There are even some protocols to use
nipple stimulation as a form of induction of labor.
Babies can become distressed with
nipple stimulation as well.
Partners can help with
nipple stimulation as well.
Not exact matches
And
as for to go to straight to formula because your
nipples are going to hurt well yes your
nipples are going to be tender for the first week or two or most likely that's pretty common and that's a lot of
stimulation for one area of the body but
nipple pain really uncomfortable
nipple pain is actually not the norm.
It's really important to pump enough in order to remove
as much milk
as possible from your breasts (which encourages your body to make more) and to provide
nipple stimulation.
I only recommend starting after 37 weeks,
as nipple stimulation can cause contractions.
The partner is sometimes helpful with this
as well, but in this case the midwife demonstrated how to effectively do manual
nipple stimulation and it seemed to work well.
And BTW when I practiced
as a Doula, most O.b s were well aware of and approved
nipple stimulation for augmentation of a stalled labor.
A 1986 study published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) National Institutes of Health's (NIH) website, the use of an electric breast pump (i.e.
nipple stimulation) was proven to be
as effective
as oxytocin infusion
as a means of induction.
The problem I see is that direct entry midwives in the United States will often attend home births that do not fit these criteria; while insisting that home birth is at least
as safe
as hospital birth, many will attend twin births, breech births, births after 41 weeks, births of women who have pre-existing or pregnancy - induced disease, births after two or more previous caesarean sections, and births of women whose labor has been jump - started rather than begun spontaneously (whether by herbs, prolonged
nipple stimulation, the breaking of her water, or illicit use of medications).
Nipple stimulation releases oxytocin, which is the love hormone, and helps us bond with our babies when they breastfeed,
as well
as being one of the hormones released during orgasm.
This can happen for many reasons such
as medications mama needs to take or a lack of
nipple stimulation by baby to cause milk production.
Nipple stimulation separate from lactation (essentially allowing your baby to use you
as a pacifier)
If you gently stroke the baby's cheek or the corner of their mouth to open their mouth and turn toward
stimulation and then,
as you place your
nipple on the baby's, it'll touch the roof of their mouth simulation a sucking reflex, and when feeding the sucking reflex draws milk from the breast or the bottle and
as milk enters the mouth the swallowing reflex initiates.
As time passes and you both get the hang of it, your nipples will probably get used to the stimulation and your baby may develop a better latch and suck as wel
As time passes and you both get the hang of it, your
nipples will probably get used to the
stimulation and your baby may develop a better latch and suck
as wel
as well.
As you can see above, sexual intercourse, female orgasm, and
nipple stimulation may help encourage labor.
The researchers discovered that
stimulation of the
nipple activated an area of the brain known
as the genital sensory cortex.