@dancegurl1118 will think about it and PM you Still wary of sharing too much personal info here (the people online I've done it with are part of a group for my town...although to be fair I have no way of knowing if they are axe-murderers...)
I was going through some baby stuff and i have 4 enfamil coupons for $5 off each that expire 9/30 if anyone wants them. let me know and i can get them in the mail today or tomorrow.
@dancegirl1118 , I am interested if you still have them.
PM me your address or the address of another location you can get mail at if you don't want me to have your home address and I will mail them out tomorrow!
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
Sorry for the poor man's siggy...ticker won't load regardless of how many tips I read.
My DS is currently on Gentlease and is waking up every 2 hours at night to eat. What do you think about giving him a bottle of the added rice formula at bed time to keep him full longer? Mama needs some sleep!
I am still really new to formula and curious about what you all do regarding the following. 1. Do you put gas drops in every bottle? 2. Do you just use regular purified water (like from our fridge water purifier)? 3. Anyone had success getting their LO to start drinking it room temp (right now he refuses bottles that are less then 105 degrees....yes he is that picky!)? Thanks!
I am still really new to formula and curious about what you all do regarding the following. 1. Do you put gas drops in every bottle? 2. Do you just use regular purified water (like from our fridge water purifier)? 3. Anyone had success getting their LO to start drinking it room temp (right now he refuses bottles that are less then 105 degrees....yes he is that picky!)? Thanks!
We stopped gas drops after they clearly didn't work (I guess they don't work for every LO) but when we did, yes we put them in the bottle.
Yes we used the water from our fridge filter.
LO takes cold formula but I think it's because all we ever gave her. Unfortunately I think they get used to whatever you start them on. Good luck!
@AlwaysSunny1012 1) I don't need / use gas drops, but if I did I would probably add them to the bottle 2) I use tap water but started using a pur water filter at the kitchen source tap due to concerns about lead. Apparently if your house is older they can use lead solder in your water pipes inside the house and it can leach into the water. Not enough to be of concern for an adult or a child eating solids, but for an infant whose diet comprises of water based formula it would be a concern. Our house is over 30 years old, so... 3) I make the bottles as I need them. I run the water cold for a minute then bring it to lukewarm and then turn on the filter and make it up. He has taken cold before tho, when I was in a hurry. He didn't seem to care
Isn't it unfortunate and sad that we live in a society that would try to make moms feel guilty for doing their best. Really, if mama's happy, baby's happy, and baby is thriving, WHO CARES whether your baby is breastfed or formula fed. Your baby is fed and that's all that matters. I get so SICK of nipple nazis and their breastfeeding bullcrap. You do what's best for you and I'll do what's best for me. Seriously, it gets so out of control.
@sarahhulet well rest assured, there's none of that here. I don't think I've ever seen someone be chastised for their feeding decision on our BMB. We all go through our struggles and support each other regardless.
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
Sorry for the poor man's siggy...ticker won't load regardless of how many tips I read.
Yeah I actually think we have the most practical board on The Bump! No nipple-nazis that I've seen ... Mostly everyone struggling (and supporting each other) equally!
Especially considering each method of feeding has its own set of challenges. Since I both bf and use formula every feeding, I definitely have aspects of each that I like and that I don't like. I think we are all just practical enough to know that what works well for one person may not work well at all for another.
With the breastfeeding and pumping and bottle feeding thing my anxiety is sky high when leaving the house. I feel like a different group of people will hate me each step of the way... At least here know one cares and I get to "talk" to people. I can't believe the misinformation spouted about BFing to get people to "try" harder. Even now with a ton of known issues causing problems that frankly seem common enough when on boards the BFing people around here keep making it seem like LO and I are freaks of nature for it to not be working with all we've been doing. They "just can't understand."
Edited to say one of my IBCLCs is going to write a case study on us
@janit368 I was just talking about this today. We've done everything. I can't physically see an IBCLC anymore than I already do and she's still tearing up my right nipple and not draining it fully and I keep getting baseball sized clogged ducts. I really don't understand. I'm anxious, frustrated, disappointed, and most of all stubborn so I keep going. I have a feeling going back to work on Monday will be the tipping point and I will throw in the towel. Which kills me because I feel like I have never worked harder at anything in my life than breastfeeding these past few months. Humph. Cheers to you my friend, I know your struggles have been similar.
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
Sorry for the poor man's siggy...ticker won't load regardless of how many tips I read.
