I really enjoy bf my son, it is so warm and sweet. However, I don't think I will bf Zach when he is 2 year old. Maybe just keep night feeding, but no more pumping.
cc, actually I don't mind to BF my boy at night but I am afriad he is not hungry but just needs it to comfort himself.... as I would like to find a way to train him sleep through the night... is BF baby hardly sleep through the night ??? any suggestion ??
小虎can sleep through the night since 3-M-old, from 9pm till 6-7am. But sometimes he plays too excited in the daytime, he wakes up in the middle of night. I used to scoop him from his bed and keep holding him for a while, he falls asleep in a minute.
You are right......baby wakes up in the nighttime not beacuse of hungry, but wants someone to soothe him from nightmare or else. When baby wakes up, just immediately show up and speak to him softly--Mami is here. Let him know he is not alone and you are always around. Give him a warm hug insteading of keep nursing him, at least you can skip the nighttime feeding. Later on he will establish a healthy sleep through the night by himself.
Here is a good website all about BABY, check it out, you may find some good topics.
Sometime baby just need a hug or cuddle. Zach cries a lot last night, I gave him mom mom milk but doesn't work....Then I cuddled him and held him, he clam down and fell into sleep.
helen,
海藍still eating 2 meals of congee, but her mama milk demand didn't dropped. Sometimes she want to lift my clothes and i just give her a toy and divert her. Only successful sometimes!
All BF working mom,
Add oil! i always think that u're all great cause it's really tired of pumping milk. But agree w little tiger mom that just keep direct feeding bb and drinking water, as u always have enough milk for bb.
Andie,
It is so sweet that 海藍 lift your clothes to have mom mom milk. Zach doesn't know how to do that.
I have drinked papaya soup for the last week, the milk supply increase a bit. Now I only pump once per day. As Zach requires 2 meals of mom mom mieal, he need to feed one meal of formula. I am really lazy and tired that don't want to pump milk at home.
I actually plan to give one meal of formula to Nika when she's one year old during her stay in nursary. Coz I can only pump 3-4 oz per day and I don't think I will have stock after her birthday la.
So i will quit pumping thereafter and keep direct feeding when she's home with me.
Hihih...........long time no see.
I stopped to feed mama milk to Aiken since last week. Because the irregular pumping schedule, my milk supply is dropped, not enough for him. :cry:
erika_crazy,
How are you. Long time no talk la. How is your process of stopping bf? Any pain. Will you consider just cutting the pumping milk but still keep direct feed at home?
Hi mamas,
I decided to help my boy to 介夜奶 , start from tonight...... try not to bf him..... Thanks so much for all your experience, see if I could make it in one month.