27/12/2007 07:02

yes you can produce enough, but it will take a while to re-establish your full supply. you'd be better just bf though to improve your supply, especially if you love bf. i'd say ditch the formula if you can, he's probably just habing a growth spurt, and once your supply is back up, will start feeding a bit less often and for less time. if you mix feed, i think it's really easy to slip into mainly or fully ff. i speak from expreience with ds1, and i wish i'd had more support to fully bf for longer. i bf him for about 3 / 4 months, but think the ff was quicker for him to drink and my mum kept saying, i think he needs a bottle love, he's a really hungry baby. she was only trying to help, but it wasn't the best support in the world.

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colditz · 27/12/2007 09:34

I'd go for it if I were you. He will fuss for a bottle if he's hungry, because it's easier to drink, but the breast is better for him. Even if he just gets a bit - give him some every time he's due aa feed then top him up after, if you want?

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