Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
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Misa Guest #2
I was breastfed for over a year myself. I'm 22 now and I don't eat much veggies, only red fruits and bananas. Best regards -
Iza #3
I breastfed our oldest for half a year and unfortunately only 4 months for our youngest. I can totally see how they might be more adventurous eaters since they're used to tasting different flavors, as breast milk tastes slightly different each time. It's not a guarantee that the kid will eat everything, but I do get why the chances are higher. -
magali #4
With the first one, it only worked out for 3 weeks, unfortunately. But with our second, I'd really like to breastfeed for a long time, of course, if the baby is into it too! :-D -
sim0ne #5
I think until I go back to work, so that'll be about 3 months. But no idea how I'll feel about it by then. -
Khadija #6
I think breastfeeding beyond 6 months is more than enough. We have good drinking water and good food in the Netherlands, so they grow well on that anyway. My sister-in-law has a 14-month-old son who still drinks breast milk! I personally find that quite long. -
magali #7
I think that's fine as long as breastfeeding lasts for 2 years, that's enough for me :-) -
Evelien #8
Our daughter had breast milk for 6 months. At first I heard that studies showed that children should get at least 6 months of breast milk because of antibodies, allergies, etc. Later, when I was breastfeeding, there was a news report that claimed that children who got breast milk for longer than 6 months had a higher chance of allergies. So I didn't know anymore what was best for our little girl. I eventually stopped at 6 months, so I took both claims into account. Now I'm pregnant with the second and hope I can also give 6 months again. -
* #9
I'm wondering whether I'll breastfeed. I think there's been such good development in bottle feeding. The second one breastfed for more than a year, and it was a crime to wean him off breastfeeding. So I really don't know yet... -
Shana #10
I definitely want to breastfeed our little one for the first 6 months. -
daniella123 #11
With the first one, I made it to 10 weeks. I ended up vomiting, and my daughter spit up just as hard. When she was 10 days old, I switched to pumping and bottle-feeding. But that was really exhausting.
With the second one, I can already see where things might go wrong... If I don't find pumping at work comfortable or if something else comes up, I'll probably stop sooner. By the end, I had lost 3 kg from my own body weight, even though I was already quite light to begin with..
I think you should just go with your gut feeling... -
Olivia-Anna #12
I'd like to do it for a year, unless we both find it nice to keep going..
Research has shown that babies who get !Only! breast milk for the first 6 months are much less susceptible to diseases and allergies,
also the mother is less worried and less tense after childbirth.
(There is something to it, you don't have to be afraid that you haven't sterilized something properly or you're not giving the right bottle feeding or too few vitamins or so and you both get the hormone "oxytocin" through that strengthens the bond between mother and child)
It's better for getting the bowels going because the first breast milk "colostrum" has a mild laxative effect and contains all the proteins, minerals and antibodies that a newborn baby needs.
It's also true that the baby has to work harder to get breast milk than bottle feeding, which is good for muscle development!!
I definitely think it's worth doing!! I always prefer the natural way with everything..
But whether they eat more vegetables and fruit because of that I still have to find out myself.. Another reason to try it!! -
Dani #13
I was planning to breastfeed but I'm now having doubts. I'll have a chat with the VK about it next week. Since our little one needs to be operated on and won't get any food for about a week (before that, IV fluids), I'm not so keen on it....
It'll already be a lot of hassle in the hospital, and then the struggle with pumping while my baby can't drink....but well, let's wait and see what the VK says first.
My daughter received 5 days of BV, it didn't go well, so we switched to the bottle. She'll drink just about everything "despite" the FV. -
wientje #14
Maybe it's also worth mentioning that the WHO itself recommends breastfeeding for 2 years. And exclusively breastfeeding for the first 6 months.
I myself plan to breastfeed for at least a year. Whether that works out or if I find it pleasant, I'll see then.
I'm not in favor of formula feeding. Thanks to my profession, I know quite a bit about it. I produce antibodies, and I want my baby to get the 'real' and 'fresh' stuff.
I think that's why I'm very much in favor of pumping. I have the impression that some of my friends who do give formula haven't really tried pumping or breastfeeding themselves and gave up too quickly. That's a pity. But well, it's a choice they have to make themselves, and I'll never judge them for it. I don't know myself what it's like when things don't go as smoothly as hoped. -
Robyn #15
Had my first breastfeeding visit after a failed attempt at breastfeeding. But now that my second little one is 7 weeks old, I'm exclusively breastfeeding. I plan to continue this until the baby turns 2 years old. -
kimjoy #16
I definitely want to breastfeed during the first period, as long as it works, but I don't know how long. -
Olivia-Anna #17
I've known since Wednesday, through my midwife (who also offers breastfeeding courses), that "it didn't work out" is rarely the real reason! It's really only in extreme cases. It's all about how much perseverance you have. You'll get milk no matter what, as long as you put in enough effort, give your baby a real chance, and it has nothing to do with the size or shape of the nipple—it's "breast"feeding, not "nipple"feeding. That's what the midwife said. -
Mommy-Of-Nyana #18
We're also going to breastfeed here. It was already decided immediately, even before we were pregnant, that I wanted to do this. Our midwife also says it's breastfeeding, not bottle-feeding.
It creates a beautiful bond between mother and child too. They're real cuddle moments; your little one enjoys eating and you enjoy your little one.
I don't know how long I'll breastfeed yet, but I definitely want to keep it up for at least 6 months!! Although I'll have to pump when I go back to work. I'm totally willing to do that!! I hope to breastfeed as long as I can and as long as my milk supply allows. -
Cin #19
Do you really mean that my little boy had a bottle and now at 5.5 eats veggies and puree by the bucketful, preferably with fish, and eats plates like a construction worker and everything goes down... so I don't believe it at all :-P but it could be...
My daughter also had a bottle and she also eats everything... -
Olivia-Anna #20
There's something to it, after all your baby gets a different flavor every day through breastfeeding, depending on what you eat yourself..
@ Cin,
I think the chance is then only bigger.. don't mean they don't have it if you bottle feed though. It's nice when they eat everything, right?
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