Another way to get more sleep, if you're nursing, is to ask someone to show you how to
nurse lying on your side.
And it took me a month before I figured out how to
nurse lying on my side with my first baby!
Not exact matches
It took a bit of acrobatics
on Ava's part to
nurse since I had Julian in the
side -
lying position, but she / we managed it.
If you breastfeed, you can fall asleep while
nursing by
lying on your
side and allowing baby to
nurse until you both fall asleep.
Although breastfeeding might be a little painful at first,
lying on your
side to
nurse or using the clutch (or football) hold can take the pressure off your abdomen.
Here are some tips
on side lying nursing, and information
on safely sleeping with your baby.
You may find
nursing more comfortable if you and your newborn
lie on your
sides facing each other.
not to mention it makes breastfeeding effortless (got ta love the
side lying nursing position), your baby need not cry to have their needs met, and the risk of SIDS is actually REDUCED (assuming mother is not drinking or
on drugs) because mother and baby sleep cycle together.
You can also read in the
side -
lying nursing position — just prop the book
on a pillow behind baby.
And «child - led weaning» makes it sound like it's a one -
sided thing, with no agency for the mother — like the mom is just
lying back and letting her child decide how long the
nursing will go
on.
Norene Ybarra: When I was in a hospital one of the
nurses was amazing, noticed that Rex wasn't feeding
on one my breast and so she suggest that — it appears as if he prefers one
side like
lying on his right
side.
I should also add - she is a voracious eater and easily latches
on to
nurse in a
side -
lying position or reclined / laid back position; and she only wakes 2 - 3 times per night then goes right back to sleep.
I thought a cosleeper would be a perfect compromise and help me reach him more easily to
nurse during the night, or even do
side -
lying nursing with him in there and me
on the edge of the bed.
If
nursing your baby, learn to do this
lying on your
side so you can rest while your baby feeds.
Or
nurse while
lying on your
side, letting the extra milk drip down onto a towel.
To
nurse while
lying on your
side in bed, ask your partner or helper to place several pillows behind your back for support.
Mother cats should be
lying on their
sides to ensure that their kittens can find the nipples for
nursing.
We coded distinct behaviors by mothers: time spent in the
nursing box with puppies, contact, licking / grooming, lateral
nursing (mother
lying on side), vertical
nursing (mother sitting / standing), ventral
nursing (mother
lying on stomach), and orienting away from puppies.
From videotapes of mothers and puppies, we extracted seven variables of maternal behavior: time spent in a
nursing box with puppies, contact, licking / grooming, lateral
nursing (mother
lying on side), vertical
nursing (mother sitting / standing), ventral
nursing (mother
lying on stomach), and orienting away from puppies.