As everyone else said. Stick to the boob. Thats what its there for!
My DS was born in March & was feeding 2 hourly then sometimes in between too for thirst.
Good on you girl. You stay around her little finger as long as you want to!
You CAN"T spoil a baby. You CAN love them.
Picking them up every time they cry is loving them & ressuring them. Demand feeding is also loving & reassuring them.
Enjoy those 5 minutes she's at the boob for the 3rd time in half an hour. It doesn't last forever & you'll miss it when its gone.
Great job standing up to them Leash - i got a lot of the "you should do..." as well
Suse, i'm sure you're right, i read a study once online somewhere where they tested the milk of women in different climates and just as you'd expect, cold climate mums had slightly more fat and hot climate mums had slightly more water.
As others have noted, the most important thing is to make sure MAMA has plenty of fluids, because in general the body will hydrate the baby before it hydrates itself.
If they say but but but she needs water.. Remind then your body is amazing and your baby and your breasts have a great relationship! As the weather warms and baby drinks more but sometimes she will only pop on for a quick suck thats when your breasts offer a more wateery (don't know technical term) milk..
Id on't know all the technical words you can use lol.. Go onto ABA and memerize what they have lol...
Leash, great job hun. You can also point out that BM actually consists of something like 70% water! Stick with it hun, and tell the well meanings to stick it LOL.
Gotta spread the love Suse, but that's a nice post
Ditto what everyone else said, babies that age aren't manipulative so i doubt she feels she has you wrapped around her little finger, she just feels happy and confident cause she knows her mummy loves her and is there for her needs.
I bought MJ home to a week of 35-40C weather. EVERYONE told me that i should give her water, but i resisted, knowing that my boobs will do what thy meant to and also i turned my thoughts towards 100s of years ago... they didnt have running water and when it was hot there was no way to give water to a baby...
We are amazing women, we know to make more watery milk in the mornings after our babies have ahad a big sleep to quench their thirst and also in hot weather and to make fattier and creamier milk in the colder weather or at night time to fill bubs up and keep them satisfied and warm...
You are doing a great job and your body knows EXACTLY what to do as your bubs communicates in a special way...
PS the only time MJ had water as a small baby was a ml of cool boiled water to help with wind (it took her a long time to learn how to fart and i the infants friend and gripe water didnt work)
She still has no water even though she has started solids, she gets enough water from me....
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