Breastfeeding?????
September 21, 2009 by Guest Author
Filed under Breast Feeding Supplies
I’m doing this presentation for my public speaking class and i would like to know some of these questions.
1) Why do some mothers refuse and reject to breastfeed their children?
2) What are the benefits of breastfeeding?
3) How do you breastfeed?
4) What to do if the baby rejects the breast?
5) Is it acceptable to breastfeed in public?
Any woman is capable of breastfeeding her child. HOwever some circumstances make that very difficult ie: Large breasts, inverted nipples, failure to get a good latch on
Breastfeeding is very very timeconsuming, especially at first. To breastfeed correctly, you must allow your infant to nurse on demand to build your supply. I am breastfeeding a 6 month old, so I know, she nursed every 1-2 hours during the first month. It is now about every 3-4 hours.
2. The benefits of breastfeeding: The baby gets your immune system (LEss likely to get sick), Mom loses weight faster, Baby gets the perfect food made for him/her, FREE!
3. How? Have lots of skin to skin contact right after birth, have baby latch on within an hour of birth- this makes things easier. It really gets easier after you get over the initial soreness and your milk comes in. at first you just have colustrum.
4. Lots of patience can help the baby to breastfeed again, however some babies can’t latch on right ever and need to be fed formula.
5. Yes, with a blanket it is accepatable. It should be acceptable without a blanket as well. People should not gawk or stare at a woman breastfeeding. It is a natural wonderful thing to nourish your child and people should not turn that into a forbidden thing.
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Some mothers just don’t feel comfortable breastfeeding and there’s a lot more work involved for the mother. It is also possible that the parents want an equal role in feeding the child and they want to bottle feed to help share the burden. They also might be planning ahead and know that if they have daycare that bottle feeding will be easiest. The benefits are natural milk. It boosts the babies health with natural antibiotics the body needs. You breastfeed the same way you do with a bottle. If the baby rejects you keep trying for sometime. All babies also reject the bottle at first its one of those keep trying deals. It is acceptable to feed in public but preferable in someplace private like in bathrooms that have couches in them or if you have other kids, while at the table just put a blanket over yourself to make it a more private thing.
1. refused? because i am a smoker and it affects the baby so i just wanted to cut them off 2. benefits? kids will be a little heathier3 how? put the baby to your breast4.call a nurse or try again5. hell yeah and if no one likes it screw them baby needs to eat too (unless) your not being discreet you need to have a blanket or towel covering that area while you do
1. Because our society acts like breastfeeding is weird, and our mother’s generation was often taught breastfeeding was not as good as formula, so there’s often very little support for it. Some women choose not to bf (although I wouldn’t call it rejection, exactly) b/c they have to go back to work so quickly, and others have problems with milk production. Usually dr’s suggest supplementing with formula, and often the baby will prefer bottles to breastfeeding b/c it’s easier. Once that happens, it’s very hard to get the baby to take the breast (though not impossible). Also some women have to alter their diets (I had to give up dairy) when bfing b/c of sensitivities in the baby.
2. For mom: burns about 500 calories/day, helps uterus shrink back to pre-pg size, releases endorphins (calming), convenient, free, some studies suggest that bfing for a year decreases the risk of type II diabetes. For babies: fewer illnesses, perfect nutrition, increased IQ (7 pts on average).
3. Put the baby to the boob and have it suck. Which sounds really easy, but it’s actually kind of tricky at first. My daughter would fall asleep every time I tried to breastfeed her, and she wasn’t sticking her tongue out far enough. I had to give her a “nuk” type nipple to get her to stick out her tongue (breastmilk in a bottle), and eventually she got the hang of it. I’d say it took us about 9 days to really get things down, and if I hadn’t been VERY dedicated to making bfing work, I might have given up.
4. Keep trying, keep trying, keep trying. See lactation consultants. Pump and give breastmilk from a bottle as a last resort. We also gave breastmilk from a syringe and from a little tiny cup. I do know people who give breastmilk from a bottle only b/c their baby didn’t latch on correctly.
5. Yes. It’s how babies are supposed to eat, and it’s only because our society is so uptight that this is even a question. In most other countries no one bats an eye at breastfeeding.
Ive been breastfeeding my son for 9 months now….
