Breastfeeding in Public
Breastfeeding in public is not illegal, but it is not necessarily always accepted well by everyone in society. Breasts in our society have become known as sexual objects, and not for the purpose that God created them for. But when you really think about it, you see much more breast tissue during a day at the beach than you do of most nursing mothers.
Breastfeeding Weaning – For Older Children
In an earlier post, I discussed tips for weaning that apply to children of all ages. However, if you have been doing extended breastfeeding, you may still be nursing a toddler or preschooler. In this case, you may be comfortable with child-led weaning. However, if you want some ideas on breastfeeding weaning an older child, here are some ideas: Read more »
Breastfeeding Advice
If you’ve made the decision to breastfeed, one thing you’re going to learn very quickly is that you’re probably going to get a lot of breastfeeding advice everywhere. Some of it is helpful and requested, while other advice you get will be unsolicited. I had to remember this just last week. You see, my sister-in-law and brother are expecting their first baby, and I had to avoid overwhelming her with advice on nursing a baby. I want to do the same for you, so I want to give you some very basic breastfeeding advice that I gave my sister-in-law to get her off to a successful start in breastfeeding. Read more »
Breastfeeding Pictures
Breastfeeding in bed in sidelying
Increase Breast Milk – Supplemental Nursing System
Today, I’m going to be discussing one way to increase breast milk supply. It is called the Supplemental Nursing System, or SNS, for short. I have personal experience with using this. When my baby was four months old, he became uncharacteristically fussy at the breast for early evening feedings. Looking back, I’m quite sure that it was caused by a supply and demand issue, whereby the early evening feedings had become shorter or less frequent, and so my milk supply went down during that specific time of the day. My lactation consultant suggested that I use the SNS.
Breastfeeding Weaning – Tips on How to Stop Breastfeeding
In a previous post, I discussed that you should start breastfeeding weaning when the time is right for you and your baby. Once you make that decision, here are some tips on ways to make weaning easier: Read more »
