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Breastmilk Supply Question

N.K. asks from Chicago

My 3 month old son didn't nurse as much as he usually does yesterday. Does this just happen sometimes? Maybe a growth spurt has ended??? Now my breasts feel very full...

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Asking for a Friend - Pumping and Using

C.Z. asks from Omaha

How do you still use breastmilk when you return to work? I know you can freeze it but I really dont know any sites that will assist with doing this properly. I breast...

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Help with Exclusively Pumping

R.L. asks from Minneapolis

My son is 4 weeks old and we've been having a lot of issues with breastfeeding. I'd like to instead exclusively pump. I'm wondering about how other moms do this and a...

9

Pumping and Returing to Work

D.M. asks from New York

I am returning to work in 2 weeks and have been pumping and freezing milk for the last couple of weeks. I am just unsure how much I should be freezing at once. Curren...

12

Using Thawed Breast Milk....

A. asks from Miami

I thawed some breastmilk in the frigde yesterday and didn't use it. Can I re-freeze? If not, is it true that once thawed it needs to be used within 24 hours?

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Mixing Formula with Breast Milk

T.L. asks from St. Louis

I pumped 3 oz of formula for the babysitter today so my husband and older children could spend a much needed day together before school starts. I mixed about 1/2 oz ...

31

Need Help with Formula Preparation

D.D. asks from Los Angeles

We are about to begin giving our preemie baby formula. She is 5 months old now, however, her corrected age is 1.5 months old. We still have some breastmilk to give ...

18

Breast Milk Storage

M.B. asks from Minneapolis

How necessary is it to use the special storage bags vs. a regular ziploc storage bag when storing milk? I am not freezing them which I assume is the point of having ...

14

Preemie Baby and Pumping

A.M. asks from Sacramento

I gave birth at thirty three weeks and am currently pumping my milk. My son (Ellick) is taking breastmilk exclusively, but it is from a bottle. He is too small to lat...

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Giving Water to a 6 Month Old Exclusively Breastfed Baby When Starting Solids

O.A. asks from Washington DC

My sweet boy is 5 months a 3 weeks old. He is exclusively breastfed but we recently began trying him out with rice cereal a couple of times a week (mixed with breast...

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