How do YOU breastfeed?

Question

I’m curious to see how other mamas are breastfeeding! 
I’m officially one week post partum and it’s been a journey every single day to find what techniques works best for us. Feels like I’m changing up the routine everyday! 
How old is your baby? 
What positions do you like using? 
Do you switch to both boobs in one session, or do you like to do one per feed then swap to the other for the next? 
How many times do you burp baby during one feeding session?

Answer

Almost 1 month. We do the cross cradle because I’ve never found any other position that’s comfortable for me. It was the same with my first. 
She typically eats off one side and then falls asleep but sometimes she wants both so I just follow her lead. 
Sometimes I get a burp out of her but most of the time she falls asleep before she burps. So we give gas drops after every feed at night or she wakes up screaming. 
It’s definitely a journey to see what works for both mama and baby!

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Baby is 7 weeks today. I use nipple shields due to flat nipples but its going well for us. I offer both breasts every feed

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I’m 2wks pp and I use my kakiblin (a different brand of a boppy) and I use both breasts depending on how hungry he is. I use either the football position and the cradle position. I do burp him each time (especially when he falls asleep which I slowly touch his nose and cheeks) which he then falls off my boob. I burp him by holding his chin but half of the time he burps immediately. I tend to do this 2 times on one breast and then 1 time on the other and when he is milk drunk 🥴 I know he is good to go. But I’m noticing my body is starting to get sore, like my joints. Are you having this issue?

Answer

One month pp, third baby, supplemented my first, EBF my second and am supplementing this baby but 90% breastfeeding. 
He nurses every two or three hours during the day. As long or short as he wants, until he’s asleep or not. 
He gets a 2 oz bottle of formula sometime in the morning then one just before dinner and one before bed. He nurses every 4 or so hours at night. 
We always nurse during the day cross cradle/belly to belly and side laying at night. 
I don’t pump. I don’t respond to the pump 1/2 an ounce was the most I ever got out of a session during the 6m I pumped with my first (every 2-3hours during the night) 
I have a breast tissue disorder that didn’t allow me to EBF my first baby, while pregnant with my second I did develop more tissue which allowed me to fully nurse my second but it also required me to nurse him every two hours day and night. So I made the decision to supplement this time to be able to get more help from my husband especially since with this virus my mom was unable to come and support me during this time and I have no friends or family around as we moved to the other side of the country. My kids are aged 3.5, 18m and 1m.

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I’m a week post partum ￼ with baby number seven. This will be the seventh baby I have exclusively breast-fed (all the others were a year to a year and a half breast-fed each) I have always  heard  on both breasts￼￼ it’s worked out well for me. Belly to belly is my fav hold.

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My baby is a month old and I use the bopping which has helped so much and I just lay her across it like I would if I was holding her and she usually nurses on one side per feeding and I just alternate sometimes she will have her spurts if hunger and will nurse on both sides in one feeding but for the most part I just alternate the first few days were rough for me too until my milk came in and it’s been smooth sailing since then

How do YOU breastfeed?

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