Breastfeeding. Just an idea...
Going off the breastpump thread earlier, what do you guys think of this?
I'm thinking of expressing the night feeds for the baby, purely so I know that little on is having enough milk and I think it'll help to establish a routine quicker.
It's the one worry I have with breastfeeding, how do we know baby is getting enough of the right milk (been reading about the different kinds) and not going hungry. I think I can manage this during the day, feeding as and when, but I really want to get a nightime routine sorted.
Am I being neurotic?
I'm thinking of expressing the night feeds for the baby, purely so I know that little on is having enough milk and I think it'll help to establish a routine quicker.
It's the one worry I have with breastfeeding, how do we know baby is getting enough of the right milk (been reading about the different kinds) and not going hungry. I think I can manage this during the day, feeding as and when, but I really want to get a nightime routine sorted.
Am I being neurotic?
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Personally I think that the most important thing you can do to get your baby to sleep well is to teach them to fall asleep by themselves instead of being rocked or fed to sleep. That way as soon as they stop needing food at night they will stop waking for it as they can just settle themselves back off to sleep.
Hope some of that makes sense, my brain is feeling a bit mushy this morning
Kerry xx
in the early weeks it isn't recommended that you express and to establish a good feeding routine you should try to feed as often as possible, night times are important as this is when your baby will possibly feed more and it is a natural way of baby getting your body to produce more milk for the next day.
the first few weeks are always hard as it is a learning process for you and for baby, perserverance is always the key and the benefits will come.
good luck.xxx
I breastfed my son and i am planning on doing the same when my little girl arrives in July. I expressed some times so that his dad could feed him. I just wanted to point out that even if you are expressing to feed your little one during the night you will still have to express throughout the night anyway, or you will stop producing enough milk. Your body produces milk on demand, so if you cut down your feeds, your body will just think that your little one doesnt need as much, so it wont produce enough.
I hope this helps? and makes sense. its late and im tired lol x