My son normally nurses two to three, sometimes even four times during the night, (co-sleeping really
made night nursing a pleasure instead of a duty).
We co-slept with my little one for the first few months to
make the night nursing easier on both of us.
My biggest worry is that I'm
making him night nurse which is also coinciding with his move to the toddler room at daycare and our vacation.
I believe this cushion will
make night nursing so much easier and I'll be able to sleep closer to my baby.
Not exact matches
i'm not a huge fan of drinking (i
nursed a quarter cup of rose all throughout last
night), but i do love alcohol in baking / cooking -LRB-: this sounds like a tasty way to
make fruit crumble a little more interesting!
I
made this for my
Nursing class the
night before a major test (and brought them in for everyone on test day) and they went over SOOO well!
I didn't personally meet my own goal of
nursing (I wanted to do it for one year, and barely
made 9 months) because of the hours I worked - 3 12 - hour shifts in a row, meaning I rarely had an opportunity to
nurse my son for those days and
nights, and he was getting pumped milk from a bottle.
And now after having
nursed them simultaneously once (which may be the only time I do — we'll see), I am happy I
made the choice that I did because I honestly can't imagine
nursing two kids throughout the day and / or
night.
i go back to work soon so i know this is good he does nt want day
nursing and i will continue to
nurse before and after work when he wants but i am so proud of myself for the
nights i got up at 3 and 5 am when he cried as a newborn and for the days he wanted to bf almost constantly and I thought i would never get him off my breast bc those moments are what
made this independent spirit so secure and self - assured.
The
nights may actually be sleepless, but a cozy sleep set with
nursing access
makes a real difference during
That
night, they set my husband and I up in a
make - shift room in the NICU, and the
nurse came and knocked on the door every few hours to wake me up to pump, so that my supply would build up.
I've been considering
night weaning for my daughter, but the thought of her crying when I could just
nurse and
make her happy has so far deterred me.
At
night time they can do as long a stretch as 3 to 4 hours at a time and that's often determining with
nursing, right or bottle feeding and that
makes sense, right.
He was a rough teether, though, with almost every symptom possible (drool, drool stool, drool cough, rash around mouth, rash around butt, acidic poop, waking at
night, random pains that
made him yelp, refusing to
nursing, and «general peevishness» as the bottle of Humphrey's # 3 describes).
What I would do, is always have a mug filled with water on the bedside table, so while baby would
nurse (or I would pump for when she no longer woke up at
night) I would
make it my goal to drink at least half of the mug of water.
Apron thing with flowers for baby doll to «
nurse» from is totally believable but not waking at
night is what
makes this thing unrealistic.
If I can help
make that happen in even a small way, then the many sleepless
nights and the one - handed typing while
nursing and the neglected laundry will be well, well worth it!
The baby is going to require a certain amount over the 24 hours and for people who are struggling with milk supply during the day or unable to pump enough while they're at work, this idea of reverse cycling, co-sleeping, having your baby with you and
nursing during the
night could really
make it a lot easier so you don't have to supply the baby with so much while you're gone.
Baby Center explains that though there is definitely no one method for
nursing at
night,
making sure your baby is full at each feeding can help decrease the amount of times they wake.
One
night as Tere tried unsuccessfully once again to
nurse Izzy, I had to
make an executive decision.
Being on - call means anywhere from as little as 5 to as many as 200 text messages can be exchanged during day time, as well as multiple phone calls during the day and
night updating me with early labor progress, the birth client or her partner or spouse giving me updates from their doula or
nurse on labor progress, and sometimes, to tell me there has been a change
made by their OBGYN or Midwife to their previous birth plan.
Or are you
making a judgmental leap that babies that
nurse «too long» and are tended to at
night will grow up to be weak, nervous, and incapable of functioning independently on their own.....?
Because we co-sleep, even at conferences and meetings where I hardly saw her during the day, at
night my daughter would snuggle up against my side, tucking her fingers and toes under my body, and
make up for not
nursing during the day as much as she might have at home.
Whether it's replacing a pacifier 15 times,
nursing three times, or picking your child up five times a
night, these are all sleep associations that will
make it harder for your child to fall asleep on their own during the long run.
