My DS is still on formula. Two weeks ago i was told to stop force feeding him that poison". Its still relevant to me.
I was also told that I was using "I don't make enough milk" as an excuse but i was just being lazy and when I explained what I went through I was told that it was inappropriate to share information about my bodily functions. I think the word 'disgusting' was used.
I shared my story because there are a lot of women out there like me. I hope that anyone who judges will realize they don't know someone's back story.
I'm not bitter, but I am still sad.
I was super sad when I had to stop BFing DD. It was hard for me to let it go and I think some people just don't understand how emotional the whole experience can be.
I still get a little sad about it, too.
I BF Ollie for the first 10 weeks, but he was having allergy problems and breaking out in rashes and having tummy issues. Now we know he has food allergies and I'm sure that played into his issues at the time. Anyway, I knew it was the best thing to do at the time, but I was very sad about it for a really long time.
Brandi Bee are you fucking serious? How about when my kid refused to latch, and when he did he had a non-nutritive suck? Or when he lost over 10% of his body weight and was FTT? And then when I pumped 12 times a day only to get a few ounces and eventually dried up because I wouldn't respond to the pump?
Oh and then I got severe PPD (the reglan didn't help with my supply or my depression, btw) which was definitely triggered from all of that. So ya know, what Crystal said. STFU.
I hated to love tit your post, but I had too. This right here is why I hated other moms at that time with their oh you are missing your bonding time or you just need to keep trying. I cried on the daily about not being able to do it so the just keep trying because you really aren't trying is completely insensitive
Semi-related, the only time I've ever legit tailgated it was cold outside, and it wasn't even December yet. COLD. Before December! IN FLORIDA. It doesn't get cold here before the ass-end of December/early January.
Ay ay ay. The BFing shit is gonna me all up on my soapbox, which I'd like to avoid if at all possible.
I can't stand all this fucking BS some women spout off about "blah blah. If women just trusted their bodies, BFing would work...and supply issues are just an excuse to not BF". Then there are the women out there, like myself, who genuinely have a medical issue preventing them from making milk. I have breast hypoplasia, aka insufficient glandular tissue. Meaning I literally don't have enough lactation glands in my breasts to produce the milk my baby needs to thrive on. So anyone who wants to spout off the "it would work of you just relax and trust your body" crap, (like one of the LCs at the hospital tried to tell me) can suck it.
Brandi Bee are you fucking serious? How about when my kid refused to latch, and when he did he had a non-nutritive suck? Or when he lost over 10% of his body weight and was FTT? And then when I pumped 12 times a day only to get a few ounces and eventually dried up because I wouldn't respond to the pump?
Oh and then I got severe PPD (the reglan didn't help with my supply or my depression, btw) which was definitely triggered from all of that. So ya know, what Crystal said. STFU.
I hated to love tit your post, but I had too. This right here is why I hated other moms at that time with their oh you are missing your bonding time or you just need to keep trying. I cried on the daily about not being able to do it so the just keep trying because you really aren't trying is completely insensitive
Yes feed your kid. No mom (well mostly) has a baby and thinks, "how can I make this really hard???"
Our jobs as first weeks moms are to hold our babies, feed them and get them to sleep. How one does it is irrelevant.
And I BF for 18 months. I had a great support system and I wish those moms who had asshole LCs or others just being awful to them had a better support system, if even so they didn't feel so bad in the end.
Being a mom is hard. Giving birth is hard. Figuring it all out is realllly hard. A little support goes a long way.
And those zulily outfits are giving me a tension headache. What happened to shorts and polos for school.
Until I got sucked into the dino nuggets debate on SAHMs, I didn't realize my love for Aldi, including their meat products, was actually an UO.
Whoever mentioned this debate on the first page or so of UO needs to explain to my boss why I got no work done this morning. The sheer number of asshats commenting on that thread is amazing.
The only reason I don't eat "cheap meats" is because I don't care for the texture of a lot of them, but I will say they taste damn good. I'm not gonna go out of my way to have them in my house but dag, yo. Little mayo up on top, a pickle or two...
The only reason I don't eat "cheap meats" is because I don't care for the texture of a lot of them, but I will say they taste damn good. I'm not gonna go out of my way to have them in my house but dag, yo. Little mayo up on top, a pickle or two...
Have you ever had Wickles? I discovered them this summer and my life is forever changed.
