We've decided that I am going to try and breastfeed Reese. I'm a little scared because all I got to do with the girls was pump for 2 weeks and then I gave up. I'm really set on this for several reasons, but I need your help. Any advice would be great - I know nothing. I had signed up to go to a childbirth class for some tips, but I got the stomach bug the day I was supposed to go! If you would like, you can email me privately - if posting a blog is to wierd for you! Thanks for your help.
ac5557@yahoo.com
PS We've almost got Reese's room done, so hopefully in the next couple of days I will post some pics!!!!!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Calling all Moms
Posted by Medic Mom at 10:44 PM
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My advice, dear:
Just whip out your boobies. Show him the money. He is a TROTTER- He will do exactly what comes naturally.
LOVE, ME
Good for you!!
The best advice I can give is to be VERY patience and determined to stick with it. That's what helped when I breastfed Eli. With Caroline I only lasted 6 weeks, but I nursed Eli for almost 7 months. I'll email you more this weekend! :-)
Buy an GOOD ELECTRIC bump! I made it 4 months with Hannah, but I never had enough milk and had to supliment from the time she was 2 months. I think my milk would have come in better and I would have been more patient with it if I had a GOOD pump. My AVENT manual one worked okay at times, but it wore me out!!!
Hi Christan,
I am friends with Stephanie and Meredith and I found your blog. I hope you don't mind me giving some advice. First off let me say I think it's AWESOME! There are so many benefits to breastfeeding! Like Kelly I would say being determined is the key.
My daughter is almost 16 months and I just recently stopped nursing her. Our doctor recommended waiting 6 months to start solids, so she was exclusively breastfed for 6 months. The most important thing I had was a great pump! I would highly recommend the Medela pump in style! It's AWESOME, expensive, but totally worth it to me! I wouldn't have been able to do it without it!
I went back to work when she was 5 weeks old, so I pumped about 6 times a day to get bottles for her to take at daycare. That was the hardest part, but in my opinion, totally worth it. She hasn't been sick other than a small cold.
Stay focused and make sure to keep your calories up!
Sorry this is so long...good luck!!
I do believe everyone has it down when they say determination is the primary key. Your body is not your own while you or pregnant OR while you are breast feeding, but it is a wonderful bonding experience. I don't really "buy" that kids who are breastfed are smarter, I mean look how smart the girls are, but I think it is good for a lot of reasons.
I don't know what your pediatrician will tell you, but we followed our pediatrician, and Hannah was almost on Step 2 baby food by months. I remember being SO stressed about that. You start cereal and baby food too early equals higher rish of diabeters. You start too late equals other problems.
In the end, you and Cory just have to make the decisions you feel are best for your baby! While advice is good, I don't fall into the school of thought that there is only one way to do things. Kids are just different and so are parents.
Sorry, I am rambling! We love you! Once Reese is here, please feel free to call me morning, noon or night if you need support.
I just read my comment, and I left out the number 6, I meant to say, "Hannah was almost on Step 2 baby food by 6 months."
Agreeing with everyone else, breastfeeding takes patience and determination. I did it for 5 weeks, then went to pumping some, and then quit altogether and moved to formula. I didn't enjoy breastfeeding as much as I thought I would. I was really sore and it hurt - I don't think Gavin latched on right. Plus, I was cranky all the time from the problems I had healing. (I had a tough recovery.) And also I knew I wouldn't have enough time to pump in between classes at school. But while I was breastfeeding, Jason and I found something that helped soothe my breasts after nursing. They're called "Soothies". You can buy them at Walmart, and they're little round gel-like pads you put in the fridge (we put them in a secretive Tupperware container). When they were cold, it felt sooo good on my breasts. They stayed cold for about 15 minutes. When I was done, I just took them off and put them back in the container in the fridge - you don't have to wash them.
I look back on it now and regret stopping. If Jason and I have another baby, I'm going to try breastfeeding again. Now that I know what to expect as a new mother, and maybe if I have a better recovery next time, it'll be a lot easier. I praise any mother who breastfeeds!
I'm proud of you for going for it. Stick with it and don't give up.
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