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Q: Update/ Question

asked by: oh_mommy on March 18th, 2006

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I got my blood tests done, I find out the results in a week or so when I have my doc appointment, I really didnt think they would use 5 tubes..Man! They collapsed one of my veins because im really tiny and I have small veins and the needle had too much suction lol.. They got about a tube and a half from my left arm and then decided it would work best using a baby needle so the went to my right arm. It hurt cause the nurse kept looking around and her hand was kinda shaky so it kept prodding around in there. My left arm hurts now from the vein being collapesed and abused lol.. Maybe i'll have a nice bruise there tomorrow lol..

So my questions are

1) for the first round of blood tests why do they need so much blood, what are they testing for?
2) once you have the baby and breast feed when can you start taking b/c
3) is breast feeding even worth it, or would formula be better?
4) is it true that if you breast feed the baby will always have diarehea untill it starts eatting other food? And if yes, why is does it happen if u breast feed and not if u use formula?

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oh_mommy

replied on March 18th, 2006

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Oh yeah, another thing, whats the chances if you and your guy were both small babies and still small ppl that ur kids will besmall also.. When I was born I weighed 7lbs something and he was 5lbs something his mom saidbut he was a couple weeks early..

Right now im 5'2 and hes 5'6, im 17 and hes 19.
When I got weighed at the doc I weighed 87lbs, when my mom was 22 she weighed 98 lbs. Im not anerexic or balimic and neither was she.
I believe shawn said he weighs about 120ish

Kia

replied on March 18th, 2006

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Answer one

Quote:

when you go for your booking visit either with your gp or your midwife, you'll be asked to give some blood. This is to check your blood group and whether you are rhesus positive or negative, your haemoglobin level, and your immunity to german measles (rubella). Your blood is also tested for syphilis, and hepatitis b. If you have a particular reason for concern, you can also ask to be tested for toxoplasmosis and hepatitis c. All pregnant women are now offered the test for hiv/aids, but you don't have to have it if you don't want to. These initial blood tests are very important because they give you and your carers important information about your health and any possible problems you might have during your pregnancy.

answer 2 - depends on the type of birth control.

Usually you can not take the pill while breast feeding. You can have an iud/ius fitted at your 6 week check up

answer 3 - breast feeding is more than worth it.

A) it's free!

B) breast milk contains millions of specialist antibacterial agents and other goodies to give baby the very best start.

C) it is custom made to suit your baby.

D) no need for all that sterilising equipment and such - every meal is already perfectly sterile and prepared to just the right temp for baby.

Answer 4 - babies who are brestfed have looser stools than formula fed babies but not diarrhea. Formula fed babies often suffer with colic, constipation and the like oh and smelly nappies eeeewww lol
also breastfed babies get to taste things you eat in your milk so by the time weaning comes around they already recognise certain tastes.

(i think your question should have been the other way around - do formula fed babies have constiapation and not breasfed babies - why? Instead of do breastfed babies have diarrhea)

oh_mommy

replied on March 18th, 2006

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Whats looser stools?
I asked about diarehea cause my mom told me today if I breast feed the baby will have diarehea all the time, me and my two brothers were all on forumula so yeah. It would kinda make scence cause what I eat would always be differnt and they wouldnt be use toit

Kia

replied on March 18th, 2006

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Breastfed babies have soft poo not diarrhea and that is good because babies muscles aren't strog and it can make them very poorly if they always have to try to push hard poo out.

Formula makes poo hard

stools is a name for poo (just less vulgar) and looser means that they are softer and easier to push out.

oh_mommy

replied on March 18th, 2006

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Ok thnks.. How come on ur first post it says answer 1 then the quote from what I said.. I dontsee anything for answer one.. Did you typeanything?

Kia

replied on March 18th, 2006

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It is not the quote of what you wrote it is an answer - read again sweetie

Quote:

oh_mommy

replied on March 18th, 2006

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Opps haha..Sorry im just a dumbie, hopefully my baby dosnt take after me in that way haha.., but yeah thank..

Kia

replied on March 18th, 2006

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No problems *grin*

just ask and I can probably find the answer somewhere for you lol

oh_mommy

replied on March 18th, 2006

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Haha yeah, imguessing you have experiance and search old posts for answers or soemthing.

Kia

replied on March 18th, 2006

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I don't search old posts.

yellow ribbon

replied on March 18th, 2006

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Hehe breastfeeding is great! The poo is softer and sometimes it can be runny but it doesnt smell anywhere near as bad as formula poo. I actually have a friend wow loved the smell whenever she was over she would change macy! And I was given a bc that was safe for taking during pregnancy at my 6 week appt. (obviously I stopped taking it cuz im pregnant again! I just suck at pill taking. Im getting an iud this time! Birth control for 5 or 10 year depending on which one ya choose) and you can start giving your baby baby rice at 2 months like a tsp mixed with some expressed milk in a bottle. Some ppl say it doesnt help but my granny swears it makes them sleep better and I agree

diamondsz

replied on March 18th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

1)they're testing you for everything and I mean everythings(stds,problems iron, etc
2) like dani said there is b/c u can take when breast feeding alothough most drs wont give u a prescription till ur 6 weeks appt and dont recommend sex until then!
3) I breastfed my daughther the first month/my son for a day I dont like the afterpains and feeling depressed which I found rbestfeeding made me feel so I swear by formula
4)the reason babys have looser stools(diarhea is considered to watery stools more than twice a day) on breastmilk is because it is easier to digest it looks yellow with cucmber seeds(which is also common in formula with dha&rha) formula contains more iron making babys crap harder and it does stink

honestly I think breastfeeding/supplementing with formula is great if I wasnt in so much pain I would have brestfed cam longer(the more kids u have the worse the afterpains get it feels like ur going through labor again(contractions are incredibly strong)

formula can get expensive

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