Comments on: The Breast Thing You Can Do http://www.capetownmom.com/feeding/the-breast-thing-you-can-do/ A voice on motherhood in the mother city Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:22:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Shamim http://www.capetownmom.com/feeding/the-breast-thing-you-can-do/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Shamim Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:35:22 +0000 http://www.capetownmom.com/?p=112#comment-106 Hello Just came upon this site. I also experienced the "you must give him formula" (at 3 days old) from a paediatrician at a Medi-Clinic, and then at a another private hospital 2 weeks later. My baby was 2.1kg at birth, quickly dropped to 1.8kg and developed jaundice. Luckily i had researched breastfeeding and breastfed my first baby for 2 years, and was also able to express copious amounts of colostrum when my little one struggled to latch. I let my baby do his own thing for the first 2 weeks regarding sleeping and feeding (not more than 4 hours between feeds), but then he hadn't picked up much. so against a 2nd pediatricians advice, i continued to breastfeed only, but now every 2 to 3 hours. And now he is picking up between 200 and 300g per week! At 4 months old, he is still exclusively breastfed, with not a drop of formula or water, even though I'm back at work full time! Hello
Just came upon this site. I also experienced the “you must give him formula” (at 3 days old) from a paediatrician at a Medi-Clinic, and then at a another private hospital 2 weeks later.

My baby was 2.1kg at birth, quickly dropped to 1.8kg and developed jaundice. Luckily i had researched breastfeeding and breastfed my first baby for 2 years, and was also able to express copious amounts of colostrum when my little one struggled to latch.

I let my baby do his own thing for the first 2 weeks regarding sleeping and feeding (not more than 4 hours between feeds), but then he hadn’t picked up much. so against a 2nd pediatricians advice, i continued to breastfeed only, but now every 2 to 3 hours. And now he is picking up between 200 and 300g per week!

At 4 months old, he is still exclusively breastfed, with not a drop of formula or water, even though I’m back at work full time!

]]> By: Davina http://www.capetownmom.com/feeding/the-breast-thing-you-can-do/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Davina Sat, 09 May 2009 06:13:26 +0000 http://www.capetownmom.com/?p=112#comment-9 Bronwyn, as being one of the "friends" who told you to ignore the doctors and go with your gut, I marvel every time I see your baby. He's happy and healthy and growing at an amazing rate on your "insufficient" breastmilk. Good for you! Bronwyn, as being one of the “friends” who told you to ignore the doctors and go with your gut, I marvel every time I see your baby. He’s happy and healthy and growing at an amazing rate on your “insufficient” breastmilk. Good for you!

]]> By: kerry http://www.capetownmom.com/feeding/the-breast-thing-you-can-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5 kerry Wed, 06 May 2009 11:27:45 +0000 http://www.capetownmom.com/?p=112#comment-5 I've had a similar experience, my little Amber was also a hefty 4,1kg when she was born. We lived in the Netherlands at the time where they cannot be more natural and promote breastfeeding very well. At her 6 week immunisations, we were in South Africa and the sister at the Diskem we went to told me that I need to be feeding Amber with "hungry baby formula" I couldn't really understand why, considering she was putting on weight perfectly! Obviously, I ignored her and am still exclusively breast feeding Amber at 4 months. What worries me is that they are probably telling people this who don't have the defiant personalities that we have (not to mention that I have also read everything there was to read, pre birth! And had decided I would try and EBF for the first 6 months if possible) and so many people are giving in when being told by so-called experts to suppliment. This is likely why there is are so many overweight kids out there! Aside from the obvious financial benefit! I’ve had a similar experience, my little Amber was also a hefty 4,1kg when she was born. We lived in the Netherlands at the time where they cannot be more natural and promote breastfeeding very well.

At her 6 week immunisations, we were in South Africa and the sister at the Diskem we went to told me that I need to be feeding Amber with “hungry baby formula” I couldn’t really understand why, considering she was putting on weight perfectly! Obviously, I ignored her and am still exclusively breast feeding Amber at 4 months.

What worries me is that they are probably telling people this who don’t have the defiant personalities that we have (not to mention that I have also read everything there was to read, pre birth! And had decided I would try and EBF for the first 6 months if possible) and so many people are giving in when being told by so-called experts to suppliment.

This is likely why there is are so many overweight kids out there! Aside from the obvious financial benefit!

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