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June 2016 Moms
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I saw a really interesting theory about Bf'ing and the desire to. Basically, I think boobs have always been sexual to me (thanks to a full C in 8th grade). So that is probably my issue with it. I have a hard time disassociating the two. Hoping once baby gets here, it will feel more natural to me. I really do want him on breast milk, and already have lactaction consults if it doesn't start well. But I'm still not super excited. STM 's - did any of you have a hard time picturing yourself breastfeeding? Or weren't super excited to have sore nipples? I feel like I hear more horror stories than good stories when it comes to Bf'ing.
With DD I had no desire to BF all the way through but felt I should at least try so had everything I thought I needed (my boobs, bras, hoppy and pump). Then as it got closer to the birth I started getting more and more anxiety about it specifically just this pressure that I would be the sole person responsible for feeding the baby as well as other things. So I decided to exclusively FF. When I had DD and they asked me to try it I said I wasn't and they were kind of pushy so I said maybe I should. My husband turned to me and said only do it if I wanted to and I broke down and said I couldn't. Well long story ending, I am so happy with the decision. My baby is fine and she had food and love and a healthy mom which was important. Do what you need to do and don't ever feel guilty able it what happens. Good luck @ahernandez16
Regarding bf/ft: I was dead set on bfing my son. It didn't work out, I was devastated. But I loved formula feeding. DH would take turns getting up in the night to give a bottle. I didn't have to pump at work which would be really difficult being a teacher. I'm going to try bfing again this time, and I really hope it works out. But if it doesn't, oh well! She will be fed.
Regarding Oreos at 3 months: there was a chick on my last BMB who gave her daughter chocolate at 2 or 3 months old. She got flaaaaamed. The poor baby was so innocent with chocolate all around her mouth and the mom posted the pic and laughed saying how cute it was. Poor kid couldn't do anything about it.
I'm not sure what's wrong with people.
Triplets due 6/29/16 also from an IUI!
Man, so sad about your Marine Corps friend's wife. Awkward but I can relate to her rage.
Thanks ladies for for info on BFing. I also have this feeling it's gonna be weird from a sexual perspective but your comments are making me feel better.
Happy Monday y'all!
1. @junebabyjoy: Ugh, sorry to hear you have the flu!
2. @alysemciver: Whoa. That's pretty intense Facebook drama.
3. People have legit given Oreos and chocolate to tiny babies on TB?! How sad.
4. I'm also unsure how I feel about separating the sexual boob thing from BFing. I can see it taking some getting used to for me. That being said, ideally I'd love to be able to exclusively breastfeed for a good while, since I work from home and feeding baby (with an in-home nanny) or pumping as needed will logistically be easier. We'll see how things go!
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Dog poos just off the street curb on a neighbor's yard, where she's done business for months, and we allllllways pick up after her immediately. I have the poo pick-up bag over my hand ready to pick it up. The neighbor pulls over next to me as he's driving up, rolls down his window, and says "Hey! don't let your dog go to the bathroom in my yard!!". I wordlessly hold up the poo bag with a "WTF do you think this is" look on my face. He says " Yeah, just don't. There are so many other places, so just don't!". Since his kids were in the car, I just rolled my eyes, laughed at him and said "Oooook" as I bent to pick up after my dog instead of my first inclination--"Fuck off.".
I was so mad walking home I sweated through my shirt. Thank you, hormones.
What a prick! There was no reason to be a douche about it. There were 1000 other much more polite ways to address me if he'd rather not have dog poo contact his property for 5 seconds, so speaking to me like that was out of line, and it pissed me off.
Seriously though, if he's so worried about dog poo contacting his dirt patch of a yard for the 5 seconds between deposit and collection, he's got issues.
@junebabyjoy- hope the IV did the trick! Check in when you can!
@ahernandez16- I know I've already chimed in about this, but try not to let yourself feel guilt about how you're feeding baby. Unless it's Oreos
@junebabyjoy also hoping that you are feeling better!
ETA about the oreos, this is something I can see my step-kids doing and being all like "but the baby loooooves oreos"... better keep an eye on them...
I would suggest trying it-as you're planning to-and see how it goes. Do away with expectations and go with the flow. You sound pretty set up to succeed which is great. And I think it's ok not to be excited about it. I enjoy BF'ing and the bonding and the convenience but I'm not "excited" for it either. So don't feel bad that you feel that way. As for the sexual issue-it really does go away (in my
opinion). I'll admit my boobs are off limits to H for a while as I adjust but not for long. :-)
Just caught up, thanks so much for you support yesterday! I thought about responding, but I was pretty sure that ANYTHING I said would ultimately result in the entire thread being closed- totally not worth it!
@junebabyjoy sorry about your flu! Keep us updated
@crdo I'd be soooo livid with that kind of dipsh#t. Does he think wild animals avoid pooping on his yard as well?! Who talks that way to their neighbor, a pregnant neighbor, a pregnant neighbor with a bag in hand??
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Thanks for everyone's input on BF'ing - you all rock!
I could save my dog's poo for a week, and hide portions of it strategically all over the guy's property, garage, and yard. She's the size of a high school student, so....that would be some serious ammo. Surprise, asshat!
Downside? Legal repercussions, maybe. Upside? HILARIOUS.
I'll probably just give him the stink eye whenever I see him. Hiding the poo would take too much effort, especially being this pregnant. Sigh.
@CourtJack your story is encouraging! I had (self-diagnosed) PPA with my first. She was seemingly feeding very well (30+ minute feeding sessions, then falling back asleep happy), but was not returning to her birth weight. It took us a good 3 weeks to figure out that she was not sucking efficiently. At that point, my milk supply was already trained to be super light. I fought for the next 9 weeks to increase that damn supply. It was painful, it was exhausting and it added to my anxiety. At 12 weeks when I was pumping a combine 1/4 oz total in a session, I decided to cut my losses and go entirely to formula (had been supplementing since 3 weeks). It was the best decision for *me* at that time. My anxiety all but disappeared and I was able to enjoy my daughter rather than worry about her getting enough to eat. I am trying sooooo hard not to be anxious about my supply this time, so to hear your story is so reassuring! And, if it's crappy supply again I know when to cut my losses and make sure this one is fed and happy and loved in any way I can.
@junebabyjoy I hope your illness is short-lived!
DD born June 2016
Second due August 2020 (team green!)
Obviously the parents of the mom/dad are going to hope they have a little mini of their kid running around. It's cute to think about. My mom even tried to say on my 2D, 14 week ultrasound that the baby had my nose... Ha
H has a nephew that looks EXACTLY like him as a baby. It's seriously a bit spooky so I guess I'm not holding out on my kid being my mini so those comments don't bug me. I'm just hoping to pass on a little curl in his hair.
Also, @hockeyfan42 - please tell me she's the type to be saying that as a joke...not okay!
@crdo what a craptastic neighbor!! Your word "poophobic" made me chuckle. There is this company on the internet that will ship a bag of literal shit to anyone you want to ship it to. I think you can choose between different types of animal crap (dog,monkey,elephant,etc) and they ship it anonymously!