New parents cannot find consistent answers to basic nursing questions

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“Hello. I'm having long nursing sessions and wondering if there's anything that can be done to speed it up. Baby nurses with fast loud gulps for the first 10 minutes. After that, she's still very alert and doesn't seem full, but doesn't want to latch either. So I play with her for a bit, and then she latches again. This cycle repeats for a while and the whole session takes like 1.5 hours. Near the end, she shows a lot of frustration while nursing, so I do breast compressions,”

“I asked for tips on how to wean my 14 month old because I keep getting mastitis in my right breast. This was the advice. What do yall think? “Member mentioned there is a firm spot on her right breast (the one that keeps getting mastitis) that has been there for months. CLC suggested member try and do dangle feeding or massage on that particular area with handheld massager/massasing toothbrush to try and break up that clot and get that milk to flow out so that the other methods can become more ef”

“I currently have a 1 month old and my 3 year old brought home a cold from daycare. I’ve been giving her some of my breastmilk in the hopes that it helps her get over the sickness faster. Any evidence/experience of this being helpful? Or am I just wasting my breastmilk? submitted by /u/mrsnmw [link] [comments]”

“Hi all, my daughter is 13 months old (still nursing) and I am currently 8 weeks pregnant, the nausea is killing meeee, b6 alone is not helping at all and I’ve seen conflicting advice on wether or not unisom is safe while nursing, does anyone have any insight? She is mostly night weaned if that makes a difference, so I could take the unisom at like 8pm after she goes to bed and she wouldn’t nurse again for like 8-10 hours usually. Some nights are bad nights of course and she will nurse but I can”

“Hello! I’d like to gather some data on how long the breastfeeding sessions are for other moms and babies. It would be helpful to know your baby’s age as well. If you want more context for my question- My baby is 3.5mo old. We didn’t have a lot of success with breastfeeding earlier so I was almost exclusively pumping. A mysterious switch flipped over the last 2 weeks and she’s willing to latch whenever I offer now. She’s still not super efficient at removing milk. Sometimes she’s pretty much asle”

“Hi everyone. I am a medical student at Liberty University conducting a research study on breast milk supply, babies’ stools and digestion, and diaper rash during the first six months of life. Little research has looked at how these might be related, and I am hoping to learn more directly from mothers. You can take part if you are 18 years of age or older, gave birth to your child, breastfed or gave your baby your own pumped milk at any point, and your child is 24 months old or younger. The surve”

“Hi friends! My seven week old is currently nursing almost every hour and a half. This is after weeks of only eating every three hours. She did have a tongue and lip revision last week. It could have something to do with that? Do any of you experience this or have you experienced this? What surprising to me is that it doesn’t feel like she’s taking less. it feels like she’s eating as much as she normally does just more often. I initially was worried about my supply, but I’ve pumped after she’s nu”

“My first baby just turned one 3 days ago! We are still nursing, should I add in whole milk as well? I have given him some and he seems to enjoy it but also spits it out ??? I think he thinks it’s funny to watch it roll down his shirt. My biggest concern/reason is like to give him whole milk is the vitamin d. What did you all do if breastfeeding after 1? submitted by /u/sagittaribun [link] [comments]”

“For context, I haven't yet done this but I'm losing the fatty bits, I'm in the UK and a first time mum. I'm 2 months into motherhood and exclusively breastfeeding and I'm trying to build up a stash of frozen milk. However I don't have an oversupply so it takes a couple days to express enough to fill a freezer bag. I usually refrigerate the expressed milk until I can combine it into a bag. The milk then separates and sticks to the side of the bottle and doesn't mix in”

“Hello! I have a 13 month old who I am still breastfeeding, and am currently 7 weeks pregnant with my second. My first breastfeeding journey has been an emotional journey.. Ups and downs and a lot of medical trauma after being hospitalized 3 times for mastitis in the first 7 months. All three times I had heavy IV antibiotics at both the hospital and to take home for a week or so, before switching to oral. The final time I got mastitis, it actually developed into sepsis, and was hands down the mos”

“Has anyone developed mastitis after dropping daytime feeds? I’m weaning my almost 1-year-old and stopped daytime feeds around 2 weeks ago. I’m still feeding morning, bedtime and overnight, and everything seemed to be going fine. Then suddenly yesterday one breast became extremely sore and tender, followed by intense chills/shivering and some redness and lumpiness. I’ve started treatment for mastitis and am feeling much better today. My breast became quite full again this afternoon, so I fed my b”

“Currently 3 weeks into breast feeding journey and I have a very sleepy baby. So currently with baby being a slow eater and also trying to keep baby awake it takes around 30-40 minutes for each feeding. I know both baby and I are still learnings and we will get better at this but does it get faster or are some babies always going to be slow eaters? submitted by /u/mybrainchild [link] [comments]”

“Hi friends! I was an exclusive pumper for 7 months. I used the pitcher method and milk was bagged and frozen on day 2. Baby never had any tummy issues and usually pooped every other day. Now that I’m weaning and using my freezer stash, she is having horrible diarrhea. I’m talking 8+ times a day for the last 4 days. Sometimes it’s green, sometimes it’s the usual yellowish color. Has anyone else’s baby had this reaction to frozen breastmilk? Pediatrician knows what’s going on and thinks we should”

