Imagine
sitting up in your bed nursing your babe at 3 am.
Not exact matches
I
sat in my hospital
bed, pumped ridiculous quantities of milk, and then called the
nurse because I was hooked
up to an IV and couldn't get to the sink to dump it out myself.
Would you rather grab baby and lie down
in bed together tummy to tummy — for a fifteen minute
nursing — or would you rather get
up, go downstairs, get the formula, measure, mix and then
sit in a chair for 15 minutes while baby has a bottle before returning baby to
bed and cleaning everything
up?
This is especially true if you are
nursing while
sitting up in bed.
Dd's room was next to ours Swaddle Blankets yes Crib yes, but you could put off the purchase several months SnuggleU Rocking chair / glider yes, at least somewhere to
sit Activity gym yes Bouncer yes Bumbo Exersaucer yes Jumper no, but some babies love it Front Carrier yes, for shopping
in stores without carts Stroller yes Wet wipe warmer Changing table yes, it keeps all the supplies
in one spot Swing yes Lilly Padz
Nursing pillow yes Milkies Nipple cream yes
Nursing nightgown no, no I gave
up and just wore a t - shirt to
bed Bottle warmer Bottle dishwasher basket yes, it's great for anything small, like pump parts Bottle drying rack Highchair yes, we use the Fisher price space saver Booster Seat for Meals yes Burp clothes yes, we just used Gerber diapers Baby bathtub yes, totally not necessary though Nasal aspirator yes, target one you can suck!
And since I wasn't allowed to
nurse in bed with her and I had no idea how to
nurse in bed even if i was allowed to, I
sitting up the entire night with her, when I desperately needed rest.
if baby falls asleep
nursing,
sit her
up and gently rub her back and say» its nite - nite time and i'm going to put you
in your
bed» 2.
I instead have been attempting the cry
in my arms (before I even read the article you just sent:)-RRB-, cuddles,
nursing sitting up rather than laying down, or just plain rocking, then once DS falls alseep he's gently placed
in his cot at the foot of our
bed to peacefully sleep for at least the first half of the night.
Nothing else seems to make her go to sleep so when she does wake
up after I stop
nursing I have been telling her that she can just have some quiet time
in her
bed with some books and her soft toys while I
sit in her room and read because everyone needs a break so we have lots of energy to play
in the afternoon.