tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178136742462098741.post9176276724091019828..comments2023-04-14T02:45:26.418-07:00Comments on the truth will set you free...motherhood 101: Fighting the Good Fightthe truth will set you free...motherhood 101http://www.blogger.com/profile/17872942824994022163noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178136742462098741.post-16515464551496998382011-04-14T12:11:40.912-07:002011-04-14T12:11:40.912-07:00This is exactly what i love about being able to ta...This is exactly what i love about being able to talk openly about this... no matter what you choose for your baby, it's what you choose and there shouldn't be any judgement one way or the other. in the end a mom has her reasons so leave the ones alone who don't do it your way... am i right? i don't mean you, you... i think you know what i mean. lol. it's all about sticking together as mothers and support each other.Dried-on Milkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010257879642433022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178136742462098741.post-33985626609584448982011-04-13T19:06:00.756-07:002011-04-13T19:06:00.756-07:00Stacia- I would never throw stones. That's e...Stacia- I would never throw stones. That's exactly the point of this post. We all do the best we can. Parenting isn't ever done with a full night's sleep and a completely functioning brain. We're exhausted and weary and confused a lot of the time. If you do breastfeed this time around, look for support because the truth is, it isn't always easy. And you are ABSOLUTELY right about your first one being a spitter and the fact that there is nothing you can do about it. I think we expect to much from little baby stomachs too early. Breast or bottle, they all have some kind of adjustment period. Breastfeeding mommies get told to alter their diet...formula mommies get told to change formulas over and over again. Either way it's frustrating and we need to be able to lean on one another in those difficult times...not have to worry about dodging those thrown stones ;)<br /><br />By the way, thanks for reading!!!the truth will set you free...motherhood 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/17872942824994022163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178136742462098741.post-45002966629942309702011-04-13T14:05:20.433-07:002011-04-13T14:05:20.433-07:00ok please don't throw rocks at me but i wasn&#...ok please don't throw rocks at me but i wasn't a breastfeeding mama. here's my reasoning... my daughter was born 5 weeks early and she was in the nicu and for me (for us, my husband and i) really wanted her to come home as soon as she good and that meant she needed to gain weight and eat a certain amount at each feeding, so i pumped. i tried to bf twice, with actual latching on and honestly i just gave up. i did pump for 6 weeks, which was kinda record for me seeing as how i felt at the time. it wasn't how i felt about bfing by any means, i had a whole lot of mess in my head.<br /><br />anywhoos, i plan on giving bfing another go this time around. personally i wasn't comfortable with it. i honestly can't explain why since i felt really really good giving my daughter liquid gold in the beginning. i don't think of it as gross and i certainly don't think of it as bad or a result of a baby's problems/issues. <br /><br />from the other side of the fence i felt the negative pressure for choosing to start formula feeding. formula is not naturally made and i'm sure there is junk in there, so why do it. i don't know and i don't have very good reason. i just did. it's what i chose. we had to try many different ones bc my daughter was a spitter. i'm sure if i was bfing i would have been told to try and alter my diet and ya know what? new formula, new diet, it didn't make a lick of difference. she was a spitter and there wasn't anything that was going to change it. <br /><br />i love your posts and love your honesty.Dried-on Milkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010257879642433022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178136742462098741.post-86091978468544877082011-04-13T12:49:56.046-07:002011-04-13T12:49:56.046-07:00You're awesome Shannon!You're awesome Shannon!tieraneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416123207135140947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178136742462098741.post-81518032084335947352011-04-13T12:01:40.062-07:002011-04-13T12:01:40.062-07:00Nice commentary, Shannon. I'm right there with...Nice commentary, Shannon. I'm right there with ya.RaRahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05800411965900150288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178136742462098741.post-49578794166873529532011-04-13T11:29:54.976-07:002011-04-13T11:29:54.976-07:00I'm so glad that this blog is now serving as y...I'm so glad that this blog is now serving as your counseling session for the day. My ears were bleeding....you do take after jacob in that way...hehehehe...Callie Page Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06553516923205415469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178136742462098741.post-12804652442559889832011-04-13T08:43:41.661-07:002011-04-13T08:43:41.661-07:00For sure!! I breastfed Bailey until I just didn...For sure!! I breastfed Bailey until I just didn't produce milk anymore...I was happy that I got to at least do it for awhile...even though it felt as if paranas were chowing everytime I fed...totally worth it, and yes my baby is sick a lot too, but she goes to daycare while I'm at school and is exposed to the germs that are brought home as well...You go girl...props to Breastfeeding!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178136742462098741.post-31417873661447507502011-04-13T08:30:19.956-07:002011-04-13T08:30:19.956-07:00I'm clapping a lot....can you hear it?! Bravo...I'm clapping a lot....can you hear it?! Bravo! So well said and I couldn't agree more!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744061988480532050noreply@blogger.com