It appears that California Dr.'s have a diff point/of view/theory than Indiana/Michigan Peds concerning newborns. Anyone know of a website for info........I know I am just a great aunt, and a guest in my nephew's home, but I do not understand why breast fed babies cannot have a bottle or a pacifier.
Jode
< =text/>_popupControl(); That is kind of strange with the no pacifier thing. Danielle was breast fed and had one. Sometimes babies just need that extra suckling to comfort them. They might not want the baby to have formula since it can be hard on the baby's tummy to go from breast milk to formula. I did pump when Danielle was nursing so I could get out of the house and also for Danny to have some bonding time by doing a few feedings once in awhile. She is none the worse for wear for having a bottle of breast milk once in awhile lol. You can get Playtex nursers where the nipple resembles moms nipple as closely as possible.Well what the Dr. here said was to feed the breast milk from a little cup....she will be 2 weeks old saturday. No pacifier, no nipple...just thought it odd. My sis and I suggested strongly she needed the suckling but no can do.....oh well.
jode
I have to agree with grammaskittles. I nursed both our daughters. I pumped when I needed to go somewhere. And they both had pacifiers. Our youngest wouldn't have much to do with her pacifier. She liked her thumb, bad I know. I don't think there is anything wrong with a bottle for a nursing baby once in a while either. Just my thoughts.
How young is the baby we are talking about? (I nursed all 4 of my children between 9 months to 1 1/2 yrs). If very newborn, it is always better to keep to nursing until it is well established before introducing a bottle (of course, when you do, use the bottle nipple that is most like mama with mama's breast milk). My understanding is that any commercial formula does mess up digestion for young nursing babies. Also, when introducing anything other than nursing on a regular basis the first 5-6 months, you risk terminating the babies desire to nurse. In my day, we were told that we did not need to start any other foods until 5-6 months. I don't know what the current feelings are on that. None of my children would take a pacifier. I breast feed the natural way, totally on demand with no schedule. That way milk quanity naturally adjusts to the needs of the baby. We were a military family most of those years and traveled a lot internationally in warm climates. So, my baby feedings were very uncomplicated, unlike the bottle feeding moms in the group! Their babies frequently had illness due to formula contamination with bacteria. Here is a wonderful group where you can get good advice on nursing that should answer all your questions-- its called Le Leche League: http://www.llli.org/I nursed all 3 of my sons. I think that like some have said the theory is that if you give the baby an artificial nipple, the babe won't want the breast. It is easier to get milk out of a bottle. Once the baby is nursing well, then you can introduce a bottle with breast milk in it. If you want to go back to work, you will have to learn to pump and the baby will need a bottle. I didn't give my babies anything but breast milk for the first six months. My family has a lot of food allergies and it is thought that waiting to introduce food helps that. I nursed them all to about a year. They are all very healthy adults now and my granddaughter was breast fed.
Hope this helps. You will hear lots of conflicting advice raising your baby-use your common sense and pray!
Lynne