uddermummy
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interesting articles.
Examining the Evidence...
LLLI | Cue feeding: Wisdom and science
more reasons to feed bbs on demand, especially for newborns:
Examining the Evidence...
LLLI | Cue feeding: Wisdom and science
more reasons to feed bbs on demand, especially for newborns:
- bbs get more of the hindmilk, which keeps them full longer and contains the fats they need to develop, when they suck as long as they want on one breast.
- breasts produce more milk, especially hindmilk, and women with small breasts, like me, do well to feed frequently. Fenugreek only increases foremilk, which is thirst-quenching, but not as fatty as hindmilk.
- bbs know when to feed, and may want to feed more when they are sick, so as to get more of the antibodies from mummy. bbs who decide when and how long to feed are also better able to regulate their proportion of intake of hindmilk and foremilk.
- bbs who are fed on routine may not grow as well at 3-4 mths as bbs who are fed on demand
- bbs who are fed on demand tend to feed for longer, in terms of months.