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What are some of the best ways to be successful at breastfeeding so you won't need the help of a lactation consultant?

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Stop staring at looking at a breastfeeding mom its amazing that feeding a human - being would be so awkward.

Said person had no young kids at home and so had plenty of chance to rest and recover quickly, meanwhile I was exhausted and breastfeeding and our family ended up spreading around the new illness for an entire month!

There is so much misunderstanding, heartbreak, and guilt surrounding breastfeeding, or, on the other extreme, not caring at all.

It was such a hard time emotionally, I felt like a failure bc I wanted so badly to exclusively breastfeed, but glad we've had this at the end of the day.

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!

That's what I'm saying too - I think that the real problems that have lead us so far away from breastfeeding are less to do with formula companies and more to do with the completely screwed up North American birth culture where under - informed medical staff are the ones at the steering wheel and we have succumbed to the over-sexualization of breasts and other non-female-friendly cultural ideas that have made breastfeeding «gross», «offensive» or «unnecessary».

Our youngest is almost 3 months old and we're currently breastfeeding her... I plan to exclusively do so for at least 6 months.

I didn't even know why I felt so bad about considering giving up, because everyone, even medical experts, was telling me my baby would be fine if I didn't breastfeed, and I personally had nothing against formula at all (again, I fully expected to wean to it eventually, probably around the six month mark).

The overall food package changed recently to be more supportive of breastfeeding (I believe Oct 09), so if you're looking at online information it can be hard to judge if it's up to date.

So at her age, we wouldn't really benefit from the program since they would no longer give me the breastfeeding package after age 1.

I was told by a cashier at a store that moms on WIC recommend other moms to say they breastfeed so they get the extra food.

So, you breastfed all of them exclusively for 1 year (yes, many doctors argue that you should not give any solids for the entire first year if life), only fed organic foods after you let them start feeding themselves at 1 year, never offered baby cereals, don't put anything in plastic, wore your baby every minute of every day, co-slept or didn't co-sleep, depending on who you asked, don't allow your children to sleep on commercially produced mattresses, don't use any Johnson's products, etc. etc. etc.?

Women who exclusively breastfeed are also more likely to be stay at home mothers whose children get to avoid daycare and all the germs that come with it so those kids may tend to have less infections earlier in life.

It undercuts the madonna / whore dichotomy that is at the root of so much breastfeeding bias.

I also know many stay - at - home moms who formula fed and left the workplace to stay with their children - so the «cons» against breastfeeding are «cons about having children» but not cons against breastfeeding.

The pumping with you feeding the baby with a bottle is a great idea but typically should wait until at least 3 weeks so it doesn't interfere with the baby's breastfeeding (the bottle is easier for the baby than sucking on the breast).

For many, the base assumption is that any mom would want to breastfeed, but everything surrounding breastfeeding in our society is so screwed up that it is reasonable to assume that a mama who can't (or thinks she can't) breastfeed has, at the very least, been given bad info somewhere along the line.

So, at least for this professional woman, I was able to conintue breastfeeding, using pumped milk, without staying at home.

With breastfeeding, once one month arrives, mom has the option of pumping so you can feed your baby and let her get 4 + hours of sleep at one time, which is way better than two two - hour stretches.

And I was unutterably grateful when I finally, at eight weeks, found a midwife who actually said, «something's wrong here, let's get it sorted out so you can enjoy exclusive breastfeeding».

I hope one day they look at me and say: It IS possible to breastfeed successfully; so I'll try too.

I have a feeling that the decreased earning potential raised in the study that Rosin quotes is related more so to the decision by a parent, who happens to be a breastfeeding mother, to stay at home for a while and make parenting a priority, than it does with breastfeeding.

We adopted our son at birth so I have no claim over having given birth and all that comes with it including breastfeeding.

Lucy wasn't passing any urine at all, and was overloaded with fluids, so Amanda was told to stop breastfeeding immediately, with no opportunity given to gradually wean.

recommends exclusive breastfeeding until at least age two, so this could mean a long wait for some parents who are looking to provide optimal nutrition to their current baby while also wanting to have another.

Three weeks ago I was still part BF them, they kept having short meals (up to 14 each a day) when at the breast so I gave up breastfeeding and switched to exclusive bottle feeding with formula.

Experts recommend giving babies under 1 year old pacifiers at nap time and bedtime to reduce the risk of SIDS — but only after breastfeeding has become established, so no sooner than 3 weeks of age.

Also learn how to breastfeed comfortable while lying down, so that you can reast while breastfeeding at night.

So, hands down, the most popular advice is: Look at your own office, attend a LLL meeting at your local library or volunteers house, attend a breastfeeding mothers group at your local hospital or birthing center.

For now, let me give you the in - depth look at this not - so - nice - but - common condition among new, breastfeeding moms and what you can do to prevent and treat it.

I «wore» my kids everywhere, breastfed both for at least 24 months each, answered their cries at night, rocked them to sleep, no crying it out, etc but got SO much grief about not co-sleeping.

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.

So let's look at the science behind breastfeeding and ovulation, to answer the question: can you get pregnant while breastfeeding?

I breastfeed all the time except for at her late night feeding I don't have enough breastmilk so I pump (usually about 1.5 oz.)

So when a group of health - care workers and advocates from the Mississippi Breastfeeding Coalition asked her in January to join their movement to lobby the Legislature to allow women to breast - feed at work and in public, she jumped at the opportunity.

For the first month or so, if you are breastfeeding on demand, your newborn should be feeding at least

Unfortunately, our breastfeeding journey didn't last long because I simply couldn't produce enough milk, and then not at all, so we continued with formula.

For the first month or so, if you are breastfeeding on demand, your newborn should be feeding at least 8 to 12 times every day.

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.

There are numerous reasons why a woman might choose to formula feed, including not being physically capable of breastfeeding (which really isn't a choice at all) so we should never question her decision or make her feel less than because of it.

So what are some tips that IVF moms can use to be successful at breastfeeding?

That's why my Bunny had such a hard time latching, and probably why so many women struggle with breastfeeding at first and end up supplementing (which is a bad road to go down if you want to breastfeed).

I had hoped to breastfeed until at least 6 months — longer if it was going well — so that was my tentative goal for pumping.

I had an all - natural childbirth with a midwife at a birthing center in Santa Clarita, California — so you can imagine breastfeeding was really important to... View Post

I had an all - natural childbirth with a midwife at a birthing center in Santa Clarita, California — so you can imagine breastfeeding was really important to me.

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.

So, at some point you may want to wean your baby off of sucking for comfort and make breastfeeding sessions only about nourishment.

Hah, he breastfeeds on demand, at least once an hour or so with a big gap in the mornings and at night.

So when self - professed lactivist Ashley Kaidel noticed herself getting the stink eye from a woman at a restaurant while she was breastfeeding her child, she didn't take it sitting down.