Guest guest Posted November 19, 2000 Report Share Posted November 19, 2000 I believe that bf babies don't need Pedialyte I don't think so either. IMO, It's gonna have nothing in it they need that's not going to be in your bm. Drake has been sick (vomiting/diarrhea) 2 or 3 times ever and I just always kept on nursing as much as he wanted, even when it came right back up. It's scary and hard to watch your baby be so sick but I would just camp out in the bed or tv room and hold/rock/nurse him all day and night until he was better......Hope she feels better soon! Fawn Drake 27mos edd 03-05-01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2000 Report Share Posted November 19, 2000 , BM is far better than pedialyte. I would stick to ebm until she can keep 3 oz, after that keep her first feeding short--even if she vomits bm, it's easier on her body than the pedialyte. There should never be a need to switch from bm in this situation, but the docs don't always know. Amy Lynn mother to 1-25-98 and 2-10-00 Want great toys? Non-violent, educational, fun! check out www.discoverytoysinc.com, or e-mail me privately for a catalog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2000 Report Share Posted November 19, 2000 My good friend and LLL leader once told about her youngest as a nursing toddler who had severe diarrhea for many weeks. She nursed the child more than a dozen times a day, was at the doctor's office frequently, but the child was never hospitalized for dehydration as a direct result of being bf. The child was also not eating at this point either--because of being sick. So, what's good for a toddler is obviously perfect for our infants, Amy Lynnmother to 1-25-98 and 2-10-00Want great toys? Non-violent, educational, fun! check out www.discoverytoysinc.com, or e-mail me privately for a catalog I've never done that with a sick baby. My whole family just went through a stomach virus, my youngest is 8 months old. A week ago Friday he vomited all day, I only nursed him, as much as he wanted, even he if he threw some up. I called our Dr at 5 pm because he had been too sleepy all day and hadn't peed all day. She recommended to keep nursing him and see if he would take a few sips of Pedialyte out of a sippy cup in-between nursing, but not to force it. He didn't like it so I just continued nursing him. She said if he was still vomiting after 3-4 more hours to take him into the ER, which I did. When we got there he had a temp of 105 F, both the nurse and Dr said to keep nursing him, neither suggested Pedialyte. They gave him tylenol, we waited for the fever to go down then we were sent home because he wasn't dehydrated enough for an IV yet. They said to bring him back if he continued to vomit the next day but he stopped, just had diarrhea all weekend. He continued to nurse well all weekend though and was back to his usual self by Sunday. I believe that bf babies don't need Pedialyte so in my opinion you can start nursing her now, even if she throws some up she is getting what she needs. Michele, mom of Arran 12-27-93, Keely 12-5-97 & Rowan 3-15-00! ICQ# 13092478Our Family Pages ~ http://www.telusplanet.net/public/jcrocker/micheles.htmModerator of Albertan Moms on the Net! http://www.geocities.com/albertanmoms/ Do your eyes light up when your child walks into the room? ~ Toni on Abby's Sick Hi all. Abby's got some sort of bug. She's vomiting and has diarrhea and was running a temp of 103. Her temp was down this am. Yesterday, on doctors orders, we were only giving her 2 oz an hour. (doc didnt want to overload her belly) We started off with just pedialyte then mixed it 1/2 and 1/2 with BM then went right to BM. She kept all that down so then I started upping the amount of BM. She got to 4.5 oz and kept it down. So I figured I could nurse her before bed last night but when I did she vomited again. Then at 1:00 am we gave her 2 oz of BM and she vomited that up too. Called the doc and she said to start the whole thing over again. So we did. Her fever broke about 6 am. She didnt really want to drink the 1/2 and 1/2 this morning, but she did. My question is this: How will I know when she's ready to nurse again? I thought I did everything right the first time but obviously I didnt. Man, I hate pumping!-Jen~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.TheElliotts.orgI believe that what is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right. -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~>eGroups eLertsIt's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free!>Give'>http://click.egroups.com/1/9698/0/_/410002/_/974651205/-------------------------------------------------------------------->Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed!http://www.lactivist.comGive the Gift of Life Breastfeed!http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2000 Report Share Posted November 20, 2000 The On-call doc didnt say that pedialyte was better than BM. She said it may be easier to hold down than milk. She said to start her with the pedialyte then mix that with BM then go straight to EBM. It did work. She would not hold down BM but the pedialyte stayed. And we were quickly able to get her back to BM. She has stopped the vomiting but still has the diarrhea. > BM is far better than pedialyte. I would stick to ebm until she can keep > 3 oz, after that keep her first feeding