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[Anonymous]

If you meant completely stopping on one side, I have a friend who for the past year has been only using one side (exclusively — i.e. no bfing at all from right side, only from left side). Granted, her child is 2, so at this point her son has additional nutrition sources. She says that there’s still some milk production on her right side — she expresses a bit manually every few days to see if it’s still there.

I don’t think it should be a problem; I’ve read about people only using one side. I use one side much more than the other (had small surgery on right, which must have impacted on ducts as when I pump, I get 4 oz from left and one oz from right). My son will eat from the right side, but only for a few minutes, and then it’s on to the left. The doctor said to always start with the left, which I do, except in public as the right is so much easier.

Beware, though, you might get a bit lopsided!

[Anonymous]

shouldn’t be a problem as long as you are switching sides with each feed.

[Anonymous]

I was just wondering about breastfeeding from one side only. I’ve been doing that with my daughter for about four days now( I definately had OAL) and it seems to be helping but I was just curious if anyone knew if your supply could diminish from just feeding from one side. Mine don’t feel as full anymore but I think it’s because my supply is finally matching her demand, I’m just nervous now that my milk will disapear. We found a new ped! Yay! Also, Kate onle cries sporatically and seems uncomfortable only during a couple feeds a day now. Sometimes just one. The others, she just drifts off peacfully to sleep. What’s the deal with that? I mean I’m thankful, don’t get me wrong, but do you think maybe it’s not reflux and just gas? The new ped thinks the antibiotic she’s been on to prevent a bladder infection( she had her first one at six weeks and had an ultrasound which showed one kidney slightly enlarged but her VCUG was normal, thus the antibiotic)could be the culprit of her discomfort and loosey goosey stools. We’ll see. Any ideas?

Claire

[Anonymous]

I had issues with breastfeeding as well. Cooper and I worked at it for 3 weeks before I realized that he wasn’t gaining wt. He was a big baby at birth 9lbs 11oz, and lost down to 8lbs 10oz and at 3 weeks was only back to 8lbs 12oz, so with that being said, I got over my desire to breastfeed and gave him formula and found out that he does have MSPI and severe reflux so we are on Nutramigen and Prevacid 7.5mg/day. I want a higher dose, but I am having a hard time convincing my GI and my husband (the pharmacist) that it would be beneficial, but he doesn’t fuss unless he is hungry or his tummy hurts, maybe 3-4 times/day now, so I really can’t complain. Just took us 10 weeks to get things under control, which is horrible when you are a first time mom and only want to have a happy healthy baby and you can’t do anything but hold them and try to calm them down. It does get better once you are able to figure things out. Waiting until Weds is probably fine, my ped only works 3 days/wk so I make sure to make my appointments when she is working b/c she is so wonderful… and luckily we have been able to always see her as we haven’t had any emergencies just yet. Good luck with everything.

[Anonymous]

Thanks again you guys for replying. LOL, I definately have OAL. I feel like we have everything wrong these days! I read your link ,Laura, about it which was really helpful but it hasn’t seemed to make such a difference. It seemed like it did the first day and now she’s back to gulping, gagging, screaming, and whimpering while I feed her. I’m so frustrated!!! I didn’t envision breastfeeding to be such an anxiety marathon but oh well. I’m THIS close to just giving her a bottle because I just feel like the difficulty she has with breastfeeding is my fault and just causing her more discomfort on top of the heap she has already. She might have MSPI so I cut out all that stuff including hidden dairy. Maybe the new ped will up her dose of prevacid. Thanks for listening.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like he’s doing fine. He’s taking a nice amount of formula, and he’s trying solids. He’s only six months old, and so it’s not important that he’s having a full diet of solids. The American and Candadian pediatric societies as well as the WHO do not recommend even introducing solids until 6 months, so you’re certainly not “behind” in any way. I would just follow your son’s lead and introduce solids slowly. Let him take as much or as little as he wants, and don’t stress about “how much”. It’s really just a learning process at this point to get him used to different tastes and textures, and for them to start to like the idea of eating. Breast milk or formula should be the primary source of nutrition up until a year (or more?) anyhow, so I wouldn’t worry about it at all at this point. Sometimes refluxers can be slower to get the hang of solids, but even then, most of them do get the hang of things on their own. I would try not to worry too much about what other people tell you to do, especially when it comes to comparing refluxers and non-refluxers. In general, all kids follow their own rules, so as long as he doesn’t seem like he’s in pain and is taking his formula well, I’d just continue going slowly with whatever you’re doing.

[hellbennt]

since you’re breastfeeding, you can try eliminating all milk & soy proteins from your diet & see if the mucous goes away/lessens…this is hard and can take 2-3wks to get all of the proteins out of your system…or, you could just go ahead & do the Total Elimination Diet just to see if (or what) anything you’re eating is affecting your baby’s reflux/diapers/fussiness/sleeping…

[Anonymous]

Myles would only take milk from a spoon for a very long time. I had never heard of feeding a baby milk from a spoon but when he stubbornly refused the bottle consistently for weeks on end I knew I had to do something and spoon feeding was the answer. He loved breast milk and/or formula from the spoon but balked if I tried to give it to him in a bottle.

Hugs to you and Kendra.

