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 Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:13 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:49 am
Here's an online source: http://www.lalecheleague.org/home_intro.html
I know at the hospital where I delivered they have a lactation consultant present (at least during certain hours) if you have questions while you're still there in the hospital that would be a good person to talk to.
Also on that note they say that within a half hour to an hour is the best time to get that first feeding in, the baby is the most alert that s/he will be for the next three or so days.
Don't be embarrassed to ask for help. Most of the feeding I did while there in the hospital I actually had someone help me get her latched on, I was so tired and of course inexperienced. I was glad for the help.
Things change slightly when your milk actually comes in too, and you'll know when it does, you'll feel like your breasts are swollen clear into your armpits.
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:42 am
Yeah, take a breastfeeding class. I took one before my daughter was born and it really helped. I learned the basics, but then in the hospital, had the nurses help me. Nursing can be frustrating at first because you may not completely get it and the baby's got to figure it out too! I remember getting so worried becauseshe just couldn't seem to figure out how to latch on and then stay on and then once she did, she kept falling asleep! But between the nurses and the class, we got it! So just keep at it!
As for breast pump, I still have yet to use one, but Medela brand is what has always been recommended to me by both friends and the experts.
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:58 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:59 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:07 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:41 pm
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Did you take classes or did they just teach you after you had the baby?
Yeah, the baby does fall asleep during nursing, and I remember how tiring it was to keep rubbing the baby's feet and/or back to keep her awake long enough to feed. But eventually the baby's able to feed w/o falling asleep so quickly and you don't have to keep him/her awake.
Yes... you don't want to give the baby a bottle for, I was told 6 weeks, if you're planning on nursing. The way that the baby sucks on your breast is different from the way that the baby sucks on a bottle n****e. This can cause what they call "n****e confusion." I had problems with her pacifier and nursing too. In the end I was glad because after that I didn't give her a pacifier and we didn't have to worry about taking it away.
Also though if you're planning on the baby accepting a bottle you don't want to put it off much past 6 weeks or you'll have problems with the baby accepting a bottle. My little one never did take a bottle; she went from breast feeding to sippy cups. She refused to suck on a bottle.
Like I told you when we were talking; I never acutally used a breast-pump, but I did hear/read good things about the Avent one. The avent bottle nipples are supposed to be more like your own than other bottle nipples and I know they had some sort of pump where you could just pump into the bottle too.
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:14 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:23 pm
They didn't show a video when I had the baby, but we did watch one in the class. You learn some basics, what to expect, why you want to be careful with using bottles (they said the nipples on the bottles are easier to get milk from than the breast, so babies have to work harder to nurse and may end up weaning early because bottles are less work for them - so yeah, if you don't want them to wean too early, go for the other special nipples), the actual procedure, proper positioning, etc. Of course, you can go in with the head knowledge, but actually doing it is going to be the best method of teaching you! You could probably skip the class and visit something like that laleche league website and get the information. I just always found I digested it more when someone actually taught me.
I love nursing. Yeah, it'd be easier to share the responsibility of feeding with my husband, but it's such a special time with my daughter and when she looks up at me with those adoring eyes, I just melt!
My baby wouldn't take the pacifier. I tried and she did a few times, but now the only times she uses it is to chew on it rather than suck (she's starting to teeth).
Don't worry! It'll all come together for you! I know I had so many anxieties and stuff before she was born, but like everyone told me, "Just love your baby and you won't mess up!"
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:38 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:56 pm
I found this on the board at Baby Center
Quote: Hello ladies, I read this article -- http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/6005947/detail.html -- and thought I'd share it...for those who also go to the YMCA, have you ever had this problem? I was so proud how she bf's her daughter past the "age of appropriateness" so many ppl seem to have in this country. It's my breasts and my child! If he's happy and healthy, how is it wrong? (It's not!)
I don't understand how they could say that, I mean if they think about it the only way that they keep all "food and drink" away from the pool aeria then is to NOT allow new/nursing mothers by the pool.
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:10 pm
I didn't take a class, and thank goodness my sister came into town to help out, or I don't think I'd ever have figured it out! I don't know how great the classes are, but I've heard good things about them. If you have access to some education, by all means take advantage. Finding out you're clueless after you've got a small hungry baby on your hands can be nerve-wracking. Important note on bottle feeding: make sure you switch which side you hold the baby on. I learned this while studying ways to help the right and left sides of the brain function in harmony. Apparently most kids who are bottle fed always get held on the same side (the one most comfortable for Mom/Dad), and this frequently leads to trouble later in life getting both sides of the brain integrated. I guess the idea behind it is that switching sides while doing the same activity during a critical development period allows both sides of the brain a chance to dominate, providing different points of view that can be integrated to form a clearer picture. You can read more about this type of thing at the official Brain Gym website. PS: What's the deal with not letting babies sleep while nursing? Not having taken a class, this is new to me. I let my boy nurse while he slept all the time. Granted, eventually I started setting specific periods for feeding, because otherwise he'd sleep-nurse pretty much all day. sweatdrop But really, what problems are supposed to be associated with sleep-nursing? Is it just setting up parameters for feeding time, or what?
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:07 am
Yvaine I didn't take a class, and thank goodness my sister came into town to help out, or I don't think I'd ever have figured it out! I don't know how great the classes are, but I've heard good things about them. If you have access to some education, by all means take advantage. Finding out you're clueless after you've got a small hungry baby on your hands can be nerve-wracking. Yvaine Important note on bottle feeding: make sure you switch which side you hold the baby on. I learned this while studying ways to help the right and left sides of the brain function in harmony. Apparently most kids who are bottle fed always get held on the same side (the one most comfortable for Mom/Dad), and this frequently leads to trouble later in life getting both sides of the brain integrated. I guess the idea behind it is that switching sides while doing the same activity during a critical development period allows both sides of the brain a chance to dominate, providing different points of view that can be integrated to form a clearer picture. You can read more about this type of thing at the official Brain Gym website. Yvaine PS: What's the deal with not letting babies sleep while nursing? Not having taken a class, this is new to me. I let my boy nurse while he slept all the time. Granted, eventually I started setting specific periods for feeding, because otherwise he'd sleep-nurse pretty much all day. sweatdrop But really, what problems are supposed to be associated with sleep-nursing? Is it just setting up parameters for feeding time, or what?
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:55 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:16 am
Thanks, Jenannen, I though I was missing something vital! sweatdrop
I did *try* giving my son a bottle a couple of times. But it was a mild medication in water - it was the recommended way to get a kid that young to take it. Wee Guy just gave me a Look and let the liquid dribble out of the bottle, and then right out of his mouth and down his chin. I eventually gave up and gave him a single homeopathic pellet, as it wasn't big enough to choke him. My guess - it's all down to the personality of the baby how much of a problem it will be. Some kids don't seem to care how or who, so long as there's food coming in. Some kids get very particular.
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