If this is your situation, you can try to make bottle feeding more
like feeding at the breast: let baby suck on empty nipple first few sucks (like he would at the breast before your first letdown), give pauses throughout the feeding, and switch sides partway through the bottle.
Not exact matches
Like the rest of you, my mom made a good decision IMO — she found weaning me around 14 months was difficult (on both of us with her oversupply & my crying) so she
fed me
at the
breast until I was ready to let go on my own.
Once the
feeding tube was off on day 7th, baby took
breast like a pro and on we continue now
at 13 months until, well?
My
breasts were just shy
at 10 pounds and so it was a concern I wouldn't be able to
feed him
like he needed to be
fed, but I don't think it was necessarily oversupply or undersupply it was just time working out the milk the way that it needed to be.
«Every time they come up with a new concoction, it's always «closer to» or «more
like» human milk,» said Betty Crase, director of the Center for
Breast -
Feeding Information
at La Leche League International, based in Schaumburg.
In my attempt to normalize breastfeeding and provide support up what breastfeeding looks
like, I have held up
at the
breast breastfeeding as being more beautiful, more important, more viable, more worthy of sharing and discussing and promoting than any other infant
feeding methodology.
Folks
like LLL could position themselves to the left of that and still be very very sane, basically: «There are physical and emotional benefits to
breast feeding and women should be encouraged to do it and should have support from family, medical establishment and society
at large.»
i work full time and am in a car for
at least 3 hrs a day...
breasting feeding is
like a treat my little bit... we use formula and suppliment
breast feeding... i will nurse her when i can and then fill her up with formula... so we still get to bond but she isnt going hungry....
I definitely want to
feed her with breastmilk for
at least two years old but it looks
like my
breast is getting dry... not sure.
I am empathetic with mothers who can not
breast feed, but that doesn't mean we should forget how difficult it is for mothers who
breast feed — glared
at when public
feeding, condemned for
feeding after one year, constantly being asked if they are «supplementing with formula», having to pump, having to watch what they eat, not being able to go out for drinks, being up in the night, and,
like your comment, judged for
breast feeding as a form of soothing.
I too felt terribly guilty that I had failed my first child, but in hindsight I now realise he wasn't thriving with just
breast feeding partly as he had reflex and vomited all milk
like you wouldn't believe, but also because I was stressed
at being a new mum, prob a bit depressed and quite obsessed with over analysing everything so my supply was poor!
And while you're still
feeding him either
breast milk or formula, KidsHealth.org says that babies
at this age actually have quite the sweet tooth — which is exactly why he
likes breast milk or formula so much!
An
at -
breast supplementer can feel
like a fiddly
feeding device
at first... but it can come to be the reliable friend that helps you keep breastfeeding going strong.
Baby is either asleep
at your
breast, seeming to not actually be
feeding during the hour or so your sore nipples are able to tolerate him being there OR he screams
like a starving banshee when not
at the
breast.
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breast -
fed for
at least a year sounds
like you know, in a lot of situations a lot more than that what advice should thy have for other moms out there?
It is not
like the mom is
feeding her baby Coca - Cola —
breast milk is very healthy;
at least that should be something we can all agree on!
The two were never put side by side because
breast feeding is extremely important things for me it was one of those things on, when me and my husband took Bradley classes and
at the end they were
like what do you want to talk about
breast feeding because that was
like the number one as far as the parent being a parent that was a huge thing to me is that I wanted to
breast feed.
it was hard
at night hed look for my
breast so i put a pillow between the baby and i. he would nt take the bottle
at first through a oral medicine syringe from
like the motrin for ex i put milk in it and
feed him 6 oz
like that it was a pain.
