Because even though I always knew I would
breastfeed my child long before she was even born; and even though I never had any supply issues or trouble with latching, there were things about it that were hard.
As a mother who
breastfed her children long - term, I wish this book had been available when my children were still breastfeeding.
In other words, the mothers that
breastfed their children longer thought a bit more highly of their children, but mothers can be sort of biased, don't you think?
Not exact matches
Studies show that the
longer a woman
breastfeeds the more she reduces the risk of many illnesses to her
child (such as childhood cancers) and risk of illness to herself (lower risk of breast, ovarian, and cervical cancer).
The purpose of
breastfeeding is to provide your baby with nutrients, if your
child can eat regular food, they no
longer need those nutrients so why are you still doing it?
Breastfeeding is also related to a reduction of the chances for conduct and developmental disorders, which can have
long - lasting effects on a
child's life and education.
Formula takes
longer to digest and thus those
children sleep for
longer stretches than
breastfed babies and often sleep deeper — causing an increase in SIDS deaths as well.
i
breastfed my
children for quite a
long time.
The
longer children were
breastfed, the lower the risk.
Both my
children were born vaginally and
breastfed long term.
I think that this would have to be due to
breastfeeding for a
long time (and
breastfeeding a toddler /
child)-RRB-.
I wonder, too, what the
long term benefits are for
children whose mothers did make that sacrifice (when able) and how it impacts society on a much grander scale than cost of formula vs. cost of
breastfeeding.
Our findings suggests that
child care provider's
breastfeeding support in the early months may help mothers maintain
breastfeeding for
longer durations.
Another reason to
breastfeed in front of your
children is that you are
breastfeeding a baby all day
long and yet still need to be a parent to the other
children.
Authorities at the Department of
Children and Family Services took the boy from the 32 - year - old woman's home after a baby - sitter called an abuse hot line and the
child subsequently told investigators that he no
longer wanted to
breastfeed, they said.
All of the health and developmental benefits of
breastfeeding continue for your
child for as
long as you nurse.
With the best nipple cream for
breastfeeding, you and your
child will have a better time with those nursing sessions no matter how
long they continue.
You should
breastfeed your baby for as
long as you and your
child want to continue
breastfeeding.
La Leche League had
long been a support system for me when my
children were young and in 1985 I became a leader, cherishing the time I spent with families helping with
breastfeeding for 11 years.
Although you might feel a little bit sad at first to know that your
child is growing up and will one day no
longer be
breastfeeding regularly, don't worry.
I knew,
long before I gave birth to my son, that I wanted to
breastfeed any
children I might have.
If you are considering
breastfeeding during pregnancy, or advising a woman who is, it's ideal to have an obstetrician or midwife who can consider the genuine medical research on safety, as well as the overwhelming research on the continued benefit of
long term nursing to the older
child.
Dr. Hazelbaker, a
long - time La Léchè League Leader, mothered five
children through
breastfeeding, has seven wonderful grandchildren, and three unruly Cocker Spaniels.
Actually, if you're considering weaning because you've had enough of your boob addicted toddler, saying «No» may just prolong your
breastfeeding relationship with your
child and make
breastfeeding more enjoyable for everyone in the
long run.
For one
child it worked for a good
long time, and for another
child medical reasons kept us from
breastfeeding.
Your boobs are hanging just one inch above your shoes because you
breastfed so many
children for sooooooo
long!!
Provided that you begin to add complementary foods to your
child's diet as she grows,
breastfeeding can continue for 2 years, 3 years, or even
longer.
My son that I
breastfed the
longest is by far the smartest of all my
children.
Depending on how you and your
child feel, experts agree that you should continue to
breastfeed for as
long as you find that it works for you.
How
long you decide to
breastfeed your
child is up to you.
Some of the ways that mothers describe their
children after
breastfeeding for a
longer duration of time are healthy, happy, loving, secure, and independent.
Plus, since you can store breast milk for up to a year depending on your freezer, you can create a nice stockpile of milk to continue to give to your
child long after you stop
breastfeeding.
Other people have their own opinions about how
long a
child should
breastfeed (or if
children should
breastfeed at all).
You can let your
child breastfeed on one side for as
long as she wants.
Wow, for someone that knows everything there is to know about feeding a baby, you should probably know that its been a little
longer than «hundreds of years» that women and infants have «flourished from breast feeding» You sound very ignorant and judgemental and I hope whatever
child you're
breastfeeding doesn't pick that up from you, that is way more unhealthy than a mother than uses formula!
As a culture, we seem to operate under the misguided notion that attachment - style parenting is one in which parents — and particularly mothers — sacrifice their lives entirely for the good of their
children, and compete over who can
breastfeed the
longest and make the most nutritious baby food.
You can decide to wean off the breast completely or keep on
breastfeeding long after your
child starts solid foods.
Even though I
breastfeed for as
long as possible (because I want to, not because I am a sheep that is following the crunchy crowd) I am still waiting for these lactivist to explain to women what they are supposed to do when they are trying to
breastfeed, take care of other
children, and have no support taking care of the household.
Breastfeeding is still recommended and beneficial to your
child at this age, but as your
child gets older, breast milk alone will no
longer be enough to provide him with all the nutrition that his body requires as he grows.
During a growth spurt, it may seem like your
child wants to
breastfeed all day
long and is never satisfied or full.
Breastfeeding your older
child along with your newborn can be tiring, but it can also be a rewarding experience.As
long as your younger
child is getting all the nutrition that she needs, you can choose to continue nursing both
children together for as
long as you feel comfortable doing so.
If you did not fill out this survey last year, and if you have ever
breastfed a
child beyond a year (no matter how
long ago that was), please do so now.
Whereas
breastfeeding is recommended as
long as both mother and
child desire to keep going.
We know what needs to be done to enable mothers to
breastfeed as
long as they wish and to ensure that all mothers have access to accurate, independent information: implement the measures in the Global Strategy for Infant and Young
Child Feeding.
And most of all, we want to help you to successfully
breastfeed your
children for as
long as you are comfortable.
There is not right or wrong with choices about
breastfeeding as
long as the best interest of the
child is put first.
Share a
breastfeeding story, discuss
breastfeeding products and books, explain how
long you think a
child should
breastfeed, share weaning experiences, talk about the benefits of
breastfeeding, etc..
4) Not only does
breastfeeding offer health benefits while a
child is actively being nursed, but studies show that it also provides
long - term health benefits such as reduced chances of asthma, childhood leukemia, diabetes, gastroenteritis, otitis media (ear infections), LRTIs (pneumonia, bronchitis, etc), necrotizing enterocolitis, obesity, and other potentially life - altering or fatal conditions.
Breastfeeding, especially long - term (extended breastfeeding), seems to protect children from infections and the development
Breastfeeding, especially
long - term (extended
breastfeeding), seems to protect children from infections and the development
breastfeeding), seems to protect
children from infections and the development of allergies.
The implication is, if you can't have the self control to eat well, buy the formula advertised on the same page as this add (and put money in the pockets of the people who indirectly supported the add), because otherwise you're just feeding your baby hamburgers and donuts, and that is simply NOT true and hurtfully misleading and potentially damaging to mothers (emotionally and in lost
long term positive health benefits to
breastfeeding moms) and the short and
long term health of their
children.