Include advice about preparations before your baby is born, the first six weeks, common nursing challenges and
breastfeeding older babies.
KATIE JACQUET REED: I just wanted to say, «I'm wondering also of the age of the child that comes into place and so there's even more stigma with
breastfeeding older babies and toddlers.»
Don't be afraid to reach out for help from an IBCLC when having issues
breastfeeding an older baby.
Just as breastfeeding a newborn comes with it's own challenges,
breastfeeding an older baby is not as easy as you may think either.
When
breastfeeding an older baby in a sling the issue is more with comfortable positioning for baby.
So if you choose to tandem - nurse (
breastfeed an older baby and younger baby at the same time), your body will adjust and build a supply to match the demand.
Topics include: skin breakdown, jaundice, thrush, mastitis, tongue - tie, nipple shield, increasing milk supply, oversupply, slow weight gain, nursing strikes, biting, surgery / illness, caffeine / alcohol / med consumption,
breastfeeding the older baby, introducing solids, etc..
Are you uncomfortable with
breastfeeding an older baby?
Here's what you can expect when
breastfeeding an older baby: Shorter feeding sessions When your child was a newborn, you probably felt like all you did was feed her and that's probably because you did.
Not exact matches
Have you not been told that it was research by the WHO in the West that has got them promoting exclusive
breastfeeding for the first 6 months of a
baby's life and continuous
breastfeeding till thechild is two years
old?
Also have you ever
breastfed a 6 - 12 month
old baby?
I absolutely
breastfeed in public, and usually without a cover — because have you tried to nurse a
baby past about two months
old using a cover?
It is also recommended that you continue to
breastfeed until your
baby is at least two years
old.
strwberryjoy, I also have an
older baby (nearly 1 year
old) who is nearly exclusively
breastfed — she is also tall and thin, just like me.
I nursed my son till he was 2 years
old this norm is widely accepted in my home country (Philippines) and now that I am pregnant with
baby # 2 I'm looking forward to
breastfeed her till she's ready to move on.
(Kellymom states: «If your
baby is less than 3 - 4 weeks
old, it is best to avoid the use of a bottle for a couple of reasons: regular use of a bottle instead of
breastfeeding can interfere with mom's efforts to establish a good milk supply; bottle use also increases
baby's risk of nipple confusion or flow preference.»)
I returned to work when my
baby was 6 months
old, and basically stopped
breastfeeding him around that time as well.
My friend of similar income level, career choice (teacher), marital status (married) and education level chooses not to use WIC, and also
breastfeeds her 9 month
old baby.
hi nice to meet u my name is Stein Sorina Adryana my age is 39 years i have a girl 12 months am married i live in Romania I have a one year
old girl she sleeps with us in bed and is
breastfed but eats
baby food and or adults
Our
baby will be 6 - 9 months
old during this time, so hopefully we can have a healthy combination of
breastfeeding and introducing new foods.
I often get
breastfeeding consultation calls from moms who have 10 day -
old babies.
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Breastfeeding mothers often have to nurse frequently throughout the day and night until their
babies are a year or
older.
While it is true that
breastfeeding can delay the return of your fertility - especially if you are nursing a lot — it is possible to become pregnant while
breastfeeding especially if you are not nursing exclusively (i.e. nothing other than breastmilk),
baby is
older than 6 months and / or your period has returned.
In a 1990 study by SJ Astley and RE Little published in Neurotoxicol Teratol, they studied 136
babies breastfeeding until 1 year
old.
M continued to
breastfeed her
baby until she was 11 months
old.
Consider that the World Health Organization (WHO) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that a
baby be exclusively
breastfed for the first six months (and then
breastfed with complementary foods until 1 - 2 years
old or longer).
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.
, looked at a 6 weeks
old breastfed baby.
Our series continues as we explore what our
breastfeeding moms are doing now that their
babies are five months
old.
She is now a healthy, vibrant 7 year
old, but not all
babies are lucky and not all
babies are healthy enough to
breastfeed.
I now have a 3.5 week
old baby girl, who I am
breastfeeding.
When my
oldest was a
baby, my OB told me that for me to
breastfeed to 6 weeks
old would be longer than most mothers ever make it.
If we decide to stay somewhere longer than originally planned, it's usually easy enough to find something to eat for the
older kids and us parents, and keep
breastfeeding as usual, without having to worry about whether the breast milk is still cold enough in the cooler, or whether they might stock our brand of
baby milk at the corner store in an unfamiliar town.
I have now
breastfed all three of my
babies for collectively over 3 years (and still going strong with my 4 month
old!)
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.
Usually a
baby who is only one month
old still poops every day, but this really can vary, especially for
breastfed babies.
As twins
babies get
older, positioning, timing and
breastfeeding in general can become easier.
One study found that women who practice frequent skin - to - skin contact are more likely to be exclusively
breastfeeding when
baby is 3 months
old!
, they studied 136
babies breastfeeding until 1 year
old.
When I was pregnant with my
oldest (now 4), a friend handed me «Secrets of the
Baby Whisperer» along with a ringing endorsement of why this book would save my life as a
breastfeeding mom.
A good friend of mine, who was super committed to
breastfeeding all through her pregnancy, nearly gave up before her
baby was 3 weeks
old.
Her
baby was almost seven months
old at the time, but she had planned to
breastfeed until at least nine months.
With my second
baby, the
breastfeeding went so well that I tried to introduce a dummy when my newborn was less than two weeks
old.
At around 5 or 6 days
old, your
baby is likely to have started
breastfeeding (or formula feeding) more often and in greater amounts.
It is completely normal for
breastfed babies to poop less frequently as they grow
older.
After overcoming many
breastfeeding challenges with my
older son, I became a Lactation Educator and Counselor to help support other mothers and
babies on their
breastfeeding journeys.
Breastfeeding is recommended as the sole source of nutrients for
babies till they are six months
old; breast milk coupled with solids is recommended afterwards till the
baby celebrates the first birthday.
When you think of attachment parenting do you imagine a woman wearing a
baby in a sling with hairy armpits
breastfeeding her six year
old while eating a rice cake covered in tahini?
I have a 3 month
old baby who is strictly
breastfed.
Nipple soreness, breast engorgement, poor latch, low supply, or the
old use - mom - as - a-pacifier trick are just a few of the roadblocks moms encounter when trying to
breastfeed their
baby.