Quoting Hannah Betcher:" I won't prop my babies bottles. I won't put her to bed with a bottle either. I feel every feeding is ... [snip!] ... does what they have to do and don't think bad of people that do things I would not do. Everyone's situation is different."

You've never been out alone with your child in 10 months?

<blockquote><b>Quoting justanothamotha:</b>" You've never been out alone with your child in 10 months?"</blockquote>


Glad I'm not the only one that went   lol

Quoting Hannah Betcher:" I won't prop my babies bottles. I won't put her to bed with a bottle either. I feel every feeding is ... [snip!] ... does what they have to do and don't think bad of people that do things I would not do. Everyone's situation is different."

They certainly aren't helping you any by not sending you into the world alone with your child.  

Lol am I missing something? I haven't went out alone with DS either. Not by choice,but when we go somewhere with him daddy is always with us,Or my sister is always around.

Quoting κατι:" Lol am I missing something? I haven't went out alone with DS either. Not by choice,but when we go somewhere with him daddy is always with us,Or my sister is always around."

I think it's a bit ridiculous, yes. Well, unless you have an issue that makes it very difficult to be alone in stressful situations.

Quoting SAFFY™:" I think it's a bit ridiculous, yes. Well, unless you have an issue that makes it very difficult to be alone in stressful situations."

I think it's odd anybody would care,but to each their own.

Quoting κατι:" I think it's odd anybody would care,but to each their own."

It's not that I care, per se. I just can't fathom not being out in public alone with my kids; to constantly have someone there. I feel like as a parent, you should be able to handle your children alone under almost any situation. You've never had the chance so you can't say for sure you can, KWIM?

Quoting SAFFY™:" It's not that I care, per se. I just can't fathom not being out in public alone with my kids; to constantly ... [snip!] ... to handle your children alone under almost any situation. You've never had the chance so you can't say for sure you can, KWIM?"

Oh I understand what you mean now. You know I do need to get use to leaving the house with him alone,Because my SO goes out of town for work alot he just hasn't had to since LO was born.
ETA: Thanks for pointing that out.  

Quoting Loka Lokita (17):" I certainly did on occasion once they were older than 6 months. I was a single mom with no family support for a long time, I had to! Otherwise I would have lived in a dumpster lol."

 

I run into the same issue with having to clean the house. I'm married, but DH works 6 nights a week, 12 hours overnight (6p to 6a) and has to sleep all day....so it feels like I'm a single mother as far as house work and child care goes....and same here...if I didn't prop once in a while my house would be a pig pen.

i never propped and i can understand why some do but it should be when the kid is 6 months old or older

No. I do not. But I breastfeed and she doesn't take bottles.  

If she's hungry while we're in the car (which rarely happens because I always try to nurse her before we leave the house) then we either wait until we get to where we are going, or pull over somewhere.

Quoting *Kay*:" Did you prop your child's bottle? I didn't, never needed to as my daughter was ebf up until about 3 months ... [snip!] ... What age? Why? Were you always within eye site of baby to make sure they didn't choke? No judging, I'm genuinely curious."

never managed to use a bottle.

the power of the boob is strong w/ me.

Quoting Mara:" never managed to use a bottle. the power of the boob is strong w/ me. "

BFing Yoda you are.

Quoting SAFFY™:" BFing Yoda you are."

*shakes head*

it's such a bitch of a simple solution.

"here you go baby, just suck on my body part. i'll just sit here and try to enjoy all the oxytocin i'm getting... and the bits of endorphins... and the fact i'm being sucked on and can't do anything else."

oh, i totally get why some women choose formula... just like i understand the weakness of eating smurffy.

it's weak sauce, man.

there are definitely circumstances where i'd do it - work would be one. if i couldn't bring my child to breastfeed w/ me. i'd probably fail at it.

too much contraption-y bullsmurf.

stupid modern working world hating babies and mothers.

Quoting Mara:" *shakes head* it's such a bitch of a simple solution. "here you go baby, just suck on my body part. ... [snip!] ... w/ me. i'd probably fail at it. too much contraption-y bullsmurf. stupid modern working world hating babies and mothers. "

The fact that I no longer have to even consider these types of things anymore is marvelous.  

I hated pumping. I liked the drunk, fuzzy feeling I got but that was about it.