1) Why do some mothers refuse and reject to breastfeed their children?
-Some mothers refuse because initially breastfeeding is uncomfortable. I almost gave up….waiting for my nipples to toughen up was the roughest part. Also, it can make you feel like you don’t have time for a break, because at first the baby eats like every 2 to 3 hours because they have small tummies, so it is really a job. Some women don’t produce much milk and sometimes the baby latches on and gums/bites the nipple…THAT HURTS! It lasted for about 2 weeks for me.
2) Well, I know that it provides nutrients and things that are beneficial to the baby. The baby is sick less and when the baby is sick, if you catch whatever they have. Like my baby had the tummy flu (caught from other babies @ daycare) and his case was not as bad as everyone else’s and the pediatrician told me that if I got it then, my body would produce antibodies to kick the sickness. It did.
Also I lost 25 lbs in the first 2 months.
3) I breastfeed with the cradle hold as it is the most comfortable. I breastfeed on my with my baby turned to his side when we are in bed…so no need to make bottles or worry about milk not at right temp or spoiled. Another advantage.I also use the football hold as I have bigger breasts.
4)If the baby rejects the breast. Express breastmilk by pump…doing it manually is not so easy…or supplement with formula (get with pediatrician 1st)
5) Definitely, it’s completely natural!
WHAT ABOUT IT ITS NORMAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…
1) Breastfeeding is not always easy, especially for working parents. And a nursing mother tends to have less freedom because she is always needed nearby. Also, alot of today’s women had mothers who did not breastfeed and therefore do not have the motherly guidance and support for breastfeeding. Some women want to share the feeding experience with their significant others.
2) Boosts the baby’s immune system. Studies show it boosts brain function and can help prevent allergies. Can help prevent obesity later in life because child is choosing how much to eat. Helps create mother/child bond. Helps mother lose weight. It is the best start for the baby’s life.
3) Baby latches onto breasts and instinctively suckles. You need a book with diagrams for proper latching technique. The mother’s body will produce milk in ratio to the demand by the child.
4) Occasionally happens, especially if the baby is given a bottle too soon. Then, you just have to keep trying or switch to bottle feeding. A lactation specialist can help.
5) YES. Most states have laws that protect a woman’s right to breastfeed in public. It is the natural purpose for a woman’s breast. Most women usually cover up with a light blanket.
You need to visit a breastfeeding website. They have plenty of them.
1) Pain! Lots of it. The nipple can become swollen/infected/generally painful and having a baby wailing on it can be extremely painful. This is not uncommon. Breast pumps are the solution until the nipple recovers, but it’s a hassle and some parents don’t go through with it. Others don’t have the access to health care to do it in the first place.
2) Manifest. Google for it.
3) Attach child to nipple at regular intervals. They know what to do.
4) Wait a bit. The baby isn’t hungry.
5) Yes, around these parts. Depends where you are. Either way it should be acceptable everywhere.
1) Everyone is different. Some women choose not to based on what others say. Some women choose not to thinking they can’t if they have breast implants. Some women think you are ‘tied down’ to a baby when you breast feed since a baby can need milk every 2 hours sometimes. Others can stress themselves out so much about whether they’re doing it right that their milk shuts down (as my sister’s case).
2) Benefits: Mother: lower cancer incidence; increased weight loss post delivery; you can still eat alot after delivering; great bonding with your child; and convenience (no need to carry bottles around with you). Benefits: Baby: Where to start? There are so many from nutrition, bonding, getting a mother’s antibodies to help fight some infections during the first 6 months of life; decreased obesity over time, the list is endless.
3) I breastfed both my infants with the ‘football hold’-helpful when you’ve had a C-section, ‘the cradle hold’-normal way you see, and laying sideways in bed-to give mom a rest.
4) Try…try…try…again. Get a lactation consultant as soon as possible to help teach you and the baby the right way to latch on. Many think latching on in infants is natural but sometimes they need a little extra help. Lactation consultants know all the best tips and tricks. It all depends on how determined you are. If the baby can’t latch on, you can always pump your breast milk and feed it to them in a bottle.
