Can you breast feed completely on your back?

Zakiya · Feb 28th, 2010, 18:38 PM

I'm curious, and I want to know if you can breast feed on your back with the baby on top of you? I've heard of side breast feeding. Sounds lazy, but comfortable, all at the same time.

JayleighAnn · Feb 28th, 2010, 18:45 PM

I can now he is holding himself up on his hands, but he gets a sore neck after a while and cries at me...or falls into my boob lol

Zakiya · Feb 28th, 2010, 18:57 PM

When he was a newborn, could you?

florabean1981 · Feb 28th, 2010, 19:03 PM

Ok, I was curious & just tried & failed miserably, lol!!! He just kinda face planted into my boob & didn't have the strength to push up so he could actually breathe!!! I'm guessing probably not in younger babies would be the answer, but maybe if their head is turned more to the side & your nipple is pointing kinda low, or if the child is older & can figure out how to hold themselves & their weight up, then it might work?

Zakiya · Feb 28th, 2010, 19:12 PM

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Originally Posted by florabean1981

Ok, I was curious & just tried & failed miserably, lol!!! He just kinda face planted into my boob & didn't have the strength to push up so he could actually breathe!!! I'm guessing probably not in younger babies would be the answer, but maybe if their head is turned more to the side & your nipple is pointing kinda low, or if the child is older & can figure out how to hold themselves & their weight up, then it might work?

Sounds like boob olympics going on over there... I guess it doesnt work. lol

madasa · Feb 28th, 2010, 19:55 PM

Do you mean like this?

Zakiya · Feb 28th, 2010, 20:05 PM

Like that...minus the room full of people, the baby crawl, etc. On another note, her stomach was as flat as hell!

madasa · Feb 28th, 2010, 20:22 PM

Well that baby seems to manage it.

florabean1981 · Mar 1st, 2010, 12:19 PM

wow! great video!

frouphea · Mar 1st, 2010, 16:00 PM

I can feed almost on my back, but need a pillow below me so I'm slightly on my side. The benefits of absolutely enormous boobs!

He does like to feed lying on top of me now, or kneeling by the side of me, or standing next to me, or standing on the floor, or upside down and any random position he can get into!

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Zakiya Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NYC Posts: 87	When he was a newborn, could you?

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florabean1981 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gosport, Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,405	Ok, I was curious & just tried & failed miserably, lol!!! He just kinda face planted into my boob & didn't have the strength to push up so he could actually breathe!!! I'm guessing probably not in younger babies would be the answer, but maybe if their head is turned more to the side & your nipple is pointing kinda low, or if the child is older & can figure out how to hold themselves & their weight up, then it might work?

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madasa Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 2,988	Do you mean like this?

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Zakiya Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NYC Posts: 87	Like that...minus the room full of people, the baby crawl, etc. On another note, her stomach was as flat as hell!

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madasa Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 2,988	Well that baby seems to manage it.

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florabean1981 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gosport, Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,405	wow! great video!

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frouphea Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 294	I can feed almost on my back, but need a pillow below me so I'm slightly on my side. The benefits of absolutely enormous boobs! He does like to feed lying on top of me now, or kneeling by the side of me, or standing next to me, or standing on the floor, or upside down and any random position he can get into!

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