re: BREASTFEEDING!!!!

Quoting mama3trish:“ my mil is an ex-nurse and has tons of info(waaaay outdated-she still calls down syndrome children,mongoloids ) ... [snip!] ... to educate her.I am glad I have this thread(as desperate as it sounds,lol) or else I may have given up by now.Thanks ladies!!”

Holy fuck i would hate her.. i have a son with austim and have heard some nasty things said to me about my boy from people from that era.

I was told once " there is a home for children like yours" i was infuriated and incredibly sad at the same time

Quoting [ P l u s T h r e e ]:“ Holy fuck i would hate her.. i have a son with austim and have heard some nasty things said to me about ... [snip!] ... from that era. I was told once " there is a home for children like yours" i was infuriated and incredibly sad at the same time”

You are shitting me-some people are sooo ignorant-I just think my mil is simple but with alot of jealousy towards me-I was the first to have a girl,I can bfeed,I am thinner,I am a much better housekeeper, and I had/have a trade that I still practice-at least that is what hubby says.As for the Autism,I am sorry people are so ignorant,especially since Autism is so prevalent in our society.I am the type of person to educate myself about things I am not aware-I just don't assume,and although Autism is a spectrum disorder people should realise that these individuals are just as intelligent(if not more-so) than everyone else.

Quoting mama3trish:“ You are shitting me-some people are sooo ignorant-I just think my mil is simple but with alot of jealousy ... [snip!] ... is a spectrum disorder people should realise that these individuals are just as intelligent(if not more-so) than everyone else.”

Oh if only everyone had that view on life.

on a different note i have no idea why i chose night time to strip my diapers!!
I think i am going to head to bed when i get this load finished.

Quoting mandalyn[EBFB]:“ She just nursed again without the shield!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I put it on for like a minute and then took it off. She's not fighting me AT ALL!!!!”

Woooooo! Go trinity!

This morning has been mostly successful. I was SUPER engorged this morning because Allyson decided to sleep until 7:30    Yay! She couldn't get a good latch, so I warmed up a bottle and pumped. Normally I would pump between 16 and 20 oz in the morning even when not engorged, but this morning I did just enough to take the discomfort away which was still 10 oz. Then when Allyson woke up again at 10 she latched right on and started gulping away! Maybe it was because she was still half asleep? I don't think she completely emptied the right side, but the kid can only eat so much.

If she doesn't start warming up to the left side can I feed her just the right and pump the left? Or should I try a shield on the left since it that nipple is significantly smaller than my right?

Quoting ||christine|| {EBFB}:“ im super late to respond to this. i always wonder if i should pump during the weekends like i do at work. im experimenting today with not pumping at all. so far, so good.”

On saturdays I pump once in the morning when I get up. But since I'm feeding her I don't pump the rest of the day since I'm not missing any feeds.

Sundays.. I cheat sometimes and don't pump at all. It's nice to have a day off. Hasn't seemed to hurt me.

Quoting mama3trish:“ Anyone ever feel like you belong on another planet BECAUSE you are a bfeeding Mom-I do.We went to the ... [snip!] ... Louise,I feel like a high school kid about to succumb to peer pressure-it is really getting to me.Thanks for listening.”

Tell them next time that either their rude comments stop or you stop bringing the baby around to see them.

Quoting mama3trish:“ my mil is an ex-nurse and has tons of info(waaaay outdated-she still calls down syndrome children,mongoloids ) ... [snip!] ... to educate her.I am glad I have this thread(as desperate as it sounds,lol) or else I may have given up by now.Thanks ladies!!”

I'm a nurse myself, and have worked with a lot of older nurses. You wouldn't believe how resistent some of them are to learning new things, and the way so many things have changed. I really wonder why alot of them are even still in the field. Functioning in the world at all is about adapting and moving with the times. People really make their own lives so much more miserable than they need to be.

Quoting Letha♥Ally'sMommy:“ This morning has been mostly successful. I was SUPER engorged this morning because Allyson decided to ... [snip!] ... the right and pump the left? Or should I try a shield on the left since it that nipple is significantly smaller than my right?”

You could try the shield.. just put it on for a few minutes and then take it off. Have you tried using different positions for that side? I know when Trinity was newborn I had to feed her football on one side and cradle the other.



Thanks ladies.. things are getting much much better. She nursed in the night without the shield as well. Hopefully it just keeps getting better and we don't go backwards. Now I just need to get some more lansinoh since I'm going to have to toughen my nips back up again!

Take it from me.. just be persistent and you will get there eventually 

Quoting mama3trish:“ Anyone ever feel like you belong on another planet BECAUSE you are a bfeeding Mom-I do.We went to the ... [snip!] ... Louise,I feel like a high school kid about to succumb to peer pressure-it is really getting to me.Thanks for listening.”

I would just ignore it. I know it's hard, but you KNOW you are doing the best for your baby. Fuck everyone else.

After my last donation of 300oz on 6/12, I haven't been able to save up ANY milk in the freezer. We were on vacation for 5 days and I only pumped twice the whole time, so my supply went down. Well, I've redoubled my pumping efforts and am happy to report over the last three days I have been able to sock away 33oz! Not a huge amount by any means, but it's always nice to have that back-up there.

Quoting ||christine|| {EBFB}:“ im super late to respond to this. i always wonder if i should pump during the weekends like i do at work. im experimenting today with not pumping at all. so far, so good.”

You know, I spent yesterday with no pumping at all t rest my nips, and I notice Layla spent moe time feeding.. she would usually feed for 7 min max.. she probably spent like 15 min at one feeding yesterday.. and I had to switch breasts for the first time this morning!

Quoting mama3trish:“ Anyone ever feel like you belong on another planet BECAUSE you are a bfeeding Mom-I do.We went to the ... [snip!] ... Louise,I feel like a high school kid about to succumb to peer pressure-it is really getting to me.Thanks for listening.”

I SO totally think she's jealous!!!!!!!!!!! ignore her, ur doing the right thing  

Quoting mandalyn[EBFB]:“ You could try the shield.. just put it on for a few minutes and then take it off. Have you tried using ... [snip!] ... I'm going to have to toughen my nips back up again! Take it from me.. just be persistent and you will get there eventually ”

It's hard to do different positions sometimes because I have a shoulder injury that hasn't been resolved since I got pregnant in the middle of treatment. But I try. I can only get her into the football position if I prop her on a pillow, and then she slides off of it somehow. She's a worm.

Quoting mama3trish:“ Anyone ever feel like you belong on another planet BECAUSE you are a bfeeding Mom-I do.We went to the ... [snip!] ... Louise,I feel like a high school kid about to succumb to peer pressure-it is really getting to me.Thanks for listening.”

you're making her feel her parenting is inferior. she didnt give the boob. boo to her.