{"id":2579,"date":"2017-11-23T11:29:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T16:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birthyoudesire.com\/?p=2579"},"modified":"2022-05-01T12:07:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T16:07:20","slug":"time-the-most-precious-commodity-of-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birthyoudesire.com\/time-the-most-precious-commodity-of-all\/","title":{"rendered":"TIME \u2013 the Most Precious Commodity of\u00a0All"},"content":{"rendered":"

TIME \u2013 the Most Precious Commodity<\/h1>\n

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Most mothers are stressed when they have a new baby. I absolutely remember how tiring it is to be a mother \u2013 and especially when you\u2019re a breastfeeding mother. Being tired is on my mind right now, because, in the midst of working with a new breastfeeding mother of a six-day-old, she flat-out told me that, \u201cthis breastfeeding thing is taking way too much of my time.\u201d I was left flabbergasted and flap-jawed. What I wanted<\/strong>\u00a0to say and what I\u00a0did<\/strong>\u00a0say were two very different things. What I wanted to say was \u201cWell, what were you expecting? Did you think you were going to drop the baby in the umbrella stand on the way in and out of your front door?\u201d What I actually said is \u201cTell me how I can help you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mom went on to explain that nursing every two hours was beginning to grate on her nerves. I went on to explain that babies had tummies the size of golf balls and that breast milk was a \u201cperfect food\u201d that made it digest and move through the stomach very rapidly. I quoted how each DROP of colostrum had 3 million cells (the majority being immune cells). Breastfeeding is as much nurturing as nourishing (hoping the old adage would help). I also described cluster feeding as being analogous to a camel getting ready to cross the desert; feed, feed, feed, and then you get a big sleep (maybe 4-5 hours max). In my first book \u201cStart Here; Breastfeeding and Infant Care with Humor and Common Sense\u201d I tried to call the hours between 6-10 PM the \u201carsenic hours,\u201d but the publisher opted for something safer like \u201cthe witching hours.\u201d I guess that the \u201cevery hour on the hour\u201d cluster thing is what put this new mother \u201cover the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, here are some suggestions I\u2019ve come up with to help you save time during your busy breastfeeding days.<\/p>\n