Which breast is next?
Kristina has come up with an ingenious way to simplify nighttime nursing:
I can usually remember which breast is next during the day, but in the middle of the night, I find it is downright impossible. The old safety pin on the bra strap trick is a good idea, but who wants to fiddle with sharp objects that close to your chest at 3am? I've found the easiest method is to put the baby back to sleep facing the end of the crib I last fed her. Since she's already cradled in my arms on that side, I only have to place her down. Less guesswork in the middle of the night; less jostling your sleepyhead.
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A friend of mine used a hair elastic around her wrist to remind her which side to nurse from next. Nurse and move it to the other wrist. Much easier than a safety pin.
Posted by: Lauren Snell | 19 March 2006 at 04:04 PM
I wear a ring all the time and I just switch it from hand-to-hand as a nurse.
Posted by: Eva Tremoglie | 19 March 2006 at 04:19 PM
Great idea. I also used the ring method.
Posted by: Whitney | 19 March 2006 at 04:41 PM
My wife can't remember during the day, and can't be bothered to wear a hairband. So she tests fullness by leaning against a wall. Quite likely you already have some in your home!
Posted by: Allen Knutson | 19 March 2006 at 07:54 PM
Even easier in the nighttime, let her sleep in the bed with you, you only have to flip over....
Posted by: Debbie Chinique | 20 March 2006 at 08:16 AM
Ha ha ha. I find when I put a hair elastic on my wrist, I forget why its there and play with it or move it. I find I'm always groping myself to figure out which is the fullest.
Posted by: Heather | 20 March 2006 at 09:26 AM
I was a groper too when nursing intensively--never was hard to tell.
Posted by: Charisse | 21 March 2006 at 03:06 PM