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giving salt to baby

NancyLKF

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Hi all. Just wondering if anyone has advice for giving salt to a baby. Maggie is 3 weeks. I mixed her salt in baby bananas and baby apple sauce and she gags. Can I dissolve the salt in breastmilk?
Thanks.
 

NancyLKF

New member
Hi all. Just wondering if anyone has advice for giving salt to a baby. Maggie is 3 weeks. I mixed her salt in baby bananas and baby apple sauce and she gags. Can I dissolve the salt in breastmilk?
Thanks.
 

NancyLKF

New member
Hi all. Just wondering if anyone has advice for giving salt to a baby. Maggie is 3 weeks. I mixed her salt in baby bananas and baby apple sauce and she gags. Can I dissolve the salt in breastmilk?
Thanks.
 

NancyLKF

New member
Hi all. Just wondering if anyone has advice for giving salt to a baby. Maggie is 3 weeks. I mixed her salt in baby bananas and baby apple sauce and she gags. Can I dissolve the salt in breastmilk?
Thanks.
 

NancyLKF

New member
Hi all. Just wondering if anyone has advice for giving salt to a baby. Maggie is 3 weeks. I mixed her salt in baby bananas and baby apple sauce and she gags. Can I dissolve the salt in breastmilk?
<br />Thanks.
 

jdkeep

New member
Hi Nancy - my son, Brady, is 3 months old, and I dissolve it in breast milk. To be honest, I use sodium chloride prescribed by Brady's doctor. I was never able to get him to take the actual salt dissolved in breast milk - he just gagged and wouldn't swallow it. I tried it myself once - I put salt in regular milk and tasted it! It tastes horrible, no matter how much milk you use to dissolve it. So, I definitely recommend dissolving it in as much breast milk as you can.

Another thing Brady's doctor suggested was not to give him the entire amount of salt (1/8 teaspoon) in one feeding, to spread it out throughout the day, so that you're using less salt with each feeding. You might want to try that depending on Maggie's feeding schedule. I breastfeed, but I pump and then fortify it with formula because Brady was born very small, and we're trying to get his weight up. So, he's on a pretty strict schedule with his eating.

Good luck!
 

jdkeep

New member
Hi Nancy - my son, Brady, is 3 months old, and I dissolve it in breast milk. To be honest, I use sodium chloride prescribed by Brady's doctor. I was never able to get him to take the actual salt dissolved in breast milk - he just gagged and wouldn't swallow it. I tried it myself once - I put salt in regular milk and tasted it! It tastes horrible, no matter how much milk you use to dissolve it. So, I definitely recommend dissolving it in as much breast milk as you can.

Another thing Brady's doctor suggested was not to give him the entire amount of salt (1/8 teaspoon) in one feeding, to spread it out throughout the day, so that you're using less salt with each feeding. You might want to try that depending on Maggie's feeding schedule. I breastfeed, but I pump and then fortify it with formula because Brady was born very small, and we're trying to get his weight up. So, he's on a pretty strict schedule with his eating.

Good luck!
 

jdkeep

New member
Hi Nancy - my son, Brady, is 3 months old, and I dissolve it in breast milk. To be honest, I use sodium chloride prescribed by Brady's doctor. I was never able to get him to take the actual salt dissolved in breast milk - he just gagged and wouldn't swallow it. I tried it myself once - I put salt in regular milk and tasted it! It tastes horrible, no matter how much milk you use to dissolve it. So, I definitely recommend dissolving it in as much breast milk as you can.

Another thing Brady's doctor suggested was not to give him the entire amount of salt (1/8 teaspoon) in one feeding, to spread it out throughout the day, so that you're using less salt with each feeding. You might want to try that depending on Maggie's feeding schedule. I breastfeed, but I pump and then fortify it with formula because Brady was born very small, and we're trying to get his weight up. So, he's on a pretty strict schedule with his eating.

Good luck!
 

jdkeep

New member
Hi Nancy - my son, Brady, is 3 months old, and I dissolve it in breast milk. To be honest, I use sodium chloride prescribed by Brady's doctor. I was never able to get him to take the actual salt dissolved in breast milk - he just gagged and wouldn't swallow it. I tried it myself once - I put salt in regular milk and tasted it! It tastes horrible, no matter how much milk you use to dissolve it. So, I definitely recommend dissolving it in as much breast milk as you can.

Another thing Brady's doctor suggested was not to give him the entire amount of salt (1/8 teaspoon) in one feeding, to spread it out throughout the day, so that you're using less salt with each feeding. You might want to try that depending on Maggie's feeding schedule. I breastfeed, but I pump and then fortify it with formula because Brady was born very small, and we're trying to get his weight up. So, he's on a pretty strict schedule with his eating.

Good luck!
 

jdkeep

New member
Hi Nancy - my son, Brady, is 3 months old, and I dissolve it in breast milk. To be honest, I use sodium chloride prescribed by Brady's doctor. I was never able to get him to take the actual salt dissolved in breast milk - he just gagged and wouldn't swallow it. I tried it myself once - I put salt in regular milk and tasted it! It tastes horrible, no matter how much milk you use to dissolve it. So, I definitely recommend dissolving it in as much breast milk as you can.
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<br />Another thing Brady's doctor suggested was not to give him the entire amount of salt (1/8 teaspoon) in one feeding, to spread it out throughout the day, so that you're using less salt with each feeding. You might want to try that depending on Maggie's feeding schedule. I breastfeed, but I pump and then fortify it with formula because Brady was born very small, and we're trying to get his weight up. So, he's on a pretty strict schedule with his eating.
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<br />Good luck!
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mneville

Guest
WHen Aidan was a baby, I put a little pinch in each bottle throughout the day. He was fine with it that way. As the weather got warmer, I put a little more.

Megan
 
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mneville

Guest
WHen Aidan was a baby, I put a little pinch in each bottle throughout the day. He was fine with it that way. As the weather got warmer, I put a little more.

Megan
 
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mneville

Guest
WHen Aidan was a baby, I put a little pinch in each bottle throughout the day. He was fine with it that way. As the weather got warmer, I put a little more.

Megan
 
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mneville

Guest
WHen Aidan was a baby, I put a little pinch in each bottle throughout the day. He was fine with it that way. As the weather got warmer, I put a little more.

Megan
 
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mneville

Guest
WHen Aidan was a baby, I put a little pinch in each bottle throughout the day. He was fine with it that way. As the weather got warmer, I put a little more.
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<br />Megan
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
Yeah, I wouldn't try to get it all in at once, but spread it out throughout the day. That's what I did with my dd.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
Yeah, I wouldn't try to get it all in at once, but spread it out throughout the day. That's what I did with my dd.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
Yeah, I wouldn't try to get it all in at once, but spread it out throughout the day. That's what I did with my dd.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
Yeah, I wouldn't try to get it all in at once, but spread it out throughout the day. That's what I did with my dd.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
Yeah, I wouldn't try to get it all in at once, but spread it out throughout the day. That's what I did with my dd.
 
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