So you're pregnant and still
breastfeeding your baby or toddler.
Most everyone that reads my blog has or is
breastfeeding a baby or toddler and you all live in very different places, have different spiritual or religious beliefs, and your own unique extended family situations.
Even though these routines stress how you can be «flexible» with some of these times, books and websites state that at a certain age you can stick to these routines by the minute... try telling that to most
breastfed babies or toddlers and they will respond with a cry asking to be breastfed!
So if everyone in the house catches, you know, the flu or just a really bad cold,
the breastfed baby or toddler tends to get it to a lesser degree, which is really cool.
This is an example of «cluster nursing» and this definitely happens at all ages and stages of
a breastfed baby or toddler!
Are you worried about
your breastfed baby or toddler who is getting older but has NO INTEREST AT ALL in eating?!
Not exact matches
Breastfeeding brings a
baby or toddler to an instant state of relaxation.
There is a huge misunderstanding when it comes to
breastfeeding and «fullness» with a
toddler or older
baby who is eating solids.
When
breastfeeding a new
baby or a
toddler, it is important to research the various drugs you consume, including birth control.
At this time, there is no known research indicating any connection between progestin intake by a
breastfeeding mom negatively impacting a
baby or toddler.
Nursing moms travel with infants and
toddlers, and need to know where nursing rooms, lactation lounges, nursing pods, and
breastfeeding friendly places are to
breastfeed their
babies or express breast milk.
It helps that
baby sister can latch onto a moving target from across a football field (
or at least that's how it feels after
breastfeeding a tongue - tied
baby) and that I had established some reasonable boundaries around
breastfeeding with the
toddler.
Reading this excerpt of a wildly popular parenting book from 1928, as you
breastfeed your
baby or cosleep with your
toddler or cuddle with your preschooler
or hug your preteen
or put your arm around your teen's shoulders, how do you feel it was like for your great - grandmother to be admonished for instinctively loving her child, only to be told that her instinct is exactly what would damage that child?
Another reason to consider delaying weaning an older
baby or toddler is because the hormones (such as oxytocin) released while
breastfeeding bring about calm and loving feelings in the mother, and can help mitigate the stress the mom of a busy
toddler feels.
An older
baby or breastfeeding toddler may not be fully aware that they are about to have a new sibling but they can pick up on their parent's emotions.
Some older
babies or toddlers who are eating solids already may temporarily return to full time
breastfeeding for their nourishment, and this can result in much peace of mind for the mom.
Extended
breastfeeding has all of the same benefits for an older
baby or toddler as it does for a newborn, according to Parents.
Many of us feel as though we would like to
breastfeed when our
baby is showing cues that they are looking for boob,
or when our
toddler is asking for it.
However,
breastfeeding an infant
or toddler can look drastically different than nursing a new
baby.
Cuddle up with your
breastfed babe and follow your instincts as a mum to mother through
breastfeeding if that is what your feel is right for you and your
baby or toddler... even if that means
breastfeeding them to sleep.
Breastfeeding your infant,
baby,
or toddler needs to be comfortable for you.
If you are reading this blog then chances are you are a
breastfeeding mum Breastfeeding helps to equalize any ear pressure on take off and landing, helps put your baby or toddler to sleep, helps with comfort and boredom... I coul
breastfeeding mum
Breastfeeding helps to equalize any ear pressure on take off and landing, helps put your baby or toddler to sleep, helps with comfort and boredom... I coul
Breastfeeding helps to equalize any ear pressure on take off and landing, helps put your
baby or toddler to sleep, helps with comfort and boredom... I could keep going!
It doesn't feel relentless, like
breastfeeding a
baby can sometimes feel,
or demanding, like
breastfeeding a young
toddler can sometimes feel.
If you are currently feeling overwhelmed by your
breastfed baby or if you are feeling overwhelmed by your
breastfed toddler, I say to both of you... it does get easier!
For example, a weekend away from your
baby or toddler is not a good way to end the
breastfeeding relationship.
