I love it because i don't have to make a bottle in the middle of the night and make sure it's the right temperature, i'm glad i stick it out through out all that pain, now the feeding times are our most special bonding moments and i think i'll keep
on breast feeding until she's two or as long as I can possibly can, because i don't think she likes the formula very much, she'd very much prefere water sometime more than the formula, I don't make her the formula over the weekends when i'm not at work, so I think she knows that weekend are exclusively for breast feeding, i'm loving and enjoying breast feeding now more than the beginning
I plan
on breast feeding until I go back to work.
Not exact matches
Like the rest of you, my mom made a good decision IMO — she found weaning me around 14 months was difficult (
on both of us with her oversupply & my crying) so she
fed me at the
breast until I was ready to let go
on my own.
While I decided to focus primarily
on older children in this post, many women
on Twitter chimed in that they are nursing their kids to age two as well, including: Reiza at Stepping Off the Spaceship, Summer at Wired for Noise, Mom Most Traveled, Annie at PhD in Parenting, Sherri at Recovering Sociopath, and Sara (who was
breast -
fed herself
until age 4 1/2) at Custom - Made Milk, among others.
breast feeding until the child was ready to wean
on his / her own and this was back in the 50's!
Once the
feeding tube was off
on day 7th, baby took
breast like a pro and
on we continue now at 13 months
until, well?
The pumping with you
feeding the baby with a bottle is a great idea but typically should wait
until at least 3 weeks so it doesn't interfere with the baby's breastfeeding (the bottle is easier for the baby than sucking
on the
breast).
Try
on your other
breast when baby is
feeding and make sure to warn the people across the room:) Sally Tedstone, Breastfeeding Expert Midwife and Breastfeeding Educator with UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, writes: «If it does not work at first, do not panic or think that there is no milk, simply try another spot, a slightly different hand formation or rhythm
until it works for you.
In all current books and in the breastfeeding class I attended, I was instructed to allow the baby to
feed on each
breast until he / she decides to stop.
Again, my son and I went
on to be successful and exclusively
breast fed until he stopped
on his own at about 18 months.
If one
breast is easier for the baby to grasp and the baby nurses well from this
breast, the mother can continue to
feed on this side while she pumps the other
breast with the deeply inverted nipple
until the adhesions loosen and the nipple is drawn out.
The best way to make sure your baby gets the hind milk is to let him
feed until he leaves the
breast on his own.
b) The mother should
feed the baby
on one
breast, as long as the baby breastfeeds,
until the baby comes off himself, or is asleep at the
breast.
The mother should
feed the baby
on one
breast, as long as the baby actually gets milk from the
breast (see videos at http://www.drjacknewman.com)
until the baby comes off himself, or is asleep at the
breast.
I used them warm to help milk flow and relief engorgement - baby wouldn't latch properly
on my engorged
breasts and it was so painful for the first few minutes of
breast -
feeding until I came across Rachel's Remedy!
But if your baby seems to be
feeding contentedly and you're comfortable, let her nurse
until she's emptied the
breast, when she will likely stop sucking and release your
breast on her own.
In switch nursing, let the baby
feed on the first
breast until the intensity of his suck and swallow diminishes.
I went
on to nurse that kid
until she was almost two, but I guess it doesn't count because she was not EXCLUSIVELY
breast fed.
If baby has finished the first side you may well find he gets cross when you put him back to that
breast, so put him
on the other side and
feed him
until he won't take any more -
until he is tanked right up!
I don't know about anyone else, but I plan
on breast feeding up
until the first year.
You should be able to breastfeed your child
on one side
until that
breast is emptied before switching to the other side for the remainder of the
feeding.
Cut back
on one
feed and then wait
until your
breasts are no longer uncomfortably full before cutting out another
feed at a different time of day.
While I decided to focus primarily
on older children in this post, many women
on Twitter chimed in that they are nursing their kids to age two as well, including: Reiza at Stepping Off the Spaceship, Summer at Wired for Noise, Mom Most Traveled, Annie at PhD in Parenting, and Sara (who was
breast -
fed herself
until age 4 1/2) at Custom - Made Milk, among others.
They continue to
feed their babies when they cry at night, but diminish the number of ounces, or minutes
on each
breast,
until a
feeding is so minimal that it is clear their baby no longer needs it.
It wasn't
until she was 10 WEEKS when she finally latched perfectly and from that day
on she
breast fed.
She came home still
on the bottle (as most preemies do) and we introduced my
breasts one more
feeding every few days
until we could breastfeed exclusively.
They recommend that babies
feed only
on breast milk for the first 6 months, and then continue to have
breast milk as a main part of their diet
until they are at least 1 to 2 years old.
By convention, such children are often
fed on expressed
breast milk or other supplementary
feeds through tubes or bottles
until they develop satisfactory ability to suck
breast milk.
