http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/ Telling it like it is... Mon, 13 Jun 2016 03:24:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156527 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 10:45:00 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156527 I always made sure I had a big bottle of water next to me before I started the feed. ]]> http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156519 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 09:28:19 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156519 I had to formula feed. Don’t let people tell you or judge you because you can’t breastfeed. Some people aren’t made to produce milk. ]]> http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156517 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 05:26:25 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156517 I struggled with my first baby, he had complications and I had complications, I really didn’t want to go to a bottle but when I made the decision at 6 weeks it was the best decision! My second baby fed beautifully! So I saw both sides and both sides are winners! ]]> http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156466 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 07:26:39 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156466 Persistent pays off! After struggling with bad latch and tongue tie, i was ready to throw it all in! But i pushed for an answer, we had the tongue tie snipped and we’re still going strong 7 months later! ]]> http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156450 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 21:24:22 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156450 I was a first time mum to a sick poorly premmie who didnt take to a breast till she was 3 months old and then it was months til she was fully breastfed even once she was home i had to partly express with a medela swing OMG what a hassle it was worth it in the end I didnt have to muck about with bottles and it gave her a great start i cant recomend the services of a good lactation consultant enough! ]]> http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156423 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:14:35 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156423 Practice makes perfect. Like anything the more you stress about it the harder it becomes. With Baby#1 we encountered all sorts of obstacles Mastitis, slow milk production (first couple of weeks) and a baby who got used to having a bottle when he was in the hospital. But after coming out we managed to exclusive breastfeed for 2 years and it was actually harder to get him to stop than it was to start. No dramas with Baby #2 coz now we’re old hands (or boobs) at it. ]]> http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156408 Thu, 25 Jun 2015 04:34:21 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156408 The Australian Breastfeeding Association’s local mum to mum meetings were a huge help to me not only with feeding my baby but providing support with parenting. It might be scary to go to a meeting if it’s your first time but the friendship and support is so worth it! ]]> http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156338 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 02:01:44 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156338 Patience. and lots of it. When the milk ain’t flowing and the baby ain’t sucking, keep going and don’t give up. It will eventually happen. If not, formula is just as good and it means daddy can help out too =) ]]> http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156336 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:34:08 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156336 I have 7 children and for the first time with bubba #7 I have been able to breastfeed without any dramas, in the past I have had mastitis, thrush and abacuses and have had to end my breastfeeding journey earlier than I would of liked! This time things are looking positive and I love it! (apart from the random 2am feeds lol) ]]> http://allmumsaid.com.au/how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby/#comment-156324 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:51:54 +0000 http://allmumsaid.com.au/?p=7438#comment-156324 I breastfed my two babies until they were 7 months. I really wanted to feed my baby girl until she was 12 months, but due to medical problems, I was lucky to have made it that far, Medela played a big part in getting me to the 7 month mark with expressing!
I’d love to pass on this Medela voucher to my sister-in-law who is currently pregnant so that she can get the right balance and freedom with breastfeeding and expressing like I had. I felt it was really important to get the balance and of course….. the all important sleep! Having expressed milk in the fridge or freezer was a godsend for those times I needed to sleep!
One tip I would give is don’t give up straight away on breastfeeding, persevere if you can – it’s worth it! But it’s also not worth losing your mind over. Do whatever is right for you and your baby! ]]>