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Honestly most doctors and pharmacists don't really know so they err on the side of "dump and pump". It is not necessary for most drugs. Post which ones you took and we can link you to Dr. Hale's page. He is considered the leading expert.

I never limited myself, with the exception of caffeine.? I ate pretty much what I wanted.? I also don't eat sushi, so I'm not sure what to tell you about that. Tam

hmmmm...I'm not sure...from your siggy it looks like your little one is almost 4 months old, so it seems unlikely to be something you are eating at this point....but for the sake of being thorough...have you started to eat anything new lately?? It also seems a little old to be developing reflux. R u sure she is crying b/c her tummy is upset and not crying b/c of another reason?? I had a spurt where my little one seemed to spit up alot...

I remember having to nurse my newborn for hours in the earlier weeks, he either just falls asleep or nibble on forever but this past weeks, his nursing time seems to shorten, 15 mins tops and he will automatically spit my nipple out. Is this normal? I was worried that given he has shorten nursing time, he might not be getting adequate milk.? I am constantly thinking that he isn't getting enough milk because he hates hates my breast....

He nurses anywhere between 6-10 times a day if not a couple more. And yea they told me to use a pacifier because all he wanted to do was suck but he only takes the pacifier when he is not hungry. When he is hungry he will spit it right out...

Keep trying! Before I even had my son my boyfriend didn't want me to breastfeed, but I did it! He was going through a growth spurt around a time when we were on a trip that was 12 hours from home for a week.. and it was the first time I was meeting this part of his family, but shane wanted to nurse CONSTANTLY. They even said something about it, jokingly..but I apologized and said he was going through a growth spurt, and I had to catch...

check lact med toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/html... I really doubt you need to pump and dump at all...

Hot showers don't help much when I'm engorged. I have to pump a little first. There's a variety of freezer bags made specifically for breast milk. I started pumping around 2 weeks but didn't introduce a bottle until 4 weeks when BFing was established. I also went back to the hospital a couple times and met with a Lactation Consultant in the Women's Center for advice. I tried to contact LLL, but the leader never called...

If you have to pump then just freeze! The shower is a good idea but they also have something called a Latch Assist made by Lansinoh. I found it at Walmart and Walgreens. It's kinda like the aspirator you got from the hospital for LOs nose - it has a bulb at one end and the other looks like a horn (?). It's meant to draw the nipple out to make it easier to latch on to. That might help. Best advice - contact a lactation consultant or...

that helps a bunch... Thanks everyone..