BFM 29

This will be the last post for Breastfeeding Month, because quite frankly, I just didn't have time to source any more facts. I kept seeing the same ones over and over again. I will hopefully in a week or 2, continue with the Thought of the Day posts. I am giving myself a little vacation time off, so I can concentrate on some things going on around my household that need to be looked into or completed.

Fact # 29

Kangaroo care is the best for the first few weeks after baby arrives. Keep baby skin to skin with you to not only help regulate baby's body temperature, but to also give baby unlimited access to nourishment.

BFM 28

Fact # 28

Engorgement stinks, but with some extra rest, make sure you are staying hydrated, your baby, and possibly a hand pump, you will get through it, just like you got through labor.

BFM 25, 26, & 27

Boy, I am so sorry. Life is just not going well right now and if my head wasn't attached, I'm sure I'd have lost it by now! Gere is yesterday, today, and tomorrow's post.

Fact # 25

Make sure you are getting enough calcium, b-12, vitamin D, and water in your diet daily.

Water is extremely important. You are not only hydrating yourself, but your baby as well. I have heard many moms say they feel like their mouth is a desert. Well, if that is you, then you have already started to become dehydrated and need to up your water intake. I carry my glass water bottle around everywhere I go. I also drink only reverse osmosis water.


Fact # 26

Don't diet, eat whole natural foods and the baby weight will come off as it is supposed to.

I read somewhere that it took 9 months to put the baby weight on and it should take 18 months to take off.


Fact # 27

Do your research while you are still pregnant. Do not expect anyone else to be able to show you how to breastfeed, especially if you are having your baby in a hospital.

The best book to read is The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.  I also suggest searching out a LLL group in your area. I am not highly fond of my group, which seems to act like a high school click, but I did learn valuable information from them. Go 1-2 times while still pregnant, so you can get to know the leaders, so if you need middle of the night help for any reason, you will not be calling a complete stranger. Also, check to see if there is an IBCLC in your area. They can be a huge support in the early days also, although, unlike LLL, you will have an hourly fee to see them, but it is worth ever penny spent to have a wonderful nursing relationship with your child.

BFM 23 & 24

Sorry I forgot yesterday, but what a time to forget. Now I can group 2 food type facts together!

Fact #23

A few foods to avoid: High mercury fish, alcohol, caffeine, peppermint, sage.

It's the same as if you were pregnant.

Fact #24

Help increase milk with oatmeal, kombucha, almonds, apricot, salmon, yogurt, beans, spinach, dates, sesame seeds, brown rice... not all will help everyone, but they are all worth a try if you really do need a milk boost (Hmm, maybe this is why I don't seem to ever have this problem, as I eat most of these food regularly).