I'm posting my breastfeeding story here because I'm applying to be a mentor over at adopt_a_mom. Feel free to read if you're interested or ignore if you're not! :-P
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this makes me want to go back in time and give you a GIANT hug - I had NO idea how much you were going through after Caelan's birth.... And I also, if back in said time, would beat the crap out of your pediatrician!
Thank you! Yes, I was NOT in a good place after Caelan's birth. I think that's how I ended up so obsessed with things like breastfeeding, natural child birth, birth choices, home birth, etc... I didn't like feeling so out of control so I became obsessed with being able to control my own body and birth and parenting choices.
I am finding it a bit intimidating! I'm trying to read all the links they sent me, and I know I have some time because it looks like they won't accept new mentees until January.
Wow, I had no idea! You always seemed like such a pro at breastfeeding! That's so awesome. So many people get a bad start like you do and that's it. You have such amazing determination! I think the only reason I had it so easy was because I did a ton of research when I was pregnant-I don't know anyone that breastfed at all, so I had no knowledge of it (like seriously, I never even knew about it, how sad is that?) I just happened to read about breastfeeding while looking into attachment parenting and was like, hey, that sounds like a good idea lol.
Congrats on doing such an awesome job with your awesome kids!
Thanks! I should have done more research when I was pregnant. I got pretty fierce about breastfeeding and birth choices AFTER having Caelan. I think I was naively optimistic about it all when I was pregnant with him, then learned my lesson the hard way.
I wish that I had reached out to someone like you when Anoria was first born. Those early weeks of breastfeeding were so hard. Anoria was all about cluster feeding and would nurse for hours at a time. My milk took 5 days to come in. I thought we had a good latch but it turned out that she had a very strong, shallow latch. This combined with the thrush from the antbiotics I was given... My nipples were torn up. They cracked and bled. I even lost chunks of nipple. The burning was so bad I would cry when she needed to nurse.
It took so long for my milk to come in that Rastorfer gave me a deadline and if my milk didn't come in I had to supplement. Anoria lost a whole pound while waiting for my milk to come in.
I'm glad it all worked out for you. I wish we'd been more in touch at that time. I want to become a lactation consultant some day. I already try to reach out to people who I know are having a baby soon or have just had a baby to help as much as I can, but it's such a fine line between helping and being perceived as meddling or *gasp* a boob nazi! I've had college friends on facebook tell me to (in kinder words) butt out when I've innocently tried to help after hearing a doctor made them supplement with formula or some other issue like that.
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*hug*
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I love your new icon, by the way!
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Congrats on doing such an awesome job with your awesome kids!
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It took so long for my milk to come in that Rastorfer gave me a deadline and if my milk didn't come in I had to supplement. Anoria lost a whole pound while waiting for my milk to come in.
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