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comfort post breastfeeding

RTBowenRTBowen member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months
Once I am done bf'ing my son, will he still be comforted by the breast? We call it the boobifier in my house, because nothing else really works to soothe him. 
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Re: comfort post breastfeeding

  • CoconutheadCoconuthead member
    edited January 2014
    petey1106 said:

    Why would you offer the breast when you're done BFing?

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    If you want to keep offering the breast might as well keep bfing imo. If your LO is sucking at the boob you will probably continue to lactate.

    Eta: spelling is hard.

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  • ELauren88ELauren88 member
    Your LO will find other ways to comfort when you start weaning. It may take some time, but it will happen. 
    In preparation for when I stop BFing, I've stopped letting LO comfort nurse all together (except while sick). When she is done eating, she is done on the boob. She can take a pacifier, or her thumb, or can be satisfied with cuddles.

    I'm with everyone else, though. Why would you continue to offer the boob if you're not BFing anymore?
     
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  • RTBowenRTBowen member
    Has already started to be soothed by other things during weaning! I was just worried it was my only " tool" BC while bf'ing I could get him to sleep any other way. Now I think he just knew the milk was there...
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