I could tell toward the end that he was
nursing for comfort mostly, and I feel good about giving him that comfort until he didn't need it anymore.
If your baby seems to be getting enough milk, but continues to suck for an hour or more, your little one might be
nursing for comfort rather than for nourishment.
The older the baby or toddler, the more often this is
true nursing for comfort, since hunger is likely to be less of an issue.
If your baby seems to be getting enough milk, but continues to suck longer than usual, he or she might be
nursing for comfort rather than for nourishment.
«Three separate cases in the United States have come to the author's attention where the father has sought custody on the basis of prolonged breastfeeding where the
child nursed for comfort to about the age four.
If you want to avoid weaning this early, be sure you've been available to
nurse for comfort as well as just for food.
Early on, it's OK to let your
baby nurse for comfort, but it can become a problem as your little one gets older because he or she may need to nurse to take a nap or go to bed at night.
Drastically reduced with my 14 - month - old in order to get pregnant again and once I got pregnant, she was
still nursing for comfort, but by 18 months and being pregnant, I was just over it and cut her off.
As long as you and your child are happy and enjoy your nursing relationship, there is no reason that you can
not nurse for comfort.
You should also be aware that
nursing for comfort (i.e. not for hunger) is good for babies too.
If your baby is sick or has been separated from you, you may want to
nurse for comfort, but try not to make it a habit.
At 5 months, he figured out
nursing for comfort but still not pulling milk.
Just a couple years ago my biggest would have done the same thing, sought me out to
nurse for comfort.
They nurse for comfort and they nurse for food.
She nurses for comfort and to sleep and to get full.
I felt guilty that I didn't want to nurse him anymore, and I felt sad that he didn't want to
nurse for comfort, just for milk.
According to many experts,
nursing for comfort is okay.
Nursing for comfort is an obvious yes to me in the first few months of a child's life.
The World Health Organization strongly advocates that all women worldwide breastfeed their babies at least until 2 years old, and the American Academy of Pediatrics advocates 1 year or more, and
nursing for comfort is an essential part of this.
Is it okay to
nurse for comfort?
It's hard to get fluids into a sick child but when
they nurse for comfort, they're also staying hydrated, getting valuable antibodies, and they're often able to get better more quickly.
Babies don't just breastfeed for nutrition;
they nurse for comfort, closeness, soothing, and security.
Many parents have a hard time deciding whether the baby is hungry or wants to
nurse for comfort.
He can't
nurse for comfort and gas drops and gripe water don't seem to do much.
The key is to figuring out whether your baby is wanting to
nurse for comfort or for nutrition.
After checking all the boxes... changed diaper, napped, fed, cuddled, play... I was left to only think that my son was still hungry or just wants to
nurse for comfort.
I can bet she mostly
nurses for comfort / habit now anyhow — not for hunger.
Allowing your baby frequent access to the breast so that he can
nurse for comfort may well encourage him to breastfeed more effectively.
Breastfeeding is different from bottle feeding in the sense that, quite often, babies like to
nurse for comfort.
Nursing for comfort — not for food — lulled the pups» brains into a state similar to that observed in sleeping or meditating people.