Sentences with phrase «good wet nurse»

The Code of Hammurabi, dating back to 2250 BC, detailed attributes of a good wet nurse.

Not exact matches

Because you are nursing, the best way to «measure» if baby is eating enough is by keeping an eye on wet and dirty diapers.

Your child will be better off with you as a happy, responsive, loving mother than the world's most productive wet nurse.

As long as your baby is nursing well, wetting enough diapers, and gaining weight, it doesn't matter where she falls on the growth charts.

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for use while I'm working in the kitchen and there's no good place to set a baby who can't yet sit up on their own Exersaucer - YES Jumper - NA Front Carrier - UNDECIDED, prob more handy if it's not your first child Stroller - YES Wet wipe warmer - NA Changing table - YES Swing - NA Lilly Padz - NA Nursing pillow - YES, love the boppy!

One thing that worked for me was to strip him down, and wipe his face and hands with a warm wet cloth — anything that would get him good and awake so that he would nurse longer.

Mother of one 8 - month - old Playards - YES Bassinet - NO (used the pack - n - play) Swaddle Blankets - YES (Aden + Anais) Crib - YES SnuggleU - HAVE N'T USED Rocking chair / glider - NO Activity gym - YES Bouncer - YES Bumbo - YES (I didn't have one, but I have tried it and would get one on sale for my next baby) Exersaucer - YES Jumper - HAVE N'T USED Front Carrier - YES Stroller - YES Wet wipe warmer - NO (I haven't actually used one, but I didn't use one and diaper changes were fine) Changing table - YES Swing - YES Lilly Padz - HAVE N'T USED Nursing pillow - NO Milkies - HAVE N'T USED Nipple cream - YES Nursing nightgown - NO (I slept in nursing tanks and they were fabulous) Bottle warmer - NO Bottle dishwasher basket - YES (also good for small toys and various things) Bottle drying rack - NO Highchair - NO (used a booster from the start) Booster Seat for Meals - YES (we used this instead of a high chair) Burp cloths - YES (I still have the littered strategically around the house) Baby bathtub - NO Nasal aspirator - NO (I use the free one from the hospital, but I wouldn't buy one; I haven't found them to work so well) Baby fingernail clippers - NO (I use adult cuticle clippers and they are wonderful) Video monitor - YES Audio monitor - HAVEN «T USED Gas drops - NO Gripe wateNursing pillow - NO Milkies - HAVE N'T USED Nipple cream - YES Nursing nightgown - NO (I slept in nursing tanks and they were fabulous) Bottle warmer - NO Bottle dishwasher basket - YES (also good for small toys and various things) Bottle drying rack - NO Highchair - NO (used a booster from the start) Booster Seat for Meals - YES (we used this instead of a high chair) Burp cloths - YES (I still have the littered strategically around the house) Baby bathtub - NO Nasal aspirator - NO (I use the free one from the hospital, but I wouldn't buy one; I haven't found them to work so well) Baby fingernail clippers - NO (I use adult cuticle clippers and they are wonderful) Video monitor - YES Audio monitor - HAVEN «T USED Gas drops - NO Gripe wateNursing nightgown - NO (I slept in nursing tanks and they were fabulous) Bottle warmer - NO Bottle dishwasher basket - YES (also good for small toys and various things) Bottle drying rack - NO Highchair - NO (used a booster from the start) Booster Seat for Meals - YES (we used this instead of a high chair) Burp cloths - YES (I still have the littered strategically around the house) Baby bathtub - NO Nasal aspirator - NO (I use the free one from the hospital, but I wouldn't buy one; I haven't found them to work so well) Baby fingernail clippers - NO (I use adult cuticle clippers and they are wonderful) Video monitor - YES Audio monitor - HAVEN «T USED Gas drops - NO Gripe watenursing tanks and they were fabulous) Bottle warmer - NO Bottle dishwasher basket - YES (also good for small toys and various things) Bottle drying rack - NO Highchair - NO (used a booster from the start) Booster Seat for Meals - YES (we used this instead of a high chair) Burp cloths - YES (I still have the littered strategically around the house) Baby bathtub - NO Nasal aspirator - NO (I use the free one from the hospital, but I wouldn't buy one; I haven't found them to work so well) Baby fingernail clippers - NO (I use adult cuticle clippers and they are wonderful) Video monitor - YES Audio monitor - HAVEN «T USED Gas drops - NO Gripe water - YES

I breastfed their mother until she was well into her 3's and loved it so much I used to say I missed my calling — I should have lived centuries ago and been a wet nurse!

Sure, the breast - is - best movement has sparked a small but noticeable revival of wet nursing.

Women who couldn't breastfeed for whatever reason also turned to wet nurses, or lactating women who fed other women's babies out of good will or as a profession.

We think they're the best answer to feeding baby since wet nursing became a full - time profession as long ago as 1745 B.C., say editors at «Newsweek» magazine.

Your nurses and pediatrician will guide you in watching for wet and dirty diapers, as well as weighing the baby to determine weight loss and gain.

If a mother does not feel comfortable using a wet nurse or can not find one, the next best alternative is a milk bank.

«For those few health situations where infants can not, or should not, be breastfed, the choice of the best alternative - expressed breast milk from an infant's own mother, breastmilk from a healthy wet - nurse or human - milk bank, or a breast - milk substitute fed with a cup...» [3]

On the other hand, according to Dr. Christie del Castillo - Hegyi of the Fed is Best Foundation, a fussy baby who wants to nurse all of the time could be showing signs of jaundice or dehydration, has lost weight, or doesn't have enough wet diapers.

MEG NAGLE: Yeah, well I think the bottle culture and formula feeding has become such just a normal part of many cultures around the World, the whole wet - nursing thing and cross-nursing started to become less and less common, because now people have a way to feed their babies with something other than their breastmilk, which was a much safer alternative to anything else that they had previously.

As long as baby is having appropriate wet and soiled diapers and is waking to nurse for at least some feedings, then likely all is well.

So Meg, there may be moms that are listening to this show that were and are inquisitive about wet nursing and cross nursing, maybe they don't have tons of information about it but maybe they are thinking «hey, you know, this might be something that is a good fit for me and my family».

Once wet - nursing was so commonplace that Jane Austen mentions it in Emma: «For years it was a really good job for a woman.

Also he is extremely tired during nursing, at best I can get him to eat 10 - 15 minutes total and that is doing everything from diaper change, undressing, wet rag, talking, using lights, ect.

If baby is gaining weight, having wet and dirty diapers as well as seeming content after a nursing session are all good signs.

I suggested donor milk, as according to the WHO (2003), when the mother can not or chooses not to breastfeed, the next best alternative is pumped milk from the mother, a wet nurse or donor milk from a human - milk bank, or an approved breast - milk substitute (p. 17).

- Hair color of 18th Century wet nurses that was supposed to translate to the most nutritious breast milk and best - tempered babies: BROWN.

Throughout history, there have been times when doctors and writers advocated for a woman breastfeeding her own child, claiming that it would be better for the child than a wet nurse.

Among them was a South American man, observed by Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, who subbed as wet nurse after his wife fell ill as well as male missionaries in Brazil that were the sole milk supply for their children because their wives had shriveled breasts.

At Saqqara, there were early reports of extensive damage to the tomb of Maya, the wet nurse of King Tut, which is well - known for its elaborate paintings.