Not too much to be honest, because I was fortunate enough to able to work from home for most of the time and kind
of breastfeed on demand.
For information related to this topic, see my article
about breastfeeding on demand, as well my overview of the science in favor of infant - initiated meals.
You are likely struggling with an improper latch that is making it difficult for your child to transfer milk sufficiently from your breasts or you are scheduling feedings and
not breastfeeding on demand.
In order to mitigate that, we followed a persistent routine with another caregiver offering her pumped milk and I
always breastfed her on demand when home after work and on weekends.
Natural weaning or «child - led weaning» happens when your baby starts to accept more — and different types — of solid foods while
still breastfeeding on demand.
We've been
breastfeeding on demand until now, and I totally subscribe to the idea that babies know what they need to eat and when they need to eat it, and I certainly don't want her to pick up on my stress level and begin to associate food with stress... so why is it so hard to act accordingly?
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.
As
with breastfeeding on demand, Baby Led Weaning is a method of introducing solid foods that leaves it up to your baby to decide what, when and how much to eat.
Basically,
breastfeeding on demand so your body learns to make exactly what your child needs is the simplest way to go, so just don't mess with what works if it's working, you know?
-LCB- Note from Meg: Even if babies are fed on a schedule in the NICU, you can
breastfeed them on demand once they are able to effectively latch on and remove milk. -RCB-
Deciding not to
breastfeed on demand at night may involve having a baby cry, but a parent can offer other kinds of reassurance, such as back - rubbing and talking, letting the child know you are there.
One twin came home a week before the other but when we were all home, at 37 weeks, I cut out the top - ups, stopped expressing, and
just breastfed on demand — much more relaxing and rewarding We have had several challenges to breastfeeding, especially with the smaller sleepier twin, who was diagnosed with reflux and who had trouble latching on.
Yes, for the majority of women around the world (statistically speaking), getting awesome, correct information and
breastfeeding on demand from the start will put her in the position to make enough milk for her baby.
If you'd like to increase your supply by breast pumping (because
remember breastfeeding on demand is easier if your baby is well enough to do it) then you might want to consider pumping every hour during the day for just a few minutes.
Her pediatrician was none other than Dr. Benjamin Spock, whose theories were influenced by Mead's anthropological observations
regarding breastfeeding on demand rather than according to a rigid schedule.
Infants in these societies are
typically breastfed on demand, held close to a parent nearly all the time, are responded to immediately when they cry, birth is a natural event free of interventions (and babies are immediately given to mom post-birth), and infants sleep close to their caregivers.
Though breastfeeding on demand simply means nursing your child when they ask, and letting them decide when to stop the nursing session («eat when you're hungry, stop when your full,» the same food advice all people should follow), in the parenting world, the word «demand» is apparently more loaded than I thought.
But I have women in my practice that are nursing a toddler a few times a day and have not yet returned to their menstrual cycling, and women who get their periods back within 6 - 8 weeks after birth - despite exclusively and
frequently breastfeeding on demand, keeping baby close, and not using pacifiers or bottles.