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What everyone think about breast feeding...........
And why should we do it.....?
And why should we do it.....?
I have breastfed both my children. I breastfed my son till he was 18 months and stopped 2 months before Saoirse was due. I am still breastfeeding her and she will be 2 at the end of July. I plan on weaning her soon. I fully intend on breastfeading #3.
I was able to breastfeed my son is now 2 and a half years old for the first year and it was amazing. Like you said it's free and there's lots less bottles to wash! Definitely the best nutrition for them and we were blessed that it worked for us. I'm planning to try again breastfeeding with this next little one, hopefully it will work as well...
lol, I know. I try to help spark conversations by posting stuff and leaving notes for people every once in awhile but this forum just seems sluggish. When I was in the October 2010 babies forum with my last pregnancy, it was way more active, not sure why ours isn't?
Thank you so much for the info....we need to inbox each other cuz we the only one that be talking on here. ..I hate that'.
Well I'm 100% pro-breastfeeding. And there are many, many reasons to breast feed, but a few are : your baby receives the HIGHEST nutritional benefit from breast milk. Synthetic milk (formula) does not even come close to giving your child the same benefits of breast milk. It actually acts like a dose of antibiotics for your baby, and breast fed babies tend to be healthier than formula fed babies. That's why whatever you can give your child is great- whether it be 2 weeks or 2 years.
2) It is MUCH cheaper than formula- as in free! Your only cost would be bottles and a breast pump if desired.
3) It helps you loose baby weight because you burn an extra 500 calories each day producing your milk.
4) It is great bonding & skin-to-skin time with your baby. The feeling that you are providing your baby with something that nobody else can.
5) That's what boobs are made for- feeding devices just like on other animals (cats, dogs, pigs, etc.). Boobs are meant to feed our children, might as well put them to good use :)
That being said, not all women are able to breast feed do to a variety of issues. Myself, I had VERY large breast (36G) that made it difficult to position my son and I couldn't even see if he was latched on. They were so big that when he was a newborn they literally covered him during feedings (my husband has a pic of it, lol). I believe this also caused my flat nipples (when they don't get as "perky" as they should- making it difficult for baby to latch on). They have nipple shields for this, but I couldn't find any big enough :( On top of all that, my son had a tied tongue :( when a little piece of skin attaches the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. I have this also and can barely stick out my tongue, lol). I tried sooo hard to breast feed! I was able to feed without supplementation for 2 weeks, but found out he wasn't eating enough because he wasn't latching properly- I read books, meat with an LC, and watched youtube videos, I was doing everything "right" but he couldn't latch. I then did a combination of putting him to the breast at every feeding, then feeding him a bottle of formula while I pumped. I kept this up until 6 weeks, then he just began refusing to eat from the breast...I think it's because he got so tired of me continually trying to latch him on properly that he got too frustrated and would just scream & cry. I then strictly pumped and supplemented with formula until 10 weeks, when I couldn't keep it up anymore do to my schedule. I had a few mental break downs because I felt like a failure.
That's the reason I am sharing this story, to let women who try their best but still can't make it work know that they are not failures. I realize now that I did everything I could for my son, and he still received 10 weeks of my breast milk. He had gotten the benefits of the natural antibiotics and the skin-to-skin contact with mommy.
2) It is MUCH cheaper than formula- as in free! Your only cost would be bottles and a breast pump if desired.
3) It helps you loose baby weight because you burn an extra 500 calories each day producing your milk.
4) It is great bonding & skin-to-skin time with your baby. The feeling that you are providing your baby with something that nobody else can.
5) That's what boobs are made for- feeding devices just like on other animals (cats, dogs, pigs, etc.). Boobs are meant to feed our children, might as well put them to good use :)
That being said, not all women are able to breast feed do to a variety of issues. Myself, I had VERY large breast (36G) that made it difficult to position my son and I couldn't even see if he was latched on. They were so big that when he was a newborn they literally covered him during feedings (my husband has a pic of it, lol). I believe this also caused my flat nipples (when they don't get as "perky" as they should- making it difficult for baby to latch on). They have nipple shields for this, but I couldn't find any big enough :( On top of all that, my son had a tied tongue :( when a little piece of skin attaches the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. I have this also and can barely stick out my tongue, lol). I tried sooo hard to breast feed! I was able to feed without supplementation for 2 weeks, but found out he wasn't eating enough because he wasn't latching properly- I read books, meat with an LC, and watched youtube videos, I was doing everything "right" but he couldn't latch. I then did a combination of putting him to the breast at every feeding, then feeding him a bottle of formula while I pumped. I kept this up until 6 weeks, then he just began refusing to eat from the breast...I think it's because he got so tired of me continually trying to latch him on properly that he got too frustrated and would just scream & cry. I then strictly pumped and supplemented with formula until 10 weeks, when I couldn't keep it up anymore do to my schedule. I had a few mental break downs because I felt like a failure.
That's the reason I am sharing this story, to let women who try their best but still can't make it work know that they are not failures. I realize now that I did everything I could for my son, and he still received 10 weeks of my breast milk. He had gotten the benefits of the natural antibiotics and the skin-to-skin contact with mommy.
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