tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post5728805180971228549..comments2013-10-21T07:25:55.704-07:00Comments on just life: Our Breastfeeding JourneyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224845007289529576noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-42554216822671682852011-09-02T17:57:49.481-07:002011-09-02T17:57:49.481-07:00I follow you on twitter and just clicked through t...I follow you on twitter and just clicked through to check out your blog and found this post ... and all I can say is Ugh. Reading about all of these struggles you had to face within the first, precious, hours of your son's life PISSED me off.<br /><br />It seems that more and more lately I have been hearing stories like this, where women are being presented with INCORRECT information about breastfeeding in the hospital/shortly after birth. THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING TO ME! What could be worse than the people who are supposed to be professionals and who are supposed to be supporting you feeding you all of this crap about you have to formula feed, you have to use nipple shields, you won't be able to breastfeed because you don't have the correct anatomy for it? <br /><br />I am so so so glad you perservered. I had difficulty nursing at first, as well, although I didn't have to deal with any of the kind of crap from nurses/doctors you did :( Like you, one day, it didn't seem impossible .. and now, 11 months and 11 days later, we're still going strong.Lucy Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736158455622841670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-34647999364918032022011-06-27T21:37:49.357-07:002011-06-27T21:37:49.357-07:00GOOD FOR YOU!!!! It can be so difficult to nurse. ...GOOD FOR YOU!!!! It can be so difficult to nurse. Luckily I had a wonderful LC with our first baby who came back to my room three different times before we got my son to latch. I nursed him til he was 13 months and am now nursing a second son and he is 10 months old and I don't know when I will stop. I love it, I love the moments spent just the two of us. It is the best thing for them and I LOVE that you stood up for this and did it!!!! <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your story! <br /><br />MeghanMeghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161355056431217621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-3776426811146130272011-06-27T13:36:27.211-07:002011-06-27T13:36:27.211-07:00I cannot believe he just took the baby away from y...I cannot believe he just took the baby away from you like that. What right does he have. Because he is a doctor and in a hospital he can just go an snatch any baby away from his mother? How unprofessional. I am so happy you have been able to grow to love this relationship with your son. It's inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing, Laura!<br /><br />Jill M.Jill and Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755159816804672884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-92191137385372006442011-06-09T08:50:41.959-07:002011-06-09T08:50:41.959-07:00Thank you for writing this, sweetie. It made me so...Thank you for writing this, sweetie. It made me so sad to read about your struggles and see how they mirrored my own. It would have been so easy (and understandable!) for you to give up, but you didn't. It is incredibly admirable and shows remarkable strength.<br /><br />Breastfeeding Lily was excruciating & exhausting, and I didn't know if I would be able to make it. But I did. And I am so happy you did too. <3domestik8dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244578606640670553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-30844293391748787332011-06-07T17:41:19.233-07:002011-06-07T17:41:19.233-07:00Thank you, all of you, for your kind words of supp...Thank you, all of you, for your kind words of support! It certainly wasn't an easy thing to overcome, but I had a lot of factors that led to my success. Maybe in another six months when I'm ready to blog again, I'll write about it. Maybe :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224845007289529576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-59371695130009727462011-06-07T05:03:49.065-07:002011-06-07T05:03:49.065-07:00Laura - thank you so much for sharing, i'm sor...Laura - thank you so much for sharing, i'm sorry you had such a horrible start and received bad advice and bad support from people we initially look towards to guide us. For something that should be one of the most natural things in the world, BFing, doesn't always come naturally to the mother or the child, however, that doesn't mean we should be encouraged to toss the boob to one side and bring in the formula at the first hurdle and at a time when we have just given birth, our hormones are all over the place and we are already very susceptible to self doubt and whether we are doing the right thing for our newborn baby, what we most need is time and guidance and support when trying to BF and it's not happening quite as easily as we'd imagined.I am a strong advocate for BFing and will always try to encourage assuming that what the mother really wants to do.