HELP PLEASE I DONY WANT TO STOP BREASTFEEDING!!

[Lala06]

My dd is now 4 months within these last few weeks she bites me and gets frustrated and pulls I would stop wait a min try again. She still does it but now when I try to nurse her she screams and cries like she is starving will latch for a few seconds and bite and pull off. It is such a fight with her I started to supplement with formula now of Corse I think I lost my supply. :( she nurses before bed and in the morning no problem just during the day its a fight. Sorry so long but any ideas to help I dnt want to give up

Thank you all so much we are going to change some stuff and hopefully pull threw this :)

[piwife]

Wait are you giving her 4-6 oz per bottle?

Quoting Lala06:

2-3 bottles of 4-6 oz depends I nurse on demand since I have been supplementing do I need to do anything to up my supply besides trying to nurse ?

Quoting aehanrahan:

I think that she was going through a growth spurt on to of supply regulation and now she has a bottle preference and doesn't want to work for her food at the breast since she'll get a bottle if she fusses and refuses to nurse.


How much formula is she getting per day? Start slowly reducing the amount each day until it down to nothing. Stop using bottles and give the formula in alternative ways like a dropper, syringe, or SNS. My choice would be a SNS so that all feedings would be given at the breast which would be ideal for your supply.


Do you have a pump? If you do, pump every time she has a feeding if she's not at the breast.

[Lala06]

Yes she eats 4 or 6 oz of formula

Quoting piwife:

Wait are you giving her 4-6 oz per bottle?

Quoting Lala06:

2-3 bottles of 4-6 oz depends I nurse on demand since I have been supplementing do I need to do anything to up my supply besides trying to nurse ?

Quoting aehanrahan:

I think that she was going through a growth spurt on to of supply regulation and now she has a bottle preference and doesn't want to work for her food at the breast since she'll get a bottle if she fusses and refuses to nurse.



How much formula is she getting per day? Start slowly reducing the amount each day until it down to nothing. Stop using bottles and give the formula in alternative ways like a dropper, syringe, or SNS. My choice would be a SNS so that all feedings would be given at the breast which would be ideal for your supply.



Do you have a pump? If you do, pump every time she has a feeding if she's not at the breast.

[lifeforchrist]

thats waay overfeeding her!! SHe in no way needs that much. 

Quoting Lala06:

Yes she eats 4 or 6 oz of formula

Quoting piwife:

Wait are you giving her 4-6 oz per bottle?

Quoting Lala06:

2-3 bottles of 4-6 oz depends I nurse on demand since I have been supplementing do I need to do anything to up my supply besides trying to nurse ?

Quoting aehanrahan:

I think that she was going through a growth spurt on to of supply regulation and now she has a bottle preference and doesn't want to work for her food at the breast since she'll get a bottle if she fusses and refuses to nurse.



How much formula is she getting per day? Start slowly reducing the amount each day until it down to nothing. Stop using bottles and give the formula in alternative ways like a dropper, syringe, or SNS. My choice would be a SNS so that all feedings would be given at the breast which would be ideal for your supply.



Do you have a pump? If you do, pump every time she has a feeding if she's not at the breast.

[Lala06]

I started mononessa it does have estrogen the Dr said it was fine because my supply was regular. She's been drooling a ton since last month but no other signs of teeth im going to get her some amber

Quoting gdiamante:

You'd have to have chopped your breasts off to lose your supply. Or have started birth control with estrogen.

Four months is a bad fussy age. Follow the infor you've been given, and check for drool. This is an age when they start teething and doing what you describe. If you see drool, teeth are coming and teething tablets or a Baltic amber teething necklace can help.

[piwife]

Wow that is way to much and you are overfeeding her. if you want to keep breastfeeding you need to drop the formula. Everytime you give baby formula your supply goes down. You need to get baby back to the breast and stop the bottles. 4 mts is the time a growth spurt happens is also the time moms get confuse and end up quitting and giving formula. All baby needs is to be nurse on demand and for you to watch diapers. Also teething can occuer at this time.

Quoting Lala06:

Yes she eats 4 or 6 oz of formula

Quoting piwife:

Wait are you giving her 4-6 oz per bottle?