Any tips for introducing formula? LO is 13 w/o & has had only BM. I'm just not producing enough/having enough time at work to pump for daycare, so I want to do a mix. Some BM & formula. I still will pump at work & at home if DH gives bottle, but I'm stressing for no reason. Also, any advice for mom's who give BM & formula? *we have similac advanced as a sample to try*
@krystleshel both similac and enfamil sent me samples of formula specifically made for supplementation for breastfeeding. I don't know if they sell it in the store but it's worth googling!
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
Sorry for the poor man's siggy...ticker won't load regardless of how many tips I read.
@janit368@dancegurl1118 yeah, this pissed me off. My 'baby care and feeding' class was given by a LC and she was all pro breastfeeding, which is fine, but in class she just kept acting like breastfeeding is the easiest thing ever. Her answer to most anything - "just give the breast". I'm on two different bf support fb pages, and sometimes someone will post about suggestions for increasing supply, and the ladies all chime in with the supplements, the recipes, pumping, the usual stuff. But there is usually also this undertone of if you can't make enough after adding in a supplement and drinking more water, you're not working hard enough at it. "Just keep working at it and you'll be fine!" Well, damnit, I worked at it *really* hard and still can't make enough, so don't assume that because it was easy for you because you ate some oatmeal that I'm not wanting to be committed to this and just slacking off cause I don't try hard enough.
And like, @dancegurl1118 - your problem I find heartbreaking. Each time I read about you getting a clogged duct my heart sank for you. Here you have great supply, but still events still conspire against you to make it difficult. 'The most natural thing in the world' is NOT easy. Nowhere near as easy as 'they' make it seem
Edited because I'm beginning to hate my phone, it just adds and/or removes words or letters at will
@dancegurl1118 cheers to you. Don't quit on a bad day so you have no regrets and remember you can do both (if you want to). I think once we are past the year mark so feeding isn't such a big deal anymore no matter what happens I will look back on this as a huge accomplishment and be super proud of what I did. I know you will be too!!
I will say that I don't think my homebirth team gave me enough info/support after my LO was 3 weeks early. My doula was an LC and dropped the ball on warning me on risks to supply and ways to try to keep him awake to eat. End of the day my fault but I paid you a lot of money!! Makes me so mad. I've been feeling better saying it out loud. 7 stages of grief anyone?
We are using distilled water. We started out using filtered water but he was constantly struggling. We switched to distilled and it has made a HUGE difference! It's super cheap and comes in gallons so we just buy a few at a time and keep them out on the counter.
I am still really new to formula and curious about what you all do regarding the following. 1. Do you put gas drops in every bottle? 2. Do you just use regular purified water (like from our fridge water purifier)? 3. Anyone had success getting their LO to start drinking it room temp (right now he refuses bottles that are less then 105 degrees....yes he is that picky!)? Thanks!
Go with a good organic formula.. Hipp or holle, baby's only, or honest organic . Just know any formula will cause increased GI symptoms and this isn't a reason to keep switching formulas...this is VERY hard on Los system and not a way to determine what's working because, well your LO will be miserable from switching. Your pedi should tell you this but I find a lot of moms switching up frequently without talking to their pedis first.. And they think the result is "every formula they try didn't work for them" and their babies end up on soy which is not good.. Please do some research and talk to peds!
@HayesRN13 this might have been discussed but I've looked at baby's only and it says toddler formula. I know it's rated one of the best...why does it say that?
@amccoy129, Baby's Only says toddler formula on it because they recommend that you breastfeed for the first year...like I didn't feel bad enough because I couldn't breastfeed, now the formula company is giving me a hard time, sheesh...but I digress, I do use Baby's Only and it is an excellent formula and agrees with my baby- it can be used for babies under a year- no need to change the proportions or anything, it is a great organic choice!
@HayesRN13 this might have been discussed but I've looked at baby's only and it says toddler formula. I know it's rated one of the best...why does it say that?
@amccoy129 Sorry such a late response, it does say toddler because they only promote breastfeeding for the first year, but it's components are complete nutrition for 0-12
I read an article (maybe Huffington) about a woman and how she would never give anyone a hard time for choosing formula. She was on an aid mission to Cambodia (?) and was visiting a remote village. A woman with twins was not producing enough milk for either of them. They were dying from malnutrition. The woman shares that she went to the city to buy formula. By the time she returned a day or two later, both infants had passed. She stated that we are so lucky to live in a country where our children will not starve and die if we don't produce enough.
