Breastfeeding ??
Hi ladies,
I'm 7 months pregnant with my 1st baby (a little girl) and i really want to give brest feeding a go when she arrives. was just wondering when did you start to leak? i've heard some leak before they have their baby and some on the day of delivery. Was also wondering is it hard to do and how long would you recommend to breast feed for?
Thank you for reading this,sorry for lots of questions.
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I'm 7 months pregnant with my 1st baby (a little girl) and i really want to give brest feeding a go when she arrives. was just wondering when did you start to leak? i've heard some leak before they have their baby and some on the day of delivery. Was also wondering is it hard to do and how long would you recommend to breast feed for?
Thank you for reading this,sorry for lots of questions.
xxxx
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The latch is key, if it's wrong BF will hurt. Make sure you get lots of support, it is out there. BF groups you can attend, your MW and HV will have details of when and where they are. NCT has info and La Leche League are good too.
I need braestpads as I produce lots of milk, I probably needed them from day 4 this time around.
Breastfeeding is the most gorgeous thing to do. As your baby grows you can look at them and feel immense pride that you and you alone are nurturing them, I love it. Good luck.
I have never leaked at all since once or twice in the first couple of weeks, not everyone does.
I'd just see how you get on before worrying about how long to do it - take it day by day.
It's not hard at all when you (and baby) get the hang of it, but it is really time consuming for the first few weeks.
It feels like you are feeding all the time but this is normal and just how the baby gets your milk supply going.
I had no idea when to stop - I thought at 6 months when I went back to work, then maybe a year. My boy is now 19 months old and still has a couple of feeds a day!
It's really nice to get a cuddle when he is normally too busy running around
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