My baby is 2.5 months old, but was 9 weeks early, so I've been exclusively pumping for the most part with 1 - 2
nursing sessions a day for the last 4 weeks.
We were at just 4
nursing sessions each day and though morning and night went well, she wouldn't latch on long enough for milk to let down during the day.
(I remember feeling like even one
nursing session a day was sucking out all my life force during pregnancy.)
You could go down to one or two
nursing sessions a day to keep the benefits, while still having your body back somewhat.
My son is doing amazingly at 3 months, at 16 lbs (from 7), from formula and one
nursing session a day, but I've still felt guilty.
But as a general rule, I start with «replacing» one
nursing session a day with bone broth (usually at night in hopes to get them extra full to sleep longer)... and work my way up until they are getting bone broth a few times a day.
Not exact matches
I'm trying to limit the number of
nursing sessions in the
day (she says,
nursing as she writes) but think I'm going to have to invest in some high necked maternity jump suits to keep him from forcing his way under or over!!!
For the first 9 months of her life I rarely was able to go for more than an hour between feeding, and for the first 5 months had one to two
sessions per
day where she would
nurse continuously for about 4 hours.
However, as my pregnancy progressed, I decided that I wanted / needed to cut down on the number of
nursing sessions per
day for a variety of reasons.
Then, pumping once per
day after a morning
nursing session is a great way to slowly build up a freezer stash.
Our
day time
nursing sessions only last a few minutes, and they might me as close as together as every 20 minutes.
And if your baby loves bananas, for example, try offering this favorite snack in place of a
nursing session during the
day.
Push back your
nursing sessions by an hour at a time (although you may want to leave the first bottle of the
day or the last bottle before bedtime at the usual time for a while longer).
Beginning with one
nursing session per
day, cut the amount of time you spend breastfeeding your baby down by a couple of minutes each time.
Try replacing one
nursing session per
day with a bottle or sippy cup and be willing to wait it out if your baby is fussy or cries often during this time.
They may choose to do so once a
day in between
nursing sessions to help their baby get used to the bottle.
I can recall spending many
nursing sessions reading to the older children or talking to them about the
day at pre-school, simultaneously keeping them in view, engaging them and soothing feelings of jealousy toward the baby.
His
nursing sessions became longer and longer until he was on the breast continuously by the second
day of life.
In the case of my son, homeboy had been
nursing literally every 20 minutes for a duration of 20 minutes per
session for two
days straight.
You want to make sure to physically
nurse at least four times a
day along with one or two pumping
sessions.
I dozed through pumping
sessions in the middle of the night, and I figured out I could do other things while I
nursed and pumped during the
day.
Studies have shown that drinking more than 750 mg of caffeine per
day (or about three 8 - ounce cups of brewed coffee) may cause babies to become irritable, fussy, cranky, or unable to sleep after a
nursing session.
Even if she is spitting up a few times per
day (or night) she is most likely getting adequate nutrition because of her frequent
nursing sessions.
Try dropping the least favored
nursing session of the
day, than drop a second and so on until you have eliminated the last and favorite
session — typically the nighttime one.
Just paying attention to what he needed and wanted has gotten us down to one to three
nursing sessions per
day (usually before bed and once early in the am).
Mothers are suggested to drink at least 8 glasses of water per
day, possibly a glass of water at each
nursing session.
Not only do the components of breastmilk change depending on the age and stage of the nursling, variations also exist within each
nursing session, with the time of
day or night, and to some extent with maternal diet.
I decided to limit
nursing to three
sessions during the
day.
He now routinely goes four to five
days between
nursing sessions.
Hi bee, since the last time we discussed this topic (at 5
days pp) where I was only tkiang more milk plus capsules, I have since increased pumping
sessions (from 4 to 6), added fenugreek capsules, Herblore
nursing tea (supposedly fresher herbs compared to other brands), rented a hospital grade pump and lastly, shatavari capsules which I only started yesterday.
If he's still
nursing plenty (a few good
sessions a
day), and doesn't seem to be trying to give it up in favor of solids, then I wouldn't worry about the longer times between
nursing sessions.
They can help you get your baby into the right position for
nursing, and they give you a way to rest your arms during the 12th
nursing session of the
day.
gritting your teeth through another
nursing session and remembering that you haven't had a chance to pee all
day.
You'll want to first use this during the
day at the end of each
nursing session.
It has been six
days since my last
nursing session and two since my last pumping and this is what I have learned:
However, she is very distracted during the
day and
nursing sessions during the
day have been wierd lately.
The pediatrician had recommended giving a bottle at least every few
days in order to avoid having the baby refuse bottles, but considering that the baby already needed to
nurse every few hours around the clock, I couldn't figure out timing-wise how else to stuff a pumping
session into the schedule!
The best strategy you can use is to start by eliminating
nursing sessions during the
day.
You child may also consume most of their calories at night due to shortened
nursing sessions, which can be caused by being away from the mother during the
day.
It would be kind of amazing if you could just power pump for an hour a
day and then not have to worry about any other pumping or
nursing sessions.
Some pump bras can be worn all
day as an everyday bra, and others fasten over your
nursing bra for just the pumping
session.
If you're taking the gentle weaning route, and have set certain boundaries («don't offer, don't refuse,» only
nursing at certain times, gradually removing
nursing sessions throughout the
day), there will be times when your child asks to
nurse and it's hard to hold those boundaries.
These
days my toddler is infamous for bringing toys to each
nursing session.
Technically speaking, we've been weaning since
day one, particularly once he started eating solid foods, and slooooowly started letting solid food take the place of some of his
nursing sessions.
My LC (a different one, OBVIOUSLY) advised me to continue to
nurse on - demand first, but to tack a five - to -10-minute double - side - pumping
session onto the end of every (or every other)
nursing session during the
day.
Parents wanting a more gradual process in a shorter period of time can opt to cut down one
nursing session every few
days.
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At work, try to pump at the times your baby would normally
nurse; plan on two
sessions every
day, three if you can swing it.
Whether you're losing sleep from nighttime
nursing sessions, or losing sleep from worry, or simply worn out from chasing a toddler around all
day — parenting = being run down.
The best time to do this is typically right after the first
nursing session of the
day, when your milk supply is at its highest; even after a full
session, you should have enough milk to express.