phythia, i think i'll probably do the same thing u do... one ear in one ear out... just like how my boy likes to suck his fingers now... i heard MIL commented "next time i'll put chili on ur finger n c if u still suck"... dunno if it'll really happen when we move back soon... sigh... i mean y force the kid? then again it's old vs modern... sigh...

hmm...now that i recall...my son never suck his fingers to comfort himself. So i didn't have that problem.

well..what to do...old people will tell you ..that they ate salt first..so we should listen to them.

phythia, my boy suck his finger(s) so hard u can hear the sucking sound... i told hb that mayb he n mil gently press/bite (i oso dunno) his fingers when he try to touch their faces, my boy learn from there then again, i read that bf babies suck often than bottle fed babies... i oso dunno y...

hmmm....interesting to know that.

I need advice. If we plan to exclusively bf our baby for first 6 mths, does it mean that we cant feed the baby our breast milk via bottle? Im afraid if we introduce bottle then its not exclusive bf anymore. N mebbe cn cause nipple confusion?

Kit, Why dont u try a pacifier? My mil said that if addicted to pacifier, u can throw it away... but addicted to sucking finger how? Cut the finger off?

lorr,
U can introduce bottle feeding after about 4-6 weeks. Cuz by then, u may need to go back to work. Not introducing bottle before that is to avoid nipple confusion and also to build up your supply by the suckling from your baby.

Feeding your baby with a bottle with breastmilk and no other liquid is called exclusively breastfeeding too..

sbux, pacifier oso not easy to wean la... luckily my kid weaned off before 1yo.. otherwise i oso pening

it depends lor..my son wean himself off the pacifier before 1yo.

lorr..sbux is right..feeding breastmilk through the bottle is also exclusively bf. Exclusively bf means...feeding your baby with breast milk only . No other fluids eg water is to be fed.

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Added on May 5, 2011, 9:05 amoh...i came home from work at 6pm...my son didn't asked for his 'nan nan' till about 830 (before he sleeps). Then..he didn't wake up for his 11pm feed. Only woke up at about 1am...keekek...hopefully this continues and slowly wean himself off (just like his pacifier)

This post has been edited by phythia79: May 5 2011, 09:05 AM

sbux, he din like the pacifier but i dunno abt it now... then again, mil said no pacifier... go figure la...

phythia, way to go little xander~! btw the car seat is now permanent in the car

i dunno if his sucking is associated to his i-put-everything-into-my-mouth-and-i-even-tasted-the-floor thingy... the only thing he (sorta) likes is his sassy frog teether...

i have a question, i'm drinking nesvita, to supplement my calcium, it says it has this calcilock that locks the calcium into your bones, but then what happens to my bm ah? no calcium then? haha sorry for this stupid question.

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Added on May 5, 2011, 12:13 pmmy daughter never really cared for pacifier either, i gv it to her when she was around 4-5months she;s ok with it, but then we lost it and she didnt look for it and after awhile we bought another she sort of dunno what the heck it is for, she just played with it sometime she sucked it the right way, sometime she suck the handle part. haha

This post has been edited by lunalovegood: May 5 2011, 12:13 PM

Hmm..i dunno if i say it correctly or not...usually if our own intake of calcium is not sufficient..it's usually taken from the bones and teeth..hence whey bf moms are encouraged to drink lots of milk or up their calcium intake in order not use the calcium from the bones or teeth (which leads to osteoporosis and decay)..therefore..back to your questions..then it's a good thing that your bones have calcium from the drink..coz if not enough calcium..our body will take the calcium from the bones.

Sbux n phythia, thks for your earlier advice
Btw, as per the calcium Q, wut milk do u guys recommend for bf moms in order to ensure we got enough calcium? Any othr supplements we shld take to make sure we got sufficient vitamins in our body?

Anmum lacta mbe

multivitamins too mayb...

maybe you can eat yoghurt too...up on food that has high calcium like broccoli..lady's fingers..tofu..You can go google to find out what other foods has high calcium.

Just to remind..whatever we eat or drink will be 'reflected' in our breast milk. Sometimes, even though we are tolerant to dairy..our babies may not..thus dairy may not be the right answer to up on calcium intake. Just keep a lookout if you do drink milk or consume dairy.

This post has been edited by phythia79: May 9 2011, 09:17 AM

if i'm not bf, should i drink anmum lacta to build calcium too?

to me..i think should be fine..coz whatever milk or products are made for bf moms..are safe to consume by any other ladies. If you are not bf..i'll suggest for you to drink the nesvita..calcium fresh milk (though it's more expensive) or probably anlene.

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Added on May 9, 2011, 9:29 amunless you are pregnant..then you should double check if it's suitable for pregnant ladies.

This post has been edited by phythia79: May 9 2011, 09:29 AM

i was thinking... if i wanna wean off my boy to make way for a 2nd one, would it b unfair for him? i feel like kesian him... i'm not preggy now, just thinking got having another one... think only...

I salute you lar..still thinking of having another child. for me 1 sudah cukup lar. Everything is getting expensive..can't afford another baby.

Maybe you wanna try tandem bf? but will be tiring lar..probably you can try after he reach 1yo...as by then your son will be getting most of the nutrients from solids instead of your milk.

phythia, was thinking of "opening shop" when he reach 1yo... coz hb's bothering me to wean him off nite feeds... yeah i was thinking of nursing while preggy n tandem bf... but dunno if i have the strength, courage, support n energy for it