tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post4842635935687060413..comments2023-10-28T08:22:06.196+01:00Comments on Analytical Armadillo: Infant Formula – What IS The Magic More?Analytical Armadillo IBCLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-3659150412533870482011-07-31T02:53:02.244+01:002011-07-31T02:53:02.244+01:00The mum who compared expressed breast milk (unfavo...The mum who compared expressed breast milk (unfavorably) with formula is ridiculous. Does she not realize, that formula makers try to imitate human milk? <br />I'm surprised that she did not advise her friend to eat grass, to make "nice thick creamy milk!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-54014734827050647672011-07-13T19:37:15.660+01:002011-07-13T19:37:15.660+01:00Hi Anon
Did the bfc explore WHY he was such a slow...Hi Anon<br />Did the bfc explore WHY he was such a slow feeder?<br />AAAnalytical Armadillo IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-42847202119340915212011-07-13T18:36:46.112+01:002011-07-13T18:36:46.112+01:00I mixed fed a little in the early days. My partner...I mixed fed a little in the early days. My partner gave our baby a bottle when he was 4 weeks old, purely so I could have one feed off and have 3 hours straight sleep, but I'm so glad I did it. I was on the verge of giving up as I was beyoned exhausted and it was a short term solution to what led on to a happy 19month nursing period. I was extremely lucky to get 2 hours from one feed to the next and my son was a very slow feeder. In the words of a breast feeding counsellor ''well hes not the slowest feeder I've ever seen but he is slow!'' What was interesting was that my son never slept any longer after a bottle of formula, he still woke two hours later. If I did get the opportunity to express during the day for his 1 bottle then I would but to begin with that was hard to do so as the above anonymus said ''Formula, while far from ideal, CAN be a short term tool that paves the way for long term breastfeeding when support on its own does not help''. <br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-52760945599449598762011-01-20T23:38:19.925+00:002011-01-20T23:38:19.925+00:00I am sure this was left out because it wasn't ...I am sure this was left out because it wasn't relevant to the point of the article, but I would like to make the point that there are occasions when breastfeeding is so problematic and/or painful that some formula feeding is pretty much essential. In these cases I believe that mix feeding need not necessarily be permanent. I for one mix fed while having serious problems and later returned to exclusive breastfeeding. If I had tried to struggle on at the time I would undoubtedly have given up altogether before too long. Formula, while far from ideal, CAN be a short term tool that paves the way for long term breastfeeding when support on its own does not help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-54974063365218093152010-12-29T22:14:46.873+00:002010-12-29T22:14:46.873+00:00Great post. I've never understood this either....Great post. I've never understood this either. My son gained 1lb a week for his first 10 weeks and is above the 91st percentile. He was EBF until 6 months and didn't need 'more' - and I'm only 105lbs myself! He did feed every 2.5 hours in the daytime though, and 3 times at night, so I do wonder if others would have thought he needed 'more' because he ate so often. But I believed that was normal for a big, EBF baby, and he was always very happy.Lorinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-78168268515644474542010-12-28T09:35:01.779+00:002010-12-28T09:35:01.779+00:00Hiya
I forgot to italicise the "more" wh...Hiya<br />I forgot to italicise the "more" when I copied it over. The suggestion is that infants need something "more" than breastmilk - implying breastmilk as a milk is just not enough for some types of infants. Yep absolutely some babies will need more breastmilk - I've blogged about this here which might be of interest: http://www.analyticalarmadillo.co.uk/2010/09/is-my-breastfed-baby-getting-enough.html<br /><br />Single side feeding is an interesting one as recently there seems to be a big move telling mums only to use one breast to ensure baby gets hindmilk. Some infants will take one and be happy for a couple of hours, others who only have one side will need feeding as frequently as every 45 mins: http://www.analyticalarmadillo.co.uk/2010/07/foremilkhindmilk-and-lot-of-confusion.html<br /><br />The cluster feeding in the evening can be common even in mums with great supply, but not all infants seem to do it. I had lots of milk with my first but she was a very frequent evening feeder (read as glued from 7-11!)and she gained large amounts of weight.<br /><br />With my second I had to work to build supply as he was prem, and never felt to have the abundance I had the first time - yet he didn't cluster feed beyond every couple of hours. Weight gain was also slower.<br /><br />Some mums who mention cluster feeding, then get a longer stretch of say 5/6 hours as "payoff" - whilst those who don't cluster feed may instead continue the every couple of hours pattern. This post looks at why that may be: http://www.analyticalarmadillo.co.uk/2010/09/baby-is-using-you-as-dummy-its-just-for.htmlAnalytical Armadillo IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-61599210081078963182010-12-28T00:19:50.641+00:002010-12-28T00:19:50.641+00:00Well, there's also the experience that if a ba...Well, there's also the experience that if a baby is very fussy in the evenings, and a bottle is offered (expressed milk or formula), baby may drink a lot on top of the breast feed, making mum wonder if she may not be making enough milk.<br /><br />With my first I had a few nights where I was sure she was hungry, and I fed non stop for hours. I don't have this with no. 2 at all. Yes, positioning may have been the issue, and the days when this happened were usually hot or busy, so it may have had something to do with a baby unusually hungry, but it was real.<br /><br />On the other hand, with all the support received, there was still an expectation by health professionals that at some point feeds should be 3-4 hourly, not 2 hourly, which doesn't do much for confidence if the best you get is 2 1/2 hourly feeds that take 45-60 minutes.<br /><br />Another piece of misinformation in my view is the one side per feed myth. Maybe it works for some, but it never worked for me. It made me feel like I wasn't producing enough milk. Now I'm confident that my babies just need both sides at each feed and that's how things work for us.<br /><br />I also have to say that with first baby I really didn't think she was always getting enough, whereas with second I'm sure she's getting enough -so there may well be real differences? I agree that the need for more is overrated, but on occasions it may in fact be the case.cartsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443437791014670129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-10216002528502477262010-12-27T22:53:23.673+00:002010-12-27T22:53:23.673+00:00There is one inaccuracy though...before formula fe...There is one inaccuracy though...before formula feed there WERE alternatives to the mother's breast milk.<br />a) a nursemaid's milk <br />b) the use of diluted condensed/evaporated milk orsimilar.<br /><br />Adopted babies during the 60s and 70s were often brought up on the latter. We seem to forget that not all mothers are lactating ones.<br /><br />While I think breastmilk is a wondrous thing and has much to be promoted, I also think we shouldn't demonize women who choose alternatives. Often they have their (very good) reasons; they don't make this choice lightly and should be supported, whatever their decision.Big mamma froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006397435397636499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-89726262347735304242010-12-27T19:16:20.729+00:002010-12-27T19:16:20.729+00:00This is very good info, I wish I had this info wit...This is very good info, I wish I had this info with my 1st as my HV suggested i introduced her to formula at 4 weeks and at 6 weeks i gave up BF completely :o( I have felt guilty about this every day since and put it down to lack of info/unsupportive/uneducated family and health care professionals. I have since done a lot of research on BF and breast milk and my second daughter is 3 months today and exclusively BF and going strong :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com