Here are a few ways to take the pressure off and increase your confidence that you can return to work and
still keep your breastfeeding goals intact.
If it doesn't, see your doctor, but you should
still keep breastfeeding.
Not exact matches
While I love my Homemade Chocolate, I've found that while I'm
still breastfeeding Sam, I need to
keep an eye on my intake, as the caffeine can rile him up and make for a difficult (napless) day.
But I knew I wanted to
breastfeed and
kept going, even when all the health professionals and even lactation consultants I spoke to seemed surprised I was
still at it at six weeks!
Three weeks ago I was
still part BF them, they
kept having short meals (up to 14 each a day) when at the breast so I gave up
breastfeeding and switched to exclusive bottle feeding with formula.
He has only had one breast feed today and I have expressed my milk into a bottle for him, already and he
still has not had it yet, I'm impressed as to how the rice cereal helps fill him up, and
keeps him content, and how he has dropped so quick on his
breastfeeds, the weaning onto solids is really working for me, also I'm very proud in how he is doing so well doing with this change.
If we decide to stay somewhere longer than originally planned, it's usually easy enough to find something to eat for the older kids and us parents, and
keep breastfeeding as usual, without having to worry about whether the breast milk is
still cold enough in the cooler, or whether they might stock our brand of baby milk at the corner store in an unfamiliar town.
If the baby is not getting enough to eat and the mom is having intrusive thoughts of cutting off her breasts with a kitchen knife because it would stop the pain of raw, mangled nipples (yet the LC says baby has a great latch so just
keep putting baby to breast and it will get better) is
breastfeeding still the healthiest choice?
I couldn't believe that she would
keep suggesting this when she knew that my little boy ended up hospitalised with dehydration and massive weight loss because he just couldn't get the hang of
breastfeeding even when I was literally leaking with milk and I'd told her I was
still struggling coming to terms with how poorly he'd been and how guilty I felt about it.
I can easily bring all this stuff along on a weekend trip or
keep it close at hand at home for flexible baby feedings while
still maintaining my
breastfeeding routine.
If you are
still concerned with your suppply, it is best to meet with a
breastfeeding counselor or consultant so they can go through your specific situation to ensure that your supply is
keeping up.
So I would give, there those things again you know, so it definitely helped to have people around that not necessarily would just agree with me, with that I could see that yes her child is a year older and she is
still doing it like wait, her child just walked over to her and laid across her lap you know so all of those things that people
kept saying, «Oh my god she's
still breastfeeding, she will
still be
breastfeeding until high school» you know like, those things weren't important in that group because everyone was doing it so it definitely made life a lot easier just to see it just to be around people who are doing the same things that I was doing.
That should encourage
breastfeeding Moms to
keep at it and
still let the bottle - feeding moms have the financial leg - up.
But what happens when that end date comes and goes and your baby
still seems more than happy to
keep breastfeeding?
Regardless of the fact that there was no substantial connection between the timing of introducing solids to
breastfed infants and their risk of preschool obesity, the study
still urged parents to
keep with the AAP's suggested timing for starting solids: About six months of age.
If you're
still breastfeeding,
keep it up for as long as you and your child like; he won't need cow's milk as long as he nurses at least two or three times a day.
To be fair, not sure it would have made that much difference, since it's not like my newborn baby could read them with me and learn how to properly latch and help make sure infections and bleeding nipples were a thing and make me tea so I could
keep my supply up, but
still; just knowing how much of a struggle
breastfeeding can be, and how normal it is to have complications and and to feel like giving up, would have definitely helped.
My child is now older and I am
still breastfeeding a few times a day, and my mom (who is an avid formula supporter)
keeps telling me that my child is too old for the boob.
Because even if you figure out all the logistics of how to
keep your job and
still nurse exclusively, learning how to
breastfeed can not really be taught.
Still breastfeeding around the clock, waking frequently for feeds, always needing cuddles and comfort... the pressure of needing to make money to
keep her house, health insurance and car.
