tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post806438275269427905..comments2010-11-12T23:29:41.427-08:00Lauren @ Hobo Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-66238825306729103452010-06-30T11:41:13.681-07:002010-06-30T11:41:13.681-07:00I *LOVE* this tutorial! Awesome! When I was expecting, I went and visited my best friend in another state specifically so I could watch her nurse her 1 year old. Best thing I could have done to get my own bf&#39;ing up off the ground.<br />When my little one was turning a year old, my best friend came to visit me with her 8 month old. The first night she was here, she laid in bed with me and nursed her son while I nursed my daughter. And then, she switched sides, still facing me! She didn&#39;t roll over, roll the baby over, nothing, just followed your steps for using the &quot;top&quot; breast. It revolutionized my breastfeeding! And having done it almost exclusively side-lying for a whole year, I thought I knew all the &quot;Tricks&quot;! Ha! It was great to read another description! Great post!!Hippie Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101360683082000175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-17209925674695054672010-06-21T00:37:42.015-07:002010-06-21T00:37:42.015-07:00I love this ... I think I might have finally figured out how to nurse from the &quot;top&quot; breast based on this tutorial, and my baby is now thirteen months old! Still, it&#39;s never too late to get more sleep (never, ever, ever too late)! YAY!Inder-ifichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-67103235732763361562010-06-19T15:12:23.157-07:002010-06-19T15:12:23.157-07:00Awesome tutorial! That&#39;s pretty much exactly how I nursed and slept with all five of my babies, except that I curled my arm around the baby&#39;s head and behind his back. To me it was just natural and instinctive, and I was surprised that it wasn&#39;t for other moms, so it&#39;s great that you&#39;ve done this tutorial to help those who haven&#39;t gotten the hang of it, yet!Michelle Potterhttp://usr-bin-mom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-81630636517253829652010-06-18T13:17:34.180-07:002010-06-18T13:17:34.180-07:00This is such a great post! I love the side lying because it also gives me an excuse to just lay down, relax, and not worry about anything else. <br /><br />I sometimes fall asleep with my toddler during nap time when I nurse side lying. I like this ( :Marcelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702257157855111425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-40882705067953493582010-06-18T08:26:17.267-07:002010-06-18T08:26:17.267-07:00Great tutorial! I wish I would&#39;ve had this when my daughter was younger. The only thing I could find about nursing while lying down was so vague. Lie on side, pull baby close, and it should just happen kind of thing, but it didn&#39;t. I ended up having to sit up every time and nurse her in bed and then would fall asleep like that. Not so comfy. So she got put in a cradle and then transitioned to her crib. We finally gave it another shot and figured it out when she was 9 months or so (she&#39;s 12 mo now), but by that point she was used to her crib and thought it was play time whenever we brought her into bed with us. Now we nurse lying down whenever I nurse her at night (rarely) or when my nipple has split a little and I need a different position to nurse in so it can heal.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578454673778135275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-23619589186672681992010-06-18T06:22:04.841-07:002010-06-18T06:22:04.841-07:00I love your level of detail. I was determined to figure our side-lying nursing early on, and we got it figured out by two weeks. By one month she was latching on by herself. All I had to do was pull her close.<br /><br />I&#39;m so glad to see I&#39;m not the only mother yanking on arms and legs to get my bigger baby closer. Sometimes I felt bad for not being more gentle, but like you said, I haven&#39;t had any complaints.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01828516083662339236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-19455784919123873372010-06-17T18:08:57.512-07:002010-06-17T18:08:57.512-07:00I&#39;m new to your blog and I love it. I wish I had a tutorial like this when I was nursing. At least my mom was here to help. I loved nursing this way and I would nurse on my back with my twins on either side of me. This made it so much easier than taking turns nursing them in the middle of the night. I could do both at once and get some much needed sleep.Ranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17854800499473316222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-8219227241109954672010-06-17T17:28:09.766-07:002010-06-17T17:28:09.766-07:00I have a much easier time nursing on my back, at least while the baby&#39;s so little. He has a ton of trouble latching on, but I&#39;ve found that lying down with him on my chest works best for helping him find his way. He can move himself into the position he wants with his arms, and then gravity holds him on once he&#39;s latched on. He will even fall asleep that way, which I love.<br /><br />Side-lying is nice too, but he never, ever falls asleep doing it. No, to put him to sleep I usually have to sit up in the rocking chair and nurse him ... which is one of several reasons why cosleeping didn&#39;t work out, even though I tried it.Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-45937895598628072062010-06-17T16:14:40.472-07:002010-06-17T16:14:40.472-07:00TopHat - I too looked forward to sleeping on my stomach but it hurt too much! All the being pregnant and breastfeeding and co sleeping have now ruined me for anything but sleeping on my side, haha.<br /><br />I&#39;m so glad we got the hang of side-lying nursing right away or I would never have gotten any sleep while my daughter was younger...dohiyi mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027721336082399309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-78842700523465485392010-06-17T15:12:46.817-07:002010-06-17T15:12:46.817-07:00It was months before I was able to nurse from the top breast lying down- even after a feeding, my lower breast (well, both) was so engorged it hurt to put my weight on it. It was the one thing I was looking forward to after pregnancy: sleeping on my stomach, and I couldn&#39;t do it!TopHathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03014761105792283513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-21732291756471055922010-06-17T15:03:31.905-07:002010-06-17T15:03:31.905-07:00P.S., sorry about the double posting!shortstackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696542391593152915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-27812701216579450892010-06-17T15:03:08.677-07:002010-06-17T15:03:08.677-07:00Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures and the lovely tutorial! I wish this had been around when I gave birth to my Son, ten months ago!<br /><br />I quickly realized the MANY benefits of breastfeeding and co-sleeping! My baby was content and happy, and I got way more sleep than I thought I would!<br /><br />We actually still co-sleep and breastfeed, and even though my son is now ten months old, I let his head rest on my arm, for my peace of mind as a safety measure of sorts. I have no fear that he, or I, will roll over and he LOVES the closeness! He likes to be uncovered, with his foot, or feet, on my belly or legs. As long as some part of him is touching me, he is content and sleeps deeply. Once he&#39;s milk drunk and sated, he&#39;ll roll onto his back with secure abandon and sleep for as long as I do!shortstackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696542391593152915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-46069199416198182182010-06-17T15:02:53.139-07:002010-06-17T15:02:53.139-07:00Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures and the lovely tutorial! I wish this had been around when I gave birth to my Son, ten months ago!<br /><br />I quickly realized the MANY benefits of breastfeeding and co-sleeping! My baby was content and happy, and I got way more sleep than I thought I would!<br /><br />We actually still co-sleep and breastfeed, and even though my son is now ten months old, I let his head rest on my arm, for my peace of mind as a safety measure of sorts. I have no fear that he, or I, will roll over and he LOVES the closeness! He likes to be uncovered, with his foot, or feet, on my belly or legs. As long as some part of him is touching me, he is content and sleeps deeply. Once he&#39;s milk drunk and sated, he&#39;ll roll onto his back with secure abandon and sleep for as long as I do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218426698401036731.post-71251542862422999922010-06-17T14:57:43.618-07:002010-06-17T14:57:43.618-07:00I can&#39;t remember how old Kieran was when we finally figured out side-lying nursing . . . 4 months? At any rate, my sleep satisfaction skyrocketed after we were able to do this effectively! He is such an expert now that he can latch on any time during his sleep and he barely stirs. <br />Great tutorial!Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.com