Don't try to introduce too many signs at once... and don't try to teach more
signs than baby needs.
Not exact matches
KellyMom also notes that you may
need antibiotics immediately if your
baby is less
than two weeks old, if you have broken skin on the nipple with
signs of infection, if your milk is bloody or has pus in it, and if your temperature increases suddenly.
He discovered how easily hearing
babies of deaf parents learned
sign language and also noticed that these
babies appeared less demanding
than babies who didn't know
sign language because they could express their thoughts and
needs more easily.
Nursing on demand — when your
baby shows
signs of hunger, rather
than when you think your
baby should be eating according to a schedule — will ensure that your breasts continue to make the milk that your
baby needs.
Both
signs need to know that they are loved and
babies with these traits may latch on to parents more
than other
babies.
It's a
sign that your body is enthusiastically producing breast milk... perhaps more
than your
baby even
needs.
I once replied to a mom who posted about her
baby showing
signs of inadequate nutrition (low / no weight gain, below normal wet / dirty diaper count, lethargic, etc) and told her that feeding her
baby was more important
than exclusively breastfeeding her
baby and that low supply IS a real problem and that her
baby needed to get fed first, before she figured out what the problem was, and that she wasn't a bad mother for
needing to supplement.
[66] Feeding a
baby «on demand» (sometimes referred to as «on cue»), means feeding when the
baby shows
signs of hunger; feeding this way rather
than by the clock helps to maintain milk production and ensure the
baby's
needs for milk and comfort are being met.