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"Chookie" wrote in message
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"Zaz" wrote:

I nurse every four hours, and it only takes about 15 to 20 minutes to do
so.
The thing is just that I don't like it. But I'll try for as long as I
can.

What are you doing while you bf? Remeber it is your sit-down-and-relax
time!
I used to post while BFing.

There was a time where I could actually work while breastfeeding. However,
most of the time Catherine is very active while feeding: throwing her arms
about, pushing and pulling on my breast, kicking her legs (all in a calm but
active manner), and I can't have the computer near her: about a week ago she
bumped her head on the edge and it seemed very painful).

So now I try to relax, but it's not always easy. I try to concentrate on
the love and tenderness I am giving her, but again it doesn't always work.



I did need an attitude adjustment though. I remember spending some time
frustrated at the frequency of feeds, thinking of all the things I could
be
doing (DS had 10-min feeds, but they were more like 2-hourly). Then one
day I
had an epiphany: if I were in the kitchen, preparing a meal, I'd call it
work
-- so I should think of bfing as work, not as something *keeping* me from
work. Things improved after that, and I started to see bfing as my
down-time
(since I was working, I didn't need to work at something else at the same
time, right?).

I'll try. I'll see what it does to my spirit.
Thanks!

HTH,

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"In Melbourne there is plenty of vigour and eagerness, but there is
nothing worth being eager or vigorous about."
Francis Adams, The Australians, 1893.

"Larry McMahan" wrote in message
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Leslie writes:

: Regarding the breastfeeding, many women find they begin to enjoy it a
lot more
: around the three month mark. So you may want to wait just a few more
weeks
: before you start burning your bridges on that.

Thank you for putting that way Leslie, because it is a bridge that once
burnt can't be rebuilt. And, Isabella, the relative health consequence
are so dramatic, that every little bit longer you are able to persist
makes a huge difference.

I differ with you sligthtly here, Larry. I don't think you can burn your
bridges completely regarding breastfeeding. Albeit difficult, some women
have decided to begin breastfeeding late and succeeded. Breastfeeding and
milk production are amazingly resilient.

Carl

ohh, so Catherine is an "extreme nurser." That's what we called DD (she was
so dang active at the breast!)

Hang in there-
Kelly
#4 2/12/05

"Zaz" wrote in message
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"Chookie" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Zaz" wrote:

I nurse every four hours, and it only takes about 15 to 20 minutes to do
so.
The thing is just that I don't like it. But I'll try for as long as I
can.

What are you doing while you bf? Remeber it is your sit-down-and-relax
time!
I used to post while BFing.

There was a time where I could actually work while breastfeeding. However,
most of the time Catherine is very active while feeding: throwing her arms
about, pushing and pulling on my breast, kicking her legs (all in a calm
but active manner), and I can't have the computer near her: about a week
ago she bumped her head on the edge and it seemed very painful).

So now I try to relax, but it's not always easy. I try to concentrate on
the love and tenderness I am giving her, but again it doesn't always work.



I did need an attitude adjustment though. I remember spending some time
frustrated at the frequency of feeds, thinking of all the things I could
be
doing (DS had 10-min feeds, but they were more like 2-hourly). Then one
day I
had an epiphany: if I were in the kitchen, preparing a meal, I'd call it
work
-- so I should think of bfing as work, not as something *keeping* me from
work. Things improved after that, and I started to see bfing as my
down-time
(since I was working, I didn't need to work at something else at the same
time, right?).

I'll try. I'll see what it does to my spirit.
Thanks!

HTH,

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"In Melbourne there is plenty of vigour and eagerness, but there is
nothing worth being eager or vigorous about."
Francis Adams, The Australians, 1893.

Isabelle,

I tend toward low milk supply, so I hated it at first with both my dds.
With the first one I gave up at 4 weeks, and just pumped what I could
for her, and with the second baby I perservered and did end up with
enough supply if I let her nurse all the time.

The thing is once my baby got older , like 4 months old, I started
liking it alot more, and it just kept getting better and better to
where I would be sad now if my 20 month old quit.

Some things that helped me was nursing side lying, and reading a book
or watching TV so that I could relax while nursing.

Plus, with an older baby it is really nice to be able to comfort them
so easily with nursing. It was alot harder to comfort my older dd who
didn't nurse as an older baby.

Good luck,

KC

I read you all about relaxing! I must however rely on the "zen" practice of
relaxation when Catherine is at my breast. She's now so "awake" that she
notices when my attention is not fully on her while she eats. And when that
happens, she starts fidgeting and pushing and grunting, and if I don't take
care, it will end up in howler. So forget work, forget a book, forget even
TV. And if I listen to intently on the radio, same story.

So I must shush her softly to calm her and ensure she finishes her meal, or
at least look her in the eyes. The good thing is, after she's had her meal,
which always seem to be quite a large one, she goes into dreamland in
seconds (well, most of the time).


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Isabelle,

I tend toward low milk supply, so I hated it at first with both my dds.
With the first one I gave up at 4 weeks, and just pumped what I could
for her, and with the second baby I perservered and did end up with
enough supply if I let her nurse all the time.

The thing is once my baby got older , like 4 months old, I started
liking it alot more, and it just kept getting better and better to
where I would be sad now if my 20 month old quit.

Some things that helped me was nursing side lying, and reading a book
or watching TV so that I could relax while nursing.

Plus, with an older baby it is really nice to be able to comfort them
so easily with nursing. It was alot harder to comfort my older dd who
didn't nurse as an older baby.

Good luck,

KC

Catherine weighs about 13-14 pounds. We'll find for certain at her doctor's
appointment next week.

Lorelei has an appointment next week--I can't wait to see what she weighs. She
moved into 6 month clothes today.

I'll be posting more picutres on the Web site,

Let us know!

but for now I'm just way too
busy! Oh, sometimes I miss the quiet pregnancy time... ;-)

Not me! It was just awful this time.


Leslie

Emily (2/4/91)
Jake (1/27/94)
Teddy (2/15/95)
William (3/5/01 -- VBA3C, 13 lbs. 5 oz.)
Lorelei (11/10/04 -- another VBAC)

"Children come trailing clouds of glory from God, which is their home."
~ William Wordsworth