Your Friday Thread
May 6, 2016 11:33:38 GMT -5
Post by aggiebug on May 6, 2016 11:33:38 GMT -5
dashook I'm glad stopping bf cold turkey seemed to be ok! I'd love to know more about what to expect with bf, from what I read it seems like it's a very emotionally involved?
Yet here I am, a year later, feeling completely fine and mainly relieved to be done. Who knows if things would have been different if I weren't pregnant again, but I am and this is how I feel.
I feel strongly that breastfeeding is a two-way--or, three in the case of twins --street. It has to be something that is enjoyable and productive for everyone involved. I know a lot of moms who have had guilt when they stopped (even at a year or more) but I think you have to do what's right for you. I wanted to go to at least 18 months with DS but instead we made to almost 16 months and I am proud of that. I loved breastfeeding and I am 100% sold on doing it again with baby #2, for as long as s/he and I want to.
yes yes yes so much this!
I think a lot of the emotions wrapped up breast feeding is guilt. There is so. much. pressure. put on us as moms to breast feed, but its not always easy and its not always best. I think we can encourage women to focus on feeding their children, to give breast feeding a good effort but then stop if you need to we would be better off.
I breast fed and I was happy to do so because it was cheap and easy. I didn't love it, I didn't have the feeling of an unbreakable bond with my daughter because of nursing. It was feeding my child to the best of my ability. I loathed pumping, but having bottles for H to feed her some was my sanity saver. The part that made me cry was the frickin ginormous boobs and the uncomfortable bra as I started changing sizes with decreased nursing.