short--even if she vomits bm, it's > easier on her body than the pedialyte. There should never be a need to > switch from bm in this situation, but the docs don't always know. > -Jen ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.TheElliotts.org I believe that what is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2000 Report Share Posted November 20, 2000 But I think what Amy is trying to say, is that breastmilk is not milk in the sense that doctors think of milk (Dairy) It is considered to be a clear liquid and even if a miniscule amount is digested before it comes back up, it is better for her than pedialyte which is only satisfying the liquid needs, not the nutritional ones. Jenn -----Original Message----- From: M. Elliott The On-call doc didnt say that pedialyte was better than BM. She said it may be easier to hold down than milk. She said to start her with the pedialyte then mix that with BM then go straight to EBM. It did work. She would not hold down BM but the pedialyte stayed. And we were quickly able to get her back to BM. She has stopped the vomiting but still has the diarrhea. > BM is far better than pedialyte. I would stick to ebm until she can keep > 3 oz, after that keep her first feeding short--even if she vomits bm, it's > easier on her body than the pedialyte. There should never be a need to > switch from bm in this situation, but the docs don't always know. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2000 Report Share Posted November 20, 2000 > But I think what Amy is trying to say, is that breastmilk is not milk in the > sense that doctors think of milk (Dairy) It is considered to be a clear > liquid and even if a miniscule amount is digested before it comes back up, > it is better for her than pedialyte which is only satisfying the liquid > needs, not the nutritional ones. > > Jenn Yes, that's right. Breastmilk begins to digest almost immediately. If it stays in only 15 minutes Abby is already getting some of the nutrients. Plus, if it doesn't stay down, it is a natural body fluid and less irritating to the esophagus than other fluids/foods. Sorry I was so unclear.--Amy Lynn > > The On-call doc didnt say that pedialyte was better than BM. She said it > may > be easier to hold down than milk. She said to start her with the pedialyte > then > mix that with BM then go straight to EBM. It did work. She would not hold > down BM but the pedialyte stayed. And we were quickly able to get her back > to BM. > > She has stopped the vomiting but still has the diarrhea. Breastmilk is far better with diarrhea too, since the nutrients are absorbed so quickly and the balance is correct. Plus, Abby transmits, while nursing at your breast, signals to your body about her virus, so that your milk is changed/adapting to meet her specific needs while sick. Amy Lynn mother to 1-25-98 and 2-10-00 Want great toys? Non-violent, educational, fun! check out www.discoverytoysinc.com, or e-mail me privately for a catalog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2000 Report Share Posted November 20, 2000 That is what I was going to add as well. The Dr *thinks* he/she is being bfing supportive but really doesn't know enough about it or they wouldn't consider bm the same as cows milk. Plus there are all the immune factors that bm has, that's what I think about when nursing my baby and toddler when they are ill . The human breast is an amazing organ, it can manufacture antibodies for things even I haven't been sick with. Michele > But I think what Amy is trying to say, is that breastmilk is not milk inthe> sense that doctors think of milk (Dairy) It is considered to be a clear> liquid and even if a miniscule amount is digested before it comes back up,> it is better for her than pedialyte which is only satisfying the liquid> needs, not the nutritional ones.>> JennYes, that's right. Breastmilk begins to digest almost immediately. If itstays in only 15 minutes Abby is already getting some of the nutrients.Plus, if it doesn't stay down, it is a natural body fluid and lessirritating to the esophagus than other fluids/foods.Sorry I was so unclear.--Amy Lynn>> The On-call doc didnt say that pedialyte was better than BM. She said it> may> be easier to hold down than milk. She said to start her with thepedialyte> then> mix that with BM then go straight to EBM. It did work. She would nothold> down BM but the pedialyte stayed. And we were quickly able to get herback> to BM.>> She has stopped the vomiting but still has the diarrhea.Breastmilk is far better with diarrhea too, since the nutrients are absorbedso quickly and the balance is correct. Plus, Abby transmits, while nursingat your breast, signals to your body about her virus, so that your milk ischanged/adapting to meet her specific needs while sick.Amy Lynnmother to 1-25-98 and 2-10-00Want great toys? Non-violent, educational, fun! check outwww.discoverytoysinc.com, or e-mail me privately for a catalog-------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~>eGroups eLertsIt's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free!>Give'>http://click.egroups.com/1/9698/0/_/410002/_/974736948/-------------------------------------------------------------------->Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed!http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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