Maybe TMI - But need a Hug anyhow

[sune42]

You will look back on these days, as stressful as they are, and be so proud of the head start you gave your wee one. It's worth it in the end.

 

[bt03]

Its ok!!

I was a breast-feeding teenage mom

My senior year of high school was a lot like... class, pump, class, pump, lunch while pumping, dang it i'm leaking in class, pump, baby gets to drink fresh milk! That was almost ten years ago. It is hard some days but it is always best to have a laugh. I know that when my husband and I are ready for another one it will be a lot different at work (I work in a male dominated field) Her doctor says if I had given into the pressure and given my daughter formula she would have many more tummy and allergy issues. Just think about the great things that you are giving your child, especially a healthier future, by exclusively breast-feeding

Quick side note... My daughter laughs now because I took her to see how cows are milked and she thought it was hilarious that I felt like a milk cow but she says I'm the best mom ever for being HER milk cow

 

[Southernbelle]

I understand completely!

I've nursed all 4 of mine, my youngest is only 3 months, so I can absolutely appreciate how much time and effort goes into breastfeeding. I would've cried over spilt breastmilk, too.

 

[key west chick]

Yes, Ive been there too. Breastfed both of mine till they were a year old. I dont think my DD ever had formula, not 1 bottle. Congrats on being so dedicated and determined.

 

[turney31]

You go girl!

 

[alabamachick]

Thank you everyone!! I really really needed all the love!

I made the decision to BF and I'm sticking to my guns for sure! I want whats best for Evie for sure!

I just never imagined that spilling some would be so heartbreaking. I just sat there and looked at it for a few seconds like " S*$#%...what do I do now??"

I live to pump another day thought I suppose...

 

[Patchesnposies]

Don't you let anyone make you feel silly or like you are wasting your time.....go home, take a hot bath, put your feet up, drink some extra fluids......love on that baby and pat yourself on the back. You are a GREAT mom.

 

[EweSheep]

You are giving the BEST thing you can give for your dd! My mom was against it and whenever she had my dd, she would give my dd formula because it "fills" her up and she is not always crying. Well she misses her mother, the closeness and the smell! I did it for six months when dd decided she didn't want it anymore and jumped right in for food. Never gave her tummy aches and I used formula after that (can't remember the name but it is NON soy, because dd was allergic to it). I didn't continue to pump anymore because I had too many complications after that c-section, steroids and all that and it would be best for me to stop. Didn't take long.

Now to those office workers........

They are jealous or misunderstood! You have our support!

 

[alabamachick]

I guess what else is hard, and I never realized this until I had a baby, is that breastfeeding is NOT the norm anymore...

It's almost Taboo in a way. Why on earth would we be MADE to do this, if we werent supposed to??

I hear it all the time from the ladies at work, "Why dont you just feed her formula now, shes 3 months old, all she needed was the Colostrum".... and its all I can do not to get on my soap box and tell them all the benefits it actually has.

I'm hoping to BF for a year, but I plan to let her self wean. That is unless we go longer than a year and half I think... I think thats where I'm drawing the line.

I would LOVE to be apart of our local LLL...but I actually know the girls who run it, and to them, other than BF, I am a "mainstream" mom...and dont fit in. I guess I'm SUPPOSED to Co-Sleep in the bed (Evie sleeps in an ArmsReach Co-Sleeper), Cloth Diaper, Only eat Organic Food, Practice Eliminiation Communcation... Etc etc...and...I dont, they arent "unwelcoming", they just constantly tell me why I shouldnt do what I do...

 

[rancher hicks]

well as a Dad here's my hug. Hope you feel better soon. Jonah days come to us all.

Rancher