We felt it was very family - oriented and found a balance between the two extremes
of nursing on demand and crying it out.
Mothers are expected to
nurse on demand until the baby decides to wean itself, sleep with their infant, and continuously teach and prepare them for adult life.
Always
nurse on demand instead of on a schedule and your milk supply will steadily increase and baby will be happy!
My son has had two surgeries, and both times, the night before was the absolute hardest, because he could
n't nurse on demand.
From nursing on demand to 0 nursing in 1 day is possible (BUT too much pressure on the baby and mom's breasts as well).
It's okay to gently set limits at appropriate times in your child's development, just as you did with ending the nursing in public and
nursing on demand several times per day.
Your best friend may be completely
happy nursing on demand 24/7 til age 4, while your other friend is doing all she can to get to 6 weeks.
At first I thought nothing about it and went to her and
nursed her on demand at night but by 6 months I was beat and went to other moms for advice... they all told me to let her cry.
In addition to all of the little things that affect how well your breast pump works, if your baby is
nursing on demand around the clock, your body is probably making enough for them.
I forgot to mention, to working moms: my sister is a working mom, and pumped at work every 3 -4 hours, and
nursed on demand when at home, day and night, and she did nt get a period at all.
It is recommended that breastfed
babies nurse on demand, so longer trips could jeopardize the breastfeeding relationship if it is not well established.
Jacob nurses on demand throughout the day, but I'm trying to wean him to a bottle because I'm going back to work soon.
Besides nursing on demand, Schwartz recommends baby wearing — a great way to get a bit of exercise, though you should be sure to be safe and wear correctly.
First off, as a breastfeeding mom
who nurses on demand all night, I scoff at the suggestion of brushing or wiping my baby's teeth after each nighttime feeding.
They opt for breastfeeding over formula and
nurse on demand long after the American Academy of Pediatrics» recommendation of one year; some allow children to decide when to wean.
If you and your baby have successfully nursed in the past, then (unless you have a diagnosed medical problem) all your body needs to keep doing so is to
keep nursing on demand — plus eating enough food, drinking enough water, and getting enough rest.
He wanted to nurse so badly but after suffering severe morning sickness and dehydration during my third pregnancy, I was too afraid to let him
continue nursing on demand and I couldn't oblige him.
The other thing is that (and I say this as someone who has an oversupply and an easy time aside from managing engorgement) is that it is VERY hard work to manage a milk supply especially if one ca
n't nurse on demand during growth spurts.
I think if I'd had less confidence in the rightness
of nursing on demand, I would have felt pressured into conforming to some kind of every 2 - to -3-hours schedule.