Questions from a novice
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Topic: Questions from a novice
Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Subject: Questions from a novice
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 11:02am
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For the last wee while I have been giving Arabella a morning feed which only satisfies her for about an hour. I want to stop it. Do I just stop BFding or do I need to do more?
Also when do you need to stop sterilizing bottles and boiling the water for the milk? If ever. . . TIA ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 11:25am
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What do you mean by morning feed? Like does she go back to sleep for an hour or wants food an hour later?
Is she breast or bottle the rest of the day? Is she on solids? If so how much? |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 11:37am
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Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 11:55am
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When she wakes up I give her a breastfeed. . Thats all I can make but an hour later she is hungry. She has solids 3 x daily ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 12:05pm
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What times do you feed her during the day? Other than that morning bfeed is she formula fed? ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 12:19pm
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If thats the onle bfeed she has each day I would try and keep that going for as long as possible so you both continue to get the benefits.
Why don't you just give her her solids when she gets hungry an hour later? Its not uncommon for a baby at that age to want something more than just milk. |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 12:36pm
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If you are wanting to stop it, will you give her a bottle in it's place? If it's the morning bottle, for Cooper that needs to be a big one normally 250mls. So you will need to give her something close to that.
------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 1:55pm
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I would replace it with a bottle. She is completely formula feed except that first morning feed. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: popcorn
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 2:03pm
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Hi BOB!
If you think she is not satisfied with BM then just replace it with a bottle, your milk will just dry up eventually. If she is FF the rest of the day she is probably craving the fullness especially after sleeping all night Hope all is well with you and Arabella :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 5:24pm
| Sterilising can stop at 3months, although I know a lot of people still do it for a wee while longer. Tap water is fine as long as you've got a town supply. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 7:14pm
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Just give her a morning feed and then offer breakfast about 1/2 hour later. She'll be more interested in solids than milk from about now -------------  |
Posted By: Phat_Cat
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 8:53pm
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My 10cents worth would be give the morning feed if your still happy to then give breakfast not long after. We stopped sterilising bottles at 6 months but we still used boiled water even now. I just dont like the taste of our town supply and just heat the water only in the microwave (if the kettle is cold) then add the formula - that way its all mixed together and no chance of burning little man as by the time the formula is added and shaken up the 30secs stand time is over. ------------- Tristen - 24/06/07 Rylan - 11/12/08 Angel Babies -14/08/05 & 21/01/2010 Curtis - 26/02/12 |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 10:28pm
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I have just gone through exactly this. Tom was all formula except the first one in the mornign. I started to suspect he was either not getting much from me or not taking much as he seemed really hungry soon after as well.
So last week I just dropped it one day, got him out of bed, plonked him by his toys and made his cereal. He ate that, an hour later I gave him 150ml bottle and put him back to bed....no hassles. I did this for a few days and then decided (when he started waking at sparrows fart) that 100ml as soon as he wakes and then breaky at 7am was a better way to do it. I still give him a bottle before I put him back down to bed. |
Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 15 April 2008 at 8:56am
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I guess it depends on whether you're still wanting to BF or not. I'd be inclined to still do that feed, then offer her breakfast shortly after, like others have suggested. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 15 April 2008 at 9:08am
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Plunket recommends that you still use boiled water until they are a year. Its just as easy as tap water if you fill the jug in the morn and boil and then you can just use it all day.
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