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u/TallestIdiot · 18 pointsr/personalfinance

Coming out of lurking to state that your wife can and should attempt to breastfeed once the baby is born. This will have an insane amount of health benefits for both mother and baby, with the added bonus of saving you tons of money on formula. Seek out a lactation consultant in your area or look up many mothers' groups who I'm sure can point you in the right direction. Hospital staff (that includes your doctor) are rarely trained on current information and know about as much as your neighbor does when it comes to breastfeeding.


Seriously, this is a personal finance subreddit. Formula is ungodly expensive and almost wholly unnecessary. Addressing that right there with education and information on breastfeeding will save you hundreds of dollars a month. Don't do use formula if you don't have to! If she wants to go back to work there are breast pumps. You can freeze milk. There are a zillion ways to avoid using formula.


If you want more information, I can recommend just about any of the books by Nancy Mohrbacher, though specifically Breastfeeding Made Simple. There is also an app for Apple or Android devices called "Breastfeeding Solutions" which features much of the information and a helpful series of questions to help you drill down on solutions for you.


There's an absolute shitload of resources available for mothers to get support and guidance on breastfeeding. I cannot recommend it enough. Unless she is one of the very few women who absolutely has to use formula, go with the all natural route. Save money!


Edit: Adding onto this to say that when I say health benefits for breastfeeding, I'm talking about things like this blurb I took two seconds to google (which is well-supported by scientific research):


"Breast milk contains antibodies that help your baby fight off viruses and bacteria. Breastfeeding lowers your baby's risk of having asthma or allergies. Plus, babies who are breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months, without any formula, have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhea."


If you want to save money on doctor's visits for your child, that seems like pretty good for your wallet.

u/[deleted] · 4 pointsr/breastfeeding

Most people, including doctors, give bad advice about breastfeeding. Doctors don't receive formal training in the science of breastfeeding do often rely on the same kinds of folklore that lay people do. Luckily, there are great sites like KellyMom that give evidence-based information. I also really recommend reading Breastfeeding Made Simple before you have your baby.

I am eight months into breastfeeding my son who has never had a drop of formula. He breastfed exclusively for his first six months. We never got into pumping because I had oversupply in the beginning and I didn't want to add to the problem (KellyMom and Breastfeeding made simple helped me get my supply under control until my son was old enough to keep up), my son rejected bottles and I stay home. I nursed through pain meds for c-section recovery (Percocet and Vicodin), a 103 fever, several courses of antibiotics and drink wine safely (see sources for info). Breastfeeding can be a lot easier than our culture says if you nurse early and often and feed on demand without scheduling.

Good luck!

u/kiln · 3 pointsr/Parenting

I think one thing that no one seems to be addressing is that your wife just had a c-section 5 days ago! Major abdominal surgery! Every day will get better and better because she is recovering more and more each day. She is probably still on the prescription painkillers and will be switching to ibuprofen in the next day or so. The transition is hard to go from the prescription to OTC. But then once you do it, it'll be better because it won't make her sleepy.

I highly suggest a co-sleeper (like an arm's reach co-sleeper). I know you said that you do not want to co-sleep. We did just for the first 2 months. It was SO MUCH EASIER to nurse during the night when the baby is next to you. It is totally safe and it is easy to transition to the nursery. You'll both get more sleep by not having to get up and go into another room. And the night feedings will slow down with each month that passes. I found that the 6 week point was a real turning point for me. Both with my c-section recovery. And with our daughter getting to an easier point. And breast feeding becoming much easier.

There is a great resource for help here on reddit: /r/breastfeeding
The book that saved me was Breastfeeding Made Simple

And the thing that helped my husband the most was the DVD, Happiest Baby on the Block. Also available for instant download on Amazon.

Hang in there!

u/countinuityerror12 · 3 pointsr/babies

Look for the book Breastfeeding Made Simple. It's very helpful.

