BornFree’s Breastfeeding Week Giveaway
BornFree is asking moms to tell how you transitioned from breast to bottle?
Please leave your comment after this post and BornFree will select a winner at random to receive a BornFree Bottle FREE!
(Giveaway open to US readers only. End Date: August 12, 2011 at 11:59pm EST.)
Breastfeeding Week (Tips from Dr. Greene)
· If your breast fed baby is colicky, it is worth a try to eliminate cow’s milk from your diet. You will want to avoid cheese, ice cream, milk (in a glass or on cereal), yogurt, puddings, custards, cream sauces, and butter.
1. Be Good to Yourself — The frequency of feeds varies as your baby grows. Early on feeding may be very frequent. Later, your baby may not need to feed as often, but no matter the frequency, it can take a lot of moms’ time and energy. While breastfeeding, be especially good to yourself and realize that during this window in time the most important thing you are doing is caring for your baby. Everything else can wait.
2. Drink Lots of Water — This helps you make the amount of milk your baby needs. Before sitting down to feed your baby, fill a large glass or stainless steel canteen with water so you can drink while your baby drinks.
3. Treat Yourself to a Nutritious Diet — I recommend continuing to take prenatal vitamins while nursing and being sure to eat healthy amounts of real food – this is great for mom and baby. As an added bonus, the flavors mom eats come through breastmilk as a wonderful way to introduce baby to a rich variety of tastes.
4. Take Advantage of Your Hormones – Every time you nurse, hormones are generated that make you drowsy after nursing and take a nap when the baby naps. You are not being lazy. You are taking care of yourself so you can take care of your baby.
5. You’re Not Alone — If you have trouble nursing, call an expert for help. A Certified Lactation Consultant is an invaluable resource. You might also want to connect with a La Leche League volunteer or an experienced family member or friend. Getting the encouragement you need could make a world of difference.
Dr. Alan Greene is the leading pediatrician in the U.S. and an authority in children’s toxins, nutrition and organics. Dr. Greene is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of California at San Francisco and is currently Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, an Attending Pediatrician at Packard Children’s Hospital, and a Senior Fellow at the University California San Francisco Center for the Health Professions. Dr. Greene is also the Past President of The Organic Center and on the Advisory Board of Healthy Child Healthy World. He is a founding partner of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment.
Dr. Greene is the author of Raising Baby Green (Wiley, 2007), From First Kicks to First Steps (McGraw-Hill, 2004), The Parent’s Complete Guide to Ear Infections (People’s Medical Society, 1997), and a co-author of The A.D.A.M. Illustrated Family Health Guide (A.D.A.M., Inc., 2004). His latest book Feeding Baby Green (Wiley, 2009) hit shelves this past winter. Dr. Greene has extensive National print and broadcast media experience.
(Disclaimer: This is a guest post. All information was provided to me and I posted it exactly as it was given to me. These are not my words, however I thought my readers might be interested in them. The giveaway is being put on by BornFree on my blog, however I am not choosing the winner. BornFree will be choosing the winner and I will announce the winner at the end of the giveaway. Thanks!)
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