Sometimes I'd be able to
time my nursing sessions around the times my antidepressants would be at their peak amounts in my milk; but other times, I was faced with a red - faced, screaming baby who wanted to suckle for comfort.
Humans are the only mammals on the planet who suffer from post - partum depression and post - partum psychosis - we are also the only mammals on the planet who are drugged during birth, nurse by a clock, don't sleep with our babies,
time our nursing sessions, supplement with formula, use pacifiers (and a myraid of other behaviors that disrupt ancient hormonal production during lactation).
I had long since stopped offering the breast, and I began to limit him to morning and night
time nursing sessions.
Our day
time nursing sessions only last a few minutes, and they might me as close as together as every 20 minutes.
Although I did continue to worry about nursing, I eventually gave up on
timing nursing sessions; he never seemed to suffer any negative effects from it.
For example I have recently eliminated our nap
time nursing session with my 19 month old.
Not exact matches
About a month ago, that changed when my 10 month old started waking up 6
times a night to feed and refused to be put into her crib (would not remain asleep after
nursing session).
You are producing an adequate supply of milk if your exclusively breastfed baby
nurses eight to 12
times in a 24 hour period, makes six or more wet diapers in a 24 hour period, stools with many feeds, gains five to eight ounces per week for the first three months, and you are able to collect two to four ounces of milk when using a properly fitting pump to replace a
nursing session.
With the best nipple cream for breastfeeding, you and your child will have a better
time with those
nursing sessions no matter how long they continue.
This may even cause your baby to get confused about what
time it is and demand
nursing sessions at the wrong
time throughout the night, too.
This was especially important to me as I grieved the loss of the bonding
time I thought we would both enjoy during
nursing sessions.
I think as long as you are okay with having it become more of a comfort
nursing session rather than an actual feeding over
time, you should be okay.
Either let baby finish one breast and offer the other or switch sides at least three or four
times during each
nursing session.
Push back your
nursing sessions by an hour at a
time (although you may want to leave the first bottle of the day or the last bottle before bedtime at the usual
time for a while longer).
Many
times, your baby won't notice, and this will be a good way to get started offering something else in place of that
nursing session.
Your baby may protest at first, especially since he or she may be under the impression that proximity to you means on demand feeding
sessions, but eventually, your child will learn to expect
nursing or bottle - feeding at the appropriate
times only.
Beginning with one
nursing session per day, cut the amount of
time you spend breastfeeding your baby down by a couple of minutes each
time.
Try replacing one
nursing session per day with a bottle or sippy cup and be willing to wait it out if your baby is fussy or cries often during this
time.
My son took a long
time to learn to
nurse, and I remember one of the first good
nursing sessions, he was 2 months old, in the cutest little pajamas that reminded me of pilots» coveralls, and his arms were getting a little too long for them.
Pen and Paper: You won't be scribbling notes like a midterm cram
session, but it will come in handy for tracking things like feeding
times and diaper changes when the
nurses ask.
You can not make this a radical change; it should be a gradual process, perhaps leaving out one
nursing session at a
time.
My baby would also take much longer
nursing sessions than the average baby (60 minutes when it was only supposed to be 15 - 20 minutes) and would often fall asleep multiple
times while
nursing from getting exhausted from not being able to get the milk to come out as fast as she wanted it to from having problems with her latch.
Luckily I always followed my grandmothers advice of having a glass of wine just before or during a
nursing session because she said it would take a while for the alcohol to get to the milk and you would have
time for it to hopefully leave your system before the next feeding.
In fact, healthy babies can go from many night
nursing sessions, to none, and back to night
nursing a few
times during that first year.
You want to make sure to physically
nurse at least four
times a day along with one or two pumping
sessions.
I am so grateful for the advice and encouragement I received from, and was able to pass on to, other mamas just like me, who were also very likely passing
time on LB during a long
nursing session.
