You can do all of this while
still breastfeeding on demand and paying attention to your husband over there in the corner who is looking at you with those big sad eyes...» remember me?»
QUESTION: My son is almost 2 and
still breastfeeding on demand during the day and waking once at night for a feed.
My cycle returned at 6 months while I was
still breastfeeding on demand and nursing several times a night.
You can
still breastfeed on demand during your routines!
Gourley adds that breastfeeding isn't all or nothing and many moms may stop pumping at work after 12 months, but
still breastfeed on demand without any issue.
Not exact matches
Both births were c - sections (1 placenta previa, 2 footling breech), both daughters nursed exclusively and
on demand to 6 months, neither with any oral issues... I don't think I'll ever know exactly what happened, but if I'd listened to my first daughters pediatrician I wouldn't have been successful in
breastfeeding my eldest to 30 months, and may have been discouraged with my second (who is 8 months and
still nursing strong).
My output was very low because I was
still breastfeeding on -
demand, but after drinking «Healthy Nursing Tea» I am producing good supply??
And, because breast milk is created
on a supply and
demand basis, if you continue to
breastfeed regularly, you should
still produce the amount of milk you need according to your feedings, even if you are supplementing.
Thankfully I listened to my instincts from the day my baby was born,
breastfeeding on demand and
still going strong.
Breastmilk is made
on demand and as long as the baby is
still receiving some
breastfeeds the breasts will continue to supply milk.
In all these categorizations, however, the bias
still leads us away from finding the benefits of
breastfeeding / risks of formula because the only «pure» group would be those who followed WHO guidelines and exclusively
breastfed on demand for 6 months then continued to nurse for approximately 2 years or more (some children wean before that and they would be biologically normal).
Hospitals that promote immediate,
on -
demand, frequent
breastfeeding and provide lactation consultants have much less problem - babies with jaundice, and in a situation where a well - fed infant
still has worrisome levels, very frequent
breastfeeding in addition to bilirubin lights is the most effective combination — no formula necessary.
You can
breastfeed to sleep and
on demand and
still do a routine with your baby and toddler.
Here are some tips I have learned from my three nurslings and things I have heard from other mums to help you get more sleep through the night, while
still managing to
breastfeed your baby
on demand...
In the end, I did exclusively
breastfeed her for six months, and, 14 months after her birth, I
still nurse her before her bedtime and when she rises at about 6 AM (as well as
on -
demand during the day).
By 8 weeks, my daughter was sleeping 8 hrs a night (I
breastfed on demand, and
still do, at 10 months!)