Sentences with phrase «at breastfeeding as»

At the end of the day the goal is to have a camp that supports health, that is what we want, a healthy camp with healthy individuals and healthy population in it, so WHO and it's partners, should be looking at breastfeeding as one of the key services and health promoting interventions that should be ensured in a place which houses affected populations.

Try looking at breastfeeding as a rare opportunity to take a break from the fast track and bond with your child.

I look at breastfeeding as a gift I give to my children.

I may have to wait a while to go out for an evening with the girls or a date alone with my husband, but I don't look at breastfeeding as a sacrifice.

Not exact matches

I needed her to teach me about breastfeeding and bonding with my babies, I needed her as the wind at my back moving me further into my wholeness.

I have never smoked, I drink less now naturally, as I am breastfeeding and I'm too busy to do any make - up, so usually a go at the eyelash curlers will do for the day!

Or, as Annie at PhD in Parenting put it: A breastfeeding support kit from a formula company is like a vegetarianism support kit -LSB-...]

Fun story: at a birth I did last year in another city south of where I live, I picked up mom's freebie «breastfeeding support» bag, and then, with her sitting by, watching from her hospital bed as she breastfed her babe, I helped her methodically remove every piece of advertising for formula companies it contained.

As my nursing preschooler got older and older it got harder for people to be supportive, and I was even asked to stop nursing at breastfeeding support group meetings because it was viewed as counter-productive to promoting breastfeeding among the new motherAs my nursing preschooler got older and older it got harder for people to be supportive, and I was even asked to stop nursing at breastfeeding support group meetings because it was viewed as counter-productive to promoting breastfeeding among the new motheras counter-productive to promoting breastfeeding among the new mothers.

In a study of 179 mothers who had breastfed for at least six months, 61 % had also breastfed during a subsequent pregnancy.1 Of these, 38 % went on to nurse both newborn and toddler postpartum, an arrangement known as «tandem nursing.»

I work as a breastfeeding educator at a WIC program in California.

It is estimated that infant mortality could have been as high as 1 in 5 at the beginning of the 19th century when many infants were fed a flour and water «formula» instead of being breastfed — not necessarily because of inherently dangerous birth practices.

What the studies can't capture is that personal choice and gratification in choosing to breastfeed or be at home with your children has a significant impact on the well - being of the family as well.

The key difference is likely to come down to the demands of breastfeeding following the birth of a child — an activity that's energy - intensive, time - consuming, and quite difficult to integrate with paid work, at least as work is currently structured.

I think someone who isn't willing to at least consider breastfeeding as an option shouldn't be a parent.

My supply plateaued at that level, even as my daughter's appetite grew, but I continued on breastfeeding and pumping and making up the difference with a growing proportion of formula.

As someone who was medically unable to breastfeed exclusively, I have been hurt again and and again by people who make themselves feel better at my expense by lording the fact that their body could make a full milk supply and mine couldn't.

I have a few qualms about his hunch that «The key difference is likely to come down to the demands of breastfeeding following the birth of a child — an activity that's energy - intensive, time - consuming, and quite difficult to integrate with paid work, at least as work is currently structured» — because that assumes that all women who want a high status - high income partner plan to have children.

Take care, Annie I should note as well, because I couldn't find a way to work it into the letter, that if I know a friend is planning to breastfeed, I often try to arm them with good information (e.g. good books, good websites, how to find a lactation consultant) ahead of time and let them know that I am there if they have any questions at all.

I feel that eating / bathing her will be simple at this age, as she is breastfeeding takes < 1 bottle formula / day and i can sponge bathe her to keep water away from her mouth.

Deciding not to breastfeed on demand at night may involve having a baby cry, but a parent can offer other kinds of reassurance, such as back - rubbing and talking, letting the child know you are there.

Therefore, the CDC recommends that babies are breastfed for at least 6 months or for as long as possible in order to reduce the likelihood of SIDS.

It is true I'm not as driven in my career as I was pre-kids, but that was a choice I made way back when I decided to have a family, and at that time, I planned to breastfeed «if I could» and to wean to formula.

