Comments on: Breastfeeding Increases Your Sleep! http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/ The Evolution Revolution Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:49:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: twitchy http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1682 twitchy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:19:57 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1682 lmao about the rotisserie action!! i have a two yo and a two month old and that is exactly what is happening as i am breastfeeding them both and the two yo is experiencingt what i call the "boobie rennaisance" auds lmao about the rotisserie action!!
i have a two yo and a two month old and that is exactly what is happening as i am breastfeeding them both and the two yo is experiencingt what i call the “boobie rennaisance”
auds

]]> By: janaki http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1684 janaki Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:16:52 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1684 lol, boobie rennaisance! Well then I guess I'd better enjoy the sleep while I can with my 9 month old! She still wakes up a couple of times at night, but I think that's due to teething. Well in any case, I wouldn't have her sleeping in a separate room AT ALL! :) lol, boobie rennaisance! Well then I guess I’d better enjoy the sleep while I can with my 9 month old! She still wakes up a couple of times at night, but I think that’s due to teething. Well in any case, I wouldn’t have her sleeping in a separate room AT ALL! :)

]]> By: ethele http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1685 ethele Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:08:13 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1685 I agree - the "rotisserie" description is great! I have twins, and although we quit cosleeping early (six months), I really felt like I spent a lot of time rolling over until that point, especially when each girl woke up every hour but not at the same time during month 5. Before month 5 they were the model of "children who sleep through the night unusually early". I'm really not surprised by the results of this study at all, although I would like to see how the presence of cosleeping factored in for these parents as well. I'm wondering how much of the breastfeeding benefit is because nursing moms are more likely to cosleep as well. But my guess is it's mainly the hormones from nursing that make Mom sleepy that really help. I fall asleep so much faster if I go to bed right after nursing the girls to sleep! I agree - the “rotisserie” description is great! I have twins, and although we quit cosleeping early (six months), I really felt like I spent a lot of time rolling over until that point, especially when each girl woke up every hour but not at the same time during month 5. Before month 5 they were the model of “children who sleep through the night unusually early”.

I’m really not surprised by the results of this study at all, although I would like to see how the presence of cosleeping factored in for these parents as well. I’m wondering how much of the breastfeeding benefit is because nursing moms are more likely to cosleep as well. But my guess is it’s mainly the hormones from nursing that make Mom sleepy that really help. I fall asleep so much faster if I go to bed right after nursing the girls to sleep!

]]> By: juliepie http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1686 juliepie Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:55:40 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1686 I don't know...it's easier to coax a toddler to stay in bed with you in the morning if there's warm milk right there. He might even go back to sleep...sigh...how I wish my son was still nursing in the mornings. Now I have to get up with him at the ass-crack of dawn and make him his oatmeal instead. I don’t know…it’s easier to coax a toddler to stay in bed with you in the morning if there’s warm milk right there. He might even go back to sleep…sigh…how I wish my son was still nursing in the mornings. Now I have to get up with him at the ass-crack of dawn and make him his oatmeal instead.

]]> By: amyphilo http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1687 amyphilo Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:17:14 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1687 LMAO about the quality of the dawn for the oatmeal making... LMAO about the quality of the dawn for the oatmeal making…

]]> By: senek http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1688 senek Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:37:11 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1688 Heather, I'm a long-time reader (I read your comics way before I had a kid of my own!). I want to say that it was SO encouraging to hear you talk about toddlers nursing lots at night. My DD is 18mo and doesn't nurse much during the day, but does a fair bit at night. I decided not to discourage this at all, largely because I want to keep my milk supply up, plus, she doesn't eat much, so I figure anything that's getting in will help. It was SO ENCOURAGING to hear that I'm not the only one with this night-pattern! Thanks! Heather, I’m a long-time reader (I read your comics way before I had a kid of my own!). I want to say that it was SO encouraging to hear you talk about toddlers nursing lots at night. My DD is 18mo and doesn’t nurse much during the day, but does a fair bit at night. I decided not to discourage this at all, largely because I want to keep my milk supply up, plus, she doesn’t eat much, so I figure anything that’s getting in will help. It was SO ENCOURAGING to hear that I’m not the only one with this night-pattern! Thanks!

