Where do you breastfeed?
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Topic: Where do you breastfeed?
Posted By: Speck8
Subject: Where do you breastfeed?
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 7:53am
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So I splashed out yesterday and bought a breastfeeding chair from The Baby Factory but I can't decide where to put it!!!!
My options are: a) upstairs in the spare room (which is one room over from the baby room and two rooms over from our room) - unfortunately it won't fit in the baby room OR b) downstairs in the lounge I have no idea where I will do the majority of my breastfeeding and whether it would be annoying to come downstairs for the night feeds. However will I want to maybe watch tv while I breastfeed or no? At this stage we are planning on having bubs in our room initially and then we will move him/her into the baby room. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! |
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 8:06am
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Baby is still in our room at the moment, so I just prop myself up on pillows in bed and feed him there. I don't put a light on or watch TV at all at night.
During the day, I feed him in the lounge while watching TV or sitting on the computer.
If you go away to a seperate room to feed everytime you need to you'll get very lonely.
Good luck!! -------------  
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 8:40am
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I breastfed wherever, really.
During the night I came into the lounge as the couch was more comfortable that propping up in bed (and disturbing DH). During the day was usually in the lounge, but sometimes lying in bed, on the deck if it was sunny (with a cloth over Hannah), You can always try the chair in one room, then move it if you wish. But, if I had a spcific chair for it, I'd put it in the lounge. ------------- 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 8:46am
| I used to feed #1 in our room at night but it disturbed DH's sleep a lot, so this time with #2 I come into the lounge where I also have the change table set up. I use a dim light and find the tv too distracting for baby, espcecially now hes a bit older. Often in the day I need to take him in our bedroom to feed- i sit on the bed, as the lounge is too nosiy with his big sister playing and there are way too many distractions! |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 9:16am
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I breast feed where ever, but mainly on the couch in Lily's room during the day or on the bed in our room (she sleep with us at night).
In the early days at night I would go to her room but bare in mind, doors/floors squeaking will wake baby! Which then made it hard for her to go back to sleep! Those chairs are nice though aren't they!! Sometimes during the day I have the tv going but I don't usually watch it because I just focus on her... Sometimes I go on OB or FB or read the news... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 11:24am
I BF where ever too. When we bought our chair we put it in Jacksons room for night feeds. He went straight into his own room so it was needed in there  ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 2:33pm
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i always feed day and night in the lounge.. with TV on.. i love mysky:) but it's mostly to keep me awake.. Liam wakes once and feeds for 20mins and back to sleep so he doesn't seem to have issues with it(and it's 42inch so massive )!:)
but having said that now it's only once and not for very long we will prob transfer it to his room..i also liked feeding away from my toddler and my DH so they didn't get disturbed sleep ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 2:58pm
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I feed whereever.
At night it was generally in our bed lying down once I got the hang of it I would doze off. In the first few days DP was awake with me most of the time too which was nice. Sometimes I would feed on the spare bed next to the cot or on the couch, but generally our bed During the day I fed where every. On the couch normally, sometimes sitting on the ground if that's where I was lol ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: E&L+1
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 3:37pm
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To start with I did the night feeds in our room in our bed, now I do them in E's room in a chair I have squeezed in there.
During the day it's where ever but mostly on the couch. If the chair wouldn't fit into E's room I would've taken out her drawers and put them in another room as it dosn't matter where her clothes are but it's easier to feed her in her room as the less moving about the better for both of us. I personally didn't want to watch tv at night, found it better to have a light nap while she fed. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jessiesmum
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 4:26pm
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In the early days I needed light to see to get her latched on so in the living room. Often with the TV on, it didn't worry her but it did make me quite wide awake. As she got older I'd feed her lying down (semi-snoozing) in the bed next to her cot.
It's s bit of trial and error but you'll find the right place. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 4:41pm
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At first Jake was in our room at night (first 3 months) and I just fed in bed lying down... then when he moved to his room on the single bed in his room...
During the day has always been on the sofa
Personally I wouldnt watch tv at night feeds as this may stimulate baby and wake them up when you are really wanting them to learn to sleep iygwim??? -------------   
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Posted By: Speck8
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 6:44pm
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Awesome, thanks guys! I guess it seems that there are a bunch of different places where I could feed bubs and I guess I won't know what works until they arrive!
