Not exact matches
Below is Taryn's story about
exclusively pumping
after experiencing a great deal of pain
nursing her daughter.
Keep in mind, doctors usually recommend breastfeeding
exclusively for the first six months and continuing to
nurse even
after introducing solids for at least the first year of your baby's life.
Breastfeeding and travel go together so well —
after all, if your baby is
exclusively nursing, you really don't need most of the items on this list!
Thankfully, I had an easier time
nursing my second child whom I breastfed
exclusively till he was 9 months old before introducing solids and he didn't wean until
after his second birthday.
I too was bullied by
nurses, midwives, friends, books, media into breastfeeding
exclusively after c - section.
My
exclusively breastfed babies never did and preferred sucking on a pacifier,
after nursing for comfort.
Not all newborns are the same, of course, and yours just might need to be burped
after feedings, even if she is
exclusively nursed.
You need to begin
nursing exclusively, and
after a time (depending on how much leave you have) begin to switch to a bottle.
It took me almost TWO MONTHS post birth to undue the breastfeeding damage the hospital caused... Thank G - d, I was able to eventually
nurse my babies
exclusively after those two months of crazy, crazy pumping and medication, and they are still
nursing now at 18 months.
my daughter, who
nursed exclusively until 10 months old (with some failed attempts at introducing solids
after 6 months) and continued to
nurse until about 2 years old, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 months old.
(They subsisted
exclusively on breastmilk for the first six or seven months, and continued
nursing for a significant period
after solid foods were introduced.)
He used to
exclusively nurse to sleep, now most nights he gets «bounced» to sleep (exercise ball)
after being changed, swaddled, fed, and then bounced.
We're sorta jealous of this mom because she wrote that she has Freemie Cups, which every
nursing and
exclusively pumping mom lusts
after!
An estimated 70 percent of new mothers start breast - feeding right
after childbirth, but by six months, less than 20 percent are still
exclusively nursing, according to the 2004 National Immunization Survey.
Below is Angela's story about
exclusively pumping
after a rough experience
nursing.
If you're
exclusively nursing your baby (meaning that your baby is taking in no formula or solid food), still haven't had a period, and are taking the minipill as directed, it's nearly 100 percent effective during the first six months
after giving birth.
I have been using nipple shields with my first son
exclusively for the first 1 month because the first time he latched on directly
after birth, my nipples got cracked to blood and it was just impossible to
nurse without shields.
Three months later, 79 percent of moms who had topped off their babies with formula
after nursing were
exclusively breastfeeding, compared with 42 percent of moms who only had
nursed at the start.
Researchers had moms whose babies had lost about 5 to 10 percent of their birthweight (a typical amount to lose
after delivery) either
exclusively breastfeed their infant or top off Baby with 2 teaspoons of formula
after every
nursing session.
In the end, I did
exclusively breastfeed her for six months, and, 14 months
after her birth, I still
nurse her before her bedtime and when she rises at about 6 AM (as well as on - demand during the day).
After I had my daughter I
exclusively nursed until her 2 day check up when her weight had dropped below the 10 % mark of her birth weight.
It's common for mothers to conceive three or four months
after birth, even if they are
exclusively nursing.
He was there for me when the doctors basically accused me of starving her —
after weeks of me bringing her in and saying that there was something wrong because she wasn't pooping and being told that she was fine, defending my desire to
nurse exclusively.
Below is Ashley's story about
exclusively pumping for her son
after he wasn't gaining weight through
nursing.
After I told the
nurse that I wanted to
exclusively pump I felt even more pressure to try to
nurse, but I stuck to my guns.
The World Health Organization (WHO) also recommends that children be
exclusively breastfed for their first six months, but they recommend that parents
nurse along with feeding solid foods for at least their first two years, and however long both mom and child want
after that.