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What key thing have you learnt about breastfeeding from MN?

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organiccarrotcake · 09/12/2011 17:59

There's so much great info shared on here every day, but for you what was your key bit of info or support? Or just something that worked for you?

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Bartimaeus · 09/12/2011 18:26

You can't overfeed a breastfed baby!

GoldenGreen · 09/12/2011 18:35

Cluster feeding is normal

Mombojombo · 09/12/2011 18:40

Stop watching the clock...!

rubyslippers · 09/12/2011 18:43

It's a mindset

Iggly · 09/12/2011 18:50

Boob is more than food for a baby, it's comfort too and there's nothing wrong with that.

JeewizzJen · 09/12/2011 18:52

That there's no such things as too many feeds in a day.

And that there are always others in the same boat!

MrsP81 · 09/12/2011 19:14

That what MW and HV tell you about fore/hind milk isn't necessarily accurate.

zimm · 09/12/2011 19:36

Cluster feeding for me.

DW123 · 09/12/2011 19:39

You can't feed too much and supply works with demand.

MrsWifty · 09/12/2011 20:13

That there are soooo many ways it can go a bit wrong - but there's nearly always a solution.

Zipitydooda · 09/12/2011 20:52

You can't really compare the quantity to formula recommendations as breastmilk has more nutrition, tailored to your babys needs at that age per ml.

abigboydidit · 09/12/2011 20:55

That most things are normal despite what your MW or HV may try to tell you and that the hard times will pass..

That you're doing far better than you realise Xmas Grin

YankNCock · 09/12/2011 21:03

MN is one of the few places you'll get a 'well done!' for feeding past 6 months, rather than 'so when are you going to stop?' Same for feeding past two years. I don't know if I would have been able to be so open about it in RL if I hadn't had my MN support to back me up and say it was a GOOD thing.

Secondtimelucky · 09/12/2011 21:05

God, loads.

That most healthcare professionals have very little training in breastfeeding.

That almost anything is normal.

That extended breastfeeding is perfectly normal.

jasper · 09/12/2011 21:14

keep going!

Jergens · 09/12/2011 21:16

That there are others out there that feed for longer than 6 mos, 1 year, etc. So nice for it to be seen as a positive thing to 'still' be feeding.

coldcomfortHeart · 09/12/2011 21:18

'Extended' bf is normal and quite common

to read Politics of Bf- incredible book

OhThisIsJustGrape · 09/12/2011 21:21

Cluster feeding definitely, I so wish I'd known about it with my first DC as I wouldn't have felt the need to offer formula and ultimately end up mix feeding.

Was so much more relaxed 2nd time around, I knew it was what DS needed to do and didn't stress about him not getting enough.

Thank you MN :)

Moulesfrites · 09/12/2011 21:25

cluster feeding is normal
you can't overfeed
feeding to sleep is wonderful

agree about the politics of breastfeeding - amazing

SantasSnowilocks · 09/12/2011 21:28

i learnt a special manouevre for getting a sleeping but sucking baby off your boob. it has a fancy name and everything but i can't for the life of me remember.

My friends mum wrote the politics of Bf - [slight rosy glow]

Secondtimelucky · 09/12/2011 21:34

You know Gabrielle Palmer SantasSnowilocks? How exciting. I loved that book.

SantasSnowilocks · 09/12/2011 21:39

She's a really interesting woman - her daughter is fab

crazycatlady · 09/12/2011 21:58

Agree with others about MN normalising breastfeeding past 6 months. In 'real' life 99% of my friends either stopped at 6 months or earlier. I never thought I'd be the one to feed my first until she was a year old and now my second still going strong at 9 months. Without MN I'd probably have stopped a lot earlier.

Also learnt from MN how strongly a lot of people feel about BFing - whether they do it or not - and so am much more diplomatic when talking about it with friends than I otherwise might have been.

NightLark · 09/12/2011 22:00

That other people find it hard (I didn't you see) and to be a bit more bloody tolerant of that. And like CCL above, to be more diplomatic than I would have if I wasn't so well informed.

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organiccarrotcake · 09/12/2011 22:09

Wow - this is great! So much shared information [wants a heart emoticon]

And wow - so cool, SantasSnowilocks! The Politics of Breastfeeding is one of the most incredible books I've ever read and I always buy it for diffed friends.

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