Height Weight Percentiles Boys
2011
height weight percentiles boys
Why does my breastfed baby fuss after eating for 10 minutes?
My 2 month old fusses after like 10 minutes of breastfeeding. He starts geting red and fussy then starts crying and tugging at my nipple. I want to know how do you know when he’s full because he seems to eat every hour and he’s only on the 25th percentile in boys weight and height. Do I change breast after 10 minutes?I thought you were supposed to do each side for 20 minutes each. i’m confused help.
If he’s fussy take him of and burp him. You can either then a) offer the same breast again b) offer the other breast. Its up to you. If you offer the same breast again and he shoves it away then definitely offer the other.
However the “20 minute rule” is one of the dumbest things ever!
http://www.kellymom.com/newman/11some_bf_myths.html#4
4. A baby should be on the breast 20 (10, 15, 7.6) minutes on each side.
Not true! However, a distinction needs to be made between “being on the breast” and “breastfeeding”. If a baby is actually drinking for most of 15-20 minutes on the first side, he may not want to take the second side at all. If he drinks only a minute on the first side, and then nibbles or sleeps, and does the same on the other, no amount of time will be enough. The baby will breastfeed better and longer if he is latched on properly. He can also be helped to breastfeed longer if the mother compresses the breast to keep the flow of milk going, once he no longer swallows on his own (Handout #15 Breast Compression). Thus it is obvious that the rule of thumb that “the baby gets 90% of the milk in the breast in the first 10 minutes” is equally hopelessly wrong. To see how to know a baby is getting milk see the videos at www.thebirthden.com/Newman.html
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/low-supply.html
Switch nurse. Switch sides 3 or more times during each feeding, every time that baby falls asleep, switches to “comfort” sucking, or loses interest. Use each side at least twice per feeding. Use breast compression to keep baby feeding longer. For good instructions on how to do this, see Dr. Jack Newman’s Protocol to increase intake of breastmilk by the baby. This can be particularly helpful for sleepy or distractible babies.
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/milkproduction.html
Are you having problems with oversupply?
Mothers who are working to remedy oversupply usually need to decrease supply without decreasing overall nursing frequency or weaning baby. One way to accomplish this is by “block nursing” – mom nurses baby as frequently as usual but restricts baby to one breast for a set period of time (often 3-4 hours but sometimes longer) before switching sides. In this way, more milk accumulates in the breast before mom switches sides (thus slowing milk production) but baby’s nursing frequency is not limited.
http://www.kellymom.com/newman/02colic_in_bf_baby.html
Human milk changes during a feeding. One of the ways in which it changes is that the amount of fat increases as the baby drains more milk from the breast. If the mother automatically switches the baby from one breast to the other during the feed, before the baby has “finished” the first side, the baby may get a relatively low amount of fat during the feeding. This may result in the baby getting fewer calories, and thus feeding more frequently. If the baby takes in a lot of milk (to make up for the reduced concentration of calories), he may spit up. Because of the relatively low fat content of the milk, the stomach empties quickly, and a large load of milk sugar (lactose) arrives in the intestine all at once. The protein which digests the sugar (lactase) may not be able to handle so much milk sugar at one time and the baby will have the symptoms of lactose intolerance—crying, gas, explosive, watery, green bowel movements. This may occur even during the feeding. These babies are not lactose intolerant. They have problems with lactose because of the sort of information women get about breastfeeding. This is not a reason to switch to lactose free formula.
1. Do not time feedings. Mothers all over the world have breastfed babies successfully without being able to tell time. Breastfeeding problems are greatest in societies where everyone has a watch and least where no one has a watch.
2. The mother should feed the baby on one breast, as long as the baby actually gets milk from the breast (see videos at www.thebirthden.com/Newman.html) until the baby comes off himself, or is asleep at the breast. If the baby feeds for a short time only, the mother can compress the breast (handout #15 Breast Compression) to keep the baby feeding, not just sucking. Please note that a baby may be on the breast for two hours, but may actually feed for only a few minutes. In that case the milk taken by the baby may still be relatively low in fat. This is the rationale for compressing the breast. If, after “finishing” on the first side, the baby still wants to feed, offer the other side. Do not prevent the baby from taking the other side if he is still hungry.
3. The next feeding, the mother should start the baby on the other breast in the same way.
4. The mother’s body will adjust quickly to the new method, and she will not become engorged or lop sided.
5. Just as there should be no “rule” for feeding both breasts at each feeding, there should be no rule for one breast per feeding. Let the baby finish on one breast (use compression to keep him feeding longer) but if he wants more, then offer the other side.
6. In some cases, it may be helpful to feed the baby two or more feedings on one side before switching over to the other side for two or more feedings.
7. This problem is made worse if the baby is not well latched on to the breast. A good latch is the key to easy breastfeeding.
My baby fusses or cries during nursing – what’s the problem?
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/fussy-while-nursing.html
* Intro
* Determining the problem (be sure to read this!)
* Does baby need to burp?
* Growth spurt
* Distractible baby
* Forceful let-down
* Slow let-down
* Baby wants a faster milk flow
* Baby is done nursing for the moment
* Baby prefers one side
* Fussy in the evening
* Teething
* Thrush
* Stuffy nose
* Food sensitivity
* Low milk supply
* Reflux
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