If we want to get
more mothers breastfeeding, we have to be real with what's biologically normal instead of pretending that the choice to bedshare has nothing to do with their desire to give their babies the very best.
if
more mothers breastfed, especially to term (full - term), we (generalized) wouldn't have lost the knowledge that previous generations had about breastfeeding.
Moms need to see
more mothers breastfeeding in public, not bottle - feeding, to get comfortable with nursing and for it to become culturally acceptable.
Not exact matches
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I firmly believe that if
more boys witnessed their
mothers / women in the community
breastfeeding their siblings / children, they wouldn't have this issue when they grew up.
It's
more important to make sure people have access to lactation consultants, that people know how to be properly supportive of
mother's decisions, and that we normalize public
breastfeeding.
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Mothers feel
more capable and confident about
breastfeeding when they perceive their partner is supportive by way of verbal encouragement and active involvement in
breastfeeding activities (Mannion et al, 2013).
I agree it makes
more sense for the
mother to stay home initially to facilitate
breastfeeding, but there is no reason why FATHERS shouldn't be equally responsible for caring for small children at home.
Our
breastfed babies spend so much
MORE time physically in our arms than the time their bottle - fed peers spent in the arms of their own
mothers (regardless of what is in the bottle).
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I only wish
more mothers would decide to continue to
breastfeed their older children; there's nothing absolutely wrong with it.
Although I'm certain
breastfeeding has some protective factors against bedtime death, I think one thing that McKenna shows in his research is that
breastfeeding mothers are
more aware of their infants at night (due to the bonding that comes with
breastfeeding) and that the babies adjust their breathing patterns to the
mother, again due to the bonding.
This includes doing the same things any
mother would do for good
breastfeeding management (nursing frequently, on demand, etc.), but may involve doing a bit
more.
If we advocate for
more support for
breastfeeding mothers, does that equate to shaming every
mother who used formula?
Bottlefeeding
mothers actually need
more of a variety of baby - comforting techniques than do
breastfeeding mothers.
Women who exclusively
breastfeed are also
more likely to be stay at home
mothers whose children get to avoid daycare and all the germs that come with it so those kids may tend to have less infections earlier in life.
The study puts a lot of emphasis on the possibility that employed
breastfeeding mothers may reduce their work hours, take longer maternity leaves, switch to
more family - friendly work, or quit work altogether in order to
breastfeed.
Now it is definitely true that
mothers who believe in dedicating
more time to their children often tend to be
mothers who
breastfeed.
If the
mother is
breastfeeding and she gets sick or there is sickness in the family, that is all the
more reason to continue to bedshare because what is occurring of course is the
mother is making antibodies specific to the particular microbes in which the baby is confronted and lives and is exposed.
I left my corporate job to spend
more time with my son and to start a business designed to HELP OTHER
MOTHERS BREASTFEED.
The options are so much
more limited than
breastfeeding mothers... pumping in public restroom stalls feels SO un-hygenic.
Bed - sharing allows for
more frequent
breastfeeding because not only is the baby already beside the
mother, but the
mother does not have to get up to get the baby and can sleep while she
breastfeeds.
The motor that drives milk production is the removal of milk, so the
more often a
mother breastfeeds, the
more her body will produce milk, according to lactation specialist Corky Harvey, MS, RN, IBCLC, co-founder of Pump Station & Nurtury.
Sleep - sharing infants aroused
more often and spent
more time
breastfeeding than solitary sleepers, yet the sleep - sharing
mothers did not report awakening
more frequently.
I have a feeling that the decreased earning potential raised in the study that Rosin quotes is related
more so to the decision by a parent, who happens to be a
breastfeeding mother, to stay at home for a while and make parenting a priority, than it does with
breastfeeding.
I'd just like to add that i really agree on the fcat that there needs to be
more support out there for
breastfeeding mothers.
If it takes
more than two weeks to get used to the idea of * having * a baby then why wouldn't we assume it might take
more than two weeks to get used to learning how to care for our babies; including
mothering through
breastfeeding?
