I TOTALLY relate. Because of my allergies I was DETERMINED to breastfeed
for at least a year. At 6 months she got teeth and started to bite---HARD!. A LOT! After
about the 10th time she drew blood I had to call it quits. I felt HORRIBLE. But the truth?
I breast fed for 6 months, and my baby was sick the ENTIRE winter. Nothing serious, but she got every cold in the book.
My friend coudn't breast feed at all (she too felt horrible about it)---and her baby didn't get sick once!
So---so much for the theory that it keeps babies from getting sick. Also, a lot of docs say that the baby
really gets all the benefits of breast feeding in the first six weeks. I think breast feeding is WONDERFUL
and a great thing to do, but it has to be more important to have a relaxed happy mommy and a happy baby!
And by the way---if you hold the baby close when you feed him with the bottle, you can still have the same bonding
experience!
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> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:51:32 -0400
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> Subject: Feeling so sad and torn (re: breastfeeding)
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> Hi....no bashing please!!! I feel so confused!! I am feeling like a =
> bad mom today :-( I was over my friend's house and Hunter (1month 2 =
> days old) was looking very uncomfortable, arching his back, flailing his =
> arms, and contorting his face in his sleep....and then there were the =
> crying jags and she begged me (has been for 2 weeks) to just TRY =
> formula....so I gave in....I decided if I am breastfeeding for ME then =
> that's selfish so I need to see if my milk is the problem (I know =
> breastmilk is not a problem in general but with all Tyler's allergies =
> and reflux and me eliminating the top allergens from my diet, I can not =
> eliminate anything else and if that's the problem I HAVE to know). So I =
> put him on Good Start for a 3 day trial and I am pumping and freezing =
> every 2 hours....it cant hurt....I need an answer...but I feel =
> sooooooooo bad and like a failure....I am so dedicated and such a =
> proponent of breastfeeding and I wanted to do it for as long as =
> possible, I will be so sad if I can't (but thankful I caught the =
> problem, if that makes sense)....the guilt is eating me =
> alive....whineeeeeeeeeeeeee :( I just had to tell someone, please tell =
> me I am not a bad mom?! I just want my son to be comfortable, healthy =
> and happy!
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> Thanks for listening to me whine.
>
> Nancy
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> "My SONS are my greatest accomplishment and the opportunity to raise =
> THEM is my greatest challenge"
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