re: I feel like breastfeeding is a crock of smurf

you feed your baby what you eat. If you dont eat healthy, they will not be.

Quoting Morbid Moni:" you feed your baby what you eat. If you dont eat healthy, they will not be."

Although a good diet is obviously better for your health this isn't really accurate.


Do I need to maintain a perfect diet while breastfeeding?



The short answer to this question is NO – you do not need to maintain a perfect diet in order to provide quality milk for your baby. In fact, research tells us that the quality of a mother’s diet has little influence on her milk. Nature is very forgiving – mother’s milk is designed to provide for and protect baby even in times of hardship and famine. A poor diet is more likely to affect the mother than her breastfed baby.
It’s common to hear women say that they want to wean (or not breastfeed at all) because they miss drinking coffee, or want to have an occasional glass of wine, or don’t like worrying constantly about everything they eat. Guess what? You can drink caffeinated beverages (in moderation), have an occasional drink, eat what you want and still provide your baby with the absolute best nutrition and immunological protection – mother’s own milk.
According to Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D., breastfeeding researcher and anthropologist, women throughout the world make ample amounts of quality milk while eating diets composed almost entirely of rice (or millet or sorghum) with a tiny amount of vegetables and occasional meat.
Are healthy eating habits recommended for mom? Absolutely! You will be healthier and feel better if you eat well. It is best for anyone to eat a variety of foods, in close to their naturally-occurring state, but this is not necessary for providing quality milk or for maintaining milk supply. Although it is certainly not recommended, a breastfeeding mother could live on a diet of junk food – mom would not thrive on that diet, but her milk would still meet her baby’s needs.
http://kellymom.com/nutrition/mothers-diet/mom-diet/

Quoting Morbid Moni:" you feed your baby what you eat. If you dont eat healthy, they will not be."

True you should eat healthy, but they get all of the right nutrients and your antibodies whether or nit you eat healthy. Even a starving person produces healthy breastmilk.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mrs. Dexter Morgan:</b>" I'm sorry to hear. She'll get better, but honestly - formula is a crock of smurf and I only EBF for 6 months. An expensive crock of smurf."</blockquote>




Both of my girls are/was formula fed and they are and have always been healthy yea theyve been sick my 1st dd didn't get sick till she was almost a yr old and my 2nd had rsv when she was 3 months.. Im not knocking bfing moms but just bc ur baby is bfed don't mean ur the greatest mom ever... Now to op do what u feel is best for u and ur baby not what ANY ONE else says or does shes urs and its ur choice

<blockquote><b>Quoting Sandra&Ashlynn's momma:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mrs. Dexter Morgan:</b>" I'm sorry to hear. She'll get better, ... [snip!] ... mom ever... Now to op do what u feel is best for u and ur baby not what ANY ONE else says or does shes urs and its ur choice"</blockquote>




?? No one implied that simply BFing makes you the greatest Mom ever....and Op already said she wasn't giving up on it

Quoting Sandra&Ashlynn's momma:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mrs. Dexter Morgan:</b>" I'm sorry to hear. She'll get better, ... [snip!] ... mom ever... Now to op do what u feel is best for u and ur baby not what ANY ONE else says or does shes urs and its ur choice"

No one said breastfeeding makes you the best mom ever.

You sound seriously bitter.

Quoting Sandra&Ashlynn's momma:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mrs. Dexter Morgan:</b>" I'm sorry to hear. She'll get better, ... [snip!] ... mom ever... Now to op do what u feel is best for u and ur baby not what ANY ONE else says or does shes urs and its ur choice"

Good for you. Why use the food your body produces for your baby and just spend money on an artificial version of it? Good logic! My daughter was FF and my son was on BF for six months, so jump the smurf off your high horse. Stop looking for trouble.

Quoting Morbid Moni:" you feed your baby what you eat. If you dont eat healthy, they will not be."

I eat fine, thanks.

Quoting Sandra&Ashlynn's momma:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mrs. Dexter Morgan:</b>" I'm sorry to hear. She'll get better, ... [snip!] ... mom ever... Now to op do what u feel is best for u and ur baby not what ANY ONE else says or does shes urs and its ur choice"

I dont think bfing makes anyone the best mom ever, its just easy and im lazy, and it works financially better for us.

I tried to BF and I was heartbroken when my son got severely dehydrated and developed jaundice pretty bad because my milk wasn't in, or it wasn't enough but, I took him to the ER and they said to try formula and I did, and he immediately peed on schedule, and gained weight and looked healthy. He's still FF. I would've loved nothing more than to still be BF'ing him. He EBF during our hospital stay and the first 5 days at home but, he got really sick and it scared the smurf out of me. On the fifth day he didn't even cry to wake up. He just slept and slept and slept, I was terrified, that's when I took him to the ER.

He's had an ear infection but, that's it. I wouldn't give up on BF. Every baby is different. I'd love to BF my son.  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Jackie Burkhart ♡:</b>" I tried to BF and I was heartbroken when my son got severely dehydrated and developed jaundice pretty ... [snip!] ... ER. He's had an ear infection but, that's it. I wouldn't give up on BF. Every baby is different. I'd love to BF my son.  "</blockquote>



The same thing happened to my son although I'm sure not as severe...he kept having red in his diaper from being dehydrated ;(.... it was so scary...I supplimented formula for a few days with the breast IV looking thing taped to my boob....I was a day away from giving up and then my milk came in and the next day no more red! I think it was the opiates I was taking that made him too tired to nurse properly...That's so great that he took to formula easy and thrived quickly! At least he got a good amount of colostrum from you and has a mommy who gave it her all!

Yea.I guess the whole eating right part is for us since the baby will indeed take what she meed leaving us lacking in those areas. Thanks guys