tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248244475983506646.post5458016418542469989..comments2024-03-28T07:57:46.844+00:00Comments on Treasure Every Moment: BREASTFEEDING: Our ExperienceTreasure_E_Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10567732562824036044noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248244475983506646.post-78671216113582266982017-08-21T20:08:11.118+01:002017-08-21T20:08:11.118+01:00Gosh this brought back memories lol. My son is 3 n...Gosh this brought back memories lol. My son is 3 now so "luckily" I forgot some bad experiences. But it wasn't easy, he didn't quite latch on properly, I ended up with very sore nipples. We persisted and breastfed for 18 months - it drove me bananas though. I remember when he was cluster feeding - that was a massive shock to my system :)))languageteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383832279951153178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248244475983506646.post-50654447939408556512015-08-11T15:21:36.240+01:002015-08-11T15:21:36.240+01:00I'm sorry to hear that you've been worryin...I'm sorry to hear that you've been worrying about it loads but I completely understand, as I was the same. When your baby arrives your priority is to provide for them, being that through breastfeeding, bottle feeding or a combination. Personally I think that you just have to do whats right for you and your baby - like you say babies grow up to be happy whether they have been bottle or breast fed. You just do what you want to do :)<br /><br />Helen xTreasure_E_Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567732562824036044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248244475983506646.post-70624068479118360242015-08-11T13:47:37.031+01:002015-08-11T13:47:37.031+01:00This is just such a huge issue - there's far t...This is just such a huge issue - there's far too much pressure surrounding it as well. I'm due in 3 weeks and I can honestly say that feeding is the thing that I'm dreading the most and that's stressing me out. I just don't understand why something 'natural' is so difficult in a lot of cases. I feel immense pressure to breastfeed from society and even from my husband. I want to provide the best for baby. But I think there are downsides to exclusive breastfeeding that they sweep under the carpet, and a lot of the 'evidence' about the health benefits is not based on an awful lot, scientifically speaking. I was bottle fed as well, as my mother had recurring mastitis, and I turned out just fine if I do say so myself! I also live in a well to do area with a lot of middle class families where people are very judgemental about parenting and bottle feeding is not done at all. I worked myself up so much about this that a community midwife came out to see me. I was expecting her to say 'breast is best' but she was really open minded and helpful, and I talked to her about combination feeding. I'm really pleased that its worked for you. Most of my antenatal groups were quite dismissive about it - their line is 'one or the other and stick to it.'. But all the midwife said was that each baby is completely different, and although some babies don't like changing, some are fine. So I guess we'll see when he gets here! Emotive issue :S<br /><br />Sarah | www.seriouslyshallow.co.uk<br /><br />Sarah Athow-Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373886244373639656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248244475983506646.post-34877981063381441582015-08-10T17:03:05.017+01:002015-08-10T17:03:05.017+01:00So glad you are having a wonderful time breastfeed...So glad you are having a wonderful time breastfeeding, it came easily to me but I know it doesn't for all and I wish the pressure wasn't so apparent. Thanks for linking up xHonest Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065603905623813070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248244475983506646.post-26704468753826126512015-08-07T07:31:39.393+01:002015-08-07T07:31:39.393+01:00You are very lucky to have had smooth sailing with...You are very lucky to have had smooth sailing with breastfeeding. I desperately wanted to breastfeed and was so confident. I'm not exaggerating when I say it turned out to be the worst experience of my life. I only lasted a week but now that we are on formula we are so much happier. I don't think I have cried since the last time I breastfed. Its refreshing to see people who support any way of feeding. As long as your both happy and your baby is fed right?melanie.sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600170597204908753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248244475983506646.post-67091524406181981082015-08-06T12:00:30.521+01:002015-08-06T12:00:30.521+01:00Thanks for sharing your story! I'm hoping I ha...Thanks for sharing your story! I'm hoping I have such an enjoyable experience as you. I found my breastfeeding class so overwhelming so let's hope it comes naturally to us both. :)<br /><br />Paula ♥ | <a href="http://www.la-vida-fresa.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.la-vida-fresa.com</a> xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696567094055269090noreply@blogger.com