Post by housecarder on Dec 10, 2016 4:07:33 GMT -5
Sorry to bump this again but to all those feeling guilty about not BF. I lasted 3 days before I was ugly crying over the girls not latching. The lactation consultants acted like I just wasn't trying hard enough and I was failing my kids. My pedi was the first to say it was no big deal and healthy and fed was best. Don't let anyone guilt you about taking care of yourself too.
Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 10, 2016 7:45:53 GMT -5
I'm also currently in the struggle of trying to decide if I should stop pumping and I've been feeling very guilty about it. C never latched properly plus had jaundice so we were pumping and supplementing right away. Then my supply dropped way low so he's mostly been getting formula anyway. The last couple weeks have been me trying to get my supply back up and trying to find time to pump but I dread it every time. Yesterday I completely missed C's playful period because I was pumping and he fell asleep by the time I was done. I know I want to stop but my guilt is keeping me going. Hearing everyone's story is helping me to know it's ok.
Post by penguin129 on Dec 10, 2016 10:58:09 GMT -5
Hugs goldenlove3. I felt I was missing times with HL and AG because I would have to pump. I think they really need to change the way say "breast is best" because sometimes it's not for several different reasons. As long is baby is fed that is all that matters.
Hugs goldenlove3. I felt I was missing times with HL and AG because I would have to pump. I think they really need to change the way say "breast is best" because sometimes it's not for several different reasons. As long is baby is fed that is all that matters.
Thanks and hugs to you too. It definitely doesn't seem to be talked about enough.
I'm also currently in the struggle of trying to decide if I should stop pumping and I've been feeling very guilty about it. C never latched properly plus had jaundice so we were pumping and supplementing right away. Then my supply dropped way low so he's mostly been getting formula anyway. The last couple weeks have been me trying to get my supply back up and trying to find time to pump but I dread it every time. Yesterday I completely missed C's playful period because I was pumping and he fell asleep by the time I was done. I know I want to stop but my guilt is keeping me going. Hearing everyone's story is helping me to know it's ok.
We were supplementing from day one due to blood sugar and latch issues. I never got her to latch until she was six weeks old and I was pumping like crazy but I never could get my supply up enough to nurse her to full or pump enough to cut out the formula. She went on a nursing strike at 4.5 months and by then I was fighting to get even an ounce from both sides while pumping.
I tried everything to get my supply up to. None of it ever worked for me.
I felt so guilty stopping. Some days I still do. But she was always well fed and happy. I feel like my nursing struggles and pressure to pump was definitely playing into my PPD. You need to do what's best for both of you. Fed is best, no matter how.
Then Comes Family, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising
program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.