UrbanBaby

07.17.08, 18:07 PM Newborn
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newborn- 1 wk old - feel like he nurses literally every hour - is this normal? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Newborn 07.17.08, 06:07 PM Flag

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yep, it will get better eventually [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:16 PM Flag

Yes, but stick with it. Nursing is hard at first but so great later! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:29 PM Flag

completely normal. it gets really old really fast and just when you are about to give it up, it gets easier. and then, a few months later, you can wean and then you are FREE at last. ahhhhh life is great then. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:34 PM Flag

Nursing perpetually is normal during the newborn period and can continue for some time till you and baby find your rhythm. Even then, when growth spurts strike baby will return to constant feeding. But it's great. Most powerful parenting tool you'll ever have. Get yourself a copy of Kathleen Huggins' book The Nursing Mother's Companion. She has a great weaning book as well. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:43 PM Flag

Actually, FYI, weaning is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics until after one year (not a few months) and you will never be "free" of your child and his/her needs - nor should/will you want to be except in occasional moments of extreme frustration. Being a mother is for life and it is both the most difficult and the most rewarding thing I have ever done. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:46 PM Flag

It's a real problem in the US that nursing mothers get such negative feedback from other women. The community does new moms a dreadful disservice by saying that "it gets real old real fast". How about, "If you run into challenges, reach out to experienced mothers, lactation consultants, la leche, etc. Let's lead one another to success instead of piling on the negatives. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:49 PM Flag

Get lost, sancti. -np (who ebf's, btw, but doesn't shove it down other people's throats). [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 11:38 AM Flag

Hang on a minute. It's sanctimonious and shoving down someone's throat to point a nursing mom in need of support toward those who can offer support? That's not how I see it. I hear someone asking for information about whether her babe's nursing pattern is normal and receiving the response that soon she will be able to wean and she'll be free! That doesn't strike me as responsive to the question "Is this normal?" Information about what's normal will best be offered by those who are experienced with the broad range of what's normal. If the question was "When can I wean?" then my answer would be different. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.18.08, 03:51 PM Flag

thank y ou!!! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.20.08, 04:50 AM Flag

couldn't let that one pass without response!! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.20.08, 09:06 PM Flag