My baby is six months old and eats solids three times a day and I think my breast milk suppy is low?
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Breast milk or formula is supposed to be the main food source for the first year. Always nurse your baby before you feed solids, and then top them up with the solid food. If you feel like your milk is slowing down, I would recommend feeding smaller portions, so that she has to nurse more therefore increasing your supply. At six months, they are just starting solids...If I remember correctly I was only feeding my son 3 table spoons of rice cereal twice a day at six months. Hope this helps.. God Bless
Also once the initial let down happens and your baby stops gulping, they do that suckling thing. Allow them to do that until the come off themselves. Sometimes it can take up to 45 min with my baby. This causes smaller letdowns that you may not feel. It also tells your body to make more.
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okay well try to pump less often and she is getting enough now. just pump in the morining and after a hot shower. you will get the most milk then.
She eats solids 3 times a day? Really at 6 months that is a lot. Her primary source of calories and nutrition should be coming from the breast milk (or for bottle babies,from the formula. Nurse her before feeding her the baby food. That is the way to know that she is getting enough milk. And if this does cause her to nurse more, your body will respond and produce more milk. Kudos for keeping the nursing going for 6 months...dont stop now!
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Please call your doctor. It sounds normal to a nonprofessional mom's ear. But only YOUR doctors should offer these opinions!
*Consider a diet with NO sugar, salt, caffine, or preservitives for the first two years! It's hard to stick to but worth it! Your child will have great health. Baby food is EASY to make.
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well honestly i think that a 6 month old eating solids three times a day is too much, i would cut it back. at 6 months they still really need the nutrients from milk. i would try pumping and nursing more often to get your milk supply back.
Hi, I am a stay at home new mom to a 3 1/2 month old. I'm still breatsfeeding her and haven't encountered any problems like that, but have several friends who have. First of all if you have an electric pump, their suction is no where near as strong as a manual pump. Best is a baby's suckle naturally, but second best is a manual pump unless you have a hospital grade pump. I have an Avent manaul and I love it. I still can't pump near as much as she gets from me. I would try that first. Second, if there's any way you can pick her up at lunch to nurse her, that would help quite a bit too. Last, there are things you can so to increase your supply including oatmeal(believe it or not!) and raspberry leaf tea(you can find it at any health food store). These things are both proven to help. Of course, lots of water too. Hope this helps you. You also might want to consider contacting your local laleche league. They are very knowledgable and have professional advice and assistance for free. Good luck to you. Feel free to IM me if you want to. :)
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i felt safe when my kids were 6 months old and eating well (like yours obviously is) as long as they got between 20 and 30 oz. of breast milk daily.
my children have always been the picture of health and have never had any nutrition problems.
solids for a 6 month old, even 3 times a day, are not bad for the baby, don't worry mom, you are doing a good job (remember, 20 & 30 years ago our mothers doctors were taking us off breast mild and putting us on cow's milk and solid foods and we turned out alright!)
p.s. if you think your milk's running low it is probably because your baby is sucking less on the days you are home and feeding directly...that's the way it works, supply and demand
The answer above is very good.
Your milk supply is low because she is getting so much solids that she doesn't have the appetite for the mainstay of her diet--your milk. If you want to have more milk (and she probably *does* need it), you could cut down on the amount of solids she is getting. Until the first birthday, nursing is the main part of baby's diet; solids are extra.
However, pumping less *doesn't* necessarily mean that your supply is down. It may just mean that pumping isn't as effective as it used to be. This is very common in women who have been pumping for several months. If this is the problem, you can try switching pumps. Using a more effective pump will often help. Even switching to a different brand of the *same* type of pump will often give you more milk. Sometimes, a woman's body just seems to get too used to a pump and stop responding. So, if you are using a battery pump now, try a rental pump--especially one that pumps both breasts at the same time (they are more effective *in addition to* being faster. If you are already using a rental, just try a different pump and see if that helps.
Good luck!!
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