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Hi everyone,
I'm a 25 year old first time mom to my 5 week old Vinny. I have a great husband and a terribly mischievous Husky dog. I never pictured myself as a mom but I am loving this little boy more than I've ever loved anything. Breastfeeding has been fairly easy with this kid but I have to admit I don't particularly enjoy it myself. In fact sometimes I hate it. If I didn't know all the benefits I'd probably bottle feed. That said, there is no disputing breast is best and Vinny deserves the best. Anyway thanks for including me in the group and hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.
Vanessa
PS Here's a link I found to a study done about breast milk and it's cancer saving properties. I though it was pretty incredible.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/435197/human_breast_milk_kills_cancer_swedish.html |
| Posted by Vanessa on 11/16/2007 08:43 AM
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| I felt that way for a long time! There were days when I cried every time my daughter latched on. But, with the support of my husband and a lactation consultant, thing sgot better. She is now 4 months and we are old pros! Keep it up, it does get better! |
| posted by kendra on 11/16/2007 09:26 AM
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Vanessa-
Hang in there. I'm glad it's been fairly easy for you. Learning to breastfeed my first child was one of the hardest things I ever did. I am nursing my 2nd b/c I know how good it is for her, too. I made it 11 months with my son and hope to make it a year with my little girl. Congratulations on your little one! |
| posted by Courtney on 11/17/2007 01:32 AM
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I thankfully had a fairly easy time breastfeeding. I want to kudo all of you that keep on going despite your own frustration and discomfort.
Vanessa- I agree it does get easier. |
| posted by Joni on 11/22/2007 10:05 PM
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Hi
I am so glad to hear that you are having a fairly easy time with nursing. I had my 1st child at 25 and was determined to nurse her after speaking to a friend of mine that had a girl a year earlier and being told about all the benefits of nursing. Regardless my child had many ear infections and needed tubes when she was 13 months old. She had since had issues with all the antibiotics she was given and has become allergic to many foods but we are seeing a good change now at age 7. I did nurse my 2nd child and she was much easier to feed but I was still determined to do it b/c of the benefits and the savings in formula. I now am nursing my 3rd child nad its had its moments when I wish I wasn't. A friend of mine had her 2nd at the same time as my 3rd and she is using formula. Her child had a difficult time with the formula and they had to change it many times until they found the right type. I am glad for that reason alone that I am nursing and there is no problem unless I eat something that doesn't agree with my baby. I did find myself sometimes hating it though b/c I don't nurse in public (never felt comfortable with it) and I don't nurse in front of others other than my husband and my mom. It just kept us home most of the summer and indoors since it seemed that as soon as we would venture out he needed to eat again. I kept with it though even through tears and now he is 7 months and eating other foods and going longer with feedings so now we do go places and we have gone outside but sadly its getting colder here so I prefer to be indoors. The spring/summer will be much easier of course but I wouldn't change anything even though I was fustrated that I couldn't grab some premade formula and the baby and the other kids and just go someplace this summer. I know he is better off for those few months and he is such a happy and healthy little boy.
I wish you lots of luck since it does get easier. I had nursed my 1st child until she was 12 months. My 2nd was 14 months and I still continue with my 3rd. |
| posted by MK on 11/27/2007 11:34 AM
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| Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I am finding that it is getting easier. He makes the cutest faces when he is nursing and there are times when only nursing seems to provide comfort. he's typically a good baby though he occasionally has cranky days which so far I'm attributing to gas. As for nursing in public, I feel the same way Monika. It's not that it's gross or shameful or anything like that but before I was a mom I felt like I didn't know how to not act awkward around someone breastfeeding. I understand it's my "right" but as someone who felt strange when I was around other people nursing I feel like it's meant to be private or among very close family and friends. On the other hand when we do go out I have found that pumping breast milk for a few bottles before we go let's us stay out longer. So far it has worked really well. Also living in New York City also provides many hotels I can duck into which often have sitting rooms adjoined. I've also learned museums are the best baby changing stations while restaurants are the worst. Though now that it's getting colder we're doing more indoor days as well. |
| posted by Vanessa on 11/27/2007 12:02 PM
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| I agree that nursing in public is not gross but I just have never been comfortable with it. With my 1st child I needed help to latch her on. The nurses kept saying that she was lazy. Thankfully I had a c-section and I say thankfully b/c she only latched on and nursed right after she was born. Later she wouldn't regardless of what the nurses or I did. Finally on my 3rd day of staying in the hospital the lactation consultant came to see me and I pumped milk which she liked to take from the bottle. Guess she was lazy. I would always need to take many pillows to prop around me and to prop her so feeding standing up or without pillows would never happen. I did the same with my 2nd child - needed all the pillows and now with my 3rd I can just nurse with my nursing pillow but I did need the pillows at first especially right after the c-section. I had c-sections with all my children. I never knew or learned how to carry the baby and latch them so that I could walk around to feed. I guess thinking about it it was good since it made me sit and rest. Just last week a mother had a baby in October and she was at my eldest daughters gymnastic class and as I was reading my book I could see her to my far left as the parents viewing room is not that big and she was able to put a blanket on her and feed her baby. I only brought my son to the 1st class along with my 2nd child and my mom just in case. My mom has volunteered to watch my 2 youngest children which allows me to not worry about feeding him. He sometimes doesn't want to take the bottle from me but I have found if I leave him in his high chair or car seat he will take it. Guess he prefers it from me. Anyway, I am happy to hear that you are able to take your son out especially since NY has the hotels that you can use. I have recently noticed that our malls have enlarged bathrooms with areas to nurse behind curtains. They didn't have those when I had my 1st and 2nd child. I would have spent more time there if they did but that could have been bad since spending money is not good when you are down to 1 income. I wish you the best and your son is very precious. |
| posted by MK on 11/27/2007 02:32 PM
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