17 Mar 2011, 1:43 pm
You are right here, and your mom is mistaken. It is good for the baby to soothe himself at the breast. It will increase your milk supply, and the baby will not take too much. Your body will make exactly what he needs, and he will be happier and healthier if he is allowed to nurse whenever he wants.
And she also told me to never let him use my boob as a pacifier. I can't tell if he is sucking or pacifying. But if he sucks and then stops and sucks again and I don't hear any swallowing or the milk coming out or any sucking sounds, I take it from him figuring he is done. He falls asleep when he nurses but still sucks in his sleep. I see him doing it with his mouth too with nothing in it as he is sleeping. It's like he is sucking on something imaginary but my husband figures he might be dreaming about sucking on something.
17 Mar 2011, 3:24 pm
" I have also used my boob to shut him up but mom told me that's not good or else he will be spitting up a lot because I gave him too much. I thought they refuse the nipple if they aren't hungry. Confused"
It takes more energy for a baby to breast feed than to bottle feed, so they will need to feed more often. I found with both my boys that they would often just use me like they would a dummy/pacifier. You wont over feed your babe. It used to be part of my job years ago to help teach new mums how to feed their babies. 
The sucking reflex also stimulates the brain etc. Let your baby suck!! !! Congratulations by the way. 
17 Mar 2011, 6:44 pm
It takes more energy for a baby to breast feed than to bottle feed, so they will need to feed more often. I found with both my boys that they would often just use me like they would a dummy/pacifier. You wont over feed your babe. It used to be part of my job years ago to help teach new mums how to feed their babies.
The sucking reflex also stimulates the brain etc. Let your baby suck!! !! Congratulations by the way. It cannot be overstated how important mother's milk is for the baby's body - it's the main source of antibodies, and it is crucial in keeping the baby healthy also in the long run.
19 Mar 2011, 11:53 pm
Thank you to everyone who replied, I very much enjoyed reading all of your responses!
I'll look into the big brother big sister organisation, they do have one in Australia, so I think I will try and pursue that, especially as I have quite a lot of spare time and my only commitments right now are studying. I've thought about fostering before, but right now that is not an option, as I a living in a share house etc etc But maybe one day!
I suppose my only concerns when it comes to having a family is, what if I pass on my Aspergers (and a variety of other things) to my kids? I don't see Aspergers as a negative at all, just I suppose another thing to contend with. We all known growing up can be hard, school bullies, bad uncompassionate teachers and what not. Even though there is much more help, I don't know if it's wrong, me wanting to have kids despite my knowledge of a variety of illnesses (not calling Aspergers an illness, others ones, but nothing too major) in my family genetics.
I do defiantly want kids, and If I have my way, I'd like to have them fairly young, but obviously I wont rush about trying to get pregnant right now, as I'd like to be much more prepared hahaha
Once again thanks to everyone who responded! 
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