“My 15 mo is sick and very fussy today and was on the boob much of the day. It was the only way to soothe him at some points of the day. This is a huge departure from our typical morning and night sessions and took me right back to the newborn cluster feeding phase. He’s upped his nursing before when he’s been teething but this was like nothing else. I’m grateful to be able to do this for him and also, man it’s a lot! Anyone go through this recently? submitted by /u/Big-Design7469 [li”

“Hey!! So my baby will nurse for like 45ish minutes and as soon as he’s off the breast he is rooting around and still acting hungry… I know this is cluster feeding but my question is, am I just starving him??? Like my body has only made so much milk so if I re-latch him it’s not going to satisfy him right?? I know it signals my body that he needs more milk but if I don’t have more milk right then it’s not going to help him in the moment. Maybe I just need someone to explain this to me like I’m 5”

“Hello! ❤️ I have a 2.5-week-old baby girl, and we’re combo feeding. I nurse her first (usually 5–10 minutes on each side) and then offer formula as a top-up. She’s been a very colicky baby, so, on her doctor’s recommendation, she’s taking BioGaia probiotics, omeprazole, and Ovol. My question is… she hasn’t pooped in almost 72 hours (it’ll be 72 hours tomorrow at 11 a.m.). Is that normal? We have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow, so we’ll definitely ask then, but I’m wondering if anyone else has g”

“Hi everyone! My kiddo is exclusively fed breast milk but since she was about two months old I’ve dropped to nursing her once, sometimes twice, a day. She is now almost 4mo. In a perfect world, I would have loved to have exclusively nursed, but unfortunately with work and scheduling, I knew I needed to pump and bottle feed. On top of that I have had a very hectic oversupply. So juggling combo nursing and bottle feeding became a huge source of stress and anxiety. Every time she needed to eat, I ha”

“I have 1 week old baby, i had assisted delivery so i couldn't feed her on first day bcz i was in pain, but after i m trying to feed her from breast she drinks for link 1 hour and after 30 minutes she asks for more milk, where as if i give her feeder, 3 onz milk she doesn't ask for next 4-5 hours.... When she's on breast she gone sleep after 10 minutes and then we wake her up try to feed afai6 So is it mean i don't have enough milk in breast or she's not able to suck or someth”

“I am 7 days pp. I had an emergency c section . I breast feed every 2 hours ( sometimes 3 hours). My baby has a very big appetite. I started to pump on day 3 pp. I want to build a stash in my freezer. ( just enough to give her one or 2 bottles at night). I dont have a proper pumping schedule. But i pump 3 times a day.( morning , noon and evening) i fin it hard to have a schedule because of how often i have to feed the baby. My milk output is making me questionning if i am oversupplying. For exemp”

“So I am trying to cut my screen time down to an hour a day but it’s hard while breastfeeding. I spend probably 4 hours a day feeding or pumping and I have no clue what to do other than stare at my phone or at the wall. Any ideas? submitted by /u/EveningObjective8339 [link] [comments]”

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“my 3 week old has had quite a bit of spit up the last couple of days, I think from a combination of overeating/not enough burping. he’ll happily stay latched for 20+ minutes per side but that’s followed by immediate spit up. if I unlatch him after about every 10 minutes to burp there’s significantly less spit up, but still some if we don’t keep him upright after a full feed. my question is how long should I be burping/keeping him upright? submitted by /u/Adventurous-Pop-7714 [link] &”

“My baby is 2.5 months old and i’m been nursing one breast at a time every 3 hours or so. Do I need to pump the other breast after each feeding? Since I’m alternating the breasts, it would be 6 hours since i last emptied each one. What do other moms do? submitted by /u/Old-Grapefruit8703 [link] [comments]”

“I think I’m have a yeast infection down there and worried it can spread to baby I already wash my hands after using the restroom ofc will baby get it or no submitted by /u/FeatureImportant88 [link] [comments]”

“my 3 week old has been nursing on average for 45 minutes, sometimes over an hour. One feed last night lasted 2 hours (about 1hr 45m of active nursing). I’ll alternate sides when he delatches, burp him, change him, and he’ll settle for a few before he starts to root again. Is this normal? it’s especially making our overnight feeds feel incredibly long/restless. he’ll go 3-4 hours between feeds, but with almost a whole hour taken up to feed I’m still up every 2 hours and feeling exhausted. he’s ba”

“LO has used nipple shields since 1 week old as when she was born she was latching, but didn't suck. Then at the hospital we accidentally left it too long to feed her and then she was inconsolable with hunger, so we gave her a bottle of formula. I managed to switch to ebf with nipple shields at 1 week old, but here we are, week 15 and she still gets so upset when I try and latch her without the shield. No weight issues, I've seen feeding support consultants and no tongue tie. I try once a”

“I’ve been given different information from my healthcare providers on timing for introducing a pacifier and a bottle in order to protect my milk supply, and I’m hoping to get some guidance and support here. All providers advised to wait until 3-4 weeks once breastfeeding is well-established, but my lactation consultant advised to stagger the introduction of paci and bottle by about a week or two, and the pediatrician said it was fine to introduce them within the same day. For those who introduce”

“FTM here, breastfeeding and occasionally pumping for an almost-three-week-old. One of my boobs is an oversupplier, so when I do pump, I end up with a *lot* of milk and have started to build a frozen stash. Probably a silly question, but what do I do with all this frozen milk if I constantly have enough in my fridge to fill the bottle or two that I need for that day? My LO will be starting daycare at ~4 months old and I was thinking I could send the frozen milk to daycare with her for her daily f”