Guest guest Posted July 4, 2000 Report Share Posted July 4, 2000 > > The pump is costing me $44 a month to rent, > > I wonder if it would be ok to wean him from b milk > during the day and just nurse when I'm with him so I could at least turn in > the pump. > > That sounds like a good plan, nurse him when you're with him, I know a lot of working moms who do that. So if I stop pumping I'll still have enough milk for him when I'm with him? If so, I think I'll stop pumping when he turns 1 year - next month - and continue to bfeed as long as he wants. The sitter is still feeding him 4-8 ounces a day but when he's with me he doesn't drink that much. I'll cut down to 4 ounces a day at the sitter for a couple of weeks then cut it out completely. Should I substitute cows milk or just let him eat food? (we don't do juice). I want to thank you guys for helping me out with this. It's so nice to know that there's a place to go to get support and encouragement. I don't have any friends who do extended bfeeding - they all stopped at at least a year if they made it that far. My instincts say to keep going and that's what I'm going to do. Thanks again! Leslee > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2000 Report Share Posted July 4, 2000 Leslee, Glad to hear it. I personally wouldn't choose cow's milk but our family is prone to allergies. I give my kids rice and soy milk. There are also yogurt drinks and other things that would be more nutritious than cow's milk. Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding info & resources Re: night nursing > > The pump is costing me $44 a month to rent, > > I wonder if it would be ok to wean him from b milk > during the day and just nurse when I'm with him so I could at least turn in > the pump. > > That sounds like a good plan, nurse him when you're with him, I know a lot of working moms who do that. So if I stop pumping I'll still have enough milk for him when I'm with him? If so, I think I'll stop pumping when he turns 1 year - next month - and continue to bfeed as long as he wants. The sitter is still feeding him 4-8 ounces a day but when he's with me he doesn't drink that much. I'll cut down to 4 ounces a day at the sitter for a couple of weeks then cut it out completely. Should I substitute cows milk or just let him eat food? (we don't do juice). I want to thank you guys for helping me out with this. It's so nice to know that there's a place to go to get support and encouragement. I don't have any friends who do extended bfeeding - they all stopped at at least a year if they made it that far. My instincts say to keep going and that's what I'm going to do. Thanks again! Leslee > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and find your ancestors now. Search over 550 million names and trace your family tree today. Click here: http://click./1/6254/0/_/410002/_/962726983/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2000 Report Share Posted July 4, 2000 Leslee, Babies start sleeping through the night when they are ready too, so don't sweat this. My first (DS, 29 months) didn't sleep through the night until at least 9 months, though I don't remember exactly. At this point he wasn't teething so his physical state was pretty secure, and I would get him up at 11 p.m. to feed him right before I went to bed. Then he would sleep until 6 or 7 before nursing again. Afterward he would sleep again for a few more hours--probably in bed with me since DH had gone to work. When I started weaning off of night nursings (and he slept in a crib in the next room), the first thing I did was give him a sippy cup with water in it to drink from overnight. By this time was about 18 months old and I was 3 months pregnant. He would wake up, and I would go pick him up and rock him in the chair in his room and give him a drink of water and talk to him for a few minutes before putting him back in bed. I stopped nursing him at that time so that I could give my body some more rest. I did feel more rested with a longer break between nursing sessions at that point, and I would go to the bathroom (pregnant bladder syndrome) after I had him settled down. Some nights I would have to get up two times, some nights just once. Eventually he learned to get up and get his own drink and go back to sleep without rocking, but it was a slow process. So here would be my answer to your specific questions. >At 11 months is he too > old to be wanting to nurse in the night? No, he is not too old to be wanting to nurse at night, and since he is right beside you, I think that you will get more rest letting him nurse than trying to deny him the breast. Should I start giving him a > pacifier (he doesn't use one now) instead of letting him have the > breast - or...should I just let him bfeed in the night until he > doesn't want to anymore? Skip the pacifier--even if he would take it--it would just be something else to wean