Monday, September 26, 2011
Breastfeeding ensures I get to put my feet up!
When you have a baby to breastfeed you get a chance to put your feet up several times a day. Very nice.
IBCLC
IBCLC means International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
These women are the BEST!
I had breastfed three children, without supplementing, for 4 years 1 month, 2 years 1 month, and 2 years 7 months before I had Adam. So, when he was born I started nursing him, thinking I was a seasoned nurser and knew what I was doing.
Then I noticed Adam was only pooping once a day and your typical breastfed baby poops after almost every feeding or at least four times a day. So, we went to see a lactation consultant at a clinic associated with our hospital.
She showed me a better way to hold Adam to make latching on and suckling easier for him and it worked. He's been making at least 4 poops a day, some bigs some smalls and more wets a day than the required (or hoped for) minimum.
I'm glad we went to see the IBCLC> She was awesome and I learned something about positioning. And most importantly, to me, Adam is coming up on a month old and is still being exclusively breastfed and thanks to the LC's help I don't see any reason we will not successfully breastfed as long as we want.
These women are the BEST!
I had breastfed three children, without supplementing, for 4 years 1 month, 2 years 1 month, and 2 years 7 months before I had Adam. So, when he was born I started nursing him, thinking I was a seasoned nurser and knew what I was doing.
Then I noticed Adam was only pooping once a day and your typical breastfed baby poops after almost every feeding or at least four times a day. So, we went to see a lactation consultant at a clinic associated with our hospital.
She showed me a better way to hold Adam to make latching on and suckling easier for him and it worked. He's been making at least 4 poops a day, some bigs some smalls and more wets a day than the required (or hoped for) minimum.
I'm glad we went to see the IBCLC> She was awesome and I learned something about positioning. And most importantly, to me, Adam is coming up on a month old and is still being exclusively breastfed and thanks to the LC's help I don't see any reason we will not successfully breastfed as long as we want.
One Week Old
One week down... Those early weeks are the toughest and for me getting through the early weeks is an accomplishment! Here is Adam asleep at the breast after nursing, leaning back, then zonking out.
From Crying to Nursing to Sleeping, All without standing up.
I know the first weeks of breastfeeding can be hard, there is a learning process. Once breastfeeding is established there is no easier or more perfect way to feed baby and he will never eat such perfect food.
Crying.
Nursing.
Sleeping. Easy peasy.
Crying.
Nursing.
Sleeping. Easy peasy.
Any breast size can feed a baby!
When I had my first baby I was just a C and fed her just fine, I was a DD for my 2nd and 3rd babies, and now with my last baby I am an F and still feeding him just fine. Small boobies, big boobies and all the boobies in between, they all work! And really, how could anyone complain about seeing a mother feed her baby? You either have boobies or you like boobies or both!
Sleeping By The Breast is the Best
Forgive my cheesy rhyme for title, but I have noticed my babies, and Adam is my last baby of four, love to sleep right next to the breast after eating. A newborn has a strong sense of smell and sleeping right next to the warmth of mommy and their food source, it must just be heavenly for them.
Baby's Well-Designed Nose
Even when it looks like mommy's breast is covering his nostrils it isn't. Baby's nose is shaped just right to create a space for air to get in, even while nursing at a full breast.
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