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To all mothers out there. I need your opinion on how to introduce your baby with bottle feed.

As some of you know that when Elyas was born he had problem with breastfeed and I need to give him EBM for about 2 weeks. After 2 weeks till now he is fully BF (drink straight from breast). But somewhere during he’s 3 months old I felt worried about my milk and tried fed him using formula milk (FM). He have drunk 2 oz formula milk (but taking quite a long time about 20mins for 2 oz). After that I never give him EBM or FM again.

When he’s 18 weeks, we went for check-up and his weight dropped to 6.28 kg. The health visitor (HV) advised me to try EBM and if I think his weight not increasing healthily try to top up with FM. Then, when I went back home, I tried gave him FM but he refused. I tried a couple of times and he still refused them. So I thought maybe because suddenly he did’t like the FM ( Aptamil no 2) although I used the same FM that I gave him before.

Then, when I came back to Malaysia I need to attend English class, so I need to give him FM (in case I can’t expressed enough milk for him when I’m away). There are too many FM brands in Malaysia and they don’t have small tester milk. I can’t decided which one, after I asked my MIL (she was a nurse),she said try to give him ordinary milk brand like Dumex or Lactogen or Dutch Lady because they are suitable to most babies in Malaysia without complication like allergic etc, and then I bought Lactogen (when I went to buy FM I want to take Dumex because it’s cheaper but the taukeh put it too height and I can’t reached ).

So, back to the point. My problem now, Elyas is refusing bottle eventhough when we gave him EBM. Dont talk about FM, once he taste the milk, he will make a face and eject the milk that inside his mouth. And I think he’s not suitable with Lactogen because everytime I gave him, red spots will appear around his mouth (so the whole tin of milk will goes to Bushy our cat). My question is how to encourage your baby to bottle-feed? Although I’m worried about his weight, but I don’t want to start weaning yet I want to wait until he’s 6 months.

Any suggestions? and suggestions on good milk brand?

My lil man is turning 4 months old next week. Some of my friends started to wean their child by 4 months old. What is weaning?Weaning is quite simply the process of moving your baby from a total milk diet to one that includes solid food too. Milk will continue to supply many of the nutrients baby needs for some time, but as baby becomes more active, solid foods will become an increasingly important part of their healthy, balanced diet. They’ll need the different nutrients in food for healthy growth – both mentally and physically.Before this, I thought baby should be given solid food only when they turn 6 months. How could I know when Elyas is ready? I took this from a book

most babies will give you signs that they are ready to try solids. some will show great interest in your food, watching you eat and reaching out to grab foods from you. others may wake more often and want more milk feeds, perhaps even beginning to wake again during the night. your baby finds it harder to wait until the next feed and becomes irritable or chews their hands.

Hmm.. Elyas starting shows the interest in food. He’s  watching us eating and making ‘that thing look delicious’ face and he stare at our food ; even he will follows the food directions if we move to the left or right! He starts chewing his hand instead of sucking the dummy and making noise like Maggie Simpson sucks her dummy sroooott…sroooott….srooot.. He become less patience every feeding, and if he feels really hungry, he will catch & sucks the breast like orang kebulur!

But before we further, lets do these ‘Yes – No’ questionaire

Most babies are not ready for mixed feeding before six months because:

1. They cant digest foods
   • YES - Babies cannot make all the right enzymes to digest a variety of foods before this age and their kidneys may not be mature enough to cope with foods other than milk
2. They cant sit up
   • YES - Its not only that they cant sit up; they dont have enough co-ordination or muscle control to cope with the foods put into their mouths, and cant maintain the posture needed to swallow
3. They may develop allergies
   • YES - If solid foods are introduced early, babies may be more at risk of developing allergies, including eczema and asthma and there may be an increased risk of respiratory illness and wheezing in childhood.
4. They are more likely to be overweight
   • YES - Early introduction of solid foods may contribute to a child being overweight
5. They still sleep too much
   • NO - Your baby will be having alert times and sleepy times by now

Most babies are ready to try new foods by the age of six months because:

1. They need iron
   • YES - The stores of iron that babies are born with are running out; babies need to get new iron from foods
2. They have to drink too much milk
   • YES - Milk is a bulky food, babies have to take more and more of it to meet their needs, but solid foods are more concerntrated
3. It will help them speak
   • YES - The process of learning how to deal with foods helps a baby’s mouth and tougue to develop and so the muscles are strong and ready to form words
4. They have teeth
   • YES - Many babies do begin to cut teeth by six months and it seems sensible that they cut their teeth about the time they are ready to try solid foods.
5. They can pick things up and put them in their mouth
   • YES - Many babies begin to pick up things and put them in their mouth, about now and it’s a sign they’re ready to try solid foods
6. Other people’s babies will be eating solids
   • NO - It’s not a race, though it sometimes feels like that. Every baby will be ready for solids at a different time, so try to stay tuned-in to your baby
7. It will help them sleep through the night
   • NO - The only time it may help is if your baby was sleeping well, but now needs more milk feds at night and during the day.. this may be a sign that milk is not enough and he is ready for solids. But if your baby has never slept through, introducing solids is unlikely to help.

My other dilemma is, it could be the growth spurt.

At 4 months, lots of babies go through a growth spurt which can make them seem a lot hungrier than usual. It’s important not to confuse this with the real signs of weaning though because their digestive system needs time to develop before you introduce solids, however puréed they are!  Be patient and if it is a growth spurt, your baby’s appetite should go back to normal relatively quickly.

At this moment, Elyas is totally depends on my milk. When I gave Elyas formula milk for a couple of times before (when we had problem with BF), and I felt sad knowing he’s not drinking my milk   To start a solid food is quite a big deal for me (and maybe for most mums) . Thinking about weaning makes me sad; knowing he will move on from exclusive BF, but on top of that I also excited; thinking what the FIRST FOOD I want him to taste and what I would like to cook for him ( a good excuse to buy a new food blender/processor )

Starting solids at the right time is really important for your baby’s development and health. The Department of Health recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, and unless otherwise advised by your health professional, solid foods in any form should not be started any earlier. With each baby you have to find the right moment for introducing the first tastes of food.

still not decided yet ; should I introduce solids early or not, but I think I may be hold on until we are back to Malaysia

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I need help pleaseeee~~~

My problem is about breastfeeding my little boy.

Recently I feel a bit worried that my brea*st not produce enough milk for Elyas. In every feeding time especially during day time, I need to feed him every 1 1/2 hour or 2 hours, and most everytime he seem not satisfied with 1 brea*st and I need to give him both. Because he feeds in every short period and by both brea*st sometimes I can feel that my brea*st not contain much milk by the next feeding time and it on and on and on. I read in books that mum’s body will produce milk depends on the baby’s demand and should be enough and the baby also have a certain time that he feeds more than usual. And also I feels that my brea*st less swollen from before, feels like less milk and this situation stress me out because I want to exclusive breastfeeding Elyas for at least 6 months.

Any tips or advice about my problem? Is it normal that our brea*st not as big as the first few months after giving birth? what to do or eat to produce more milk? I drinks Horlicks and also eat roasted garlic which people said good for milk..

Sometimes it’s a frustation to hear Elyas crying because not feels  full by one brea*st and I know that stress will effecting the milk production… For mummies out there please help me..