[Anonymous]

Hey Everyone,

I can’t thank you enough for all the helpful advice and words of encouragement. It sure is hard to see a light at the end of the tunnel but I’m confident we’ll find it. Hopefully sooner rather than later. Kate is on 15mg of the solutabs and I wasn’t administering it correctly so now I know and hopefully soon we’ll see some sort of change. Now, what does mylanta do? I was just wondering because maybe we could do that in the meantime right? She screams during a feed(she’s breastfed)and sporatically at night where she wakes herself up and is inconsolable and also during the day usually if she’s not in her swing and is getting tired that’s the only way she’ll fall asleep. I definately think I have an OAL so I take her off when my milk let’s down which still makes her really mad. Would the mylanta possible help relieve her pain while she’s feeding? The screaming on my breast rips my heart out(actually all the screams do)and I want to stick it out with breastfeeding but don’t want to cause her any extra pain. Would a bottle be any different? Anyway, thanks so much everyone. You have been my lifeline!!!

[Anonymous]

You have to do what is right for you. I stopped breastfeeding after 3 weeks b/c my son had only gained 2 ounces in that time and was not thriving and we have since found out that he has a milk protein and soy protein allergy and needs a hypoallerginic formula, which didn’t stop the spitting but did stop the fussing. We are on prevacid and mylanta supreme and very frequent small feedings of no more than 4 oz every 60-90 minutes when he is awake. You may want to try these small frequent feedings to see if that helps. They haven’t stopped the spitting totally ( have only been doing this for 2 days) but he hasn’t spit up in his crib for the last 2 nights which is a miracle in my book. Best of luck with your decision. I am a dietitian and not breastfeeding broke my heart, but my son’s well being was more important to me.

[hellbennt]

If her stools are regular mustardy seedy breastfed baby stools then personally I wouldn’t address your diet just yet…that’s just me…

[Anonymous]

I just wanted to comment about the colic thing. Many doctors will tell you that colic is just a term for they don’t know what is wrong with your baby. Basically the colicky behavior is due to the pain of reflux. I think Dr. Sears talks about this on his website. Ask Dr. Sears .com and also another mom put an article on here from a Dr. that just wrote a book about how colic most of the time is reflux. Colic he says, is a waste basket term. Just thought I’d share. I wish I could tell you more about bfing. I don’t know a lot about OALD. I am starting to think I have it on the left side. Whenever Justice eats from the left side he chokes. He doesn’t do that on the right side. Also the left is always fuller. Anyway, maybe you could go http://www.lalecheleague.org and get some more info. It has been my experience that most peds know nothing about bfing.

[Anonymous]

Wow! I really appreciate everyone’s replies and advice!

DD (Abigail, 3 months) is sleeping on her belly with mattress raised with books. She’s small enough now, she is not slipping down but I can see how a Tucker sling may soon be needed. She’s been on her belly for at least 7 weeks now. She has great neck and upper body strength, so I’m no longer worried about SIDS. Although I did look into the Angel Monitors when she was younger.

I am definitely sticking with BF’ing as long as I can. I wasn’t sure before writing this post but after reading your replies, I’m convinced this is what I need to do. I do give DD 1 bottle of formula in the middle of the night. If I BF her in the middle of the night then she’ll spend the next 2 hours spitting up. If I give her the AR formula, then she might spit up once and go right back to sleep… until morning!

Did the AR formula REALLY help (and continue to help) your infant?

Ok, so I thought I researched overactive letdown enough, but maybe I didn’t. I will research it more when I have time but let me ask you… can OALD be happening just in the early mornings and first part of the day? Because DD goes all night without nursing, by the time morning comes, I have full breasts. i really always have actually. So the first part of the day she is definitely getting more milk. I think this is the case with most BF’ing mom’s, from what I read. So I didn’t think I had OALD. However, I know in the mornings she is getting the foremilk mostly. In the mornings I usually only nurse her from one side and then starting in the middle of the day I’ll nurse both sides. So I think she’s getting my milk fast and it’s the foremilk. Is that OALD? Her stools have always been a perfect yellow. The consistency changes at times but I figured that was due to the little big of formula she’s getting. This morning before her morning feeding, I manually (I’m visiting my folks in Florida and forgot part of my breast pump, so I have to do it manually) expressed some milk. Not a lot, but a little. She still spit up her usually amount though. And I’ve read that they need that foremilk for hydration????

My head is spinning.

What do you know about Levsin (hyoscyanmine)? The Ped ordered it. Her nurse told me she prescribed this because I asked for a larger dose of Prilosec and she wouldn’t do it. I used to give it to DD when she seemed gassy or fussy. The doc wrote for it to be given for abdominal pain or spitting up. ????

Just another comment. I can’t help but notice it seems like a lot of reflux babies also have/had colic. My DD did but it ended at 10 weeks.

Ladies, thanks so much for your help!

Laura

[Anonymous]

My eight month old has a cold and is nursing terribly. I, like you, don’t necessarily think it’s the cold. I find it’s the distractions (i.e. the older brother in the room, etc.). He’s just so interested in the world. My sister in law suggested nursing with a cover (such as the Hooter Hider — hate that name). I didn’t and now it’s too late. Maybe your child would take to it? If they are “covered” they can’t be distracted …. Anyway, both my sons had the distracted inability to nurse thing between about 7 to 9 months. It’s frustrating, but we made it through the first time and hope to make it through with the 2nd. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Naomi,
I wonder if now that Ben’s getting over his cold, if he has a lot of drainage in his throat making it uncomfortable to swallow. I know I’ve seen this with my boys.

Good luck. I hope he’ll start taking more fluids soon.