I'm a bitch about my kids eating. Rather, I'm a bitch about making sure my kids aren't picky. Every time they pull some bullshit about not liking something they haven't tried or that they previously liked, I make them eat it anyway. Because, for real, that is bullshit, you cunning little people.
But I am not picky about them making a goddamn mess every time they eat. DD2 plays with her food. Stacks it. Dunks it in her drink. Swipes it onto the floor. It's cool, man. As long as she eats a handful of veggies it's cool.
I also hate the whole "just make them eat it or nothing at all" thing. I have tried. For 4 years. To get this kid to eat.
This does not compute with me. I mean, I could be misinterpreting, but to me this sounds like, "Starve them into submission." Amirite?
Oh, wait, I think I did misinterpret. I understand now.
That's the theory. Not doing it.
Oh, yeah, I don't think this is an effective cure for pickiness. I do it to my kids because I know they're full of shit and they say they're not hungry when they're just trying to get the food they want instead of what they're given. So I wrap up that perfectly good food that they do actually like and save it for when they come back telling me they're hungry.
I'm a bitch about my kids eating. Rather, I'm a bitch about making sure my kids aren't picky. Every time they pull some bullshit about not liking something they haven't tried or that they previously liked, I make them eat it anyway. Because, for real, that is bullshit, you cunning little people.
But I am not picky about them making a goddamn mess every time they eat. DD2 plays with her food. Stacks it. Dunks it in her drink. Swipes it onto the floor. It's cool, man. As long as she eats a handful of veggies it's cool.
I wish she was old enough to understand my trying to reason with her but for now, I'll settle with her eating her veggies at daycare.
Dude, no worries. I'm not judgin'. I'm mostly just pointing out my bitchiness. Which is exactly that, I should probably not be so bitchy about things with my kids.
Re: UOs, anyone?
// I love you too. //
I was also told that I was using "I don't make enough milk" as an excuse but i was just being lazy and when I explained what I went through I was told that it was inappropriate to share information about my bodily functions. I think the word 'disgusting' was used.
I fucking hate people.
I hated to love tit your post, but I had too. This right here is why I hated other moms at that time with their oh you are missing your bonding time or you just need to keep trying. I cried on the daily about not being able to do it so the just keep trying because you really aren't trying is completely insensitive
Semi-related, the only time I've ever legit tailgated it was cold outside, and it wasn't even December yet. COLD. Before December! IN FLORIDA. It doesn't get cold here before the ass-end of December/early January.
// I love you too. //
I can't stand all this fucking BS some women spout off about "blah blah. If women just trusted their bodies, BFing would work...and supply issues are just an excuse to not BF". Then there are the women out there, like myself, who genuinely have a medical issue preventing them from making milk. I have breast hypoplasia, aka insufficient glandular tissue. Meaning I literally don't have enough lactation glands in my breasts to produce the milk my baby needs to thrive on. So anyone who wants to spout off the "it would work of you just relax and trust your body" crap, (like one of the LCs at the hospital tried to tell me) can suck it.
BFing IS some emotional shit. wtf.
::ducks from throwing objects::
If you think BF debates make people ragey, you have no idea the shit you're stirring right now!!!
Our jobs as first weeks moms are to hold our babies, feed them and get them to sleep. How one does it is irrelevant.
And I BF for 18 months. I had a great support system and I wish those moms who had asshole LCs or others just being awful to them had a better support system, if even so they didn't feel so bad in the end.
Being a mom is hard. Giving birth is hard. Figuring it all out is realllly hard. A little support goes a long way.
And those zulily outfits are giving me a tension headache. What happened to shorts and polos for school.
Whoever mentioned this debate on the first page or so of UO needs to explain to my boss why I got no work done this morning. The sheer number of asshats commenting on that thread is amazing.
// I love you too. //
// I love you too. //
// I love you too. //
But I am not picky about them making a goddamn mess every time they eat. DD2 plays with her food. Stacks it. Dunks it in her drink. Swipes it onto the floor. It's cool, man. As long as she eats a handful of veggies it's cool.
// I love you too. //
// I love you too. //
// I love you too. //
That method is only good for calling bluffs tho.
// I love you too. //
Are you people saying that I am toxic? :-w
Actually, I can't even give blood with the meds I am on. I'd probably poison the kids.
// I love you too. //
(Sorry if someone already made this joke. I haven't read the whole thread yet)
I'm super late to this party. It being almost fall made me think of this: I still love
Uggs and can't wait to wear them.