<br /><br />I BFed my son for 14 months, exclusively for the first 6 months of his life, and although i didn't have any problems feeding - he always was a champion eater and a hungry boy from the off, and at 8lbs 11oz that's hardly surprising, but i won't lie and say it was always the easiest thing to be doing but certainly has to be one of the most rewarding.<br /><br />Hats off to you for persevering in the face of adversity and i'm so glad that you have now come to be in a place where you enjoy BFing, i'm just sorry you had such a rough ride of it to begin with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-24570481104757403992011-06-06T19:19:38.577-07:002011-06-06T19:19:38.577-07:00Laura - I had no idea you had such a journey with ...Laura - I had no idea you had such a journey with BFing Tyler! Thank you for sharing. It took 5 days for my milk to come in but my doula kept reminding me that the colostrum I was feeding him {from breast and syringe} was enough until my milk came in. I fended off two nurses with bottles of human milk substitute and a lot of glares from the other nurses as well but we did it. And Jack has been nursing ever since! Congrats to you and Tyler! I'm very happy and proud of you for sticking with it and not giving up. Determination can bring on amazing things!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425391472403107976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-79223211587893400072011-06-06T19:05:49.894-07:002011-06-06T19:05:49.894-07:00You definitely dealth with multiple issues. I'...You definitely dealth with multiple issues. I'm so proud of you for sticking with it. As for me, I (or rather B) had the glucose issue too. My midwife helped me fed him right after, and it went great. It was a different story after she left. I NEVER saw a LC. I asked for one, but didn't get to see one. <br /><br />Brayden had the glucose problem too, along with them claiming he hadn't peed yet, which I still don't believe. Because of both of those things, they gave us a deadline of 1:00pm for him to pee or he would need an IV. My friend who has nursed 3 babies came to visit and to try to help me nurse. We had just barely started when the nurse came in at 12:45. Said she had to take him then. I asked if it could wait until 1:00. Nope. She took him, and I just sobbed to my friend. Knowing what I know now, I would have done things differently. Like I told you, I'm going to look into refusing the glucose test. My friend had a 9lb baby at home, with no test, and he was fine.Megan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09126328105780089047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-67794490021095088102011-06-06T18:39:05.339-07:002011-06-06T18:39:05.339-07:00Someday I will share the story of the first 10 mon...Someday I will share the story of the first 10 months breastfeeding Liam, but as far as *your* story goes...you are amazing and inspirational. Your instincts were fabulous and it's awesome you were able to wean off the nipple shield after so long! Keep up the spectacular work, Mama!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-43018273819526148942011-06-06T14:01:56.381-07:002011-06-06T14:01:56.381-07:00I am so grateful that you were brave enough to sha...I am so grateful that you were brave enough to share your story. I too was given a nipple shield in the hospital and had a hard time getting my son to transition to bare-boob, but it wasn't anything like you're experience at all. You are a very strong and amazing mom for sticking with it and learning to love it.bethanygphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699040432685782392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-7375597754148516212011-06-06T13:24:06.390-07:002011-06-06T13:24:06.390-07:00I honestly want to show all my pregnant friends an...I honestly want to show all my pregnant friends and mommy friends this to show them that even when things get rough bf that you can make it through! I have been eping for my son since he was 2 months old and he is not just over 10 months and I wish I could still just "pop the boob in his mouth and feed him". I'm so proud of you for going through all that and still sticking to it! Way to go mamma!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060104787915593019.post-64045240420430968412011-06-06T12:44:45.921-07:002011-06-06T12:44:45.921-07:00I literally wanted to scream, cry and slap some pe...I literally wanted to scream, cry and slap some people around reading this! You had an amazingly awful experience and you DESERVE this to be great now! I'm glad it is everything you wanted it to be, even if you had to wait for it to be that way.Cbearsmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548903312770147943noreply@blogger.com