Did you find Breastfeeding difficult or easy?
When I had my daughter I was committed to breastfeeding, but was surprised how difficult it was. After a couple of months it became easier and it was one of the most rewarding times of my life. Other animals just seem to latch on and away they go. It has got me wondering why? - is it because we don't get to see women breastfeeding in our everyday life? What do you think?
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Permalink Reply by Nightowlmama on -
not sure what the animals comment is about but...
I had difficulties breastfeeding my first. and then when I had my 2nd I was determined we breastfeed for 5m. Now with my last we are going on 19m. YEs difficult and easy at the same time. Maybe I should out line a blog post
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Permalink Reply by Sara R on -
I had such a hard time breastfeeding. At first my son had trouble latching on, than I dealt with mastitis twice. Than I had clogged pores. I only had a little amount of milk, so Wic was yelling at me for supplementing. I found myself very frustrated and that enjoyed it. My son nursed for 5 months and than I only had a tiny bit of milk left. He ended up getting frustrated, we quit and I have some evry special memories in my heart. It was a learning experience, if I ever have a second baby, I plan to nurse.
Sara
The Breathing Post
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Permalink Reply by Michelle Hutchison on -
dogs, cats, cows etc. don't seem to need lactation consultants :)
Nightowlmama said:not sure what the animals comment is about but...
I had difficulties breastfeeding my first. and then when I had my 2nd I was determined we breastfeed for 5m. Now with my last we are going on 19m. YEs difficult and easy at the same time. Maybe I should out line a blog post
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Permalink Reply by Amy Kehoe on -
I had candida when I was pregnant with my first. It was systemic. Which means it was in my breastmilk. If your nipples feel like someone has shot them with a staple gun, you have candida. It makes for painful breastfeeding when you have staple-gunned nips. Trust me on this one. I pumped for 18-months because it hurt less than breastfeeding. But not by much. It's the chapter of my life called "My personal hell as a new mom".
For the second child, the candida was treated and gone. Breastfeeding was a piece of cake. I breastfed him right through college. Ok, kidding. Until he was 3 1/2 and in preschool. Because I could.
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Permalink Reply by Jen CC Tan on -
yes for the first, so i made sure i was prepared for the second! =)
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Permalink Reply by Annie Cook on -
I had no difficulty with breastfeeding. The only hard part was to stop doing it. I could just produce milk that I had to keep storing it away and it took me about 20 months to feel that it would then stop. It was otherwise a very healthy experience for both of us ( I had ceasarian and she had had a great many months of breastmilk.)
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Permalink Reply by Michelle Hutchison on
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Had candida too - I can totally relate
Amy Kehoe said:I had candida when I was pregnant with my first. It was systemic. Which means it was in my breastmilk. If your nipples feel like someone has shot them with a staple gun, you have candida. It makes for painful breastfeeding when you have staple-gunned nips. Trust me on this one. I pumped for 18-months because it hurt less than breastfeeding. But not by much. It's the chapter of my life called "My personal hell as a new mom".
For the second child, the candida was treated and gone. Breastfeeding was a piece of cake. I breastfed him right through college. Ok, kidding. Until he was 3 1/2 and in preschool. Because I could.
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Permalink Reply by Jo-Ann on -
very difficult for me the first time, but we hung in there and after 2 1/2 months it was great and I nursed for 9 1/2 months when my son decided he was ready to quit all on his own : ) The second time around it has been super easy!!!
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Permalink Reply by MrsM on -
I think a lot of it has to do with the baby's personality. I know that sounds weird, but our first loved snuggling and nursing. He took to it instantly and we never had any difficulty and he nursed until he was 1. Our second baby is a go-go-goer and doesn't like to snuggle for very long-she'd get bored and roll away to do something else after only a few minutes. She nursed for five months, with supplements because she was too distracted to nurse for long, but then stopped on her own. Our third is 5 months now and she is a nurse and sleep baby. As soon as she starts to nurse she just dozes off no matter what I do. It's affected her weight gain so at this point we are supplementing with formula, but she's still nursing until she decides she's done (or until she hits one-I am not an extended nursing kind of gal).
I had the same great milk supply with each of the kids, I did all of the nursing techniques with each child, and I've had three different outcomes. I really do think it's just dependent on your child's personality.
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Permalink Reply by Michelle Hutchison on
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Wow - that is interesting and insightful - I would agree that personality does play a part.
MrsM said:I think a lot of it has to do with the baby's personality. I know that sounds weird, but our first loved snuggling and nursing. He took to it instantly and we never had any difficulty and he nursed until he was 1. Our second baby is a go-go-goer and doesn't like to snuggle for very long-she'd get bored and roll away to do something else after only a few minutes. She nursed for five months, with supplements because she was too distracted to nurse for long, but then stopped on her own. Our third is 5 months now and she is a nurse and sleep baby. As soon as she starts to nurse she just dozes off no matter what I do. It's affected her weight gain so at this point we are supplementing with formula, but she's still nursing until she decides she's done (or until she hits one-I am not an extended nursing kind of gal).
I had the same great milk supply with each of the kids, I did all of the nursing techniques with each child, and I've had three different outcomes. I really do think it's just dependent on your child's personality.
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Permalink Reply by Valerie on
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I agree, in the beginning it was very tough, but with the right support it can be a wonderful experience. I was fortunate enough to have a friend see my frustration and recommend me to visit a lactation consultant who worked with my husband and I for a few hours. The end result was a year of nursing my daughter even while working full time, and then onto the same with my second child. I think new moms need to recognize that for various reasons, they may not be able to breastfeed - and to not blame themselves. Do what is best for yoiu and your baby!
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