re: my water broke a week ago. still no labor.

Come on baby!! Do you have any primrose?

Quoting ♥ darah ♥:" OMG, is that the nurse who was talking smurf about tandem nursing and saying there wouldn't be enough ... [snip!] ... think a degree is needed, it's the experience that counts IMO. I got WAY better advice from people who had breastfed before."

Every baby I have had the hospital LC has given me info that could have screwed up my breastfeeding. With M, they just watched me struggle and gave me no advice. (later when i learned more i found many things i could have tried) the LC told me I should supplement. It was a nicu nurse that took pity on me and give me a shield that saved my breastfeeding .

Yeah this time the nurse had all sorts of archaic info. She swore there is no way my milk could have come in so early. Then gave me smurf for letting P nurse so much. Basically told me that if i tandem that P would starve. Told me her latch wasnt going to be fixed by the tongue tie clipping (it was instantly). So many other things. She was actually the only person in that hospital that questioned how i care for my child grrr

<blockquote><b>Quoting Kaysay:</b>" Come on baby!! Do you have any primrose?"</blockquote>




Yes, I've been doing it orally. Sucks we can't just have sex though!!

<blockquote><b>Quoting TantricLemons:</b>" Every baby I have had the hospital LC has given me info that could have screwed up my breastfeeding. ... [snip!] ... So many other things. She was actually the only person in that hospital that questioned how i care for my child grrr"</blockquote>




Ewww lol
Hospital LC ftl. I remember I was told to wake her up every hour to nurse. And i actually did it for a week until I talked to Kim.. she thought I was insane lol.

Really some of the best advice comes from moms who have been there. When i was freaking about my supply she suggested a beer. And it WORKED.. never would have gotten that at the hospital.

Quoting ♥ darah ♥:" <blockquote><b>Quoting TantricLemons:</b>" Every baby I have had the hospital LC has ... [snip!] ... there. When i was freaking about my supply she suggested a beer. And it WORKED.. never would have gotten that at the hospital."

I love when women who's milk has already come in and have a good supply are told to stop the baby from one boob, to give the other mid-feeding. That is so archaic, the baby gets double the foremilk and none of the hold milk.

Quoting TantricLemons:" I love when women who's milk has already come in and have a good supply are told to stop the baby from ... [snip!] ... from one boob, to give the other mid-feeding. That is so archaic, the baby gets double the foremilk and none of the hold milk."

lol they are dumb.

Quoting ♥Jada:" Mine had a larger gush and a very small leak until delivery two weeks later. Make sure you get ultrasounds ... [snip!] ... visits because they couldn't figure out y my levels were low. Baby was ok, was just flushed with antibiotics for a while."

actually, using U/S to determine fluid levels are pretty inaccurate.

Quoting Blythe.:" Do you do this on your bed? "

lol are you serious right now?  

Quoting whack a mole crazy:" ookay, if you dont want people to give there advice because you think you know it all dont be on smurfing babygaga. simple as that."

I don't think she asked for advice, did she? lol.

People on here crack me the smurf up sometimes.

Quoting TantricLemons:" Every baby I have had the hospital LC has given me info that could have screwed up my breastfeeding. ... [snip!] ... So many other things. She was actually the only person in that hospital that questioned how i care for my child grrr"

That's so weird they gave you smurf for letting her nurse on demand, the nurses with both my kids stressed nursing on demand every freaking time they came in my room.

I guess me preferring an RN is the whole medical knowledge aspect, I do agree that it helps 1000x more when they have actually BF themselves, though.

Quoting glowinthedark:" That's so weird they gave you smurf for letting her nurse on demand, the nurses with both my kids stressed nursing on demand every freaking time they came in my room.

I was like O.o its a good thing that I already know about breastfeeding. But can you imagine the poor moms that the bad advice screws up? I mean breastfeeding is so hard in the beginning and its so easy to not succeed at that point. The problem with nurse LC's is often they are just certified through whatever program there is an nursing school. And sometimes it can be a really crappy program. IBLCE certifies nurses to, and the ones that are IBLCE certified have WAY more knowledge.

Quoting TantricLemons:" I was like O.o its a good thing that I already know about breastfeeding. But can you imagine the poor ... [snip!] ... it can be a really crappy program. IBLCE certifies nurses to, and the ones that are IBLCE certified have WAY more knowledge."

there is no standard

Quoting TantricLemons:" there is no standard"

Of course not!

Quoting TantricLemons:" I love when women who's milk has already come in and have a good supply are told to stop the baby from ... [snip!] ... from one boob, to give the other mid-feeding. That is so archaic, the baby gets double the foremilk and none of the hold milk."

So when they told me to switch breasts after so long of being on one, it was probably the opposite of what I should do? LOL man I'm more worried now than I was before....wanting to have an all natural experience this go around..in a hospital, and now thinking the LC's might not give the best advice. I failed with my first two, something wasn't being done right because they never got latched right, I couldn't pump more than an ounce AND got engorged. I probably need a nipple shield for my right breast...it's rather large and tries to invert or go flat. I tried latch assist and no success. I WILL have my smurf together this time though, lol.

OP, I hope all is well for you!