Losing weight while
breastfeeding works really well for some moms, but not for all.
Not exact matches
I think the information is
really important to share to
work towards normalizing long term
breastfeeding.
I think what
really matters is that our
breastfeeding choices
work within the unique contexts of our own families and with our children — and it sounds like you and Ava have a strong and beneficial
breastfeeding relationship.
When you have to return to
work within weeks of giving birth, AND you have access to free formula, I
really see how
breastfeeding rates would take a hit.
Sometimes people
really wanted to
breastfeed and tried
really hard, but it just didn't
work out and talking about it opens the wounds again each time.
I'm grateful not to have weaned at 12 weeks when I returned to
work full - time, but there's a long way to go to
really supporting
breastfeeding moms who
work / travel.
Do
breastfeeding classes and support groups
really work?
He has only had one breast feed today and I have expressed my milk into a bottle for him, already and he still has not had it yet, I'm impressed as to how the rice cereal helps fill him up, and keeps him content, and how he has dropped so quick on his
breastfeeds, the weaning onto solids is
really working for me, also I'm very proud in how he is doing so well doing with this change.
Sunny: Okay, before we get started with our episode today we have a segment we call «mama hacks» and I love this because this is where you submit your favorite
breastfeeding and pumping tips, things that
really worked well for you and just great tips you want to pass along to other moms.
I've
worked really hard not to judge or shame my friends who choose to — or have to — formula feed their children, despite my own strong feelings about
breastfeeding.
But
really no one here wants you to formula feed your child if
breastfeeding works for you.
It's amazing how it all
works really, the whole supply and demand aspect of
breastfeeding!
I
worked so hard and suffered through so much literal blood, sweat, and tears to make
breastfeeding work I started to
really resent the fact that I had to go to
work and interrupt our
breastfeeding relationship.
As far as
breastfeeding goes, from what I understand when I talk to friends and people I know, mothers seem to
really want to
breastfeed for a long time but their employers often expect them to be back at
work around 3 - 5 months after they give birth.
VERONICA TINGZON: What's
really cool about the, the sleeping with, you know, and
breastfeeding twins is that if you put that investment in upfront, you
really don't have to
work as much later on down the line.
When you consider all of the advantages of
breastfeeding, especially the health and bonding benefits, you will see
breastfeeding really is easier for
working moms in the long run.
It sounds like you are a
really great mom and you've had some challenges
breastfeeding Olivia, but you've been persistent and kept after it, so nice
work!
HOPE LIEN: I
worked as a birth and post portem doula and a lactation counselor myself and so a few years ago when we decided to just start the adoption process I knew from doing some
breastfeeding training myself that I would possible turn this lactation but I didn't
really know I guess the details of that first and what I meant.
They also tend to be sleepy and they are more prone to jaundice so
really need to
work at establishing
breastfeeding in those early weeks.
I know that's very unique and I know not every birth mom feels that was about adoptive
breastfeeding but that was our situation so that
worked out
really well.
Still, it's important to feel good about ourselves in our bodies, and I think a lot of things are not discussed about the whole process that
really should be: how hard
breastfeeding is, perhaps leaving the workforce and the loss of identity that comes with it, going back to
work and having to juggle quality time with baby and performing in your career, etc..
It's only
really seen in large groups and certainly is not a reason to
breastfeed if other benefits, like
working or a happy mother, are lost.
It
really is such a difficult task to return to
work and continue to be successful at
breastfeeding.
Lots of women want to
breastfeed longer, but it can be
really,
really hard to do that when you have to go back to
work, especially before your supply is well established.
I think that many women are under the false impression that
breastfeeding is
really easy and doesn't require any
work.
Actually hun I was told to
breastfeed my child who is 3 because her immune system is
really weak and FYI cookies don't
work for boo boos how about u get a reality check and look at all the data that supports it so instead of making yourself look ignorant to something you may not understand do your research so you may be more informed before you make reality check comments
«Michelle Obama
really understands mothers need maternity leave to be able to
breastfeed and go back to
work,» Shealy said, citing a 2008 article from the Toronto Star in which Obama reportedly said that as soon as you learn how to
breastfeed, «you're back at
work.»