Even if she is spitting up a few
times per day (or night) she is most likely getting adequate nutrition because of her frequent
nursing sessions.
Since I know that
time is on the horizon, for now, I will continue to embrace those wee - hour
nursing sessions and the special bond that they create.
One
session after the other, I would not
nurse her for nap
time and then not for bed
time.
Milk Bands incorporate many unique features such as a side indicator, which lets the mother know which breast should be used when starting a breast feeding
session by simply flipping the Milk Band inside - out once during every
nursing session, as well as a
time tracking device which can be used for many different purposes including:
(Tip: if you were making them switch breasts after a certain amount of
time, start letting the baby decide (unlatch) when they're done with one breast and then switch sides, and / or start each
nursing session on the breast they finished with the last
time, so they have a chance to get all the fatty milk that usually comes at the end of a
nursing session.)
My 8 month old son is getting distracted / refusing to
nurse at
times... distracted my people, the dog, the phone on the night stand, my water bottle or any noise he hears... He used to
nurse every 2 hrs for 20 — 40 min... but lately he will go longer between
nursing sessions and only wants to
nurse for 5 min and sometimes not at all even when it has been 4 because something else catches his attention.
If your child is still waking for a night
nursing session after a week or two of sleep training, he may need more
time before he is able to sleep through the night.
I try to limit her to one morning, one noon, and one night
nursing session with a few
times in between if she is in need of some calming mommy
time.
Give the bottle or offer
nursing sessions at the beginning of meal
times when baby is most hungry.
Those
nursing sessions give you and your little one some quality one - on - one
time together.
My 8 month old son is getting distracted / refusing to
nurse at
times... distracted my people, the dog, the phone on the night stand, my water bottle or any noise he hears... He used to
nurse every 2 hrs for 20 — 40 min... but lately he will go longer between
nursing sessions and only wants to
nurse for 5 min and sometimes not at all even when it ha... [Read more]
I guess I had it easy, because both of mine only needed to have the
nursing session end abruptly half a dozen
times before they stopped biting me.
The truth for many mothers who breastfeed preschoolers can be found somewhere in between the unnatural pose on
Time's cover, and gazing lovingly into a child's eyes throughout the
nursing session.
Not only do the components of breastmilk change depending on the age and stage of the nursling, variations also exist within each
nursing session, with the
time of day or night, and to some extent with maternal diet.
Hi bee, since the last
time we discussed this topic (at 5 days pp) where I was only tkiang more milk plus capsules, I have since increased pumping
sessions (from 4 to 6), added fenugreek capsules, Herblore
nursing tea (supposedly fresher herbs compared to other brands), rented a hospital grade pump and lastly, shatavari capsules which I only started yesterday.
Since you will naturally be breastfeeding less often and having longer stretches of
time between
nursing sessions, your fertility may begin to return.
Similar to not
nursing enough, skipping feedings or pumping
sessions teaches your body not to make milk during that
time, which will lead to a lower supply in the long run.
Unless, it is
time for bed, we'd be playing most of the
nursing session.
Very Well noted that during those periods, regardless of how well scheduled your
nursing sessions are, you can expect to breastfeed much more frequently and literally whenever your baby decides its
time to eat.
As the baby grows he also may spend less
time at each
nursing session because he has become more efficient at the breast and therefore requires less
time to milk it effectively.
If he's still
nursing plenty (a few good
sessions a day), and doesn't seem to be trying to give it up in favor of solids, then I wouldn't worry about the longer
times between
nursing sessions.
We found our rhythm and made the most of our cuddles and
nursing sessions until Samuel started throwing fits when I offered him the breast at nap -
time or bed when he was 13 months.
Nursing sessions do not take as much time, either, as baby becomes more efficient at n
Nursing sessions do not take as much
time, either, as baby becomes more efficient at
nursingnursing.
Don't be surprised if your little glutton demands extra feedings around those
times, or
nurses for longer
sessions.