i delivered a boy baby this feb.I breast feed him.wat is the suitable time to stop br.feeding?

Question

I hav heard that everytime before i feed i should have to express some milk out and then start feeding? is it necessary? wen can i start supplement foods to baby?

Answer 1

You shouldn't need to express any milk first. Just put him to the breast and let him start nursing and the milk will come for him.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends nursing for *at least* 12 months. The World Health Organization recommends nursing for *at least* 2 years. You should nurse for at least 12 months and if you both are happy with it, there is no reason to wean until both of you are ready. You can nurse as long as you want. (I'm still nursing my 3.5 year old who loves it!) The longer you nurse, the more you and your baby will benefit from it.

Solids aren't introduced until around 6 months of age. Mashed bananas or avocado are the best first foods. Their taste and texture are close to that of breastmilk and most babies like them. Just mash a little up with your fork and maybe thin it down with a bit of expressed breastmilk. Breastmilk (or formula) is really all your baby needs and should make up the majority of his diet for the whole first year...solids are more for fun or practice at this stage.

Answer 2

You don't have to express milk unless the let down is making your baby choke. The American Association of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding for at least 6 months and 2 years at the most. A baby may wean before the first birthday, if you are concerned contact a lacation consultant for advice. You can start rice cereal around 4 months when your baby has lost its tongue thrust reflex, this is a reflex that babies have the first few months where their tongue automaticaly pushes out anything that is not a liquid. Your son is 5-6 months and it's a great time to start rice cereal.
Congratualtions on your baby boy and good for you for breastfeeding!

Answer 3

You should br feed him as long as you still have milk to offer and if possible for the 1st year.... mummy's milk is very good and baby can get alot of antibody to strengthen his immune system with mother's milk. When he is about 4 - 5 month, you can add cereal once a day besides br feeding as he may have a bigger appetite by then. But never stop br feeding..
For convenience, you can also pump out milk and put it in a clean container then place in the freezer asap. Milk kept in freezer can last for 3 months. You can reheat it whenever you feel like feeding baby but never boil it or microwave it as it will loose all the nutrients.

Answer 4

You can stop at anytime. There are advantages and disadvantages to everything, including breast feeding. Some mothers do it for just the first couple of months, others do it for a couple of years. I'd say it's up to you and how you feel about it. At five months old, your baby should be able to accept a bottle and either jar babyfood or well mashed regular food.

This entire thing with starting babies on certain types of food at certain ages is a western thing. And a new thing, at that. As long as the food is pulverized, he/she can have it.

About.com has some terrific sites.
Quoted:
Homemade Baby Food Tips and Hints - Do's
• Do use ice cube trays to freeze puréed foods. Each cube should be about one ounce. Once frozen, pop out the cubes, store in a sealed plastic bag, and use within two months.
• Do discard unfinished meals. Bacteria forms quickly.
• Do introduce new foods at the rate of one per week, so you can pinpoint any allergies.
• Do make sure your child has accepted most vegetables and fruits before trying any meats.
• Do steam or microwave vegetables and fruits to retain as much vitamins and minerals as possible, as opposed to boiling.
• Do use as thinners: water left from steaming, breast milk, formula, cow's milk, yogurt, broth, or apple juice.
• Do use as thickeners: wheat germ, whole-grain cereal, cottage cheese, farmer cheese, cooked egg yolks, yogurt, mashed white or sweet potato.

Answer 5

A baby is *not* ready for anything but breastfeeding until he is at least 6 months old; but your milk all by itself is enough for him for at least the first year. Every health organization worldwide recommends *exclusive* breastfeeding for the first 6 months. Exclusive nursing for at least 7 months will protect him from anemia; if your doctor isn't aware of this, she/he should read the research by Pisacane (1995). See sources section below.

You *don't* need to pump or express milk. You can just nurse. It's so much easier--and it's free!! You don't need to go and buy bottles, buy nipples, bring everything home, buy or rent a pump, pump the milk (and get less than baby needs anyway!!), refrigerate or freeze, then take it out, heat it up, offer to baby, and hope for the best...then if baby doesn't like the bottle, you have *wasted* all that effort!! Just pull up your shirt and you're all set!!

As for how long to continue nursing, the World Health Organization recommends mothers continue nursing for *at least* 2 years, and longer if mother and baby choose to. If you want to stop earlier, then the baby will have gotten the benefits of all the months you did nurse him, but he will be losing that much more...but it's a decision only *you* can make.

Answer 6

no. you should wait until 3 months to start a bottle. This helps prevent nipple confusion. The playtex disposable liner bottles with the flatter top work best. Starting food depends on when they are hungry enough to need it, consult your doctor. Formulas will be hard to find, they are harder to digest then breast milk. Average age to wean is between 9-12 months.

There is a cream called Lamisol, it is a nipple conditioner, THIS IS A MUST. 1800laleche is the number for the official breastfeeding league in America. Good luck

Answer 7

Breast feeding is the most organic aspect contained in the international. it is likewise the healthiest aspect for the infant. I breast fed my son yet, I placed a blanket over my shoulder extra out of modesty than something else. in case you don't like it, do not look. it isn't incorrect for a baby to work out a mom breast feed. it is a organic element of existence and it isn't incorrect on your baby to carry close this. You sound very bitter and it is as once you've some weird and wonderful obsession with breasts and breast feeding. i do not blame the guards at Disneyland for throwing you out of the park. you want remedy or something.

Answer 8

I fed my three year old daughter until she was 20 months. It was her security. The only reason why I had to wean her off was she was climbing into bed with me and latching on while I was asleep.

It is totally up to you.

NEVER let anyone tell you when to stop breastfeeding. The decision is up to you, and no one else has a say, except your partner. After all, he has to share with baby!

As for suppliments, you should start feeding baby solid foods from 6 months to help settle. No later than 6, no earlier than 4 months. A good thing to use on baby is watered down weetbix or rice cereal. You'd do good to make baby's foods too, as most commercial foods contain a lot of salt and sugar.

Do what I do. All you need to do is boil up some frozen veggies and blend them, then freeze them in ice cube trays. then all you have to do is heat them up as you need them. just make sure they're covered or else they'll get freezer burn.

Good luck with it all and I hope it all works out for you.

Answer 9

you can nurse your baby as long as you can be able to the longer the better you don't have to express your self every-time your feed that is the first time i heard that anyways as long as you eat proper and get enough liquids in you to continue that's all you have to worry about, with my boy he was three when he stop nursingg and now my daughter is 20 months and still nursin her and they don't get sick as much at all as some as their friends. and i heard that some babies start on baby cereal as young as 3 months old , it depends on the baby.... or up to 6 months old.when you start introducing foods individually one kind at a time you can give the baby our foods but no salt or anything just plain but you have to blend it very well ...... it is whole lot easier than buyin all the time of the cans

Answer 10

no just put the baby on the breast, you can start other foods between 4 to 6 months old