Is this still benificial?

Question

At first I wasn't going to breast feed at all...but now I'm thinking I might try and if it goes okay then I plan on doing it for the first month. I don't really want to do it for that long but I was wondering if I only do it for 4 weeks or so is this still better then not doing it at all? Btw I'm 29 weeks along with my first, its a boy, Nolan Christopher.

Answer 1

Any breastmilk is beneficial for baby, especially the colostrum in the early days. Try breastfeeding for as long as you can.

Answer 2

You really should breastfeed for the first 6 months or a year. Thats the best life long benefits for your child.

Any breast milk is going to be beneficial. Esepcially from birth, since babies have NO immunities or antibodies, and your colostrum (what babies drink before your milk comes in a few days after birth) is full of them. Without them your baby has nothing, and will get sick more often.

Ive never known a sick breast fed baby. My son is a year old and has never had more than a little runny nose. Even though he's been done breast feeding for over a month.

You might think its a bother, but its not. Its easier, less messy, cheaper, healthier for you and baby, and you save an assload on doctors bills.

Breast fed babies are 33% less likely to die in their first year compared to bottle babies who get no antibodies, and 60% less likely to need hospitalization. These stastistics are based on preventable ailments that babies would have had defenses for if they had been breast fed.

The great thing is, if you get sick, baby automaticaly gets your antibodies, so baby doesnt get sick, or nearly as sick as you. Or if baby is sick you body produces the antibodies and immunities baby needs at the breast.

America has a higher infant mortality rate than Saudi Arabia (among other 3rd world countries) because so few babies are breast fed. Its a scary thing.

When the choice involves what could give your baby the best chance of survival, breast is always going to be best.

you really should google yourself some information. Among antibodies your breast milk also provides DHA and ARA. these can be found in formulas, but they are NOT absorbed and metabolized by an infants body well, becuse they are synthesized. Beyond that, they also get a full dose of white blood cells each time they nurse. Thats something they dont make on their own in good quantity in the first year. Theres a ton of stuff like that. You really cant imagine how good it is for your baby. FOrmula is dead and only provides calories and nutrients, breast milk is completely digestable.

Things like vitamins and enzymes and minerals cannot be synthesized or metabolized out of formula in the infants body, but breast milk provides them.

Its amazing.

Answer 3

I think that every baby should be breastfed at least the first few weeks of their life, and even more if the mother chooses to. I've been breastfeeding my son for three months and two weeks, and I plan on doing it exclusively for six months. I am really hoping I can do it to a year, if not than at least nine months. Good luck with the breastfeeding. If you make it through the first month or so, you really would enjoy it. It gives you time to relax, and you really bond with your baby, and your baby gets the best and most natural nutrients.

Answer 4

its debatable some say its better than nothing, some say minimum 6 months, and then some say a full year. I believe anything is better than nothing. I was only able to breastfeed for 4 weeks, due to sever PPD. I wished I could have longer, because honestly a mothers natural milk is made for your child. so it would be less harsh on the baby digestive system and caries better nutrients and boosts their immune system. if you can try at least 3 months..which is considered the 4th trimester, and your baby requires alot of nutrients.

Answer 5

Any breastmilk helps especially in the beginning like others said. I breastfed exclusively for a month then we started formula twice a day so dad could help out. I plan on doing that until he is 6 months then just breastfeeding him morning and night. But any helps out alot. So just take it a day at a time and good luck with everything!

Answer 6

Even if you only manage it for one day, its better than not at all.

Don't give up too soon though, it can take a few days for your milk to come in anyway and you both have to learn what to do and how best to do it.

Edit: its not a given that your nipples will be sore! If you can get your baby to latch-on correctly it simply doesn't happen. Ask for help with latching-on if you can, and do it while still in the hospital.

Answer 7

Yes, any breastfeeding is better than none at all! This is a great website for breastfeeding information:

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/start/index.html

Obviously the longer you breastfeed the better it is for you and baby. Hopefully you will love the bond and pride of giving your baby the best that you will continue longer than a month. We are at 6 months and love it...dr. says he couldn't be healthier!

Answer 8

Your son will benefit from however long you breastfeed him. Even just with a month, you're giving him a great start to life.

Congrats and best of luck with your little Nolan!

Answer 9

OK , WELL I BREASTFED ALL 3 OF MY KIDS , AND IT IS SO MUCH BETTER FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS BUT HONESTLY YOU SAY YOU ONLY WANT TO DO IT FOR THE 1ST MONTH BUT YOU WILL WANT TO DO IT LONGER , THE HARDEST PART IS THE 1ST WEEK , BCUZ YOUR BODY HAS TO GET USED TO IT , AND WELL YOUR NIPPLES WILL BE VERY SORE , AS LONG AS YOU CAN GET PASSED THAT ITS A WONDERFUL EXPERENCE! HERE IS SOME INFO ABOUT THE BENEFITS ON BREASTFEEDING , AND GOOD LUCK
http://www.4women.gov/Breastfeeding/index.cfm?page=227

Answer 10

Yes!

Not only will your baby get the benefits of breast milk, he wont have to go through the awful tummy aches of trying to digest formula.