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By Cheryl Taylor, CBE
If there is a rule
that would help moms survive growth spurts with a smile, it would
have to be, "Don't Watch The Clock!" Don't watch the clock
for how long baby has been nursing. Don't watch the clock for how
long it's been since baby last wanted to nurse. Don't watch the
clock for how many times you've been awakened that night to nurse.
Growth spurts happen.
They happen with all nursing dyads. Some babies protest more about
them and others seem to sail through them with the greatest of
ease. Some books will tell you they happen at so many weeks or
months. They may tend to, but the truth is, they can happen anytime.
Signs of a Growth
Spurt
- Baby is nursing
often or almost nonstop
- A baby who was
previously sleeping through the night is now waking to nurse
several times
- Baby will latch
and unlatch, fussing in between
These signs are
all signals to the mom's body to "MAKE MORE MILK NOW!"
Our bodies listen very well if we will merely respond to the baby's
needs. The extra suckling will stimulate your body to make more
milk.
Often Observed
After a Growth Spurt
- Baby sleeps
extra for a day or two
- Mom is a bit
fuller than usual for a day or so
- Baby calms down
at the breast
- You may see
an increase in wettings with the increased supply baby is drinking
Growth spurts seem
to throw new moms for a loop. Just when they thought they were
beginning to understand their baby's signals, they abruptly changed.
The frequent requests to nurse can be confusing as well as the
frequency with which growth spurts happen within the first few
months. The key is purely and simply to go with the flow (pun
intended!) If you respond to your baby's signals to nurse during
a growth spurt and do not interfere with them in any manner, your
body will quickly respond and increase supply. Typically it happens
within 24 to 48 hours. Sometimes growth spurts seem to drag on
for a week. This would be a good time to make sure you're drinking
plenty water.
Don't allow a growth
spurt to rob you of your confidence in nursing. Instead, allow
it to instill confidence in your ability to read your baby's cues.
Your confidence will be further rewarded as your supply increases
and your baby settles back down into a happy breastfeeding baby
again, with a smart mommy who knew that sometimes baby really
does know best and our job is to listen.
05/2001 |
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