Hi I have breastfed my baby until now he is 4 months old. I have struggled all along with not having enough supply of milk and one breast has a one stream so he gets really upset eating. I decided it would be best to start formula after him being a pound less than he should be at his 4 month check up. So we started formula he was having really bad gas pains so our pediatrician said to switch to soy so we did. he is on gerber good start soy his gas pains went away but now as of today he has really hard poop i had to take his diaper off to help him pass it i would say it was about the texture of play do maybe a little more formed. My question is do babies get constipated when going onto formula or is something wrong with him. What can I do to help him. Should I try re lactating? or is there something that will help him with formula?
2013-02-11T13:31:58Z
I should add i completely stopped breastfeeding 5 days ago. and still have some milk
Carnation2013-02-11T13:29:55Z
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Babies that are exclusively breastfed, or have it as their main food do not get constipated. Is the formula made up exactly as it says on the tin? Does anyone apart from you prepare the formula - someone who might think you add 'one for the pot as when making tea?' Re lactating is worth considering. Re-Lactation and Induced Lactation - Take Action ... Re-lactation is the method of rebuilding the milk supply of a birth mother, which has decreased after weeks or months of not breastfeeding. Induced lactation is the ... www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/24684/29488/... - Cached Re-lactating- It is possible! - YouTube I just wanted to leave a message to say what a huge inspiration you are to me! I am just beginning relactation now and have started a blog about my ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnCrX34Jm0M - Cached More results from youtube.com » Re-Lactation - BreastNotes.com Breast Information The First Drop! Inducing lactation is a true labor of love. It takes a strict adherence to a schedule of breast ... www.breastnotes.com/breastfeeding/Re-lactation%20... - Cached I've found some sites that might help.
----------------- I have just seen your edit. Just put you baby to your breast frequently. I stopped breastfeeding a week after my daughter's 1st birthday as planned, but went back to it at night a week later, as she got gastroenteritis.
One pound less? Breast fed babies gain weight slower than formula babies. Docs are so obsessed with how many ounces baby drank, or how many pounds baby gained they do not take in the difference in breast fed babies. You are in for a long struggle with formula. Some babies just cannot digest that stuff. http://kellymom.com/ here is a site for more help. The site will tell you if you have enough wet diapers than that means you have enough milk. Who told you you do not have enough milk? One stream is OK, this is more of an over active letdown. Can you see a lactation consultant to help you?
Speak to a lactation consultant about breast feeding him again. In nine cases out of ten, there is no reason why it shouldn't be possible to breast feed for as long as necessary, as long as you feed him only breast milk, and feed him on demand. Just because your son was 1 lb under what the average baby is, doesn't mean there's anything wrong with his growth, or your breastfeeding him. Doctors often don't give the best advice concerning breast feeding, because they're not trained in it. Your breasts will produce milk as long as they're being sucked. All of these issues with his constipation and gas seem like they correlate strongly to the formula switch; and really, breast is best.
If you are willing and able, I would definitely go back to breastfeeding. You don't say how long he's been on bottles, but with help, you should be able to get him nursing again and get your supply back.
(What do you mean by 'a pound less than he should be?' A pound below the 50th percentile? A pound below his percentile at birth? A pound below the bottom of the growth charts? There is no 'should be' about size -- healthy babies do come in a wide range of sizes and shapes and unless he's actually been losing weight or is off the bottom on the charts, he's likely the size he is meant to be.)
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