Even after breastfeeding is well established, many mothers of twins
like to let each baby have a least one solo
feeding at the
breast per day so that they can enjoy one - on - one bonding time with each twin.
for almost one and half month i had use the shield and only then my baby use to nurse from me and then i even pumped milk and had to give formula for a month since brest milk was not sufficient for my baby, so many times i have searched and read articles after articles to wean off the nipple shield and finally suceeded on 21 st november night but then again day time baby used to fuss for shield, now i don't remember the date but one fine morning she nursed in the usual normal position (earlier i used the
breast feeding pillow) it was the happiest moment for me.But now the worry is her weight.She is gaining weight
at very slow pace and many times i feel my
breast don't have much milk.and now she suddenly don't
like to
feed from bottle.so the target is bottle
feed.
Don't worry about
feeding in public — It feels
likes a big deal
at the start, getting your
breast out in a public place but once you've done it a couple times it doesn't feel scary
at all.
Postglandular causes of insufficient milk production are those things that happen after the baby is born that get breastfeeding off to a «bad start,»
like a baby who can not properly transfer milk
at the
breast (for whatever reason), or poor breastfeeding management, such as scheduled
feeds, extended separation of mother and baby.
I love it because i don't have to make a bottle in the middle of the night and make sure it's the right temperature, i'm glad i stick it out through out all that pain, now the
feeding times are our most special bonding moments and i think i'll keep on
breast feeding until she's two or as long as I can possibly can, because i don't think she
likes the formula very much, she'd very much prefere water sometime more than the formula, I don't make her the formula over the weekends when i'm not
at work, so I think she knows that weekend are exclusively for
breast feeding, i'm loving and enjoying
breast feeding now more than the beginning
I'm now exclusively
breast feeding and plan to for
at least 6 months while smoking, my little and I are together every two hours, he nurses
like a champ and shows no signs of withdrawal when I slow down on my consumption.
Now that
breast pumps are being re-imagined by innovators
like those behind Willow to make
breast feeding just a little easier and mobile, it's important to offer working mothers every opportunity to access these tools
at an affordable price.
My mother, my own mother who breastfed me for I think four months was
like every time I wipe it out and when they come over and I just need to
breast feed my babies, she looks
at me and gives me that look and she is
like, okay, they can ask for it so maybe it is time to wrap things up.
You can
breast feed your baby with it
at any time you
like.
I'm not sure if you are still looking for advice, but I have experience with it... My 8 yr old stayed in the bed with me (and hubby) since day 1, when I got pregnant with my second when he was 16 mths old, we set up his room with a toddler bed (he could get out of his playpen since 9 mths un-assisted, and never had a crib) so we made sure it was fun and playful and gave him that option, we also set up a separate cot beside out bed, so he could be with us still (I was not comfortable being pregnant with a toddler and hubby in bed then, knowing I would have a baby soon) since I was pregnant I was able to talk about it to him and explain why he was going to have to one day move to his own bed (in our room or his) by the time I had the baby he was starting the nights in his own bed and if he woke up he would come into his cot beside our bed... I let him continue
like that as long as he wanted, it took time but I did not push him
at all, same with
breast feeding I let him make the choice... when I left my hubby (now ex) the boys were both big enough (2 and 4 yrs) for me to be comfortable with them both in bed with me, and I was still nursing my younger one until he was around 3.5 yrs old, so we just had a big bed with us all piled in, I miss those days so much: (so how did I finally get them both out of my bed?
Whether your maternity leave is ending, you would
like a steady supply of your milk, or your husband simply wants a chance
at feeding, having a contained supply of
breast milk will definitely come in handy.
I don't want to stress her out
at feedings, but would really
like to
breast feed.
Although I agree that an infant can become dependent on the
breast to fall asleep and yes, once I gently weaned my daughter from night time
feeds at around 10 months she did sleep for longer stretches but it by no means solved all our sleep «issues» — To say that all healthy infants should be able to STTN
at 6 months, is an incredibly discouraging thing to say to moms who then start thinking there is something wrong with their child and in the end let them cry it out because they read articles
like this where it worked for one person.
