Sentences with phrase «breastfeed my children as»

She breastfed her child as well as another child she was caring for and she did that for about 2 years.

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The International Code and WHA resolution measures are critical to protect the ability of mothers to fully breastfeed their children as recommended.

* What a mom gets out of breastfeeding her toddler is nothing more than a relaxing, pleasurable experience that makes her feel just like she did when she was breastfeeding her child as a newborn.

You will NOT be co-sleeping and breastfeeding your child as they head off to college as many non supportive people like to speculate will happen.

As far as practical advice goes, I couldn't have breastfed my children as long as I did without the help of Kellymom.

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Breastfeeding children in public is as natural as smoking a cigarette or chatting on your phone in public.

It was my time to pray over my children, to meditate on Scripture, to rest in the presence of God, to see breastfeeding as part of my worship.

We also advocate for this type of everyday activity (breastfeeding a child in public) to be so utterly normal as to never raise a single eyebrow!

Her older sister Elizabeth was dying of cancer in Britain and was unable to breastfeed her second child as the end neared.

To the best of our ability, their father and I raised our children to see both parents working in the home and without as normal, and when they grew up, our daughters, our only children, had no second thoughts about giving time to their careers, nor to the advantages of breastfeeding and the importance of providing healthy, whole foods to their families.

I believe in breastfeeding my children for the countless health benefits as well as the emotional benefits to both me and them.

She continues to pursue the goal of redefining the human infant feeding norm as breastfeeding or breastmilk for all children.

So I just don't get the «too much pressure to breastfeed» when all around me are images of bottles, ads for formula telling me a happy feeding makes a happy mom, bottlefeeding moms, moms and doctors and nurses telling new moms that formula is «just as good» and «not to feel guilty», women getting «the look» for nursing in public, or feeling weird about doing it (I sure did)-- to me, any pressure out there is NOT to breastfeed, or do it as little as possible (not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime...)

Further more, those I know who breastfed their children are significantly more healthy and don't get sick near as often as those who have formula fed their babies.

That was my thought as well - that it's not so much that breastfeeding prevents a mother from neglecting her child, but that the type of mother who chooses to breastfeed her child is less likely to be the type of mother who would neglect her child.

And as ridiculous as you may find it, I do demand the right to expose my breast wherever and whenever to breastfeed my child / ren.

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).

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.

The magazine and this proponents» advice is framed in such a way to alarm parents into unfounded fears about their children being poor sleepers if they respond in loving ways such as rocking their child, breastfeeding, or lying down with the child.

I'll breastfeed on an aircraft / park bench / train / chair etc. etc. etc. if I need or want to because I parent my young children using breastfeeding as nourishment and comfort.

My mother breastfed me for a year and says I was so distraught when she stopped; I even remember feeling sad about this as a very young child!

Obviously, women who are committed to breastfeeding their babies come hell or high water are probably just as committed to other aspects of their children's lives which may explain some of the benefits seen in SOME studies.

That they are making the choice to stay home with their children as part of an overall package deal of being a dedicated parent, which happens to also include breastfeeding.

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.

However, some parents take a much different approach on other attachment parenting aspects, such as letting a child decide when it's time to give up breastfeeding and get his or her own bed.

According to Baby Center, studies show that young children who were exclusively breastfed as infants had higher the IQs and than those that were formula - fed.

A woman who breastfeeds past age 6 months and is financially secure might be more inclined, as a majority, to have multiple (3 +) children.

The Takoma Park mother embraced a philosophy known as attachment parenting, employing methods like baby wearing, positive discipline, breastfeeding and co-sleeping, where the parents share their bed with the child.

Where water is unsafe a bottle - fed child is up to 25 times more likely to die as a result of diarrhea than a breastfed child.

Even as a staunch believer in breastfeeding, I struggled terribly with ALL THREE of my children!

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.

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.

However, sometimes children continue to want to nurse until they are into their toddler years, and if this is the case, you should wean onto a bottle or sippy cup as well as solid foods before giving up breastfeeding entirely.

It's normal to feel a little sad when breastfeeding is finished, but remember that there are always new and exciting ways for you and your child to spend time together as he or she grows up.

Then, as soon as your child can breastfeed, ask for help and begin to put her to the breast.

All of the health and developmental benefits of breastfeeding continue for your child for as long as you nurse.

This is particularly infuriating to me as most mothers breastfeeding their children in public do so with complete discretion and with an absolute minimum of noise or fuss.

In this case, as in many others, the parent and child had to keep the continuing breastfeeding a secret because of societal disapproval.

As much as I believe that we should live life without regrets, I am sorry to admit that I didn't breastfeed my second chilAs much as I believe that we should live life without regrets, I am sorry to admit that I didn't breastfeed my second chilas I believe that we should live life without regrets, I am sorry to admit that I didn't breastfeed my second child.

The Equalities Act 2010 in the UK creates a clear protection for breastfeeding women, in that service providers (including all public services, as well as restaurants and cafés) can not refuse to provide an equal service to a breastfeeding woman, and this applies no matter what the age of the child.

As your child heads into toddlerhood, he needs to transition into using a sippy cup or straw cup, whether he's been breastfed or bottle - fed.

Just avoid items such as alcohol or caffeine while breastfeeding because this will make its way into your milk and can negatively affect your child.

You should breastfeed your baby for as long as you and your child want to continue breastfeeding.

Dr. Mendelsohn believed, as LLL does, that parents know their children best and should be strongly supported in their desire to breastfeed.

Indeed, some pediatricians and child - rearing experts have come to espouse a revival of old parenting practices, such as extended breastfeeding and sleeping in the same bed with children — what some call «co-sleeping.»

Yet many supposedly intelligent and reasonable people acted as though they were entering into a real debate on breastfeeding in public spaces, as though it were possible a valid argument might exist against a child's right to be fed.

As a breastfeeding mother, if anyone told me to go to a bathroom to feed my child, I would more than upset.

«We were surprised by the large number of concerns mothers had, and we were very concerned by how particular concerns were strongly related to giving up with breastfeeding» - such as worries about babies not getting enough nutrition, said Laurie A. Nommsen - Rivers, the study's senior author, from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.