One question though - would coming downstairs to the lounge during the night be a pain if I did decide to feed down there? |
Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 8:12pm
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Yes, probably! From my perspective, that is. I did a similar thing with my eldest and decided not to repeat the experience with my second baby, I either feed her in a chair in her room or sometimes we co-sleep so I just feed her lying down in bed. Other than that, during the day I am usually in an armchair in the lounge. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 8:29pm
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as you can see it depends on the person..for me I never co-sleep and never feed in bed so all those options are out..and also i need to stay awake hence the tv..:) so for me going down to the lounge wouldn't be an issue..but for others it would.. as you say it's what works for you. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Jelly
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 10:06pm
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I personally would hate having to go downstairs, feed bubba and then come upstairs again to settle the baby.
What I do is feed him wherever DP's dad can't see me (computer chair usually, handy for OB  ) and then at night when he wakes up he comes into our bed so I can just latch him on and go to sleep. Makes me kinda feel like a dog, lying there with my "puppy" attached, but it means I get more sleep and don't have to try to resettle him in his cot at 4am ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: E&L+1
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 9:33am
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I would hate to have to go downstairs to feed bubs. It's hard enough getting up several times for feeds without adding in the extra time it takes to get to the lounge. But thats just me. The less moving from room to room the better.
I have a little lamp in DD room to help in the early days and to provide a little more light for nappy changes. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 12:37pm
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I fed Callum in the lounge when he was still feeding in the night, but we lived in a different house -all one level.
This time round we're in a new place and the bedrooms are upstairs and theliving room is downstairs, so I won't be coming down here to feed in the night if I can help it! In our case, I fed C in bed in the early days but after a while I switched to the lounge so that I didn't wake DH every time. I used to read OB because the light from the laptop screen helped me stay awake and also I needed to see to latch C on 
If I were you I'd put your chair in the lounge for now, so you can feed during the day, and give feeding in bed a go if you think that will work for you. If it doesn't you can always move the chair up to your spare room later, ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 12:53pm
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I feed lying down in bed as we co-sleep I personally would find it a pain to get up and go downstairs to feed.
With DD when she went into her own room @ 7 mnths I was lent chair and fed her on that @ night. Although I am luck y and DH can sleep through anything so isn't disturbed. If bubs is going to be in your room and the chair will fit, put it in your room . |
Posted By: Jess439
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 7:25pm
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LOL Hope2Be so true, it does get a bit lonely at times!
I started off doing all off DD's feeds in her room, but she slept in our bedroom next door in the bassinet so not too hard to transfer her. I ended up buying a portable stereo for her room so I could put on it on a talkback station for her middle of the night feeds. Her day feeds are always in the lounge and her last feed of the day is in our bedroom. DD has been in her own room now since 2 months and sleeping right through so the chair hardly get used. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 8:53pm
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When Isla was in our room in her bassinette (only first 3wks as she outgrew it so fast!), I would just sit up in bed and feed her but when she moved into her own room, I'd get up and go into the lounge so I didn't disturb DF. Plus, her change table isin the lounge.I never watch TV, day or night cause I'm just not a TV person. I would just sit on the couch with the light on dim. She has always gone straight back to sleep after night feeds. She now sleeps through but I always just sit on the couch in the lounge to feed her and it's comfy I personally preferred going to another room to feed her rather than feeding in bed cause I was always afraid I'd fall asleep and drop her or roll on her. At least if I have to get up and walk to another room, I am awake enough to make sure that doesn't happen iykwim -------------  
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 10 May 2010 at 9:03pm
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For us going downstairs/upstairs is a bad idea, there are 4 generations in our house and my grandparents have the upstairs area where the lounge is and they never turn the lights off at night (in case they fall/trip) and the stairs squeak so when I did try it, she thought it was day time which = play time after a feed!!
When I was in the hospital to help my milk come in the taught me how to feed in bed, but I always find I am aware of myself and her so I don't roll on her although I have never tried to sleep with her in bed with me at home. But we fed like that in the beginning. I find it's just a whole lot easier to keep her 'sleepy' at her night feed so she doesn't wake up, IYGWIM, she lets me know when she wants a feed and being in our room I just get her out of her bassinet and feed her with me in bed sitting up. During the day it's open curtains and feeding in her room (where she has her play time etc.) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 11 May 2010 at 11:13pm
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I feed my son in the lounge...sometimes when he does wake at night (and Im already in bed asleep) I will feed him in bed. otherwise it will be in the lounge with the lights off. and course during the day he gets fed out in the lounge..need to see what my 2 year old is doing as well ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 14 May 2010 at 3:42pm
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We originally had the feeding chair in DHs room, but recently moved it into our room. I use it in the evening to feed him, and its nice to sit on and rock if hes unsettled.
You will figure out where works for you and once the night feeds are over you might want to move it. I love my chair, it has really saved my back. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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