Here's our prescription:
If breastfeeding works for you, great.
It's great
if breastfeeding works for you and your baby, but the truth is that for a variety of reasons, not every mom breastfeeds her child.
If breastfeeding works, it is very convenient and economical compared to formula.
But really no one here wants you to formula feed your child
if breastfeeding works for you.
Not exact matches
The reality is that
if women truly want to
breastfeed they will find a way to make it
work.
After a few months of this, the lack of sleep, the crying, the «helpful» people who tell you to just
work a little harder, it would be a miracle
if any woman in this position kept
breastfeeding.
Often women with low supply are let down by the
breastfeeding community because they rely on the idea that
if your child does not have enough milk it is because you are not
working hard enough.
What
if you're a
working mother and your baby will not sleep unless she is
breastfed... and even then, will not fall into a deep enough sleep to get her to her crib before she wakes?
In addition,
if you are a healthcare provider
working with a woman with diabetes, PCOS, hypoplasia or other conditions that impact her fertility, it is important to talk to her about the potential impact on her ability to
breastfeed.
If you are a
breastfeeding mom who has to pump regularly, whether you are pumping at
work, exclusively pumping (by choice or necessity), trying to increase your supply,
breastfeeding multiples or donating to a human milk bank, you probably don't want to spend all of your pumping time holding the horns.
WIC did offer
breastfeeding support - peer counselor, access to a pump
if I was
working, extra supplemental fruits and veggies, etc - but we also get 95 jars of baby food per month.
I had lots of help: dh was not
working at the time and was committed to helping me 24/7 and was 100 % supportive; mil is a IBCLC and would drop everything and come to our home
if we called her; my midwife was passionate about
breastfeeding, visited me ever other day, sometimes every day; I saw Dr. Jack Newman regularly until my son was 8 weeks old.
As committed to
breastfeeding as I am and have always been (I have been putting off a breast reduction even though the size of my breasts might be contributing to early osteoparthritis because I think some of my chronic health issues are related to poor early nutrition - not just formula - feeding but plenty of other over-processed junk), I don't know that I'd have been willing or able to go through all that
if my plumbing wasn't
working.
Let me say upfront that I am a huge proponent of
breastfeeding (
if that's what a woman wants and
if it
works for her, her baby and her family) and I think it should be supported at all times at all facets of society.
But what she took from her experience, and what she expressed, was that http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/03/08/when-to-give-up-on-
breastfeeding/"rel = «nofollow» > all women should give up
breastfeeding after 2 weeks
if it is not
working out.
Take care, Annie I should note as well, because I couldn't find a way to
work it into the letter, that
if I know a friend is planning to
breastfeed, I often try to arm them with good information (e.g. good books, good websites, how to find a lactation consultant) ahead of time and let them know that I am there
if they have any questions at all.
Yes, having the Canadian mat leave helped with
breastfeeding immensely (chances are slim I would have stuck it out with my first
if I'd had to go back to
work at 6 weeks, we were still learning at that point; and going back after 12 months meant I could skip pumping), and I definitely think more options should be available to American
working moms.
At 8 weeks I was just getting over the cracked - nipple - of - doom,
if I had had to go to
work there would have been no way I could have kept up with
breastfeeding.
I'm sure
if we weren't so pressured to return to
work immediately (let's not even get into the Hollywood effect - slim down before your post partum visit), the benefits of
breastfeeding, economic, medically and socially (yes, i believe there are social benefits) would be farther reaching.
If you attend meetings you'll find there are many of the components of a tribe: the ritual of greeting people and doing introductions, the
work of helping each other with mothering and
breastfeeding and sharing refreshments at the end of the meeting, the commitment of time together each month.
Even
if you've
breastfed before, every baby is difference so what
worked with one might not
work with the next.
BUT
if Babywise does not «mesh with God's design for how
breastfeeding works», then how do people ever have success?
If you're someone who would love a role in a small, friendly company helping out
breastfeeding mums, recommending products, providing solutions and helping them
work out how to use one of these «breast pump things», then please apply.
