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Breastfeeding Changes After 3 Months
Nursing Changes at 3 Months and Beyond
By Jennifer M. MacLeod
Elizabeth Moore of Pennsylvania endured cracked nipples and mastitis for three months with her first baby. "That free canister of formula ... looked extremely tempting on more than one occasion," she says. Moore's husband, Andrew, suggested she attend La Leche League meetings and gently encouraged her when the formula beckoned. She'd planned on nursing for a year, "but it seemed ... that I wouldn't even make it to 6 months," she says. Moore's son is now 3 and still nursing happily.
Then, there's convenience. I always suspected formula was hands-down easier on the go: mix powder and water, then feed. Of course, if you're out for longer, you'll need more powder, more water, more bottles, clean nipples. But I thought it must still beat fumbling under a blanket, checking the baby's latch while staying modest.
Well, I'm sure we were a weird sight at first, but somewhere around 2 months, it clicked. These days, I pull up my shirt and she's off: in parks, airplanes, movie theaters, malls, even our car. Because I feed her when she needs it, my baby is more content. And because I don't have to run home, I don't get the knot in my stomach I did with formula. "With an older baby who can latch herself on easily, a mom ... can take her baby everywhere ... and actually resume some kind of life of her own," says Diamond Padwa.
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Breastfeeding Changes After 3 Months by Anonymous on 01/03/2010 03:40PM
i know what you mean. My daughter refused to feed after 7mths but im kind of glad as she was pinching me badly and pulling my hair but those seven months were totally amazing and i will miss it forever x