tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009483.post4340380614776908107..comments2023-10-17T01:39:09.682-07:00Comments on Princess Nebraska: Thanks MomElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187554679583487835noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009483.post-83778799094549735712007-04-25T09:30:00.000-07:002007-04-25T09:30:00.000-07:00Listen. There are PLENTY of legitimate reasons peo...Listen. There are PLENTY of legitimate reasons people can't/don't breast feed, Trixie's being a pretty major one.<BR/>I was lucky enough to have no trouble with it, and didn't really have a hard time after the first few weeks, but that was not the case for a lot of mothers I know.<BR/>If you don't want to be a judgmental mom (and for the love of GOD, please try not to be. There are enough of them out there, and they SUCK.), please try to think beyond your own experiences with something before you do the judging.<BR/>Because if this is getting to you? Just wait.<BR/>Sorry for sounding preachy, but really. The judgment is so totally unproductive.Martha Marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05266832320839240327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009483.post-58535661289303887472007-04-16T05:43:00.000-07:002007-04-16T05:43:00.000-07:00Okay, so here's the good side: you don't have to s...Okay, so here's the good side: you don't have to sterilize bottles and haul purified water around, you don't have to shlep around in the middle of the night getting bottles ready, it's always the right temperature and your kid is always getting "enough" and you won't burn the building down, as my neighbor almost did, when you fall asleep while you heat up a bottle in the middle of the night. Oh, and it's good for the kid, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009483.post-1832634886989506302007-04-14T04:31:00.000-07:002007-04-14T04:31:00.000-07:00My best friend had 2 babies, and she HATED breastf...My best friend had 2 babies, and she HATED breastfeeding them...until she decided to open a high interest internet bank account. Every week, she deposited the money she would have spent on formula into the acocunt, and after the year of feeding (6 months on each kid) she went and bought herself some kick arse (us Australians wack an r in the arse) knickers and bras, to endure her boobs belonged to her and the husband again, and not the kids. I think it's largely unspoken how much some women hate the experiece, and that's the only way my mate could get through it - with humour! LOL!crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359870139026889309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009483.post-74155704031605484342007-04-12T05:03:00.000-07:002007-04-12T05:03:00.000-07:00Is it okay for me to say that I'm terrified I'm go...Is it okay for me to say that I'm terrified I'm going to feel the exact same way? I'm trying to keep neutral expectations at this point, but I just have a feeling I'm not going to love it either. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for being so honest. Really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009483.post-8817904074430020732007-04-10T13:29:00.000-07:002007-04-10T13:29:00.000-07:00I hope Eli breastfeeds his kids ;)I had a history ...I hope Eli breastfeeds his kids ;)<BR/><BR/>I had a history professor who used to talk about a scene in "The Grapes of Wrath" where a woman breastfeeds one of the men because they have no food. It kind of creeped me out because I think it was a personal fantasy of his.Jennette Fuldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472979135701418121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009483.post-11524531426806783742007-04-10T12:47:00.000-07:002007-04-10T12:47:00.000-07:00Sorry for all the typos.Of course I meant:people's...Sorry for all the typos.<BR/><BR/>Of course I meant:<BR/><BR/>people's reasons are NOT as obvious as a tube in an infant's nose.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595026999757410223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009483.post-88200192336222393542007-04-10T12:45:00.000-07:002007-04-10T12:45:00.000-07:00It was hard for me to read this post because it is...It was hard for me to read this post because it is for this exact reason why I feel so much guilt for no longer providing breast milkf for Georgia. We never got the hang of breast feeding and her heart condition had a lot to do with that. And although a lot of people tried to convince me I shouldn't let it get to me, it did. To try an compensate, I pumped a million times a day to provide her with the milk in some fashion though not direct from boob. It was hard--I daresay harder than breastfeeding directly--because it took twice as long to pump and then feed by bottle and often times I was pumping when instead I could have been playing or snuggling with her.<BR/><BR/>When Georgia just wasn't growing it became clear that breast milk was not providing her with enough calories and we had to start adding calories with formula. This both broke my heart and relieved me. And easy out from all the constant pumping. Because it IS hard. Harder than anyone ever told me it would be. But still, until Georgia had to be hospitalized and have feeding tube put in I persisted with pumping until I just didn't medically have a choice. Sometimes, like in my case, breastmilk is not the best option. Despite all the le leche league hoo ha.<BR/><BR/>I will probably forever feel bad about it. Though it's getting easier. And I can't help but feel it's necessary to remind you that sometimes people's reasons are as obvious as a tube in an infant's nose.<BR/><BR/>But. I DO see where you are coming from.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595026999757410223noreply@blogger.com