And again, it's not, you know, super-significant, but... you know, you might see an increase in these little childhood, you know, colds and illnesses, after the breast milk stops and that's pretty much because
babies who are being
breastfed or toddlers who are being
breastfed, tend to less sick, you know,
or to a lesser degree, I should say.
You may now give your
baby homogenized whole cow's milk, although if you are continuing to
breastfeed your
toddler at least two
or three times a day, then he likely doesn't need cow's milk yet.
But when you have brave and bare women with
babies or toddlers who
breastfeed, the children naturally, innocently and beautifully begin to, gasp!
I am still
breastfeeding this
toddler, this little dude who doesn't toddle anymore, who runs faster than me, out - wits me and looks more like a little boy than any
baby or toddler I see at the playground.
Now that I am writing this, I am starting to think that pairing a nursing top as a gift for the mom with a cute
breastfeeding book for the
baby (
or older
toddler in the family), is one of the best ideas I've ever had!
Breastfeeding your
toddler, wearing your
baby,
or handling your two - year - old's outburst gently may set an example for someone else.
It is not only normal for
babies and
toddlers who are
breastfed on demand to wake frequently and
breastfeed, but I am actually surprised if I come across a woman who has a
baby or toddler who sleeps well at night!
Whether you're pregnant
or not, feeling aggravated, uneasy, pained, and even aggressive when an older
baby or toddler breastfeeds is something that happens to a lot of moms (across nearly all mammal species, so it truly is totally natural).
There are
breastfeeding topics up there, but it could be anything related to pregnancy, you know, you've got a
toddler,
or a
baby, anything within those first couple of years of life I think this app is really great for!
Here, the primary caregiver (usually a
breastfeeding mother) chooses to sleep nearby her
baby or toddler — either in the same bed
or in the same room.
Often times
breastfeeding mums find that co-sleeping and /
or bed sharing with their
babies and
toddlers allows for easy popping out of the boob without actually having to wake up fully!
Whether you are
baby nursing,
breastfeeding or just looking for a flexible travel system for your infant,
baby or toddler, we believe we have the solution for you.
If your
baby's
or toddler's ears seem to hurt from air pressure changes during takeoff and landing, encourage him to
breastfeed or suck on a bottle, pacifier,
or sippy cup.
For
toddlers over the age of 12 months who are not
breastfed or do not take
baby formula, whole milk is the best alternative.
A word about
breastfeeding toddlers: I don't believe in delaying solids much past six months, but a small number of
breastfeeding babies are not interested and do well on breastmilk alone for a year
or more.
Although having to go through IVF and gestational diabetes and 2 c - sections and Joey's NICU / nursery stays and both kids self weaning were all huge emotional and physical traumas for me (and my husband), now that they're in the past and I'm a mommy to two amazing
toddlers, I can see that it all worked out how it was supposed to.And my advice to all new mothers who hope / plan to nurse take a
breastfeeding class when pregnant, have a breastpump in the house before the
baby is born, buy nursing bras that have front panels that you can open easily (and bring some to the hospital with you when you go to give birth), don't be afraid to pump and let someone else give the
baby a bottle of your milk when you need to sleep, hold off on introducing
baby food until much closer to 1 year old than 6 ohtnms, and be prepared for it to be hard and possibly painful at first (think cracked, bleeding nipples and breasts that are so full of milk you think they will explode so also have lanolin and /
or nipple cream in the house, and nurse
or pump well before you let yourself become engorged and in pain).
What I don't like is the tendency of the extended -
breastfeeding - brigade to scold women who would rather not,
or can't, BF their
babies and
toddlers for years by suggesting that their children won't reap these magic benefits.
I have seen some studies, for example, that show that nursing > 6x / day past 8 - 9 months really put
breastfed babies at high risk for iron deficiency, so I think it is possible to
breastfeed an older infant
or toddler too much, to the point of displacing nutrients that you can't get enough of through breast milk.
No matter what circumstances surrounded our motherhood, whether we
breastfed or formula - fed, we wanted to celebrate the strength of our embraces, the legs that chase after
toddlers, the hips that carry our
babies, and our all - encompassing hearts.
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