Ifyemma: @hannydarl thanks alot, i learnt so many pls at what age do u wean ur kids and what method is d best. I have a 7months old baby and expecting(6wks) should i stop breastfeeding her.

You can surely wean now but it will depend on if your baby is used to feeding bottles

helixmanager:

Please note that the use of feeding bottles should be discouraged and weaning is not dependent on that.

helixmanager:

Please note that the use of feeding bottles should be discouraged and weaning is not dependent on that.

Pamperme:

Am sorry, but why should feeding bottles be discouraged

@ Hannydarl,

Your post is very useful. We are almost running out of ideas of what else to cook for our 7months old baby apart from rice, potatoes, noodles, egg yolk etc. Thanks a bunch for that wonderful post.

I have a 7months old baby and expecting(6wks) should i stop breastfeeding her.

tpia1:

you should.

breastfeeding promotes womb contraction.

Hormone release

Breastfeeding releases oxytocin and prolactin, hormones that relax the mother and make her feel more nurturing toward her baby.

Breastfeeding soon after giving birth increases the mother's oxytocin levels, making her uterus contract more quickly and reducing bleeding.

Pitocin, a synthetic hormone used to make the uterus contract during and after labour, is structurally modelled on oxytocin.

andyanders: As a father,who loves seeing my kids grow no matter my official commitment,have observed that babies comes with different kinds of behaviors in terms of growth.They have different time frame. some can sleep for about 1hr and get up, stay for about 30 mins, and go to sleep again. When mothers, tend to take food at anytime when they are sleeping, they wake up and also give signs to say, I need food.Some cry intermittently just for no reason and the mother must be awake.Some prefer to sleep during the day and keep awake during the night but some tend to sleep during the night and keep awake during the day. Some prefer just what I may call short rest.
Like my first boy, he never gave anyone any problem. If you brea-st feed him and he sleeps, he does not wake up till the normal adult time. Like when he was born, you brea-st feed him around 7 pm in the night and he sleeps, he will only wake up 4am or 6am in the morning. Same in the afternoon.When the 2nd one came, he was like the crying type and would want to be fed almost every 2 hrs and he will follow up crying for no reason.
We have d same experience. My first baby is as urs, but my 2nd who is 8wks old is a cryng type and for food only. If not sleeping, next is to suck or crying

tpia1: From wiki:





pitocin is used to induce labour because it makes the womb contract.

after labour, breastfeeding releases the hormone, which helps the womb go back to its pre-pregnancy state.

hannydarl:

You should promot hygine rather than discouraging the bottle. You can't feed a new born baby milk from a cup or with a spoon. For Ages parents have used the bottle and kids turned out just fine. Nowadays many parents could be careless and lazy granted but let us face facts. Not all mothers will breast feed from day one. Encourage hygine and cleaneliness . Take time out to teach mothers who bottle feed the dangers of not washing the bottles properly
The dangers of using prepared feed for more than 1hr if baby doesn't finish it.
The dangers of not washing the hands before touching babys food.
Just like breastfeeding campaings the government can help educate women who chOose to bottle feed even using expressed br-east milk(for working moms who express milk in bottles for baby when they are out to work) the importance of HYGINE when handling and preparing baby food.

Maybe I will post soon about that.
By the way I never said weanning was dependant on bottles go back to my post and see the other option I gave.
Milk is very important to a growing child if mom stops br-east feeding then she MUST look for a suitable alternative and cow's milk it is(except where baby has allergy to lactose) and the baby nEeds something to drink his milk from so if you have any advice post it here. I also am a learner for as long as I am ALIVE.

You can't feed a new born baby milk from a cup or with a spoon

Ifyemma: @hannydarl thanks alot, i learnt so many pls at what age do u wean ur kids and what method is d best. I have a 7months old baby and expecting(6wks) should i stop breastfeeding her.

tpia1: From wiki:


pitocin is used to induce labour because it makes the womb contract.

after labour, breastfeeding releases the hormone, which helps the womb go back to its pre-pregnancy state.

dominique: How about the myth that pregnancy hormones taints the breast milk making it unsafe for the baby? I don't believe it.

tpia1:

Which pregnancy hormones in particular?

helixmanager:

Say what you know and not what you think,ok?

Who says ??

I have decided to keep mute on some of the experience you share here cos I appreciate your passion as a mother,however,you need to understand variation among babies and mothers.I just decided to point out the sensitivity of bottle feeding,if you are a health professional especially in Pediatrics or O&G you will understand better the challenges therein.

I am not here to compete but to ensure mothers get the best advice and once again,this forum doesn't replace the hospital.As HCPs there are information we can't share here,hence,we advice mothers visit the health care facilities.

dominique:

I'm not sure, propably progesterone and oestrogen. More than one person has told me its not advisible to continue breastfeeding one another child is concieved. They said the milk would have soured and very harmful to the baby. These people are not healthcare personel o, just experienced mothers. I've done some googling but didn't get any solid results.

maran1983: Yes Pamperne I did try it too, my son totally loved it; he used to finish 2 bottles @once!

tjskii: On the issue of breastfeeding while pregnant,my doctor told me not to,though Iv read articles that promote it and say therz nothing wrong with it,I decided to go with my doctorz advice,and I think u shud too(go with ur doctorz advice,I mean).

On the issue of bottle feeding,the only thing I hear bout it is negative reports,was specificaly told by my doctor not to bottlefeed,as it isn't healthy,and wen they start teething the teets,supposedly cause tooth decay,so I breastfed my kid exclusively for 3months and after that,gave him baby milk with a sterilized cup and plastic spoon,and he turned out ok

Oh and wen he was born,I didn't produce milk fast enuf,so he had to be spoonfed milk formular

blank: My cousin's lactation consultant told her to continue breastfeeding while pregnant that it would ensure the first got the necessary immunities and will not affect the foetus. She did so and currently is breastfeeding the two at the same time. Her first is 1yr 2months and the 2nd is 2months old. They are both thriving well. The only thing is she had to eat healthy and watch her food intake cos she tended to get hungry easily.

Do what will suit your situation. My personal opinion is to do what feels right to you (actually, breastfeed for as long as you can, lol).

imurboss: @Pamperme, what's that pls?

bkodi: Hi everyone. I need help.My baby is 13months old and I've noticed that she stools a lot after taking peak 123 milk.Can I give her "adult" milk instead. pls advice!!!!!