re: BREASTFEEDING!!!!
2795 postsposted 29th Aug
Quoting jamils_mommy:“ No that's just silly. As he is able to stay awake longer, he will, and he will eat more at one time. ... [snip!] ... to fall asleep, and it's easy to force feed them. So right now it's just annoying (Even if you want to call it that)”
I agree. Someone put it to me this way once: Think about what labor and delivery was like for them. You know it was hard on you, but baby is a lot smaller and probably got pretty tired out and may take a while to adjust to life on the outside. Infants go through a lot of schedule changes and are all different. He may sleep often and not for long now, but could change any time and then probably will. If you're able it's nice to rest with him and just let him suckle and sleep and you too!
I have 3 kids & live in Georgia
22697 postsposted 29th Aug
Quoting anniegebel:“ I agree. Someone put it to me this way once: Think about what labor and delivery was like for them. ... [snip!] ... any time and then probably will. If you're able it's nice to rest with him and just let him suckle and sleep and you too!”
Yes... I agree...
I have 1 child & live in Citrus Heights, California
posted 29th Aug
Quoting jamils_mommy:“ Yes... I agree...”
Tyler's 8 months old now, but I still like to rest with him sometimes:
" />I have 3 kids & live in Georgia
22 postsposted 29th Aug
yay! im so excited lol i just had a baby girl and im breastfeeding i been kind of struggling and getting so frustrated. i felt like giving up last night. she is only 2 weeks and 1 day old and she will latch on and off so many times i get so frustrated. and she always falls asleep and i can never wake her up she is so hard to wake up! and im NO confertable breastfeeding in public and she has a little jaundice and the doc. told me to take her on little walks to get some sun but breastfeeding her is so hard to do since she latchs on and off and i dont wanna expose myself i tryed the blanket but i cant see were her mouth is and she starts screaming her head off. i feel like giving up and giving her a bottle when ever i go somewere with her its driving me insane but i dont want her to get confused and only want the bottle afterwards. any help? oh yhea by the way she spits up =[
quoteI have 1 child & live in Bridgeport, Connecticut
481 postsposted 29th Aug
Quoting Tati's Mommy330:“ yay! im so excited lol i just had a baby girl and im breastfeeding i been kind of struggling and getting ... [snip!] ... me insane but i dont want her to get confused and only want the bottle afterwards. any help? oh yhea by the way she spits up =[”
it'll get better. soon you won't give a damn about where you're feeding. and she'll get better at eating...i almost quit so many times...but i'm still hanging in there and i love it. <3 just keep with it.
I have 1 child & live in Washington
posted 29th Aug
Quoting war pony:“ it'll get better. soon you won't give a damn about where you're feeding. and she'll get better at ... [snip!] ... get better at eating...i almost quit so many times...but i'm still hanging in there and i love it. <3 just keep with it.”
i hope so=[ i took her to the mall the other day they have a breastfeeding room i felt like i was in there for hours with her on and off i got so mad i wanted to give up right there!
I have 1 child & live in Bridgeport, Connecticut
posted 29th Aug
Quoting Tati's Mommy330:“ ”
be patient! she's a newborn. she is trying to figure things out, she doesn't really know what she's doing yet!
I have 1 child & live in Washington
1166 postsposted 29th Aug
Quoting anniegebel:“ Tyler's 8 months old now, but I still like to rest with him sometimes: " />”Awww, that is so cute!! I still do that some times too. Love the avi too.
I have 1 child & live in Arizona
posted 29th Aug
Quoting Tati's Mommy330:“ ”Aww honey it gets better... just a couple more weeks...
I have 1 child & live in Citrus Heights, California
posted 29th Aug
Quoting Tati's Mommy330:“ yay! im so excited lol i just had a baby girl and im breastfeeding i been kind of struggling and getting ... [snip!] ... me insane but i dont want her to get confused and only want the bottle afterwards. any help? oh yhea by the way she spits up =[”
I have almost given up so many times over the three kids I've breastfed...you're not alone in that feeling. But you're doing great! Babies that are weeks and even months old do latch on and off frequently, nursing for short times and seemingly all day long. But it will get better and even though you're giving up a few weeks of your life, it's just such a short time. My oldest is 5 and the times he sits and cuddles with me are much fewer and farther apart. And when he does he doesn't want me stroking his hair or kissing his forehead. Enjoy as much as you can.
As for NIP, you'll probably get used to it. Some women never do, but most of us get over it and realize no one that matters is watching and there are plenty of way s to be discreet. You're doing a great job, and coming on here for support is only more proof of that! Good job, mama...keep up the good work!
I have 3 kids & live in Georgia
14076 postsposted 29th Aug
Quoting Tati's Mommy330:“ yay! im so excited lol i just had a baby girl and im breastfeeding i been kind of struggling and getting ... [snip!] ... me insane but i dont want her to get confused and only want the bottle afterwards. any help? oh yhea by the way she spits up =[”
if you are having a hard time NIP, try doing it in less busy public places first. wear a cami and a shirt over it and you can pull down the cami and pull up your shirt, and you ae still covered excet for the small nipple you have to pull out for the baby, which the baby will cover anyway. you could probably use a regular cami or a special nursing one, i just use a regular one.
I have 1 child & live in Tacoma, Washington
posted 29th Aug
Quoting lolajessup:“ if you are having a hard time NIP, try doing it in less busy public places first. wear a cami and a ... [snip!] ... which the baby will cover anyway. you could probably use a regular cami or a special nursing one, i just use a regular one.”
good idea. You can also nurse at home in front of a mirror. You see how little is really "out there" for others to see.
I have 3 kids & live in Georgia
posted 29th Aug
Quoting anniegebel:“ good idea. You can also nurse at home in front of a mirror. You see how little is really "out there" for others to see.”
ooh thats good also!!!
I have 1 child & live in Tacoma, Washington
posted 29th Aug
Quoting lolajessup:“ ooh thats good also!!! ”
My LC in WA taught me that! I miss her, she was wonderful...then we had to move
I have 3 kids & live in Georgia
posted 29th Aug
Okay ladies, Elijah is very fussy. Everytime I lay him down to feed he starts screaming and won't want to eat. He is teething but I give him tylenol every 4hours so I don't know. He is having green diapers every change for 2days. I feed him solids for a couple days then he had a reaction to it and I stopped it all together until he is really ready(posted about that a few days ago). Oh and he spits up every feeding even if it is the little bm that he eats before he screams bloody murder(he is on the breast for about 1-2mins before he starts screaming). I know what to do, I don't know what it is. I am just losing my mind bc I really don't know what it is and I really want to help, to fix, to make him happy but it is just not happening. Please help!!!
quoteI have 1 child & live in Arizona
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