That meant breastfeeding on demand, co-sleeping, and not rushing my son to stick to a routine that didn't develop naturally for him.
Not exact matches
It simply
means that if we look at what naturally happens (following the child,
breastfeeding on demand and being with our child for most of the day and night) we see that they actually
breastfeed well past babyhood.
But if you are small to average sized, will be
breastfeeding throughout the night
on -
demand (which is the ideal we should all strive for), and need your rest do as I have done with all three of my naturally - birthed,
breastfed infants - have a co-sleeper bassinet close by for when you want space / time with the hubby... but by all
means, sleep with your
breastfeeding baby, and skin - to - skin wherever possible.
With all three of them I have co-slept,
breastfed on demand and spent most days and nights with my three children during this time which
means that I have pretty much been sleep deprived for the past eleven years.
I commented
on your «Why African Babies Don't Cry» article in the early days of
breastfeeding when I was learning what «
on demand» really
meant.
But often Traditional cultures don't / didn't have to because they sleep close
meaning children feel safe and secure, they
breastfeed on demand (including night feedings) which allows infants and young children to nurse back to sleep, and they accept that there are reasons for wakings.
This doesn't
mean that you have to put your child
on a
breastfeeding schedule;
breastfed newborns can eat
on demand.
Because, no:
breastfeeding your kid
on demand does not
mean they'll be nursing all the time, forever.
CRISTI LEWIS: So, for women who are exclusively
breastfeeding and when I say exclusively
breastfeeding, I
mean that you are feeding
on demand and that you are also feeding your baby during the night, so that come typically to about 4 hours during the day and 6 hours during the night.
Though
breastfeeding on demand simply
means nursing your child when they ask, and letting them decide when to stop the nursing session («eat when you're hungry, stop when your full,» the same food advice all people should follow), in the parenting world, the word «
demand» is apparently more loaded than I thought.