After talking to his pediatrician at his 4 - month well - baby check, I
made the wrenching decision to
nurse him at
night (when he'd be most likely to take it), pump during the day at work — but not at home with him — and let the chips fall where they may.
She explains that pumps aren't as efficient at removing milk as your own baby is, so your milk supply may drop, and your baby
makes up for it by
nursing more when you are with him — it just so happens that that's at
night.
If you
nurse, rock, sing to, play with your baby when it is time to go to sleep or at
night awakenings this is what they will learn and it will become habit and
make it more difficulty for them to fall asleep and stay asleep on their own without you intervening.
When I was working shifts as a
nurse I would be so tired on my days off from having only 6/7 hours sleep the
night before work, I would need at least 10 - 12 hours to
make up for it!
I can see eye brows being raised every time I say I still
nurse, my baby doesn't sleep through the
night, sleeps in my bed and won't sleep if I'm not there... my nct group meets up now and then for an evening meal and of the 8 of us I am tge only one that almost never can
make it.
Younger babies almost always try to
make up the missed contact by
nursing more at
night.
He quickly became a very big baby because he would constantly want to
nurse, and he
made cute little sounds that would keep all of us awake all
night long.
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?
With two - layer side
nursing access, this laid back jersey dress shape doubles as a nighty,
making it perfect for late
night feeds.
I have been trying to
make up my mind about whether I am doing the right thing or not, as I
nurse my son to sleep most
nights and this is working, and furthermore he has been slightly awake a few times when I put him to bed (by «accident») and as long as he wasn't overtired he seems to soothe himself to sleep — his
makes me feel like he is developing his sleeping habits and learning to sleep although I am constantly worried about whether I am nurturing a bad sleeping habit.
Thankfully she still gets up and
nurses during the
night or else my husband would have
made me move her into her room.
It
make it a lot easier and not so confusing for her because she would just cry herself to sleep in the afternoon and then I
nursed her to sleep at
night.
We knew
night weaning her would
make it easier for me to be gone, but we wondered whether it was worth forcing her to stop before she was ready for the 20 % of the time that I'm not here, when the other 80 % of the time her
nursing at
night was fine.
So through my pregnancy I started rubbing his back and singing to him when he woke at
night while I was
nursing him and then slowly, with time, I tried to
make the
nursing sessions shorter and used more of the back rubbing and singing instead.
Sadly you can read a lot about sleep «problems» like
night wakings and
nursing or rocking to sleep (see [1]-RRB- which serve to
make parents feel anxious and nervous about their own behaviour surrounding a sleeping child.
This
makes it super easy to check on her and
nurse her throughout the
night!
I didn't notice a difference until today, but look at how much more the milk I produced Friday resembles colostrum (The super milk full of antibodies and leukocytes you
make during the first few days after birth) and this comes after
nursing the baby with a cold all
night long.
At first I blamed it on teething, then on growth spurts but the truth is my LO wants to comfort
nurse all
night long which
makes for one tired mama.
Making late
night — early morning
nursing sessions a little less sucky.
Pump &
Nurse Bra: The Relaxed Hands - Free Pump &
Nurse Bra is
made of soft jersey knit cotton that gently stretches to accommodate sensitive, engorged breasts and offers moms moderate support for all day or
night comfort.
Talk with your child's doctor or
nurse to
make sure that you know exactly how to care for your child when you get home, ask any questions that you have, and find out if you can «room in» with your child during his or her last
night or two to get the hang of things.
We still
make heavy use of it now,
nursing several times per
night and frequently during the day.
If you find you are struggling to
make it to 12 - 16 weeks, we suggest you call for reinforcements from friends, family, babysitters, doulas,
night nurses, etc..
(Your partner can
make night feedings even easier by changing the baby and bringing her to you for
nursing.)
Trust that your body can
make enough milk in the first week of life, and plan on keeping your baby on you pretty much all day and the majority of the
night — it's perfectly normal for a newborn to
nurse for 12 times in one day, sometimes 40 - 50 minutes apart — that is not a sign of a lack of milk.
And while we had a pretty easy baby the second time around, we also had certain things in place (babysitter,
night nurse to help me with my C - section post-op care of the baby, more involved family) that
made the entire experience significantly easier.