My son took to it
really well and it
worked great for us — he
really never had anything but
breastfeeding poops in the cloth, at six months he started pooping in the bjorn little potty, and since 10 months (he's 2.5 and in underwear now) we've had less than a dozen poops in diapers.
I
really don't think
breastfeeding alone
works because b» fing also makes you more hungry — for a lot of us, you just eat more to compensate for the calories the baby is eating.
Leilani, I know you know as an IBCLC, you have a lot of clients and they have to go back to
work, and so
really tackling this issue and raising support for women in the workplace is
really important, this World
Breastfeeding Week.
When it comes to
breastfeeding, we can't
really break away from what was established millions of years ago — namely that in order for it to
work, babies need to
breastfeed very frequently, both day and night.
The whole appeal feeds commonly held misconceptions about how
breastfeeding works and what is
really needed.
As
breastfeed and
working mom, I
really need a bag that I can put all my things and breast pump all together.
While research is lacking on exactly how Fenugreek boosts breast milk supply, lactation experts and moms agree that it
really works for many
breastfeeding mothers.
I in the end told my mother in law to screw it,
breastfeeding was not
working for me, and i started pumping and that
worked really well for me and i plan on buying a double electric pump for this pregnancy so i do nt have to relive that terrible absess situation again!
I chose to
breastfeed my baby and it
worked out
really well.
Dr. Jack Newman's Visual Guide to
breastfeeding helps you to understand how
breastfeeding really works and lets you cut through all the confusing and contradictory information out there on
breastfeeding.
Though I love schedules, there isn't
really a
breastfeeding schedule that
works for me and my kid.
I'm for
breastfeeding, I think it's wonderful and that
works but to the point that I was like so terrified and scared about making mistake in
breastfeeding then it
really kind of wouldn't probably.
Just love what I am doing and
really happy to have the opportunity to
work with Robin and help mom's
breastfeed.
It just immediately like pop my anxiety bubble and you know I think somebody else just saying oh yes been there that
really sucks but you know we
worked it out eventually I mean it can
really get out to your head which unfortunately a lot of
breastfeeding struggles are in your head and not to say that you know you're creating them yourself but you're so nervous and you don't know the answers and you know you just don't know what to do.
I'm dreading going back to
work in a couple of months time, but this article has
really helped me feel better about continuing to
breastfeed after my daughter starts nursery.
Noah was never
really exclusively
breastfed and the pump didn't
really help my supply issues — if anything, replacing feedings with the pump once I went back to
work is ultimately what killed nursing for us completely.
That's why it's so important to
really listen when someone tries to explain to you where someone misled you if you're discussing reasons why
breastfeeding didn't
work out for you — even if it's too late for you, any time you discuss your baby's feedings, you can help quell the myths that were your downfall so maybe where you failed, someone else can succeed!
I'm definitely intrigued by the babybond nursing covers... the design looks so interesting, and I'd love to see how it
really works when
breastfeeding my baby.
Some Cameran Wimberly must haves are: a good, reliable, easy to travel with diaper bag (she preferred a backpack that zips open and has adequate storage), an easy to use baby carrier (she was open to a wrap - style carrier and / or a soft structured carrier), an infant wearable monitor (this was huge for her as she was hoping it would bring her piece of mind when the baby was sleeping), and in the event
breastfeeding didn't
work out, she
really was in need of good go - to bottle and formula mixing and warming machine.
I intend to
breastfeed as long as possible and will
work really hard at it (it's not easy), I plan on using cloth diapers, making my own baby food and buying almost everything used.
«It was
really the more intricate, social interactions, like listening to other people's jokes or that they're more committed to pumping during the day than to
working that had a stronger impact on women's decision to continue, especially exclusive
breastfeeding, than these official support mechanisms.»
You
work hard to
breastfeed — can your baby
really get too much milk?
That's not to say they shouldn't register for formula or bottles, but let's not let those items be an excuse for
really giving it all you've got to make
breastfeeding work.