I'm having minor supply shortage, we were at 3 2 oz bottles of supplemental formula practically since birth now I'm down to one a day:whoot. I'm taking all these gross herbs, pumping after feedings, eating what I'm supposed to, making sure I drink, yada, yada. I make sure I don't eat things that will bother LO, can't enjoy a giant margarita and all these other sacrifices and all I hear all day long is: "Just give him a bottle."
I'm wavering every day to quit BFING and I manage to stay strong enough to keep going even with all the just quit advice. Would it be soo hard for someone to say: wow, good job, way to make the extra effort, I know that can't be easy. Sheesh
So, GOOD JOB ladies!!
Re: Wow people really don't support you when BFing do they!
Wow, good job! I know its not easy! lol
seriously- try not to let people get you down! I am feelings so lucky that my DH is so supportive after reading this post. Just because I have wavered a few times, and every time I tell him about it he reminds me why I am doing it and that I wanted this for our LO, etc. I probably would have quit by now if he and others constantly told me to!
"What did my fingers do before they held you? What did my heart do with it's love?"
Congratulations to you!
My LO will only take about 2 oz of BM from a bottle and completely refuses formula, so when people tell me to switch to formula I tell them its impossible. LO loves her some fresh booby juice
People dont understand. You are doing a great job.
I BF my LO for 13 months, but I dont understand parents that think formula is poison. I have a guy at my office that told me this because another woman decided that pumping was too much for her at work.
I believe BM is best, but I will not have a hungry baby. And every momma/baby have their own issues with breastfeeding. Luckly for me, my biggest problems were the pain (in the a$$) of pump and alittle real pain with teeth came in. LOL.
You are doing a great thing for your baby and making a lot of personal sacrifices!
I am back to work and unable to keep up pumping with what my LO eats. When I think about my journey becoming a mom I have to say I am disappointed in the lack of support for breastfeeding moms - my mom had her children in the early 80s and she says not much has changed in terms of bf support. Boo.