Quoting Lala06:

2-3 bottles of 4-6 oz depends I nurse on demand since I have been supplementing do I need to do anything to up my supply besides trying to nurse ?

Quoting aehanrahan:

I think that she was going through a growth spurt on to of supply regulation and now she has a bottle preference and doesn't want to work for her food at the breast since she'll get a bottle if she fusses and refuses to nurse.




How much formula is she getting per day? Start slowly reducing the amount each day until it down to nothing. Stop using bottles and give the formula in alternative ways like a dropper, syringe, or SNS. My choice would be a SNS so that all feedings would be given at the breast which would be ideal for your supply.




Do you have a pump? If you do, pump every time she has a feeding if she's not at the breast.

[piwife]

Estrrogen is a supply killer.so that needs to go asap. Increase fluids, oatmeal every morning. Nurse nurse nurse and like I said drop the formula

Quoting Lala06:

I started mononessa it does have estrogen the Dr said it was fine because my supply was regular. She's been drooling a ton since last month but no other signs of teeth im going to get her some amber

Quoting gdiamante:

You'd have to have chopped your breasts off to lose your supply. Or have started birth control with estrogen.

Four months is a bad fussy age. Follow the infor you've been given, and check for drool. This is an age when they start teething and doing what you describe. If you see drool, teeth are coming and teething tablets or a Baltic amber teething necklace can help.

[Lala06]

She is not chunky at all the Dr said it was fine I nursed her on demand before she would do all this and I would give her 3 oz and she would still be hungry so I gave her more. I've done it with my 2 others She is just the first I've nursed past 1 month

Quoting lifeforchrist:

thats waay overfeeding her!! SHe in no way needs that much. 

Quoting Lala06:

Yes she eats 4 or 6 oz of formula

Quoting piwife:

Wait are you giving her 4-6 oz per bottle?

Quoting Lala06:

2-3 bottles of 4-6 oz depends I nurse on demand since I have been supplementing do I need to do anything to up my supply besides trying to nurse ?

Quoting aehanrahan:

I think that she was going through a growth spurt on to of supply regulation and now she has a bottle preference and doesn't want to work for her food at the breast since she'll get a bottle if she fusses and refuses to nurse.




How much formula is she getting per day? Start slowly reducing the amount each day until it down to nothing. Stop using bottles and give the formula in alternative ways like a dropper, syringe, or SNS. My choice would be a SNS so that all feedings would be given at the breast which would be ideal for your supply.




Do you have a pump? If you do, pump every time she has a feeding if she's not at the breast.

[Lala06]

O man I think I need a new Dr :P thank you

Quoting piwife:

Estrrogen is a supply killer.so that needs to go asap. Increase fluids, oatmeal every morning. Nurse nurse nurse and like I said drop the formula

Quoting Lala06:

I started mononessa it does have estrogen the Dr said it was fine because my supply was regular. She's been drooling a ton since last month but no other signs of teeth im going to get her some amber

Quoting gdiamante:

You'd have to have chopped your breasts off to lose your supply. Or have started birth control with estrogen.

Four months is a bad fussy age. Follow the infor you've been given, and check for drool. This is an age when they start teething and doing what you describe. If you see drool, teeth are coming and teething tablets or a Baltic amber teething necklace can help.

[piwife]

Well hun if you want our adsvise then listen to us. Formula babies and breastfeed babies are different. You don't ask breastfeeding advice to a doctor.I ff my first and bf number 2 and now number 3. The way they are feed is different. Not even close to being the same. Everytime you give formula you kill your supply. So do you want to keep breastfeeding?

[Lala06]

I thought we were doing good but thank you I wasn't aware of all this info that's why I asked because I want to continue bf. We have already worked through this night/morning with no formula :)

Quoting piwife:

Well hun if you want our adsvise then listen to us. Formula babies and breastfeed babies are different. You don't ask breastfeeding advice to a doctor.I ff my first and bf number 2 and now number 3. The way they are feed is different. Not even close to being the same. Everytime you give formula you kill your supply. So do you want to keep breastfeeding?