Many moms have to work to help
keep a roof over the kids head, which I think is way more important than
breastfeeding vs formula feeding, so even if they pump their babies are
still being fed out of bottles by someone else.
Are you returning to work whilst
still breastfeeding and not sure what to wear?Using a breastpump during working hours whilst you're seperated from your nursling will help to
keep up your milk production and let you build a supply of breastmilk for bottle feeding.
Breastfeeding may still be possible with expressed milk or supplementary formula given at night, however we should keep in mind that the goal is not exclusive breastfeeding, but rather, a happy and funct
Breastfeeding may
still be possible with expressed milk or supplementary formula given at night, however we should
keep in mind that the goal is not exclusive
breastfeeding, but rather, a happy and funct
breastfeeding, but rather, a happy and functional family.
Still, I
kept at it because I'm a woman, a mother... I should be able to
breastfeed.
Part of the reason that I
still breastfeed is to
keep cows milk out of his diet so he does not exposed to the hormones that are in the milk from cows.
Wearing your baby will make
breastfeeding easier, promote bonding through skin to skin and help you to
keep your hands free to get chores done and look after your children all while
still keeping your baby close and happy.
I am actually grateful that we are
still breastfeeding, throughout our move to Hong Kong it was the one constant in their lives and
kept them calm and connected.
The poor little guy wasn't sleeping much because he
kept waking himself up vomiting or burping and so by the end of the day he's totally overtired, not even latching on well, and then gagging while feeding, and
still wanting to
breastfeed to sleep....
I do feel that it is important to note that since I am a big advocate of
breastfeeding and that I am aware that breastmilk should
still be her first line of nutrition at this age and I really want to
keep my milk levels up, I am very careful to nurse her before she gets other kinds of foods.
GARETH MASSEY: I think it starts so young you know, as once you bring the baby home, you're staring the sleep training and you're creating routine and you're creating good habits and bad habits, it's being consistent with swaddling, with
breastfeeding, with having a night time routine not
keeping the babies stimulated when it is suppose to be sleep time, and going through that processes as they start to change and be bigger and moving around you know,
still being consistent with the process no matter what your process is.
So,
keep up the
breastfeeding even if you are supplementing and you can
still have a very successful
breastfeeding relationship.
At the same time, it
still kept baby close and safe as well as offers on - the - go
breastfeeding privacy, which was important to me.
Keep in mind that these are estimates, and your child may need more or less depending on how active she is or whether she's
still breastfeeding.
Peek - a-boo's designs enable the mother to
breastfeed without exposing herself,
keeping mother - baby eye contact while
still looking stylish.
In order to
keep breasts perky while
still breastfeeding the first thing you must do is start wearing a bra all the time.
SHEILA GROVE: I was going to that I was also surprised on how much I loved
breastfeeding and really from the beginning like even when the nipples are sore and chapped and they
still keep coming back for more, it has always been my favorite part of the day just kind of snuggling up with Henry and it is over you know cuddling time together and I really feel like not only does it be nutritionally but emotionally.
Water and milk — yes, you can
breastfeed your baby more if you're
still nursing, are great in
keeping your baby hydrated.
While
breastfeeding exclusively may
keep your periods at bay for months, you may
still become pregnant before Aunt Flo has made her return.
So if anyone out there is trying to get pregnant while your baby is
still young enough to be exclusively
breastfed,
keep in mind that your milk may change!!
My mother in law
keeps on sending me stuff on how to wean a baby and my sister tells me that my son LOOKS too big to
still be
breastfeeding.
My exclusively bottle fed (
still on bottle) 2 year old
keeps putting his mouth on my boob when my newborn is
breastfeeding, like he is trying to copy.
There are things you can try to do to
keep him more comfortable — elevating matress, meds at correct dosage, watching what you eat if you
breastfeed, etc., but once you have done all you can, he
still might wake early and you have to work with it the best you can.
And you must also
keep in mind that your baby was only born 10 months ago and it definitely takes time — up to a year — for the connective tissues that hold the pelvic organs in place to return back to their normal resting lengths and tensile strength... Especially if you're
still breastfeeding.