Now, learn
more about
breastfeeding - friendly options for treating depression many new
mothers experience shortly after giving birth.
However,
breastfeeding mothers are predictably
more cautious about their food and fluid intake.
As
more is known, an increasing number of HIV - positive
mothers in industrialized countries are questioning whether the risk of HIV transmission through
breastfeeding is as high as they have been led to believe and, if it is not, they are asking if they, too, can
breastfeed.
Reality might not be as pretty, but with it's truthfulness — and the confidence that truth might instill in a
breastfeeding mother who might otherwise give up — it is definitely
more powerful.
Older medications usually have
more of a «track record» and
more information is available about their use by
breastfeeding mothers.
Many
mothers breastfeed their baby for a year or
more, but many also stop after 4 to 6 months, or earlier.
Julie Menella, who has done a lot of research on foods /
breastfeeding, found that babies actually took
more milk when the
mother ate garlic.
In other cases,
mothers and babies benefit from coaching: some babies need coaxing to latch on, and there are strategies for making
breastfeeding more comfortable for both
mother and baby.
Compared to a comparable study in 1995, pediatricians were «less likely to believe that the benefits of breast - feeding outweigh the difficulties or inconvenience... fewer believed that almost all
mothers are able to
breastfeed successfully... [and]
more pediatricians reported reasons to recommend against breast - feeding.»
Great resources that cover them in
more detail include The Nursing Mother's Herbal and also The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk by Diana West and Lisa Mara
more detail include The Nursing
Mother's Herbal and also The
Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making
More Milk by Diana West and Lisa Mara
More Milk by Diana West and Lisa Marasco.
Over time, and with
more research and new medication protocols, it has been shown that the risk of transmission of HIV via
breastfeeding is considered extremely low, especially when
mother and / or baby are on antiretroviral therapy.
Between wanting to avoid contagious illnesses, hot sun or blustery cold, and perhaps some self - consciousness while the new baby is learning to
breastfeed, many new
mothers spend the first month or
more of the baby's life indoors.
You will find out how your body works, however, most
mothers will say they have
more milk «leftover» after a
breastfeeding, in the earlier part of the day, then as the day goes on.
Expectant
mothers who want to learn
more about how to
breastfeed their baby before giving birth
Their analysis showed that the
breastfed babies did indeed tend to gain weight
more slowly than the formula - fed babies, even though fortifiers were added to the
mother's milk.
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What's
more, you will be part of a very special legacy, contributing to an ever
more positive reaction to public
breastfeeding for those
mothers who will nurse their babies in the future.
The risks to NOT doing skin to skin include: unstable temperatures in the baby (Walters et all., 2007; Fransson, Karlsson, & Nilsson, 2005; Bergman, Linley, & Fawcus, 2004),
more maternal stress and less satisfaction with
breastfeeding (Anderson, 2004), less desire by the
mother to hold her infant (Anderson 2004), less ability of the baby to smell the natural scent of
mother's milk (Marlier & Schaal, 2005) and greater pain for baby with
more crying during painful procedures (Johnston, 2003).
More times than not,
breastfeeding mothers try to be as discreet as possible.
How ironic that «
Breastfeeding in the work place still faces obstacles» and «
more than half of the
mothers with children younger than 1 work,» according to a March 20 news story by Karen Brandon.
Breastfeeding Resources is the private practice of board certified lactation consultant Beverley Rae in Manhasset, Long Island, NY, where she has been helping new mothers to enjoy their breastfeeding experience for more t
Breastfeeding Resources is the private practice of board certified lactation consultant Beverley Rae in Manhasset, Long Island, NY, where she has been helping new
mothers to enjoy their
breastfeeding experience for more t
breastfeeding experience for
more than 25 years.
In fact, the breast is likely to heal
more rapidly if the
mother continues
breastfeeding on the affected side.
As a
breastfeeding mother, if anyone told me to go to a bathroom to feed my child, I would
more than upset.