Post by sarcaztic10 on Jun 2, 2016 20:20:37 GMT -5
I am one of the people who loved BFing but just wasn't able to do it for very long because DS1 had so many allergies. I stopped BFing at about 4 months because I couldn't stand to see DS1 in pain and uncomfortable for any longer. I did not have a very good support system and my Dr's actually encouraged me to stop BFing, they were not pro BF at all.
We had some minor problems with latch and my nips did get sore. I used coconut and olive oil for moisturizer on my nips because I am allergic to lanolin. I second seeing an LC in the hospital and after if there are problems.
I plan to BF S longer (hoping to get to a year) by having a strict diet that avoids the allergens we found out L had later. Part of the reason I quit was just being uneducated and not knowing what to cook when I couldn't have dairy, eggs, soy, and a couple other things but now that alternative diets like Paleo, Whole30, Anti-inflammatory diet, etc are more widely recognized and stores supply the products for these diets I believe I can stick to it. 7 years ago that wasn't as much the case, recipes weren't as available and there wasn't as much support for the diets.
I will be on each side of the fence. Breastfeeding can be so awesome and I loved it so much. However, if it ends up affecting you and the way you are feeling negatively then it's ok to quit. If your LO has allergies and you want to continue to BF through them and modify your diet that's ok. If that's not something you feel like you can do then that's ok too. There is no right answer as long as your baby is getting fed.
We had some minor problems with latch and my nips did get sore. I used coconut and olive oil for moisturizer on my nips because I am allergic to lanolin. I second seeing an LC in the hospital and after if there are problems.
I plan to BF S longer (hoping to get to a year) by having a strict diet that avoids the allergens we found out L had later. Part of the reason I quit was just being uneducated and not knowing what to cook when I couldn't have dairy, eggs, soy, and a couple other things but now that alternative diets like Paleo, Whole30, Anti-inflammatory diet, etc are more widely recognized and stores supply the products for these diets I believe I can stick to it. 7 years ago that wasn't as much the case, recipes weren't as available and there wasn't as much support for the diets.
I will be on each side of the fence. Breastfeeding can be so awesome and I loved it so much. However, if it ends up affecting you and the way you are feeling negatively then it's ok to quit. If your LO has allergies and you want to continue to BF through them and modify your diet that's ok. If that's not something you feel like you can do then that's ok too. There is no right answer as long as your baby is getting fed.