I formula fed my twins and I'm breastfeeding my daughter. I feel that there are so many myths (or lies) told to women to get them to breastfeed. The only true benefit that I have noticed between breastfeeding is the cost savings and the convience. But honestly, I felt more of a bond when formula feeding bc I'm actually making eye contact with feeding. But that's just me
^^ I'm so grateful every day for formula. Yes it sucks having to spend the $ but without it my kid would starve. I kind of get the benefits of both bf and formula feeding, but I have no illusions about the fact that I am so fortunate to live in a time when it exists, and to live in a place where it is available.
How much is your LO eating? We've been at 7 oz every 3 hours but he's waking up starving in the morning. We moved to 8 oz but he started spacing out his bottles to every 4 hours. And what happens if he needs more than 8? I can't find baby bottles bigger than 8 oz!
How much is your LO eating? We've been at 7 oz every 3 hours but he's waking up starving in the morning. We moved to 8 oz but he started spacing out his bottles to every 4 hours. And what happens if he needs more than 8? I can't find baby bottles bigger than 8 oz!
My LO eats 6 oz every 2-3 hours. My husband just found a pack of 3 Avent bottles at target I think that hold up to 11 or 12 oz - I was surprised bc all the other bottles we have only hold 8-9 oz.
How much is your LO eating? We've been at 7 oz every 3 hours but he's waking up starving in the morning. We moved to 8 oz but he started spacing out his bottles to every 4 hours. And what happens if he needs more than 8? I can't find baby bottles bigger than 8 oz!
We just had to tweak my LOs feeding schedule because of weight gain concerns, so don't base too much off of us. LO is now supposed to have 4oz every 2 hours. I was doing 6oz every 3 hours, but this way he gets an extra 2 oz a day, and the pedi thought he wasn't getting enough overall the other way. I also bf some, as well. We try for 20oz of formula daily. I have a petite, slow to gain baby, so I'm actually trying to sneak in more food, lol
LO drinks 7ozs every 3 hrs or so. I told the dr at her 4 month appointment and she seemed shocked. But she's happy so that's all that matters. We use tommee tippee & those go up to 9 oz. hopefully by that time she will be on solids and we won't have to go up anymore than that!
LO drinks about 32-34 ounces a day. Typically 6 ounces per feed. She had a large leap last week at 5 months, was drinking about 26-28 ounces a day before that.
Re: Formula mama's
with regards to Enfamil, I have 6 $5 off coupons with expiration dates 9/29, 9/30 (2), 10/3, 10/24 (2) if anybody wants them.
I also have 2 $3 off and 2 $5 off pediasure product coupons for those of you with toddlers that expire 10/31
ETA send me a pm but I don't get notifications because I don't use the app, so let me know here if you sent one, thanks
Yes we used the water from our fridge filter.
LO takes cold formula but I think it's because all we ever gave her. Unfortunately I think they get used to whatever you start them on. Good luck!
1) I don't need / use gas drops, but if I did I would probably add them to the bottle
2) I use tap water but started using a pur water filter at the kitchen source tap due to concerns about lead. Apparently if your house is older they can use lead solder in your water pipes inside the house and it can leach into the water. Not enough to be of concern for an adult or a child eating solids, but for an infant whose diet comprises of water based formula it would be a concern. Our house is over 30 years old, so...
3) I make the bottles as I need them. I run the water cold for a minute then bring it to lukewarm and then turn on the filter and make it up. He has taken cold before tho, when I was in a hurry. He didn't seem to care
June moms are awesome
Edited cause I saw my phone duplicated a word
Edited to say one of my IBCLCs is going to write a case study on us
Also, any advice for mom's who give BM & formula?
*we have similac advanced as a sample to try*
And like, @dancegurl1118 - your problem I find heartbreaking. Each time I read about you getting a clogged duct my heart sank for you. Here you have great supply, but still events still conspire against you to make it difficult. 'The most natural thing in the world' is NOT easy. Nowhere near as easy as 'they' make it seem
Edited because I'm beginning to hate my phone, it just adds and/or removes words or letters at will
Sorry such a late response, it does say toddler because they only promote breastfeeding for the first year, but it's components are complete nutrition for 0-12
I formula fed my twins and I'm breastfeeding my daughter. I feel that there are so many myths (or lies) told to women to get them to breastfeed. The only true benefit that I have noticed between breastfeeding is the cost savings and the convience. But honestly, I felt more of a bond when formula feeding bc I'm actually making eye contact with feeding. But that's just me
We've been at 7 oz every 3 hours but he's waking up starving in the morning. We moved to 8 oz but he started spacing out his bottles to every 4 hours. And what happens if he needs more than 8? I can't find baby bottles bigger than 8 oz!