tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306686452738755027.post9106917420506345045..comments2023-09-25T04:47:20.099-04:00Comments on Dances with Diapers: Why are people such boobs about boobs?Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066841345414853365noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306686452738755027.post-28318530033534917252009-09-24T20:10:28.200-04:002009-09-24T20:10:28.200-04:00I'm a little late hopping over here from Mommy...I'm a little late hopping over here from Mommy Wants Vodka, but I hope you're still checking comments for this post.<br /><br />1) If I shouldn't have to hide to feed my toddler Cheerios, I shouldn't have to hide to feed my infant their food. There is no debate in my mind. As long as I'm not all, *flops out boob, pulls baby from carseat/sling/what have you, spends five minutes getting around to the feeding* I'm all good.<br /><br />My MIL actually asked me with my first if I wanted to go in another room to BF. Why? Y'all are family, honey. If I'm not gonna hide from strangers, I sure as shit ain't gonna hide from you! I don't mind explaining to my young BIL or my young nieces what's going on. It's natural. They should learn that now, before they get indoctrinated into the "it's weeeeeeird" crap.<br /><br />2) With my oldest, I had a bitch of a time BFing. My hospital lac consult was a total waste of time, and it took me weeks to BF her correctly. As a result, I had to work three times as hard to get half as much as my child needed. We limped along for a couple of months, but my child was constantly hungry. So we did half breastfeeding, half formula feeding. It isn't perfect, but it IS a better choice than saying "screw it, we'll just use formula." I refused to give up my baby's best source of nutrition just because it was "hard." I actually cried when I realized I'd have to supplement. But damned if I didn't go until she was 8 months old.<br /><br />Then she started biting. And that, as they say, was that. OUCH! LOL<br /><br />The moral of the story? No matter how hard it is, however much you can BF, do it. Even a little is better than nothing, even if you have to pump it out and feed it to them in a bottle. Incidentally? I successfully BF'd my second child for 2 years, exclusively. No formula. Don't assume you just can't do it. Try, try, try again.12gViolethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144401394181695918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306686452738755027.post-8754114822086841472009-09-10T22:50:17.726-04:002009-09-10T22:50:17.726-04:00@Melissa- Seriously? At a frigging Mom's group...@Melissa- Seriously? At a frigging Mom's group? hahaha. It's funny how prudish people can be about feeding a baby, but not about what you see every day on tv or even worse - fashion magazine ads!! <br /><br />@Dagmar- I loved your blog. Great story and I love your spirit. :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066841345414853365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306686452738755027.post-9003810877390843042009-09-09T12:14:29.984-04:002009-09-09T12:14:29.984-04:00I went to a mom's group and everyone still cov...I went to a mom's group and everyone still covered up! And we were all mothers! Not me. And I told them that I didn't cover up anywhere just because I didn't think I should have to. Women show more skin in a bathing suit then I do while breastfeeding.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727832144786441245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306686452738755027.post-45491772602086936472009-09-09T01:59:00.461-04:002009-09-09T01:59:00.461-04:00Hi, thank you for your comment on my blog -- and l...Hi, thank you for your comment on my blog -- and look at that, you are posting my badge on your blog, how cool! I love this post, love your outspokenness. As you know, I also advocate (extended) breastfeeding and wish more women would give it more than a little try and stick with it, for their baby's health and their own. We DO need more education!!<br /><br />Keep on writing! Love your About Me :)<br /><br />Dagmar<br />Dagmar's momsense http://DagmarBleasdale.comDagmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009455086319026560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306686452738755027.post-3201185307149719882009-08-28T14:34:48.138-04:002009-08-28T14:34:48.138-04:00I think it's absurd that a hospital would disc...I think it's absurd that a hospital would discharge a woman before her milk came in. Deplorable practice, that.Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306686452738755027.post-69018547221647216542009-08-26T18:52:31.042-04:002009-08-26T18:52:31.042-04:00Wish our hospital did this!!!
http://www.examiner....Wish our hospital did this!!!<br />http://www.examiner.com/x-608-Early-Childhood-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m8d10-More-than-200-hospitals-across-the-US-to-give-out-free-breastfeeding-discharge-bagsJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066841345414853365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306686452738755027.post-59561585471171310532009-08-26T18:28:51.443-04:002009-08-26T18:28:51.443-04:00Here's an article which basically expresses th...Here's an article which basically expresses the same ideas, but somewhat more scientifically. http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/3/1/11Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066841345414853365noreply@blogger.com