Bottle feeding may be necessary, as for example with formula fed babies or
if you need to leave the house and go to
work while still
breastfeeding.
If you want to
breastfeed and go back to
work, go out on a child - free date with your husband, or just have someone else take one -LSB-...]
Try on your other breast when baby is feeding and make sure to warn the people across the room:) Sally Tedstone,
Breastfeeding Expert Midwife and
Breastfeeding Educator with UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, writes: «
If it does not
work at first, do not panic or think that there is no milk, simply try another spot, a slightly different hand formation or rhythm until it
works for you.
So
if you want to keep
breastfeeding after you return to
work let's figure out how to integrate pumping into your
work day.
I started to wonder, what was the point of having a specialized
breastfeeding pillow
if I had to use a bunch of other items to make it
work correctly?
If you have to
work on the computer or do household chores and want to have those
breastfeed bottles always filled, the pump strap hand - free can help you to accomplish more in a day.
Working with a La Leche League Leader or lactation consultant can help you get your baby
breastfeeding effectively even
if bottles have been given.
If you need to get back to
work and
breastfeeding isn't going to be practical, you're not alone in this common weaning scenario.
If you choose to continue
breastfeeding, some moms recommend talking to a lactation consultant before you head back to
work.
If anything, it takes MORE perseverance and dedication to
breastfeed and pump when
working against the way
breastfeeding is designed to
work.
If you are a mama with
breastfeeding, babywearing, and cloth diapering experience that enjoys sharing ideas and is looking for very part - time, flexible,
work from home income... well then THIS is the dream job for you!
Understandably,
if you have never been a
breastfeeding or pumping mom, you have no idea that there are things you can do ahead of time to set make returning to
work easier.
To be part of the
breastfeeding infantry, it doesn't matter
if you're planning to
work full - time or be a stay - at - home - mom,
if you're gay or straight,
if you're a card - carrying left - wing feminist or a Mormon with a penchant for traditional values.
But
if you are sitting there and the
breastfeeding simply isn't
working, get off your couch and call a lactation consultant immediately.
And sometimes at the very beginning, using that pump can make
breastfeeding problems
work if there are any problems or creates problems that weren't you know already there.
Hopefully these nursing cover reviews help you decide on the best
breastfeeding cover for you — one that
works for both your needs and (
if you're nursing) your baby's personality!
It's widely recommended by many health professionals that children should start moving away from bottles and
breastfeeding by one year of age, so try to
work through the rest of the weaning process by this point
if possible, too.
And
if breastfeeding didn't
work out, for whatever reason, you may have experienced this as another significant loss — or even «failure.»
;) But it is about finding ways to fulfil the mother's dream of motherhood, and
if breastfeeding is a vital part of that, then she deserves to have someone that helps her find a way to make it
work.
But
if you are sitting there and
breastfeeding simply isn't
working, get off your couch and call a lactation consultant immediately.
And
if anyone deserves to be celebrated for all their hard
work, I think it is moms that
breastfeed via pumping.
If they are not
breastfeeding well, they also do not need extra water, but rather, the mother should be helped so that
breastfeeding works better.
I
breastfed although I was of the opinion that I would give it a go and
if it didn't
work out that was fine.
Breastfeeding on demand, breastfeeding to sleep, carrying your baby around during a nap, delaying when you return to work if possib
Breastfeeding on demand,
breastfeeding to sleep, carrying your baby around during a nap, delaying when you return to work if possib
breastfeeding to sleep, carrying your baby around during a nap, delaying when you return to
work if possible etc. etc..
Or * gasp * it would be perfectly ok to just nurse while at home and feed formula while at
work if you liked
breastfeeding and couldn't pump.
If a woman knows she won't be able to
breastfeed once she goes back to
work, for example, she might decide to skip
breastfeeding all together.
Also check out our article on what to do
if you are
breastfeeding and have to return to
work.