Breastfeeding/Nursing/co-sleeping

Must I have one? Your story reminded me of that documentary (not that they are wholly similar); figured I'd show you that clip so you can take what you will from it.

 

Not really, I guess I didn't see the connection with what I was saying. I didn't watched a lot of the video though.

 

I know we're talking a major age difference and I certainly didn't mean to insult you, but I think if you watch the video, you may be able to relate to some of the things the mother says, and you could take something from it

 

You didn't insult me, sorry if you sensed some angst from me.

I'm having a horrible day and my mood is not the best, so I'm kinda snapping at everything.

 

I have absolutely never ever heard that and I've worked peds and OB.

 

Thank you all for the help! I just found out I'm pregnant, so your help is very much appreciated. Maybe I should have clarified, when I say co-sleeping I'm talking about the kind where you have the crib that attaches to the side of your bed, not sleeping with the baby right next to you. I'm such a heavy sleeper and just too paranoid to truly co-sleep, so these attachment cribs they have now seem like the next best thing. Opinions?

 

Lauren, putting the baby in the middle of the bed with guards on the side is perfectly safe. Make sure you never drink or take drugs that cause drowsiness, and it's just fine.

 

i found havin the girls lie across my lap the nicest when they were younger, now they snuggle in beside me and put my arm around them
i found nursing bras ok sometimes but depends on whether u find them comfortable, easier just to be topless, easier to switch
we have a family bed so co-sleeping was fine and because it is a large bed there is no danger or the girls being crushed

 

Hi My nursing bra was amazing only because my huge, sore milky boobs really needed and appreciated the support that bra gave. I spent close to $100 on it and haven't spent that much on a piece of clothing in my life!! but MAN the relief was worth it! I used it only a few months, maybe up to six. It was too ugly for real life haha

Cosleeping- I looked into it this past week because we are expecting a second child. We're bed sharing with our 3-year old and have bed shared with railings until he was about a year, then without the railings. We can't find any used side-car beds and can't afford to buy one. My solution was to turn our queen-sized bed sideways, attach our twin along the bottom with straps and a huge foamie and we got a little on-the-bed isolating thing to put the newborn in.

Breastfeeding- baby-led weaning works me me, personally. My kid is 3 and we nurse to sleep and nap. I'm pregnant and hope to tandem nurse! We had a hard time learning to nurse because of interference when he was first born, but we go the hang of the 'football hold'. I have big breasts so our positions were limited. I learned to nurse side-lying asap because it was so much nicer than sitting up in the middle of the night to nurse.

Congrats on your pregnancy! <3

 

I'm not a mother yet, but I fully intend on breastfeeding when I have a baby.

As for co-sleeping, I don't see a problem with letting the little one sleep with you if they have a bad dream or have a tummy ache or something along those lines, but I think it's important that they learn to be independent from childhood. I've seen too many times a needy baby's every want fulfilled and they turned out to be very codependent people in adulthood.

But whether you plan on co-sleeping or not, definitely look into the adult pertussis vaccine (aka whooping cough) it can be very dangerous because you can pass it to your baby without knowing it.