him off of. Just let him nurse until he doesn't need to anymore. Maybe let the night feeding be the last one > to be weaned from? Could be this would be the last sessions he gives up. Can it damage his teeth if he falls > asleep with my breast in his mouth? Unlike bottles which drip--except for spraying during let down (mostly when kids are really small) bm only comes per requests and then the kids swallow it because it is delivered far back in the mouth. There are instances of dental caries in bf babies, but if you look into it there is probably a family history of being prone to caries anyhow. For our son we made " brushing " his teeth a part of the bath to bed ritual. The bath giver would wipe his teeth and gums with a washcloth wrapped around a finger. We started doing this when our son was about the age yours is now. Amy Lynn M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2000 Report Share Posted July 4, 2000 Leslee, Babies start sleeping through the night when they are ready too, so don't sweat this. My first (DS, 29 months) didn't sleep through the night until at least 9 months, though I don't remember exactly. At this point he wasn't teething so his physical state was pretty secure, and I would get him up at 11 p.m. to feed him right before I went to bed. Then he would sleep until 6 or 7 before nursing again. Afterward he would sleep again for a few more hours--probably in bed with me since DH had gone to work. When I started weaning off of night nursings (and he slept in a crib in the next room), the first thing I did was give him a sippy cup with water in it to drink from overnight. By this time was about 18 months old and I was 3 months pregnant. He would wake up, and I would go pick him up and rock him in the chair in his room and give him a drink of water and talk to him for a few minutes before putting him back in bed. I stopped nursing him at that time so that I could give my body some more rest. I did feel more rested with a longer break between nursing sessions at that point, and I would go to the bathroom (pregnant bladder syndrome) after I had him settled down. Some nights I would have to get up two times, some nights just once. Eventually he learned to get up and get his own drink and go back to sleep without rocking, but it was a slow process. So here would be my answer to your specific questions. >At 11 months is he too > old to be wanting to nurse in the night? No, he is not too old to be wanting to nurse at night, and since he is right beside you, I think that you will get more rest letting him nurse than trying to deny him the breast. Should I start giving him a > pacifier (he doesn't use one now) instead of letting him have the > breast - or...should I just let him bfeed in the night until he > doesn't want to anymore? Skip the pacifier--even if he would take it--it would just be something else to wean him off of. Just let him nurse until he doesn't need to anymore. Maybe let the night feeding be the last one > to be weaned from? Could be this would be the last sessions he gives up. Can it damage his teeth if he falls > asleep with my breast in his mouth? Unlike bottles which drip--except for spraying during let down (mostly when kids are really small) bm only comes per requests and then the kids swallow it because it is delivered far back in the mouth. There are instances of dental caries in bf babies, but if you look into it there is probably a family history of being prone to caries anyhow. For our son we made " brushing " his teeth a part of the bath to bed ritual. The bath giver would wipe his teeth and gums with a washcloth wrapped around a finger. We started doing this when our son was about the age yours is now. Amy Lynn M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2000 Report Share Posted July 4, 2000 Leslee, As for renting the pump--do you have milk in the freezer still or are you pumping pretty much for the next day? If you have milk in the freezer you could pump until the birthday and then just feed off of the stored until it is gone and nurse when you are at home. I have a friend who is nursing her second (just turned 1) now. She has so much milk in the freezer that is nearly 6 months old, that she stopped pumping two months or more ago. She nurses evenings and weekends--bottles when he's with dad (the daycare provider of their family) during the week. My friend feels like her son is attached all weekend sometimes, but this is a plan that is working for her. Many weight-loss programs have bfing options--Weight Watchers points plan allows bfing mothers additional points equivalent to 500 extra calories in their computations, as an example. I recently heard that the Adkins plan (which I don't like at all) even has a bfing modification. If you need support to lose weight I would consider the Weight Watchers w/ bfing option and joining an exercise program for additional calorie