Breastfeeding is good for children's mental health too!
Which sure sounds like extended
breastfeeding is good for the child's mental health, not damaging.
Not exact matches
Breastfeeding is the
best a mother can do
for her
child.
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...)
Of course, it
's impossible to prepare
for every possible scenario, but if a woman knows in advance that
breastfeeding jaundice
is a normal occurrence and isn't always a cause
for concern, then perhaps she can make
better informed choices with regard to her
child's care.
How
are women who
are told that they must
breastfeed and it
is best for their
child ever supposed to «win» in this kind of a climate?
A family member who had not
been successful
breastfeeding her first
child came to me and asked
for some advice about how to do
better with her next one.
When I
was pregnant with my first
child, I did what every
good soon - to - be-parent
is expected to do, I signed up
for a birthing and
breastfeeding class.
This
is one of the
best stretchy wraps
for baby and
is excellent
for use when
breastfeeding, especially since it
's easy to change your baby
's position within the wrap throughout the day without having to take it completely off and re-tie it in order to get your
child ready
for nursing.
Sometimes renouncing
breastfeeding may indeed
be necessary, but there may often
be a way to combine what
is best for mother and
child.
For some nursing dyads, this
is the appropriate path and they go on and do
well with
breastfeeding and other areas of normal
child development.
Michelle's passion
for breastfeeding advocacy began with her nursing in public incident at Target in 2011 which led to the largest nurse - in to date with over 6,000 moms who participated in nursing their children at Target stores all over the U.S. Michelle currently sits on the advocacy board for the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and is the Director of Activism for Best For Babes Foundati
for breastfeeding advocacy began with her nursing in public incident at Target in 2011 which led to the largest nurse - in to date with over 6,000 moms who participated in nursing their children at Target stores all over the U.S. Michelle currently sits on the advocacy board for the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and is the Director of Activism for Best For Babe
breastfeeding advocacy began with her nursing in public incident at Target in 2011 which led to the largest nurse - in to date with over 6,000 moms who participated in nursing their
children at Target stores all over the U.S. Michelle currently sits on the advocacy board
for the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and is the Director of Activism for Best For Babes Foundati
for the United States
Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and is the Director of Activism for Best For Babe
Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and
is the Director of Activism
for Best For Babes Foundati
for Best For Babes Foundati
For Babes Foundation.
Like many women in their first pregnancy, I started to read lots about what would
be best for my
child, and I
was astonished how often I came across
breastfeeding.
It simply means that if we look at what naturally happens (following the
child,
breastfeeding on demand and
being with our
child for most of the day and night) we see that they actually
breastfeed well past babyhood.
«There
's a whole stream of thought that
breastfeeding is natural and it
's for bonding and it
's this kind of wonderful mother -
child relationship thing, and so it
's good in that way.
For the last 3 children I've had I have breastfed each one for a year and during that time wasn't having periods and absolutely no sex drive what so ever, then I stopped breastfeeding and my periods came back then my sex drive was getting better and decided to try for another baby and fell pregnant straight aw
For the last 3
children I've had I have
breastfed each one
for a year and during that time wasn't having periods and absolutely no sex drive what so ever, then I stopped breastfeeding and my periods came back then my sex drive was getting better and decided to try for another baby and fell pregnant straight aw
for a year and during that time wasn't having periods and absolutely no sex drive what so ever, then I stopped
breastfeeding and my periods came back then my sex drive
was getting
better and decided to try
for another baby and fell pregnant straight aw
for another baby and fell pregnant straight away.
Is your child very sick all of the time (because breastmilk is best for that), is your child not growing at the rate expected (then there are tests which need to be done that have nothing to do with breastfeeding), does your child have some developmental issues that need to be looked at (again which will have nothing to do with the fact that they are breastfeeding or not
Is your
child very sick all of the time (because breastmilk
is best for that), is your child not growing at the rate expected (then there are tests which need to be done that have nothing to do with breastfeeding), does your child have some developmental issues that need to be looked at (again which will have nothing to do with the fact that they are breastfeeding or not
is best for that),
is your child not growing at the rate expected (then there are tests which need to be done that have nothing to do with breastfeeding), does your child have some developmental issues that need to be looked at (again which will have nothing to do with the fact that they are breastfeeding or not
is your
child not growing at the rate expected (then there
are tests which need to
be done that have nothing to do with
breastfeeding), does your
child have some developmental issues that need to
be looked at (again which will have nothing to do with the fact that they
are breastfeeding or not).