5) Yes Yes Yes Yes. Did I say enough yes? Many women are discreet in public and drape a blanket over their shoulder and the baby so you can’t see, other women barely lift their shirt and cover the baby. They even make special clothes for discreetness. All over the world women breastfeed their children in public because they have no formula like we do here. In other parts of the world it is a natural mothering site. It’s only in the US that there is a taboo against doing it in public. But we hope that more people will understand as time goes by.
1. some mothers may not produce enough
2. cheap
3. put baby on breast
4. pump
5. yes
Only those who refuse to breast feed can aswere question 1. Question 2: mother’s antibodies, more nutritionally ballanced, babies gain weight in a healthy manner, and are less likely to be overweight, extra special bonding time with mom, its convenient…no mixing up formula, steralizing bottles, etc.
3. You can pretty much get your anwers to question 3 from a book on breastfeeding, it’s a little hard to explain on “paper”, other than the baby has a natural instinct to nurse, and mom produces the milk, you just have to make sure the baby latches on properly.
4. If a baby is given a bottle, before the breast is introduced, the baby may reject the breast….because breast feeding takes more “work”. Typically, if you give only the breast, the baby will eventually catch on. Sometimes it’s just trial & error for a few days.
5. Yes it is acceptable, however, I believe you should be “private” about it. I would never have breastfed in a restaurant, in a church service, or many other places. I always had a receiving blanket to throw over my shoulder and hide what I was doing…it really looked like I was just cuddling my sleeping infant. It’s no one else’s business what you’re doing, and it’s the most natural thing in the world.
1. Breastfeeding is a personal choice. For some moms it never works with all the trying in the world.
2. Some benefits include:
Benefits for Baby
Chapter 18 of THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING, 7th Revised Edition, “Human Milk for Human Babies ,” documents the benefits of breastfeeding such as the antibodies in it to protect the baby from illness. For example, a study in the Philippines showed that, “Deaths from respiratory infections and diarrhea were eight to ten times higher in babies who were artificially fed than in those who were even partiaully breastfed for six months ” (THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING, 7th Revised Edition, page 350). Breastfed babies have a decreased likelihood for allergies and dental caries. They also benefit from appropriate jaw, teeth and speech development as well as overall facial development. This means that people who were artificially fed may experience more trips to doctors and dentists
Benefits for Mother
Chapter 19 of THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING, “How Breastfeeding Affects a Mother,” describes some of the physical benefits of breastfeeding for the mother such as reduced rates of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. The time saved for mother is immense also. As a breastfeeding mother, you can feed your baby even during stressful times such as when normal supplies of food and water are not available.
3. Fit pregnancy has a great article on how to breastfeed:http://www.fitpregnancy.com/yournewlife/…
4. You need to first figure out why the baby is rejecting the breast and go from there.
5. yes
1. I can’t answer, as I have and am breastfeeding my babies.
2. There are so many to list but here is a fun one. Did you know that when your baby is sick they will pass on the sickness to you and your milk’s antibotics will adjust to help them get better.
3 Make sure your baby’s mouth is wide open and just plop him on there.
4. Keep on trying. Eventually hunger will win out and most reasons for rejecting are baby not being able to latch on, baby frustrated with flow of milk, baby not like your new perfume/ deordorant, to even something you ate change the way breastmilk tastes to baby.
5. Yes it should be acceptable, but in the USA people associate breast with something sexual and turns a beautiful thing into something that should be done in private. However this is slowly changing and more and more states are setting up laws to protect breastfeeding mother’s rights.
1) Why do some mothers refuse and reject to breastfeed their children? [i don't do it, because i think its weird, and they are my boobs i get to choose what i want done with them]
2) What are the benefits of breastfeeding?[uh, i think its better for their digestive system maybe, formula baby's spit up more]
3) How do you breastfeed?[i don't]
4) What to do if the baby rejects the breast?[ try again or pump in a bottle, for formula feed them]
5) Is it acceptable to breastfeed in public? [yes, only if you are COMPLETELY covered up. i don't wanna see your boobs.]
Check out: http://www.llli.org , http://www.breastfeeding.com , http://www.kellymom.com , http://www.mothering.com/sections/expert… , http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T020100… , and http://www.drjacknewman.com/ for tons of breastfeeding information.
Good luck with your presentation!