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| Name: Cindy | Date: Feb 13th, 2006 9:57 PM |
| guess no one out there to help. Thanks anyways ↑ |
| Name: 3 time nursing mom | Date: Feb 14th, 2006 12:42 AM |
| Cindy, I would encourage you to keep nursing him. The health benefits to him are immense as you probably are already aware of. If you do desire to continue nursing, then I would very very strongly recommend that you yourself never give him a bottle. And others should only give him a bottle if you are not around and not expected for some time. Do not let him connect you with the bottle. If you already have fed him from the bottle, stop right away and only offer him the breast. It may take a day or two of his fussing, but be patient and your efforts will pay off. Don't give up. I would also recommend a quiet room with no distractions. Focus all your attention on him and gently tell him to have more 'mommy milk' that it is good for him. I would keep talking to him gently and encouraging him. At 6 months the nursing relationship goes beyond just nutrition, interaction is important. Singing is good too. And stay patient with him. Little Ones have great radar for stressed mommies. It is also possible that now your milk supply may be a bit slow, but do not worry about that, it will come back in a day or two of his getting back to good nursing habits. You may want to express after his feedings, and definately do so if he misses a feeding, to keep your milk supply good and strong which will also encourage him to stay at your breast. Also it is possible that what may be going on, or what may happen in the future is that his mental development may be at a point where everything is fascinating to him, so it is difficult for him to stay focused on anything, including mealtime. Sometimes nursing moms will take this as a sign that baby is no longer interested in the breast. But that is not the case. It is just everything else is so fascinating also. In time, this too shall pass and you will go on to another wonderfully bonding phase of nursing. So I do strongly encourage you to continue. This is where a quiet room is helpful. Once your Little One realizes that you do not give the bottle, only the breast, he will be happy with that again. One of the most important virtue we can have as mothers is patience. So be patient, and you will see success. Good luck! ↑ |
| Name: Cindy | Date: Feb 15th, 2006 5:52 PM |
| Thank you for such a great response to my question. I will keep trying. ↑ |
| Name: 3 time nursing mom | Date: Feb 15th, 2006 11:27 PM |
| You are welcome. Thank you for asking. : )) Please keep me up-to-date on how it is working out for you both. ↑ |
