This is also a very individual thing. If one breast satisfies your baby and it usually falls asleep after nursing, then one is enough. If not, offer it the other breast.
Always keep in mind that breastfeeding is very individual. Each baby takes its own time, especially first few months. Usually it is advisable that it shouldn’t take more than 45 minutes per feeding.
The best and simplest way you can see that your baby is really breastfeeding is to watch for swallowing sound and motion. If there is only motion of babies mouth and cheeks baby is only sucking.
At first your newborn and you should get to know each other, and get used to each other’s needs. From the first day the best thing you can do is nurse as often as you think your baby wants it. It will probably wary from every hour to every three or four hours. If your baby is under the expected weight nurse it at least every two hours. You’ll see how the baby will progress. In the first few weeks the most important thing is to maintain constant milk flow from your breasts, and the only way to do it is to nurse your baby often enough. After your breastfeeding settles, and you feel relaxed having enough milk before each feeding, try programming each feeding at a certain time so your baby can adjust to it with ease.
What is a highquality meal, ready for your baby at any time, with all the nutrients in it and 100% safe? Mothers milk ofcourse, here is why.
Mother’s instincts are usually right, but if you feel insecure about breastfeeding, these advices can help you:
After you pump the milk it is wise to store it. I used Avent Breast milk containers. They are easy to use with the breast pump, they can be machine washed, boiled in water, or steamed in microwave. You can also deep-freeze them, and the milk can be stored that way for a year. If you keep the milk at 4C, it has to be used in 74 hours.
The most common problem seems to be the extreme fullness of breasts the next day after the delivery. Sometimes it happens even before the delivery.
Mothers feel tired, weak, sleepy, but the milk keeps coming and they have to act fast before it gets any worse.
Babies are also sleepy, and seem too fragile to nurse. The key is persistence.
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When my baby boy was 7 months old, he was 73 cm (28,7 inches) long and weighed 11 kg (24.2 lbs)!
I breastfed him the hole time, and started adding solid food when he was 6 months old.
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Being in a 24th week of my first pregnancy, I am still experimenting with different foods and menus to make me and my baby as happy and healthy as possible and still have time to rest or do other things during the day. Here is an idea for a simple healthy lunch, low on cholesterol, and rich with omega-3 fatty acids, proteins, and antioxidants!