Some nursing moms prefer to pick a time that feels like it
's best for their babies while others wait
for their
children to signal them that it
's time to start
breastfeeding.
Most people
are aware that there
are several benefits of
breastfeeding for a
child, but did you know that there
are more than a few benefits
for the mother as
well?
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.
Subjects
for the interviews
were breastfeeding mothers whose infants
were evaluated by a pediatric resident at a
well -
child visit from birth to 1 month of age in the pediatric outpatient center.
To me,
breastfeeding was the
best option -
for all three
children.
Breastfeeding your
child is one of the
best things you can do
for your newborn.
are being sent
is more of a «if you don't
breastfeed you
're a bad parent», than «if you
are having trouble
breastfeeding, please try * this * before resorting to formula, because breastmilk really
is the
best thing
for your
child.»
The Storyteller: It tells girls that
breastfeeding is ok and it
's good for you and it
's the way to a healthy
child.
No mother wants her
child to starve and the WHO has
been pressure them to starve their babies in the false belief that exclusive
breastfeeding is best for every single
child.
It
's been 4 years now since I started the journey of
breastfeeding and it still amazes me that I
am capable of producing this incredibly
good food
for my
children.
Due to the resounding evidence of improved
child health and
well -
being, AAP recommends that mothers
breastfeed exclusively
for about the first six months, and continue
breastfeeding for at least the first year of a
child's life as complementary foods
are introduced.
The World Health Organisation guidelines suggest
breastfeeding exclusively up to six months and that
breastfeeding onwards to two years or beyond
is desirable, advised and
good for children and mothers.
There will
be five talks, morning and afternoon breaks, as
well as a break
for lunch, during which attendees can look round the stalls, make new friends, go to the drop - in
breastfeeding group, take their
children to the soft play, and sample the food and drink
for sale on the site.
I know
breastfeeding is the
best thing
for your
child but moms should not
be made to feel bad if they cant.
Breastfeeding is certainly «enough»
for children well into toddlerhood, that
is why it
's ok if a baby doesn't take in a lot of solids at first as long as he still gets breastmilk or formula as the main source of calories.
I have 3
children, each
child was very different as a baby, from hospital births to home birth, bottles to
breastfeeding, dummies vs no dummies, disposable or reusable, baby - led to puree, I've done it all and I have no regrets, I did what
was best for us at that stage.
If you decide to
breastfeed while pregnant, it
is essential that you eat
well for the health of your nursing
child and your unborn
child.
Occasionally friends or family would comment on our parenting choices (co-sleeping, extended
breastfeeding, positive discipline) and I didn't have much to say except «I believe it
's the
best for my
child».
While the decision of whether or not to
breastfeed while pregnant
is not always clear, an understanding of its benefits, its risks, and how ready you and your nursing
child are to wean will help you determine what
is best for everyone involved.
Choosing to
breastfeed your infant can have lasting benefits
for you and your
child, so it
's good to plan ahead.
I just happened to run across
is paid I
was looking up information in regards to
breastfeeding I have breasts at all my kids I have 5 my baby
is 11 months and I
am still
breastfeeding I don't want to quit anytime soon especially since I can not have any more
children I enjoyed the time that I still have a home and knowing that I
am doing
good for him makes me feel like a
good mother but I
am concerned because he doesn't want to eat food very really can I get home to eat he would just nurse all day every hour to two hours he refuses anything in a bottle or cup even if its juice I
'm concerned that he
's not getting enough to eat because all he wants
is to nurse can you please advise me on this thank you
Nursing, Terrific
for Baby and Mom, Can Pose Problems
for Dads by Armin Brott Before their babies
are born, just about any expectant father knows
breastfeeding is the
best way to feed a baby and that his partner should nurse their
child for as long as possible.
With my last 2
children I
breastfed and did produced
good amount of milk but this time I
'm not sure if I
'm producing enough milk which
is very discouraging
for me.
