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anyone plan on breastfeeding?
I am going to breastfeed. Im planning on getting a breast pump at babiesr r us. my mom keeps making comments to me about why would you by a pump? it probly wolnt work out with bf. my aunt said to me good luck with breast feeding. and hangs her head and shakes it at me. then she says, hope your milk works! mine didnt! she didnt even try to breast feed. dosent she know it dries up if you dont use it? why all the negativity towards breast feeding? I wouldnt give up if i had a few obsticles. Then my mom made horrific comment about how she tried once with me and it felt good and her cervix was contracting. she said she felf like she could have reached orgasm. I told her that is not normal! makes me wonder how old i was and why she seemed aroused while "trying it once"? what kind of a person says that to there daughter?
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Re: anyone plan on breastfeeding?
Yes, I am.
FYI there is a grammar error in your siggy.
:::snickers:::
I plan to breastfeed.
My understanding from talking with moms is that an orgasm can happen during BF. It does have a sexual like enjoyment from it, and the enjoyment level can vary from woman to woman. It may be TMI, but I have orgasimed from DH sucking on my breasts during pregnancy sex.
We plan on BF, but understand that not everyone can do it. And if it doesn't happen for us, we'll use formula.
Reasons to get a pump:
Just in case there is latching problems, but you still want LO to have the milk
What if you plan on going out for the day...you will need to pump so you are not engorged...
I plan on breastfeeding (yes it does not work out for all people) and am getting a pump
DS #1- Ares Christopher
DS #2- Taj Lee
DD #1 Alba Gray
Baby #4- coming in May
i am going to breastfeed, and i don't know many people who did. my mom didn't. i haven't gotten too many negative feedback on it but it's the healthier choice.
your mom saying that is WEIRD!! i would try to forget she even said that.
do what you want to do! its your baby!
I breastfed for 9 months with my first and definitely plan to again...
With that said I didn't really use my pump much, you can hold off on buying one..I did have a few friends who bought an expensive pump and then could't didn't like breastfeeding after a couple weeks. I didn't even introduce a bottle until 2 months old.
One piece of advice is surround yourself with positive people who will encourage you breastfeeding is best. Mine was such a wonderful experience!
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I nursed both kids for a year and plan to with this one. I used my pump A LOT since I work. Even during the summers off ( I'm a teacher) it was helpful to be able to make bottles for outings or sitters and also some times to increase supply. I had a double electric pump, which I got insurance to pay 80% of. When I tried out the manual pump, it was much more difficult for me. I think I had it on a low setting, so it didn't work for me. I'm just mentioning it because if that's all I had tried, I would have been very discouraged at pumping! Nursing has its ups and downs, but it healthier for you and your baby.
People are trying to tell you that your signature says "were having a baby," as in you were but you are not now. You need an apostrophe.
Absolutely breast feeding, did for 14 mos with #1, plan to do the same or more with this one. It took us a little while to get established, but once we both had nursing figured out it was convenient, cheap, no bottles to wash, and most importantly best for both of us health-wise.
If the cost of a pump is not something you are sure you want to invest in, I believe most hospitals rent good quality pumps. You could rent one for a couple months, see how it is going, see how much you use it, and then decide if it would be better to actually own your own pump.
Well that's kind of repulsive! You may want not want to expose yourself while bfing in front of your mom. You never know what kind of orgasmic reaction you might get
I do know that I often tell pg women that are thinking about bfing, what a hard time I hard and recommend taking a class and getting as much support as you can and giving it time to work. I try not to be doom and gloom but I also don't want anyone to have a grandeous view of things. For me, it was not like the beauty of a medela bfing commercial in the beginning. It's hard and very time consuming. BUT with all that said, I think it's very important for the baby;'s health and our bonding. I had supply issues and had to stop after 3 months but I am very hopeful things will go better this time and I am definitely trying again. Good luck and do what you think is best for your baby.
I am still bfing my LO. I plan on bfing next one too. We had a ton of problems in the begining. Oversupply...major latch issues ect. If you are determined and your supply keeps up you can do it. We had to go to several different lactation consultants before we found an AWESOME one at 6 weeks. Don't let the negativity get you down before you have had a chance to try. Just because it didn't work out for them doesn't mean that it wont for you.
As far as the pump goes, I am SO glad I had one and I have used it tons. I am a SAHM and really used it until I was about 6 weeks pregnant this time. I had oversupply issues and it was great to have my pump. I also have a HUGE freezer stash. It takes up the majority of my stand alone freezer. It is nice to be able to give my LO bottles when others watch him and to know that if my supply tanks he has milk for a while. Definitly get your pump if you want it. You may want to check with your insurance and work to see if they cover part of it. My insurance didn't but my husband's work had a program that contributed $140.00 towards it. HTH
It's too bad you don't have more personal support. Definitely look for support on here, as it is a largely pro-BF site. I plan on BFing AND using a pump, as I will have to go back to work after 12 weeks. If it doesn't work out, then it doesn't work out, but I feel like I need to give it my best shot. I know plenty of formula-fed babies who are in excellent health, etc., so I'm not worried about that, but I want that bonding time with my son.
I have always felt that pumping is an excellent adjunct to BF, especially for moms who work outside the house (I work in a PICU staffed mostly by female RNs and RTs), and want to continue breastmilk feeding when they are away for other reasons (nights out, overnight away from baby, etc.) There are all kinds of moms and all kinds of situations that affect how we're all going to feel about our capabilities for BFing. I personally hope we all have great experiences, however we choose to nourish our kids!
I breastfeed DD and plan to with LO#2 also. I would encourage you to find support for breastfeeding. Either on here, another website, LLL meetings, etc. Breastfeeding can be hard and if you don't have someone encouraging you, it is pretty easy to give up.
You may also want to try renting a pump rather than buying. . I would say it depends on whether you're going back to work/how soon you're going back to work. But it might be a way to get your mom off your back.
And regarding the orgasmic breastfeeding. . .breastfeeding can cause arousal for some women. However, I would never ever share something personal like that with my daughter. ..that is just weird.
I had planned to breastfeed with dd, but she had latching issues - however I had purchased a pump - and I was so glad that I did, because I exclusively pumped to make sure she got my milk. So, no, it didn't work for me, and I was so glad to have the pump to make it work.
I will say that if this little guy can't latch, I'm not sure how long I'll exclusively pump - it's really hard and exhausting! Instead of just getting up and sticking your baby on your breast every 3 hours, it was get up, feed what I had pumped last time, get her burped, and settled in her bouncy, get all my pumping stuff out and ready, pump for 20 minutes (both at one time), clean off the shields and parts, put the milk away, put the pump away, and go back and lay down. Oh, and by now, dd was up again within an hour! UGH! It was just exhausting! I did it for 4 months with dd, so we'll see how it goes this time.
The key is that you have no idea how it will work for you. Everyone is different, and everyone experiences it differently. Good luck!