I feel total guilt as I give him formula, and while I'm proud to
feed him
on my
breasts (which only appease him
until I finish him off with a bottle) I have to say the experience is the most EXCRUCIATINGLY painful experience.
Newborns should be nursed whenever they show signs of hunger, such as increased alertness or activity, mouthing, or rooting.85 Crying is a late indicator of hunger.86 Newborns should be nursed approximately 8 to 12 times every 24 hours
until satiety, usually 10 to 15 minutes
on each
breast.87, 88 In the early weeks after birth, nondemanding babies should be aroused to
feed if 4 hours have elapsed since the last nursing.89, 90 Appropriate initiation of breastfeeding is facilitated by continuous rooming - in.91 Formal evaluation of breastfeeding performance should be undertaken by trained observers and fully documented in the record during the first 24 to 48 hours after delivery and again at the early follow - up visit, which should occur 48 to 72 hours after discharge.
I pumped and pumped
on that side while my daughter
fed off the other side,
until my one
breast healed completely!!
If you have problems BF my advice
feed baby with a bottle but get LO
on your
breast as much as possible even if just using as a pacifier this shold stimulate your milk at some point amd the baby will still be
fed until your milk comes in
With hand expression and hands -
on - pumping, it may be easier for moms of premature infants to provide all the
breast - milk that their infants need, without relying
on donor milk and to build and maintain adequate supplies
until their babies are able to
feed at the
breast.
If your baby is putting
on lots of weight try
feeding from one
breast at a time, using
breast compressions
until they stop swallowing milk, and then swap
As far as pumping is concerned, I did pump
on and off with my first
until I kind of got frustrated with it, and I do have some experience in exclusive pumping with my twins for the first two months because they were preemies, there were born at 35 weeks, and they couldn't latch at the time, so I had about two months of exclusive pumping before we went to
breast -
feeding.
If the baby does not
feed well or is only able to nurse
on one side, pump and massage your
breasts until they feel softer and more comfortable.
Now his
on soya milk
until his 1 years old then I will transfers him to cows milk, he willingly drinks more milk 1 in the morning, 3 pm snack at bedtime and sometimes at midnight or he just sleeps right through, which is bliss for me lol my problem is my
breasts don't feel empty but not engorged which is very strange because with my first daughter I only
breast fed for 3 weeks and it dried up within a few days.
Also, ensure to switch sides with each baby and refrain from stopping the
feeding until the babies either fall asleep, begin non-nutritive sucking, or come off the
breast on their own.
She wanted to be
on the
breast until 2 am and not really
feed.
Breastfeeding is contraindicated in infants with classic galactosemia (galactose 1 - phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency) 103; mothers who have active untreated tuberculosis disease or are human T - cell lymphotropic virus type I — or II — positive104, 105; mothers who are receiving diagnostic or therapeutic radioactive isotopes or have had exposure to radioactive materials (for as long as there is radioactivity in the milk) 106 — 108; mothers who are receiving antimetabolites or chemotherapeutic agents or a small number of other medications
until they clear the milk109, 110; mothers who are using drugs of abuse («street drugs»); and mothers who have herpes simplex lesions
on a
breast (infant may
feed from other
breast if clear of lesions).
When I was young I
breast fed all three of my kids way past the time my husband was comfortable with (
until about age 2 +), but he respected my decision for the most part, even if he could not help himself from reminding me
on occasion, that I should not continue this
until they go to school.
another thing with breastfeeding, do not
feed 15 minutes one side and then 15 minutes another side... keep feedinh
on breast until baby is finished, and
on the next
feed got to the other
breast, this is to ensure baby gets the hind milk.
Supplementing wiht formula should be a LAST resort because it tends to lead to less milk in the
breasts and more bottles of formula
fed to the baby
until you just give up
on breastfeeding altogether.
For the first time I understand why I could n`t breastfeed for long.My children cried from hunger
until I unwillingly put them
on the bottle.I have 4 and I stopped
breast feeding before they were 9 months old or at 9 months.Same story for all of them.I thought I was the only one ho experienced this and I did n`t know it was a medical condition.Thanks for sharing.
I am curious to know if this theory could be expanded to the casein protein — I find it interesting that both my daughters were
breast fed until about 12 months and then when put
on dairy both developed Ezcema, another auto - immune response.
If one
breast is easier for the baby to grasp and the baby nurses well from this
breast, the mother can continue to
feed on this side while she pumps the other
breast with the deeply inverted nipple
until the adhesions loosen and the nipple is drawn out.
Before the 1920s, infants were reared primarily
on breast milk.18 Cereals were commonly the first foods introduced, but many infants did not receive solids
until close to their first birthday.18 In the 1950s, many mothers were advised by their pediatricians to introduce solid foods early in life, often within the first few days.18 However, those recommendations were soon reversed because of concerns regarding the negative health consequences of early complementary
feeding.