Making the Most Out of Breastfeeding

If You Enjoy Multitasking and You Are Nursing a Little One Here Are Some Things that You Can Do to Make the Most of Your Time

When your baby is first born you may find that you are nursing them takes a lot of time. Partly because of the lack of sleep that a mom may have, it could feel that she is in a continuous loop of nursing. If you feel like you need to be getting other stuff done make the most out of your time. Here are twenty things that you can do while nursing your baby.

Now of course depending if you are sitting or laying down when you nurse your baby will determine how easy these task will be. Also the age of your baby will be a factor. Some things may become easier to do once your baby is older and other may become harder to accomplish as your baby becomes more aware of what you are doing while feeding them.

1. Knit, Crochet or Do Embroidery - Keep in mind that you will be using needles around your baby. Once your child is aware of these needles that you are using it may be a good idea to discontinue this hobby while you are nursing, unless your child knows that this is something that they are not to touch.

2. Crosswords or Word Searches - If you are nursing your baby on the side that you are use to writing with you may have to wait to do these until your baby is nursing on the opposite side. You might be surprised though how quickly you begin to get more comfortable using the hand that you are not dominate with.

3. Watch TV - Watching TV while you are nursing is easy as long as it doesn't distract your baby. You will only need a free hand if you want to use the remote. If you have a DVR, Tivo or have a show or movie that you recorded on a tape or DVD you can watch a little at a time. Then when your baby wants to nurse again you can pick right up where you left off with your show.

4. Read a Book or Magazine - You may find that the 30 minutes that your baby nurses at a time is a great time to pick up the current book that you are reading. You can easily come back to your place if you always keep the book near the area that you nurse.

5. Eat - Mom needs to eat too. Snack while you breastfeed that way when your baby is done eating you both will be full and you can move on the next task of the day.