• A substantial study in New Zealand identified father's smoking as a risk factor for breastfeeding cessation at four months postpartum, independently of mother's smoking and other factors (McLeod et al, 2002).

I hope to soon count myself as someone who continues breastfeeding because of the good information and support found at sites like this and others.

I didn't like any of this advice at all, and I say that as a babywearing, breastfeeding, cosleeping mother myself.

Dr. Linda Rosenstock, head of the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Preventive Services for Women confirms this need in the medical industry as according to her «First efforts at breastfeeding are not as intuitive as it seems.

I had gone to talk with a La Leche League Leader (breastfeeding counseller) and as I sat there breastfeeding my tiny little three month old I watcher her 18 month old hop up onto her lap and latch on, all while peering out at me with his head turned.

Compared to mothers who reported fewer than three total supports, mothers who reported five supports or three times as likely to be breastfeeding at six months.

If we decide to stay somewhere longer than originally planned, it's usually easy enough to find something to eat for the older kids and us parents, and keep breastfeeding as usual, without having to worry about whether the breast milk is still cold enough in the cooler, or whether they might stock our brand of baby milk at the corner store in an unfamiliar town.

When a baby breastfeeds, she drinks as much as she needs at that moment, possibly snoozes off.

I still breastfeed him when he is in the bed with me at night, and then once in the morning, and then one more time before I get up before midday, I do this so it's a sudden shock for him, and as a treat, for his emotions, and he loves this.

Or when you keep your already sleep - deprived self up at night wondering if you're kids are going to be as smart or as healthy or as flexible (insert some other silly adjective here) as your best friend's kid who was breastfed for two years.

A week after the feeding change, I moved out of their room (I had started cosleeping when left NICU because breastfeeding twins that way was less exhausting) and as I realised that they were eating little at night I also I dropped the night feedings, by watering down in 3 days.

I'd devoured at least two - dozen pregnancy and childbirth - related books during my last two trimesters, and then lived inside my Nursing Mother's Companion as we worked through some early breastfeeding issues.

I would even go so far as to say that the percentage of BW moms who are still breastfeeding at 6 months and one year is HIGHER than the general population.

At the clinic we were told that as long as we were on an FDC, the viral load goes down, making the chances of transmission very slim, provided you followed the guidelines of exclusive breastfeeding for six months, did not give your baby water and gave only medicines prescribed by a healthcare professional.

My wife is intending to use Lansinoh cream / Ointment as she is breastfeeding at the moment and she would like to know if the product is vegetarian / vegan or not suitable.

While breastfeeding, the risk is not at all as high, although some alcohol actually does enter the breast milk.

I was told I would have to renounce breastfeeding while taking interferon but, at that point, this particular detail did not strike me as important.

As I am breastfeeding at home not out and about, will he ever take to the bottle?

At the markets, he was tucked away breastfeeding as I helped customers fit their babies into the sling, and they didn't even know I was breastfeeding.

The most common ones included general difficulty with infant feeding at the breast - such as an infant being fussy or refusing to breastfeed - nipple or breast pain and not producing enough milk.

There is still a long way to go, as the number of mothers who continue to breastfeed their babies for at least 3 to 6 months is still low.

You may want to consider dedicating those first few days after birth to staying at home so you can feed both children on demand surrounded by understanding family and friends as you may feel a little self - conscious and exposed if you are breastfeeding your older child as well.

As a part time working mother who was able to take her breastfeeding children to work with her, my need to pump at work was limited.

Neither of my children took well to sippy cups at first, as the sucking action required was quite different from breastfeeding.

Mattress Protection is also very useful when breastfeeding as you may leak a lot at night - time.

If you are not able to breastfeed at all, pumping should begin as soon as possible after birth and should take place eight to 12 times a day to stay on the same schedule as a nursing newborn.

For many of us though, breastfeeding actually helps us (and our babies) and we not only choose to continue to breastfeed but look at it as the one thing that saw us through.