burning--I never lose weight effectively myself until I start exercising consistently. Something else to consider--I started an aerobics class (2x/week) when my son was 4 months old. There was childcare at the center so I would take him, feed him, attend class and feed him again--he nursed that often. At first I didn't lose any weight (and I had an extra 30 pounds or so to take off), but I did get stronger--I could take long walks with the stroller--and my stomach gradually shrank from doing abdominal exercises so that I could fit into my regular pants. All of a sudden, around 11-13 months--my weight dropped like a rock. I told my husband that I was really eating for two at that point because DS wouldn't eat hardly anything at all--he wasn't quite ready for table food yet and went through a series of teethings and ear infections and colds--and nursed to make up the difference. At this point my clothes literally hung from my hips--even the 'skinny " stuff. Once DS started eating more regularly, I regained 5 pounds (but muscles because I was still doing aerobics) and then settled at that comfortable level until I got pregnant again. So, I would encourage you to continue nursing ie on demand when you are together. Teach him a word or a sign to use when asking to nurse--since his communication skills are going to take off pretty soon. And let ie be a part of your weight-loss program. As for nursing a toddler--you can set limits on where he can nurse--be that in the car once you leave, or in a sling, or sitting in the food area at the mall or store or in the lounge or dressing room area. Some places even have nursing rooms now. Most important is to teach your son good nursing manners so that he can assist you in being a discreet nursing pair. Amy Lynn M. mother to (1/25/98) and (2/10/00) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2000 Report Share Posted July 4, 2000 Leslee, As for renting the pump--do you have milk in the freezer still or are you pumping pretty much for the next day? If you have milk in the freezer you could pump until the birthday and then just feed off of the stored until it is gone and nurse when you are at home. I have a friend who is nursing her second (just turned 1) now. She has so much milk in the freezer that is nearly 6 months old, that she stopped pumping two months or more ago. She nurses evenings and weekends--bottles when he's with dad (the daycare provider of their family) during the week. My friend feels like her son is attached all weekend sometimes, but this is a plan that is working for her. Many weight-loss programs have bfing options--Weight Watchers points plan allows bfing mothers additional points equivalent to 500 extra calories in their computations, as an example. I recently heard that the Adkins plan (which I don't like at all) even has a bfing modification. If you need support to lose weight I would consider the Weight Watchers w/ bfing option and joining an exercise program for additional calorie burning--I never lose weight effectively myself until I start exercising consistently. Something else to consider--I started an aerobics class (2x/week) when my son was 4 months old. There was childcare at the center so I would take him, feed him, attend class and feed him again--he nursed that often. At first I didn't lose any weight (and I had an extra 30 pounds or so to take off), but I did get stronger--I could take long walks with the stroller--and my stomach gradually shrank from doing abdominal exercises so that I could fit into my regular pants. All of a sudden, around 11-13 months--my weight dropped like a rock. I told my husband that I was really eating for two at that point because DS wouldn't eat hardly anything at all--he wasn't quite ready for table food yet and went through a series of teethings and ear infections and colds--and nursed to make up the difference. At this point my clothes literally hung from my hips--even the 'skinny " stuff. Once DS started eating more regularly, I regained 5 pounds (but muscles because I was still doing aerobics) and then settled at that comfortable level until I got pregnant again. So, I would encourage you to continue nursing ie on demand when you are together. Teach him a word or a sign to use when asking to nurse--since his communication skills are going to take off pretty soon. And let ie be a part of your weight-loss program. As for nursing a toddler--you can set limits on where he can nurse--be that in the car once you leave, or in a sling, or sitting in the food area at the mall or store or in the lounge or dressing room area. Some places even have nursing rooms now. Most important is to teach your son good nursing manners so that he can assist you in being a discreet nursing pair. Amy Lynn M. mother to (1/25/98) and (2/10/00) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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