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- Medical Video: 5 Tips on Stopping Biting During Breastfeeding | CloudMom
- Can you breastfeed when going home?
- Tips that can be done by mothers breastfeeding when going home to be safe and comfortable
- 1. Plan several stops
- 2. Arrange for breastfeeding during takeoff and landing
- 3. Pump breast milk if needed
- 4. Wear comfortable clothes when going home
Medical Video: 5 Tips on Stopping Biting During Breastfeeding | CloudMom
Homecoming is a tradition of returning to their hometown to welcome the Eid holiday. Homecoming carried out at the time of fasting before Eid is indeed a challenge, especially for nursing mothers. Are there tips for mothers to breastfeed during a safe and comfortable homecoming?
Can you breastfeed when going home?
It's okay, but this all depends on your ability and the baby. Do not go back and forth which takes a long time in the vehicle (depending on what vehicle you are riding) which can actually have a negative impact on your health and also hinder your breastfeeding process.
That is, if the mother is breastfeeding during homecoming, the mother must pay close attention to comfort while breastfeeding, her food intake so that the milk production is not disturbed, to prepare the backup breast milk.
You may have to consider the age of your baby before deciding to go home. The age of a baby who is still young and still needs to be given exclusive breastfeeding has different needs from a baby who is one year old and can already be invited back and eat food other than breast milk.
Tips that can be done by mothers breastfeeding when going home to be safe and comfortable
1. Plan several stops
The first tip for nursing mothers when going home is to plan several stops on the road. That way, you can be more comfortable to breastfeed your little one. Also try pumping breastmilk when it stops, so that you have breast milk for your little one.
If your baby is under 6 months old, he will suckle more often because breast milk is still the main food for him.
Breast milk is sufficient to provide enough hydration so that no additional water or liquid is needed. Then make sure you give enough milk to your baby during the trip back and forth.
2. Arrange for breastfeeding during takeoff and landing
Usually, the transition when the plane landed and took offwill cause a feeling of discomfort in the baby's ear. As a result, the baby becomes easy to fuss, cry, or even kick and squirm until it makes other people disturbed.
You can try breastfeeding your baby while landing and taking off to reduce discomfort in the baby's ears.
3. Pump breast milk if needed
Mothers breastfeeding when going home are also advised to pump their milk, just in case if the breastfeeding process is directly impossible to do.
Make sure you bring ASI pumping equipment such as a pump with battery power (so as not to be tired of pumping manually breast milk), bottles for storing breast milk, and even tools for cleaning breast milk bottles (clean water and special soap).
In addition, you also have to estimate how much milk you have to pump, considering how long your trip will take. You can also overtake a few bottles of breastmilk in case there is a delay in arriving at your destination back and forth.
If you drive by plane, you need to report to the airport clerk that you are carrying breastmilk into the cabin. Basically, you are not allowed to bring fluids into the cabin.
But for breast milk, you can get an exception as long as you report to airport officials and let them carefully examine your breast milk bag. Breast milk can still be safely consumed after undergoing an X-ray examination.
4. Wear comfortable clothes when going home
Mothers nursing when going home should wear clothes that are comfortable to wear. You can use a special breastfeeding bra, so you can hold the liquid from the breast so that it doesn't come out suddenly and make your shirt wet.
Bra specifically for breastfeeding mothers also makes it easier for mothers to take off their clothes and breastfeed babies, because nursing bras have a special section, around the nipple that can be opened directly when the baby is about to breastfeed.
Do not forget too, wear buttoned clothes on the front with cool material so as not to cause irritation if you sweat when going home. You can also bring a small pillow, so that the position of breastfeeding when going home is more comfortable.
