Easy Breastfeeding Plan While Pregnant

Stopping or Weaning: If you do plan on stopping since you are pregnant, make sure it is for the right ground. If your child has reached a certain age, it might be best. But never just jerk it away from them. Your child could wonder why it is being taken away. Wonder if they had done something or become disheartened about the new baby coming. Some children determine to wean themselves, which is a big help to you and you won’t feel so shamed about it. You can choose to do it cold turkey, or slowly wean him/her off. Cold turkey can have some bad results. Try limiting his/her feeding times to certain hours and step by step as time passes take away more. Your child will speedily stop on his/her own and it won’t be a traumatic event.

Continuing to Feed:If you do plan on keep to breastfeed while you are pregnant, talk with your doctor about it. Not all the time will the doctor agree with your decision. Sometimes he/she may see something in your health that you don’t. Listen cautiously and find out if it is a health reason or merely his/her own belief. If it is the doctors belief, you can always seek out one that agrees with you. Being pregnant is hard enough at present time, knowing you have someone in your corner will only relieve the stress. Don’t be storm if your family and friends want to say something about it and they will likely give you all kind of advice on how to halt and what they’ve read. Nicely explain to them it is your conclusion and you’ll do what you think is best for your children. Attempt finding a support group in your area so you have someone to vent to or talk about these issues. Check out if there is a La Leche League near you or online that you can join.

Remember that as long as you take right care of yourself and your body, you’ll be able to safely breastfeed while pregnant.