Comments on: The Breastfeeding Blues

By: Brittany {Mommy Words}

Brittany {Mommy Words} — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:12:23 +0000

I love your honesty and seriously – it is not all fun at all. I think it’ totally cool to go s long a you really want to or feel like you should and then call it a day and move on to the cuddling. That’s the best part anyway.

By: I Don’t Write To Hurt You And I Believe You Don’t Write To Hurt Me | Late Enough

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:05:35 +0000

[...] I finally have a brand new moment with a different commenter who mocks me for not enjoying breastfeeding and preparing for [...]

By: Average Mom | Late Enough

Average Mom | Late Enough — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:36:39 +0000

[...] mom who pureed organic vegetables and made her own baby food. The mom who uses cloth diapers. Who breastfeed when she hated it. Now, I didn’t do these things to MAKE A POINT. I did them because of the [...]

By: Cranky Sarah

Cranky Sarah — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:43:35 +0000

You’re right, it is a very polarizing issue. There’s pride, guilt and defensiveness on both sides.
I went through lots of emotions while/about nursing. It got more and more painful with each child and hurt the entire year I nursed my 3rd. Sometimes I stared at them non-stop during the feeding but usually I was doing something else: sleeping, eating, reading, taking care of another kid, even fixing dinner.
It’s really not all it’s cracked up to be.
.-= Cranky Sarah´s last blog ..Letting go =-.

By: I Thought I Might Stop Crying Today. I Was Wrong. | Late Enough

I Thought I Might Stop Crying Today. I Was Wrong. | Late Enough — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:04:51 +0000

[...] My other realization: I will never breastfeed again. Not because I hate it. But because we are DONE. At least with the biologic babies. Oh weepy weepy, how did I even [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:34:24 +0000

Thank you!! It's nice to comments so full of support especially around
something as polarizing as breastfeeding.

By: naomidelatorre

naomidelatorre — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:21:50 +0000

I'm all for breastfeeding, but only if baby AND you are into it. I think the most important thing about nursing is that it is a relationship. And if you are not feeling it, that's what bottles are for. Don't feel guilty! You've made it 9 months already. That is awesome. Give yourself a pat on the back and run on over to Babies R Us for some bottle love. Your baby with be just fine either way!! Big hugs.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:15:46 +0000

I think that it is a very personal decision. And we went to one bottle a
day and introduced milk as soon as possible so I just felt less stressed
about the breastfeeding thing. I think that we have to do what's best for
our family as a whole. No one member can be more important than another,
and when we breastfeed at the detriment to our sanity, we are not going to
be good moms. So good for you for doing what was RIGHT instead of what is
ACCEPTED. PS. We weaned a few weeks ago and just switched to milk. And I'm
very okay with it!

By: Jana

Jana — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:29:03 +0000

I'm with Stef. I wrote about breastfeeding back in January, too, because my daughter was not very good at it. She fidgeted a lot, which made me sore, and after each feeding, cried like a rabid cat. I decided I'd get a break once a day and my husband could give her a formula bottle, and guess what? No crying after the bottle. Satisfaction. So, as hard as it was, I switched her to the bottle. I felt guilty for a while, kept seeing so many women breastfeeding that I felt like I was in La Leche commercials, but now I'm fine with it. He can get up at five and give her a bottle. I can go away overnight and not have burning boobs. If you don't like it, dear, you should move on. In a lot of ways, I wonder if formula was invented by a man whose wife was a feminist. (I'm probably going to get hate mail for that one.)

By: Alex Iwashyna

Alex Iwashyna — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:05:13 +0000

My bad subject was micro… although bio chem only went well because a good friend was a genius at it and took the time to explain it to me in VERY SLOW DETAILS.
Thanks for your comment and checking out my site :) My son was the same way with breastfeeding. It wasn't bonding. It was “me time.” I finished like four books those first few months!
My daughter? Not so much. She'll pop off for anything! I'm lucky to check my email on my iPhone before she tries to eat it!