If I hear about another woman putting another woman down because she doesn't breastfeed, I am going to go nuts lol. I get it breastfeeding is so good for your baby, but dang not everyone can do it and be successful with it especially when they have underlying problems -_- Be supporting whether the mother breastfeeds or not <3
My oldest I did and then couldn't it was so much pain and kept bleeding then I stopped producing. So I did half breast and half formula. My second son I was able to do breast feeding til he was 6 mos. So hopefully I can with this baby.
yeah @bottomsd520 I tried everything, tea, certain foods, nipple shields which I have scars from, hand pumps, electric pumps and I just couldn't get a good supply, I did give them what I could but still wish I could have done more.... but yes as long as they're eating and doing well that's all that should matter
I pumped for a month and was only getting 5 ounces total. my daughter had trouble latching because I apparently have flat nipples (it would be a funny pic to see lmao) but I tried a nipple shield and that didn't work at all. eventually I ended up having a staph infection and was peeing blood clots and the drug the doctor gave me was a carcinogenic so I had to pump and dump. I wasn't going to give that to my child. and plus either way the mom chooses, baby is still being fed.
I wish I could have fully breastfeed, I tried for 5 weeks and still had to supplement with formula, but I knew I was taking on a challenge trying to breastfeed twins. Still hurts that I couldn't, it still breaks my heart but I still have a wonderful bond with my boys and they're happy and healthy and to me that's all that matters. I do sometimes feel like women who can and do breastfeed feel like they're better than me cuz they can and I couldnt, maybe that's just my own insecurities....
I tried so hard to breastfeed my daughter and I have one flat nipple so she could only eat from the other one and she hated it.. eventually it just got way to stressful on us both. I was always crying and so was she.