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I have also heard of fish soup being used by
Fijians for increasing milk supply. It would be great if someone
could do some research into it????!!!!
Helen
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Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] weight
loss
We have a big Asian population from a wide
range of cultures and I've seen so many variations of the chicken and ginger
soup used by different Asian cultures that I have no hesitation in
recommending it to mothers with a willing mother/auntie in the background who
will cook up a batch. It is amazing how
effective this is at increasing milk supply
Alesa
Alesa Koziol
Clinical Midwifery Educator
Melbourne
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 11:41
AM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] weight
loss
I
had a Chinese woman tell me about her chicken and ginger soup that she
swears by for abundant milk supply.(chicken soup can be pretty
fatty). The Asians have a reasonable level of fat in their diet, especially
when feeding. I mentioned dairy because we are told to stick to the
low fat, especially dairy. Sue said the baby is having good, wet
nappies, I agree with the supply line in preference to bottles, having used
one myself for 4 months. Maureen
Hi,
This is getting off the track in of the
story.. The role of diet is interesting. I wonder how the
Chinese manage - no walls of dairy cabinets in Chinese
supermarkets.
Re the breastfeeding, it still sounds a bit
like not enough milk. I feel a 2 week old breastfed baby should be
having plenty of poos. and some weight gain - not loss. Lots of
mums, using disposables, have a tough time working our how much wee a baby
is having. How much milk was she able to express? Babies often
seem to take more by bottle than they would normally need. at 60mls 3
hrly, that would seem to be more than 1/2 of his normal intake in
formula.
The first rule is certainly *feed the
baby* But formula feeding such large amounts won't help build up her
milk supply. Is there a plan to increase that?
Barb
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Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:04
AM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] weight
loss
He's getting enough fluid, so look at mum's diet.
Is she getting enough fat and protein? Even if overweight she should be
having full fat dairy. I wouldn't be worried about no poo, but
the weight loss is worrying. How often is he feeding and for
how long? Off hand I'd say he's not getting enough
fat.
Dear wise women
I have been following a client on early
discharge whose baby is losing weight. Now about 2 weeks old, I
readmitted her on day 5 as bub was lethargic, had not had a bowel
movement and had lost weight. She expressed, fed and topped up, bub
'woke up' and put on weight, started opening bowels and generally
improved all round, went home again fully breast feeding, seems to
have plenty of milk, plenty of wet nappies but again - no poo's, and
on last 2 visits had lost weight, 50g then another 40g. Has not
regained birth weight yet and does not seem satisfied despite frequent
b/f. I will be seeing her again tomorrow and am frankly puzzled
by this scenario. She is on medication herself for epilepsy (low dose
Tegretol and another that I can't remember) and has been taking
Motilium to boost supply.
Any suggestions/comments?
TIA Sue
"The only thing necessary for the triumph
of evil is for good men to do nothing"
Edmund
Burke
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