Of course breastfeeding also offers
a sick baby comfort.
Not exact matches
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.
Kelly, my
babies have all been fine with just me or my husband
comforting when
sick or teething.
How do you deal with
baby being
sick and teething without succumbing to nursing to
comfort?
A
baby who is
sick will be seeking
comfort from breastfeeding and often times will be the only thing they can tolerate while they are fighting a bug.
Massage provides
comfort to your
baby when he's
sick, and promotes physical growth and psychological development in your well
baby.
Another set of hands to
comfort them is very helpful, or if they don't want to get
sick they could come to help with dishes, laundry, cooking, etc. and help take care of you while you handle the
babies.
Projects include: • Papa's Healing Cozy: This hot water bottle cover becomes a simple way to offer
comfort to a
sick child •
Baby Sling: A simple pattern for an object that offers so much to a small child — refuge from the world and a place to lay their head next to a parent» heart • Beach Blanket To - Go: Repurpose old sheets to create the perfect picnic blanket for special outdoor meals • Cozy Wall Pockets: A creative solution for storing a child's small treasures.
Sometimes,
babies want to be fed because they are hungry, sometimes they are going through a growth spurt, and sometimes, it's for other reasons, like
comfort or even because they are
sick.
Those who don't settle should be
comforted without being picked up (talk softly to your
baby, rub the back), then left to settle down again — unless they are
sick.
A
baby comforter is a source of
comfort for your little one if they are
sick or scared — and ours are ethically made and machine washable too!
If your child becomes ill you should consider waiting until your little one is healthy again Your
baby needs loads of
comfort and security during
sick days, and many
babies find that
comfort in their breastfeeding sessions with mom.
Being able to
comfort a
sick baby with your body is probably the best part of breastfeeding in my opinion, although there are lots of things that I love.
One exception is for premature or
sick babies in the hospital who can benefit from using one for
comfort.
At The Drake Center, it is not uncommon to see our technicians squeeze into a cage to
comfort a
sick pet, take a boarding patient for a long walk during lunch, spritz themselves with feline pheromones to calm a nervous cat or even fashion a
baby sling out of a blanket in order to soothe an anxious surgery patient.
Feed hungry
babies, wipe up spills, exercise patience, calm squabbles, clean, cook, organize, get the laundry washed and put away, doctor's appointments, school activities, baseball, football, soccer games, plan celebrations and holidays, decorate for parties and seasons, bake cookies for school events, buy and wrap presents, hugs, kisses, storytime, grocery shop, clothes shop, fix boo - boo's and owies, bring encouragement, pray,
comfort hearts and wipe tears, make happy memories, play games together, care for them when they get
sick in the middle of the night, change diapers, bathe the little ones so they're fresh, clean and smelling sweet, tuck them into bed with prayers at night, get out the door to go to church with hair combed and shoes on, tell them you love them to the moon and back, sit, listen and look into their eyes and savor their sweetness... and a million other things!