Postglandular causes of insufficient milk production are those things that happen after the baby is born that get breastfeeding off to a «bad start,»
like a baby who can not properly transfer milk
at the
breast (for whatever reason), or poor breastfeeding management, such as scheduled
feeds or extended separation of mother and baby.
LEILANI WILDE: You know sometimes moms can help determine what their baby is doing
at the
breast by doing
like a pre-impost
feed weight check.
With paced bottle
feeding, your baby will get a good latch and will be capable of determining how rapidly or slowly they suck - just
like they do
at the
breast.
Aimee: Trying to
breast feed my baby in public for the first time and having
breast milk spray everywhere... on me, on my baby, on my blouse... I am much better
at it now and can do it
like a pro.
LEILANI WILDE: I'm looking for: «When they're
feeding, how active they are
feeding because it can look
like a baby is
feeding and they're
like — the babies are
at the
breast all the time.»
It may be especially useful if your baby struggles to latch in other holds, he doesn't
like his head being touched as he
feeds, if you have a forceful let down, or if your
breasts are large, as mum - of - one Isabel, UK, discovered: «The combination of my big boobs and a small 2.7 kg (6 lb) baby made positioning tricky
at first.
I think people who are uncomfortable with seeing a mom
feeding her baby
at her
breast should just look away if they don't
like it.
Once baby is
feeding well
at the
breast, there's usually little flesh exposed and looks more
like a baby having a cuddle.
Giving my girl a binky — and mind you, she's had a fantastic latch and has
fed great on the
breast since 2 hours after I had her
at her first
feed — keeps her asleep and soothes her when she wants to suck but doesn't want my
breast (
like when she's gassy).
So instead of a bottle, try finger
feeding, cup
feeding, spoon
feeding, supplemented
at the
breast with an SNS, or something of the
like.
At night, it feels
like the moment I get done
breast feeding and putting baby down, my hubby wants some love.
Your hospital might not be
like mine, but with both of my babies I was instructed to write down how long my baby was
at my
breast (when I was nursing) and how many ml of
breast milk / formula they were
fed (when I was bottle
feeding).
like a longer paid materinity leave, work provided day care,
breast feeding or
breast pumping rooms or
at least a small pvt area!
I would
like to bottle
feed at night and still nurse him throughout the day, but I don't know if the smell of the
breast milk will confuse him more.
And I mean I think that a lot of moms and myself, in particular, I remember when I was
at work was I had this unrealistic expectation of how much my baby needed to
feed, I mean my kids were getting
like eight ounce bottles while I was away and I was
like wow my supply isn't keeping up and now with this research as well as listening to what you're saying, our babies actually, well they are not transferring eight ounces from the
breast, so why would they need it from the bottle and maybe that makes moms feel a little bit more secure that their babies are actually getting you know, what they need and the moms are able to produce what they need when they're away from their baby.
Just today the doctor asked what my
breast feeding goals were and I told her I would
like to go
at least two years again.
Certainly infants sleeping separated from their caregivers
at night (solitary room sleeping), infants sleeping on their stomachs (prone) to promote uninterrupted, early consolidation of adult -
like sleep, and bottle -
feeding with formula or cows milk rather than
breast milk were all novel, culturally - sanctioned but scientifically - untested (as safe or best) infant care innovations.1 It is now known that each of these practices has contributed to or led to thousands of SIDS deaths.3 - 5 Many of these infant lives, we can infer, could have been saved had we more carefully examined and come to understand the biological validity of mother - infant safe co-sleeping, breastfeeding and infants sleeping on their backs (supine).
Thanks for the great post i real
like to breastfeed my baby but my older son was not
at all in to my
breast milk he never wanted antthing to do with it, but this time i will do any thing that i can to make sure i breastfeed my baby without introducing any other form of
feeding.
Secondly, it shows that infants can maintain blood levels of DHA and ARA more
like the levels of
breast fed babies if they are weaned to a formula supplemented with these nutrients
at sufficient levels.»