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infants can also loose a very high amoutnof their ...

2012-02-04T11:05:28.991+08:00

infants can also loose a very high amoutnof their birth weight when the mother has IV fluids during labor. Mother gains a lot of water weight and the infant so does the baby. so the birth weight that is recorded actually has a high amount of fluid that the infant needs to rid. These infants will often loose a high percentage of body weight over 2 days time( due to peeing it off) then stabalize and begin togain weight regardless of supplementation. This phenomenon is only now being given attention in the medical birth community. Also jaundice is not always harmful if you had delayed core clamping then your infant recieved has/ her full blood volume causing in increase in iron. when the newborn's body breaks down this iron the immature liver is temporarily overloaded and as a result becomes jaundiced. This too is usually harmless but since medical practitioners are not familiar with determining if a newborns condition is harmful or benign, they treat first and ask questions later.
All of that to say you supplementation could have been needed but unless your baby was lethargic, had crystals in the urine, or other troubling behavioral signs; the treatment was likey prophylactic and an over reaction caused by the need to err on th side of caution.

I have a problem with belief #3. I breastfed my 2 ...

2012-01-20T14:37:30.372+08:00

I have a problem with belief #3. I breastfed my 2 girls up until they were 18 months. But...(there is a BUT)...they suffered from jaundice-related dehydration in the first 1 - 2 days of their life, losing more than 10% of their birth weight BECAUSE there was no breast milk coming from me. My breast milk typically comes 8-10 days after delivery (that's just how I am - and each mother is unique). I've had to work hard to initiate milk production by letting baby suckle, by pumping, and also supplementing with formula until my own milk came in. So, yes, I had to supplement my new born from day 1 with 30cc breastmilk per 3-4 hours to avoid dehydration. But as I continue on and when my milk comes in, I proceed with the breastfeeding course without any more problems. So, I say, YES, if indicated, there is a need for additional milk for newborn.

I breastfed like 5 babies including mine. :) I hav...

2012-01-18T22:22:39.767+08:00

I breastfed like 5 babies including mine. :) I have had breastmilk to spare since my supply was greater than my son's demand. So I gave some to my niece (who was not breastfed by her mum), to my friends son (because his mum was not able to produce bmilk) , and to my foster sisters twin boys (whom I have fed directly when I visit them because she cannot cope up with their demands).

thank's for sharing this information... I woul...

2012-01-18T13:38:26.298+08:00

thank's for sharing this information... I would like to ask if it's ok to breast feed a newborn baby by other nursing mom? it is said in this article that a stomach of a newborn is a size of calamansi. i once breast fed my niece when she was born and now we are waiting for another new born and i'm planning to do the same thing, breastfeeding the newborn until the mother is ready to nurse her new born.

Thank you for sharing. I hope all pedias should be...

2012-01-18T10:51:49.150+08:00

Thank you for sharing. I hope all pedias should be properly equipped with sufficient breastfeeding knowledge. My pedia told me to give my baby water and after he wasn't gaining a lot of weight he instructed me to supplement with formula. He even told me that baby might only be getting air from me and when my baby skipped days of pooping he said he might be suffering from some gastro intestinal problem which scared me so much but when I looked it up, its normal for breastfed baby to skip days.

great post Jenny! Thank you for sharing. I'm b...

2012-01-18T10:10:43.468+08:00

great post Jenny! Thank you for sharing. I'm bookmarking this now and sharing with soon-to-be mommy friends.

Great post!! I was and "uneducated" new ...

2012-01-18T10:02:12.623+08:00

Great post!! I was and "uneducated" new mom so I succumbed to these myths. There really should be aggressive efforts to share and educate all of us.
My babies was not roomed-in, and with my second, I was sedated. C-sec for both. It's more difficult for CS moms to breastfeed since we're discouraged to "move" around for like a day! :(

Thank you for sharing this

2012-01-18T09:41:28.008+08:00

Thank you for sharing this

Thank you so much for sharing, Jenny and Margaux! ...

2012-01-17T22:13:01.789+08:00

Thank you so much for sharing, Jenny and Margaux! I can show these to the new moms I am counselling because these are the top myths that are often asked of me. Lalo na yung No.1! Oftentimes the dad would tell the mom, painumin na natin ng formula si baby kasi iyak ng iyak. And the, dagdagan pa ng mom in law na magsasabing - kasi wala naman milk na lumalabas. Hay!