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Congratulations on your decision to breastfeed! A woman's milk supply is regulated by her baby's milk demand. After the milk comes in (a few days after giving birth), the mother's supply may be higher or lower than what the baby needs. After a few days, the mother should be able to produce enough to meet the baby's needs. Over time, many women choose to wean their babies and only breastfeed a few times a day. As long as you are consistent and feed your baby twice a day around the same time each day, your supply will adapt and will only produce enough milk to satisfy the baby for those two feedings.
It's important to note that if you are nursing your baby for more than these two feedings that you gradually decrease to only two feedings a day (eliminate one feeding each week). Failure to decrease the feedings could result in a plugged duct or mastitis.
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Can you breastfeed an only child?
Yes, you can breastfeed an only child.
How often should a 7 month old baby breastfeed?
As often as they are hungry. Scheduling will only impact on your milk supply.
Should men stay away from milk?
only if you have a milk allergy then try goats milk
If you only pump twice a day is that bad for you?
No it is not..but it might decrease your milk supply.
Is it possible to have milk in your breasts and not be pregnant?
I have heard of many women still having milk ducts and yes they can sometimes produce milk, they can also, sometimes get infected so they may need to be removed only if pregnancy is no longer possible. Otherwise the simple solution is antibiotics check with your Dr.
Do women who belong to PETA breastfeed their children?
only margaret atwood
Do you have to milk a cow after you wean the calf off of the cow?
Not really. There are a lot of hobby farmers who only milk their cow[s] once a day instead of twice a day.
What will happen if a baby pitbull drinks human milk?
Nothing in particular.If a dog drinks ONLY human milk, it's not likely to do especially well. Dog milk has about twice as much fat, eighttimes as much protein, and half as much lactose as human milk.
Is it better to only breastfeed for six months and after six months also use some other food such as bananas or can you use these after three or four months?
it is recommended to only breastfeed the first 6 months... I hear that breastfeeding keeps the impurities of every-day germs out of a child's system- I would breastfeed him till he is about ummmm..... 21 years old.
Can you have milk in the breast and be pregnant?
This is possible, but not common. Most women that breastfeed their baby do not ovulate and hence does not become pregnant. When trying to wean the baby off breast milk, this reduces the hormone production and production of milk slows down. At a stage during this, ovulating starts up again, and you can get pregnant. Some few women do ovulate when breastfeeding. It is not a "fail proof" method of contraception. Only fairly safe :-)
How long do guinea pigs breastfeed for?
around 3-4 weeks, but i'd say before 5 weeks(to the max).
Should a woman worry if her breast product colostrum after terminated a pregnancy?
as far as I know whether a woman has a live birth, a miscarriage/stillbirth or an abortion the hormones associated with lactation are still released.... this will go away with time and lack of stimulation. Same as if a woman chooses not to breastfeed her baby. For my 1st pregnancy, I had a miscarriage at 11 weeks and produced colostrum afterwards but never "milk."...and I could only see the colostrum by squeezing my nipple. It went away after several weeks.