I would suggest trying to find other ways to sooth the baby to wean him off the pacifier. Give him lots of skin to skin, have him in his diaper and your girlfriend shirtless and let him rest on her chest. Have her offer the breast to eat. When you are not doing skin to skin, do a nice tight swaddle. The swaddle recreates the womb and babies love it. Nipples can get sore from feeding. If feeding isn't hurting, everything should be okay. There could be an issue with the latch if she is having pain.

I don't really buy the sucking to hard part, but I'm not a lactation consultant. Which you should hire over a nurse. It will be worth the money, I think. Doctors and nurses aren't really lactation consultants and will probably end up telling you to supplement with formula.

A lactation consultant will come to your home and help you asses the problems then and there.

Some people worry if the baby is getting enough, remember, his stomach is only the size of a marble and he knows how much food he needs.

My advice is check out this book and hire a lactation consultant. It will be worth it in the long run.

You can also get some special moisturizers for her nipples to help with dryness or tenderness.

u/QThirtytwo · 1 pointr/InfertilityBabies

You can feel a difference in the suck. The feeding suck is a long pull and you will see a jaw movement. A comfort suck is a fast short suck. For us the switch was pretty sudden and he was full. I used the other breast the next time. My son didn't pull properly so we had to supplement at the breast using a little tube connected to a syringe, and give him formula when he pulled correctly. This allowed my breast to feel him sucking and I produced more milk. I ended up with an oversupply. Part of that I think was leaving him on when he comfort sucked, but if you are having supply problems that might be a good thing. Have you tried fenugreek? Working great for me, but had to take double the amount in the label. Per lactation consultant.

I found the book Breastfeeding Made Simple very helpful and easy to read. I wish I had tried a la Leche Leage meeting. And /r/breastfeeding was helpful. You can nap and breastfeeding at the same time. I know it is a stressful thought, but there are safe ways to do it.

Those first few weeks of breastfeeding were the hardest I can ever remember, but it starts getting easier and then suddenly it is very easy and wonderful. You are doing a great job! Stay strong!

u/sf_mama · 1 pointr/breastfeeding

I haven't experienced milk banks but am the first in many generations of women in my family (mother - grandmother - great-grandmother) to breastfeed and never use formula. I nursed my first for 17 months and am 6 weeks in with my second. There are definitely reasons why women have difficulties, but chances are, the women in your family didn't breastfeed because they lacked accurate information and adequate support.

For instance, my mom stopped nursing me during my three week growth sport. I was growing like a weed and had the right amount of wet/soiled diapers but wanted to nurse all the time because of the growth spurt and she thought there was something wrong with her supply. She tried calling LLL but they didn't tell her about growth spurts (discrete periods of incessant feeding), they just told her to keep at it. When my mom saw how frequently newborns need to nurse, especially during growth spurts, she was shocked. With my first she thought the near constant nursing in the newborn phase was too hard on me but once we got through the early hump she was amazed about how easy it was to breastfeed an older infant.

As long as you don't have a medical problem like PCOS, insufficient breast tissue, thyroid problems, etc. you will probably be able to nurse. Nursing is pretty all-encompassing in the newborn phase - when baby moves, they need to eat - so it really helps to have help from your partner, family, housekeeper, takeout restaurant, etc. so you can focus on nursing around the clock and recovering. I also really recommend a book called Breastfeeding Made Simple and the website KellyMom for accurate, evidence-based information. Most friends, family and doctors don't really know about breastfeeding and give bad advice that can lead to supply issues.

Good luck!

u/FreeInformation4u · 1 pointr/funny

OK, but even though this is clearly just a photoshopped version of this book, why was he reading the book on breastfeeding in the first place?

u/endlesslazysunday · 1 pointr/AugustBumpers2017

I've been reading this book, only about 150 pages in but really informative so far: https://www.amazon.com/Breastfeeding-Made-Simple-Natural-Nursing/dp/1572248610/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1494534284&sr=8-3&keywords=breastfeeding+book

They break down the first days, the first weeks, poops, angles for feeding, everything. Honestly have learned so much that I never would have even thought of.