Common Newborn Concerns - KellyMom.com

Are mothers supposed to love breastfeeding 24 hours a day?

KellyMom — Fri, 21 May 2021 04:46:25 +0000

by Glenda Dickerson, IBCLC. Reprinted with permission from the author. If there is a day or week where you no longer feel like you are loving or even enjoying breastfeeding, does it mean that this is the right time to stop? I have felt for years that many mothers wean because they thought they were […]

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Breastfeeding after a Cesarean Birth

KellyMom — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:06:00 +0000

Educate yourself and arrange for breastfeeding help

Find a La Leche League group near you! Try to attend at least one meeting before your baby is born. Ask questions!

Talk to the lactation consultant (LC)--assuming your hospital has one on staff--and ask that she meet with you as soon as you get out of the operating room. She can help you position your baby as painlessly as possible. If an LC is not available, ask one of the nurses and/or have your partner or another helper available to help out.

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Breastfeeding Challenges in the Early Days (Resources)

KellyMom — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:16:22 +0000

Breastfeeding Issues - Mother

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Breastfeeding to Sleep and Other Comfort Nursing

KellyMom — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:30:58 +0000

Many moms feel guilty for nursing their baby to sleep. Nursing your baby to sleep is not a bad thing to do! It's very normal and developmentally appropriate for babies to nurse to sleep and to wake 1-3 times during the night for the first year or so. Some babies don't do this, but they are the exception, not the rule. Many children, if given the choice, prefer to nurse to sleep through the second year and beyond. Nursing is obviously designed to comfort baby and to help baby sleep, and I've never seen a convincing reason why mothers shouldn't use this wonderful "tool" that we've been given.

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Breastfeeding your newborn — what to expect in the early weeks

KellyMom — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:08:45 +0000

Frequent nursing encourages good milk supply and reduces engorgement. Aim for breastfeeding at least 10 - 12 times per day (24 hours). You CAN'T breastfeed too often--you CAN breastfeed too little. Nurse at the first signs of hunger (stirring, rooting, hands in mouth)--don't wait until baby is crying. Allow baby unlimited time at the breast when sucking actively, then offer the second breast. Some newborns are excessively sleepy at first--wake baby to nurse if 2 hours (during the day) or 4 hours (at night) have passed without nursing.

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Circumcision and Breastfeeding (Resources)

KellyMom — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:02:12 +0000

Circumcision and Breastfeeding

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Cluster Feeding and Fussy Evenings

KellyMom — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:20:20 +0000

It is very common for babies to be fussy and nurse very often in the evenings, particularly in the early months.

My daughter had a fussy time every evening for a couple of months (yes, it does go away!). I spent weeks camped out on the end of the sofa with a constantly nursing and/or fussy baby every evening from about 6 to 10 PM...

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Common Questions in the Early Weeks

KellyMom — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 16:36:43 +0000

Common Concerns - Healthy Baby

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Engorgement

KellyMom — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:00:30 +0000

It is normal for your breasts to become larger and feel heavy, warmer and uncomfortable when your milk increases in quantity (“comes in”) 2-6 days after birth. This rarely lasts more than 24 hours. With normal fullness, the breast and areola (the darker area around the nipple) remain soft and elastic, milk flow is normal and latch-on is not affected.

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Engorgement Help: Reverse Pressure Softening

KellyMom — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:44:57 +0000

More health care providers are observing that mothers receiving multiple intrapartum IV’s experience delay in expected postpartum fluid shift. Increased edema during the puerperium complicates engorgement, increases sub-areolar tissue resistance, distorts the nipple and interferes with comfortable, efficient latching. Edema may appear early, or later, within 48-96 hours, often lasting 10-14 days. (This may depend on both the quantity of IV fluid given and the time of infusion in relation to placental delivery, the stimulus for lactogenesis II.)

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