Hello I’m not due until December but I am quite keen to breast feed my baby once he or she is here. I have a few questions about breast feeding I know I can ask my midwife/nurse/health visitor but as it isn’t until December just wondered what you guys think?
How often will the baby feed during the first week? Is it recommended to put baby in bed during night time feeds?
I have read on forums that I will need to get use to sitting on the sofa for hours a day and having people bring me drinks and snacks whilst the baby feeds when it wants but I didn’t think it would be like that I thought the baby would cry and I would feed - I thought that was on demand feeding.
When would be recommended to start expressing if I needed to?
Plenty of time yet before I give birth and am actually doing it and I’m not worrying about it at all because what will be and if it does work out then there are always other options such as expressing but I really do want to give it a good go at breast feeding my baby. Just looking for other mums opinions and advice :)
Thanks in advance x
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Emily1091 · 02/06/2019 19:32
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