I never thought that I would be the person talking about breastfeeding to so
many people but I am that mom now. I want to share my tips and I
want you to be successful at breastfeeding. Shawn here. If you are new
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I post on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. today's video is on my 10 breastfeeding
tips. Tip number one is a comfy rocker. This is an absolute must.
I have tried breastfeeding sitting in the bed and I just cannot get
comfortable with numerous amounts of pillows behind me so just invest in a
good rocker. We actually have two rockers this go-round.
The nursery is on the second floor so I needed a rocker on both floors. I
will put a link to the two rockers that we have down below. you might be watching some
footage right now of me and baby girl in the rocker that we have in the nursery
which came from Target. Tip number two is a very large bottle of water like this
fancy cup that I have from Mcallister's. it doesn't matter what cup you use just
get a really large one and keep it right beside your rocker because you are going
to be insanely thirsty. It's like you put the baby to the breast and suddenly you
haven't had anything to drink in a month. Instant thirst. Having a lot of water and
keeping hydrated is not only good for your milk supply, but trust me here,
you're going to need this. Tip number three is a good nipple butter.
Here is the nipple butter that I enjoyed and I swear by it. This is the Bella B
nipple butter and it is all natural, plant-based healing and protection ,soft
and easy to apply. You don't need to wipe off. I wish that I had this in the
hospital. For some reason I was thinking: oh my milk doesn't come in while I'm in
the hospital after baby is just born. I don't need a nipple butter. yes,
yes you do because your baby is still trying- you're attempting breastfeeding
there's no milk supply hasn't come in yet so there's no lubrication and
you're definitely going to need this. Number four is a good aloe moisturizing
gel. I really like this one because it's 98% aloe. This is the Jason's brand.
I'll post a link to this as well as anything else I talked about in the
description box down below. This is just good for moisturizing not your
nipples but the rest of your breasts.
Weird things happen. itchiness happens.
this helps with itchiness and moisturizing and cooling. then when
your baby starts getting some nails and they start digging in and scratching. my
baby girl likes to scratch as she is drinking. aloe is good at healing. so
trust me on this one. Tip number five patience and persistence.
so breastfeeding is hard and it doesn't come natural to everybody. With my son,
like I said, I only lasted five weeks. I just could not get the hang of it. With
baby girl I feel like it came easier maybe. Or maybe that I was just so
persistent I was determined I was going to last a minimum of six months and we
are on almost on month five. Things are so much better but it was so difficult in
the beginning. I just had to keep telling myself look this is what I want
to do so I'm going to stick with it. I had patience and I persisted. I
kept trying and kept at it even though we failed so many times. The latch was hard
to get down. The sleep deprivation of constantly having to feed a child, a baby
and not getting a break like you do with bottle feeding where someone else can
feed your baby. I have the opposite problem and I did a whole video on how
my baby now refuses to take a bottle from anyone. but I have a video on that
so I will post a link somewhere up here if you want to go and hear that story.
But just be patient and be persistent and if breastfeeding isn't for you
that's okay too. My first son he was mostly formula-fed.
He is 10 and has turned out perfectly fine so whichever way you choose that is
up to you. Tip number six: attend a lactation
support group at your local hospital. there should be one. I did not know that
this existed and probably would have been too embarrassed to attend. it was my
first time in my 20s because I was a lot more private but for my second child I
am NOT as worried or concerned about breastfeeding in public as weird as that
sounds to me because I'm a very private person.
You need a lactation support group. It is the best thing. I can't recommend it enough.
Just to breastfeed your babies and ask questions with other moms in a secure
private location in the hospital with a lactation consultant who anytime you
have a question you can ask her. Tip number seven: use a pillow. you don't
necessarily need a Boppy. I had a Boppy with my first son, my first
child, my son and I absolutely loved it. As a new mom I felt like I needed that
security around my waist. With baby girl I used the Boppy when she was a newborn
just to get her to be able to put her on it and get her closer to my breast that
was very helpful. Now I just use a regular pillow and that works just as
fine. Really it just helps get rid of that space between your lap and
your breasts. so depending on the distance between those two is what kind
of a pillow you would need. Number eight: a foot stool is a must. When you get
your rocking chair make sure that you have a foot stool that goes with it
because your comfort level just increases by ten percent when you're
able to put your feet up. Tip number nine: keep ear buds and a snack by
your rocker. Trust me. On top of being thirsty you are
going to be hungry because your little one is like a vampire sucking the life
out of you. I'm not trying to be mean saying that but that's
what it's like. You're going to be so hungry and so thirsty so I like to keep
by my rocker granola bars those are really good like high protein.
I love those and then also you're going to need your earbuds. For some reason I
hadn't been doing this and just recently discovered I need my earbuds because I
was just watching videos on my phone while breastfeeding her and now she's
more aware. so she notices the phone a lot more. so get you some earbuds.
Number ten: easy access camis or sports bras. Nursing
sports bras specifically. I don't feel like you need a whole lot of Nursing
wear that's specifically for nursing moms but definitely highly recommend
getting a nursing cami. I have four I think because I just wear them every
single day. It's so much easier to just be able to clip an unclip. If you
are larger chested, I've heard, that you need the sports bras. To
be honest with you guys I'm just using the camis and it's the best thing ever. I
don't know if I'll ever be able to go back to a regular bra. I am normally
small chested so I've been told that small chested girls can do the t-shirt
method. Here's the t-shirt method: you just have your shirt or a t-shirt
with a cami underneath and that is all that you need. You can lift up your
shirt and have your clipdown cami underneath and then your baby's face
is kind of hidden because the t-shirt falls over their face just a
little bit. They can still breathe and everything but everything is still
hidden sp you're not popping out or anything or showing the world too much.
it's the best thing ever. Now I've been told that larger chested
women cannot do this and so need a sports bra. Just make sure it's comfy.
Whatever you're doing be comfy. Thanks so much for watching today's video you guys
on my 10 breastfeeding tips. I post new content every week Tuesdays and
Wednesdays. I will see you guys in my next video.
thanks for watching! bye! TMI!
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