This
is a
good position
for breastfeeding an older
child.
Although my mom would always tell me that I would
be a
good mom like her someday, I guess I
am left to say that she
was right, it may have something to do with genes, but at the end of the day, when the time came, I
was ready to
be a Mom and that meant providing the
best for my
child, the first and foremost — to
breastfeed my
child.
I will try the chin method, but my problem
is Im not very
good at keeping to things, but im proud that I have
breastfed for all this time as I bottle fed both my other
children, I believe
breastfeeding has made her the happy little girl that she
is, but I need a bit of a life now.
JEAN CHAN: I think as soon as it
's identified
is probably the
best age, because kids get teeth at 4 - 6 months, and if there
are other
breastfeeding issues, I think a lot of moms think
breastfeeding is going really
well for them, they think it
's wonderful and fine, but really they
're tolerating some symptoms that they don't really need to
be tolerating if their
child is lip tied and tongue tied.
Once he got a little bit older to figure out how could I continue to
breastfeed a very busy male
child when I had another
child so again baby wearing definitely helped in those situations and now that I have my third
child and I
'm home schooling and everything the support of my sons father he
is super supportive, he
is like «ok
well while you
are nursing I will talk to the
children for a minute» or you know, I'll tie him on and he will nurse while I
'm teaching my elder two
children so the more
children I have the more complicated it becomes.
«Before I even got pregnant, my husband and I knew that
breastfeeding was the
best thing
for our
children,» said Julie LaBuda, 33, of Niles.
Pakistan enacted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Protection of
Breastfeeding and
Child Nutrition Act 2015, which Save the
Children noted makes it mandatory
for formula manufacturers to conspicuously write on their containers in bold characters, «Mother's milk
is best for your baby and helps in preventing diarrhea and other illnesses.»
Even just a cursory Internet search shows that
breastfeeding promotion materials framed in terms of «the risks of formula feeding»
are currently
being used by some state
breastfeeding coalitions, two hospitals, two private corporations, the Departments of Public Health in California and New York, the City of New York, as
well as The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) programs in at least five states... The United States Department of Health and Human Services» Office on Women's Health publishes a 50 - page guide to
breastfeeding that points out that «among formula - fed babies, ear infections and diarrhea
are more common».
For the moms that carried children inside them for 10 months, for the moms that changes their eating habits for their child because of heartburn, Gestational Diabetes or to just eat clean, for the moms who sat in the dark at 2 in the morning breastfeeding a newborn every 1 - 2 hours while in tears because they were wondering if they are going to be a good m
For the moms that carried
children inside them
for 10 months, for the moms that changes their eating habits for their child because of heartburn, Gestational Diabetes or to just eat clean, for the moms who sat in the dark at 2 in the morning breastfeeding a newborn every 1 - 2 hours while in tears because they were wondering if they are going to be a good m
for 10 months,
for the moms that changes their eating habits for their child because of heartburn, Gestational Diabetes or to just eat clean, for the moms who sat in the dark at 2 in the morning breastfeeding a newborn every 1 - 2 hours while in tears because they were wondering if they are going to be a good m
for the moms that changes their eating habits
for their child because of heartburn, Gestational Diabetes or to just eat clean, for the moms who sat in the dark at 2 in the morning breastfeeding a newborn every 1 - 2 hours while in tears because they were wondering if they are going to be a good m
for their
child because of heartburn, Gestational Diabetes or to just eat clean,
for the moms who sat in the dark at 2 in the morning breastfeeding a newborn every 1 - 2 hours while in tears because they were wondering if they are going to be a good m
for the moms who sat in the dark at 2 in the morning
breastfeeding a newborn every 1 - 2 hours while in tears because they
were wondering if they
are going to
be a
good mom.
To the anonymous woman who theorized it
was the mothers who
were «hanging on to
breastfeeding because YOU can't make the psychological break» and that they
were using «unproven studies» to support such an apparently - horrible act — First of all, while
breastfeeding is both physically and mentally beneficial
for both mother and
child, I doubt ANY woman
is forcing her
child to
breastfeed longer than necessary simply so they can «feel
good,» as you
are implying.