]]> By: Julinda http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1689 Julinda Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:17:26 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1689 Finally a study with something positive about breastfeeding! Not that I didn't already know this but maybe other people can learn from it. Lest the comments about 3-year-olds scare anyone - that is certainly not universal. My older son stopped waking/nursing at night around the time he turned 2, even though he was still co-sleeping and still very committed to nursing, so my experience was very different. (Later on he developed sleep problems due to obstructed breathing, so from 5 or 6 on we've had some interesting nights!) Every nursing experience is different. My younger son is 20 months old and I'm optimistic (okay, hoping!) he will do the same, but even with night waking/nursing, if you're co-sleeping, the mom's waking is usually pretty brief. Really, by 3 the kid should be able to help him/herself and let Mommy slumber on. :D Julinda Finally a study with something positive about breastfeeding! Not that I didn’t already know this but maybe other people can learn from it.

Lest the comments about 3-year-olds scare anyone - that is certainly not universal. My older son stopped waking/nursing at night around the time he turned 2, even though he was still co-sleeping and still very committed to nursing, so my experience was very different. (Later on he developed sleep problems due to obstructed breathing, so from 5 or 6 on we’ve had some interesting nights!) Every nursing experience is different. My younger son is 20 months old and I’m optimistic (okay, hoping!) he will do the same, but even with night waking/nursing, if you’re co-sleeping, the mom’s waking is usually pretty brief. Really, by 3 the kid should be able to help him/herself and let Mommy slumber on. :D

Julinda

]]> By: Julinda http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1690 Julinda Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:27:42 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1690 Also I have to add that the only time I "leap out of bed," adequate sleep or not, is when I've heard a loud noise that sounds like somebody is injured or the house is blowing down! Julinda Also I have to add that the only time I “leap out of bed,” adequate sleep or not, is when I’ve heard a loud noise that sounds like somebody is injured or the house is blowing down!

Julinda

]]> By: Melissa http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1691 Melissa Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:06:52 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1691 I'm a work-out-of-the-home mom so I get to breastfeed the pump during the day. :-( Lately my 14 month old has not been wanting her milk during the day (with staty-at-hom-dad) but is still nursing strong at night. And its good to hear I'm not alone! Heather you are so right - the moment I feel annoyed at being awoken AGAIN is followed immediately by an appreciation for the warm, snuggly, super sweet little girl cuddled up next to me. I like to put my lips to the top of her sweet little head for a prolonged kiss and just BREATHE DEEP that incredible sweetness. Because when she's a confident head-strong teenager I'm sure I'll need to look back on those moments! I’m a work-out-of-the-home mom so I get to breastfeed the pump during the day. :-( Lately my 14 month old has not been wanting her milk during the day (with staty-at-hom-dad) but is still nursing strong at night. And its good to hear I’m not alone! Heather you are so right - the moment I feel annoyed at being awoken AGAIN is followed immediately by an appreciation for the warm, snuggly, super sweet little girl cuddled up next to me. I like to put my lips to the top of her sweet little head for a prolonged kiss and just BREATHE DEEP that incredible sweetness. Because when she’s a confident head-strong teenager I’m sure I’ll need to look back on those moments!

]]> By: bethcandco http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1692 bethcandco Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:15:35 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1692 LMAO the rotisserie action happens here every night between my 7 month old and 2.5 year old....and on the rare occasion that they both latch on at the same time I am so uncomfortable I can't sleep LOL, Oh and then when the baby is soundly asleep again I bribe the 2 year old with the promise of pancakes if she gets up quietly and goes downstairs with me :) LMAO the rotisserie action happens here every night between my 7 month old and 2.5 year old….and on the rare occasion that they both latch on at the same time I am so uncomfortable I can’t sleep LOL, Oh and then when the baby is soundly asleep again I bribe the 2 year old with the promise of pancakes if she gets up quietly and goes downstairs with me :)

]]> By: wiffersnapper http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1693 wiffersnapper Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:37:45 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2007/10/02/breastfeeding-increases-your-sleep/#comment-1693 My cousin insists that formula at night is the key to sleeping, and I've never agreed with her. Granted, my daughter didn't sleep through the night until what seemed like forever, but it wasn't because of nursing... it's just who she is. I'm proud of the fact that she was exclusively breastfed with no formula, and I'm going to do it again with #2! My cousin insists that formula at night is the key to sleeping, and I’ve never agreed with her. Granted, my daughter didn’t sleep through the night until what seemed like forever, but it wasn’t because of nursing… it’s just who she is. I’m proud of the fact that she was exclusively breastfed with no formula, and I’m going to do it again with #2!

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