[Cristian'smommy]

I am new to boards and am relactating (well rebuilding my supply) for my almost 6 month old baby boy. He was breastfed with suppliments till 3 1/2 months old. Due to complications my(thought I had yeast and suffered but it was exema, and he was losing weight) supply dwindled and he started to refuse the breast. I decided to try to get him back on. I rented a pump. got a sns and order domperidone . My supply is now looking good. I am pumping about 8 oz a day compared to maybe an ounce 3 weeks ago.I have tried everything to get him back to breast but he want's nothing to do with it. I tried the sns but he won't have it. I read on here (at least I think it was here) about someone putting apple juice in the sns to get baby to latch and so I tried it. He took it for like 1.5 minutes. This is the first time in months he's latched. Do you think it's ok to put the juice in or do you think he will get hooked on the juice and I won't get him off it(that is if he takes it again) Any advice would be appreciated. Any help with getting him latched would be appreciated too. Thanks

 

[Kleine Hexe]

I personally don't think it's a good idea. Juice is empty calories and the baby gets nothing from it. Just like it is advised not to put juice in bottles. Have you tried putting your expressed milk in it? If he likes the sweetness of juice remember that breast milk is sweet.

I definately recommend calling a lactation consultant to help. Good luck to you. Congrats on relactating! You're doing great.

 

[Tupelo Honey]

Well, desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures. If this is the only thing that works, then maybe it's worth just a few empty calories, as long as you don't let it become an on-going thing. I would put no more than 2 ounces of juice, and quickly cut down as he becomes more willing to take the breast. I would set a time frame for how long you will do this, as well, like a few weeks maybe.

 

[samuelsmom]

Maybe over time you can dilute the juice or mix it with your EBM??? Hmmm...I'm not a big fan of juice, but if it's getting him to latch on, maybe it's the trick to get him there and then eventually get the juice out of there!

 

[wombat]

I agree about desperate situations needs desperate measures. A little apple juice won't harm a 6 mo old.

Here's some good tips for coaxing baby back to the breast
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/...to-breast.html

Good on you for putting all that effort into fixing your BF problems. Good luck.

 

[LaffNowCryLater]

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Originally Posted by samuelsmom Maybe over time you can dilute the juice or mix it with your EBM??? Hmmm...I'm not a big fan of juice, but if it's getting him to latch on, maybe it's the trick to get him there and then eventually get the juice out of there!

That's what I would do too. Eventually cut it with more EBM than juice till its all EBM?

 

[corysmilk]

I would do the juice too! just for a while.
good luck, bf'ing will eventually have it's own rewards