Breastfeeding question..

gisellems · April 2010

i know i'm being a PW but i'm getting all this questions and i wanna ask them before i forget about it.

anyways i didnt breastfeed ds, i had a horrible delivery and that just made bf impossible for me. this time around i really want to make an efford to try it, is bf really that hard to do?? do you recomend any websites or books?? thanks for any advice!

chatty6176 · April 2010

kellymom.com

zoe_cat · April 2010

Ditto kellymom.com and also The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins.

Mrs.Hubbard · April 2010

I don't think it's hard at all once you get the hang of it. I read breastfeeding made simple before I had P. Although I think it is much easier to figure it out once you have the baby and are trying.

zoe_cat · April 2010

Oh yeah, and it was hard for the first couple of weeks but it got really really easy after that. You just have to get past the super sore nipples stage and it gets a lot better.

preciousmetal · April 2010

I agree with pp's about kellymom.com. Also, this is a great little thing that I'm so thankful for - ask the nurses at the hospital for a nipple shield. It will help IMMENSELY with nipple soreness. I could not have BF'ed without it. GL!

Meg&Jesse · April 2010

Honestly, it was a lot more difficult than I imagined. I thought it would "just happen" and it was more work than that. 22 months later (DS is weaning now) I am a strong supporter of BFing and so happy we have made it this far. There are so many benefits I don't know where to begin....the bonding, the nutrition, the comfort, etc. etc. And really I don't remember the days that were rough...I cherish them!

kellymom is helpful and I liked So That's What They're For. Good luck!

treala05 · April 2010

It can be more difficult in the beginning when you're getting used to it, but then it's so easy. So in general, I would say it's not hard, it's a commitment. I agree that kellymom.com was a helpful resource for me. Good luck!

roseroseroseroserose · April 2010

www.kellymom.com was fabulous. The BF board here is good...it came around after I already had the hang of it, but it's a good resource. I read a few books and the best was So That's What They're For. It's a easy and sometimes funny read.

Giselle, it was hard at first. For real, HARD. It was painful. I second guessed everything. But my pedi said if I could survive the first two weeks, I could nurse as long as I wanted...and I did...for 16 months.

Feel free to ask on here or FB me.

Temp778367875008010 · April 2010

I agree that kellymom.com is a great resource. Also, if you can, get recs for a local lactation consultant. I have a good friend who is one and I wouldn't have lasted long without her.

I had a lot of issues with BFing in the beginning, probably due to a bad delivery and it took several weeks to get adjusted. Then one day, it just became easy. I continued until about a week before he turned 2, so you can do it!

Halo79RN · April 2010

we had trouble with both dc... and both bf for over a year.

my rec... if your hospital does not offer lactation consultants, search for an IBCLC in your area. and contact your local la leche league. the local chapter in the town I lived in when dd was born had team members "on call" ... I talked and cried to some poor mom of three...she stayed on the phone with me for an hour... offering an ear, offering suggestions.... she got me in the info for our local IBCLC... life saver. here's the link to the LC I used at that time... she travels all over talking about the benes of bf'ing.https://www.normalfed.com/

the hospital I had ds in had a lactation clinic free for the community. awesome women with office hours and then on call after hours. he had an easier go of it... dd took months to latch properly (she was early and had a rough delivery and then jaundice.)

MG7 · April 2010

For me the first few weeks were rough, I cried a few times thinking I couldn't do it. Once you BOTH get the hang of it things are much easier. DS weaned a few weeks ago and had you asked me if I would have expected to make it as long as we did I would have laughed and said no way. There were bumps along the road but kellymom.com and the breastfeeding board on this site were very helpful.

kd990710 · April 2010

It is very awkward in the beginning. You have to hold the baby a certain way...some babies like the "football hold"...which i found hard to do...But you just have to keep trying...Before you know it you wont even have to think about it. It will come as naturally as breathing. After a few weeks you will be a pro. It's hard but it is worth it! When you feel discouraged just think of how you are supporting your child so greatly by bf-ing. Good luck!! Also, you tend to lose the baby pounds faster when u bf, which is a plus!

Nov5Mrs. · April 2010

If you can get through the first 4-6 weeks and want to keep going for several months it's so worth it. I started to wean DD around 8 mos. and plan to BF my next baby even longer because I regretted weaning her so soon when I found FF to be a bit more inconvenient than BF.

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