Comments on: How I got my bottle-guzzling, breast-phobic baby to love nursing http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:02:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: alexis http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-5001 alexis Tue, 17 May 2011 18:58:26 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-5001 i was only able to BF for 4 months because i wasn't producing milk and my son never got the hang of it. he never learned a really decent latch, and was impatient and lazy. we never established BFing in the hospital, and i didn't get the support i needed from the LCs there. i had some postpartum cardiac complications, and the meds screwed up my milk supply. i tried EVERYthing: finger feeding for six weeks (which was depressing itself), nipple shields, "milk cookies" and "milk tea," fenugreek, reglan, using an SNS, BFing support group weekly with LCs, pumping pumping pumping ... i was heartbroken when nothing worked. my baby would cry frantically and fight when i would try to nurse him. it made me so sad. i started to feel i was going to traumatize him, so i tried to pump and bottle feed my milk to him. at the end i would pump and get only drops. i started to get very depressed about it and i felt like that was affecting my baby, so i finally gave up. milk banks were not an option and i couldn't find anyone to donate milk, so he was supplemented with formula pretty much the entire time. i didn't want to supplement at all, but he began losing so much weight at the beginning that i had to. my physician refused to write me an Rx for the domperidone compound that the LCs recommended. my baby is 10 months now, and i am due with our 2nd baby in three months. i am anxious and excited to have this opportunity to try again. i feel like i failed at BFing the first time and i am determined to succeed this time. i am hoping to have enough extra milk pumped that i can share some with him, or even (hope beyond hope?) that he might be interested in trying to nurse again. thank you for your article! love your site! i was only able to BF for 4 months because i wasn’t producing milk and my son never got the hang of it. he never learned a really decent latch, and was impatient and lazy. we never established BFing in the hospital, and i didn’t get the support i needed from the LCs there. i had some postpartum cardiac complications, and the meds screwed up my milk supply. i tried EVERYthing: finger feeding for six weeks (which was depressing itself), nipple shields, “milk cookies” and “milk tea,” fenugreek, reglan, using an SNS, BFing support group weekly with LCs, pumping pumping pumping … i was heartbroken when nothing worked. my baby would cry frantically and fight when i would try to nurse him. it made me so sad. i started to feel i was going to traumatize him, so i tried to pump and bottle feed my milk to him. at the end i would pump and get only drops. i started to get very depressed about it and i felt like that was affecting my baby, so i finally gave up. milk banks were not an option and i couldn’t find anyone to donate milk, so he was supplemented with formula pretty much the entire time. i didn’t want to supplement at all, but he began losing so much weight at the beginning that i had to. my physician refused to write me an Rx for the domperidone compound that the LCs recommended. my baby is 10 months now, and i am due with our 2nd baby in three months. i am anxious and excited to have this opportunity to try again. i feel like i failed at BFing the first time and i am determined to succeed this time. i am hoping to have enough extra milk pumped that i can share some with him, or even (hope beyond hope?) that he might be interested in trying to nurse again.
thank you for your article! love your site!

]]> By: Circumcision and breastfeeding – The Milk Mama http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-4782 Circumcision and breastfeeding – The Milk Mama Tue, 03 May 2011 22:46:06 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-4782 [...] were discharged from the hospital later in the day, without breastfeeding established. Eventually, we got breastfeeding on track. Circumcision wasn’t the cause of all the breastfeeding problems we had, but I couldn’t [...] [...] were discharged from the hospital later in the day, without breastfeeding established. Eventually, we got breastfeeding on track. Circumcision wasn’t the cause of all the breastfeeding problems we had, but I couldn’t [...]

]]> By: The best thing about breastfeeding – The Milk Mama http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-4503 The best thing about breastfeeding – The Milk Mama Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:09:10 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-4503 [...] I was struggling to breastfeed my newborn son, a friend offered me some encouragement to remind me breastfeeding would be worth [...] [...] I was struggling to breastfeed my newborn son, a friend offered me some encouragement to remind me breastfeeding would be worth [...]

]]> By: Why cereal won’t thicken breastmilk (and it doesn’t need to) – The Milk Mama http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-4093 Why cereal won’t thicken breastmilk (and it doesn’t need to) – The Milk Mama Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:27:47 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-4093 [...] just spent 3 agonizing months working with lactation consultants, using special techniques to teach my baby how to breastfeed, all with the goal of being able to feed him at the breast for a good long time. Things were just [...] [...] just spent 3 agonizing months working with lactation consultants, using special techniques to teach my baby how to breastfeed, all with the goal of being able to feed him at the breast for a good long time. Things were just [...]

]]> By: Amber http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Amber Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:47:44 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-727 This is a great article. I think so many women are discouraged when it doesn't instantly "click". I know I was. I plan on writing something also about this. We had a tough time also, actually very similar. My little guy and I didn't figure it until 14 weeks. We both shed quite a few tears, but in the end we are happy and breastfeeding. My husband was a great supporter and I have an awesome clinic nearby. The clinic is the only kind in the country (apparently) lucky me. The clinic is full of pediatricians and nurses that are dedicated to breastfeeding and most are also La Leche Leaguers. It makes me so sad when I see my friends giving up and they don't want to... I try to encourage them all to see the clinic and get help. I wish more women knew it was ok to struggle with it. ~Amber <a href="http://momroad.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Mom Road</a> This is a great article. I think so many women are discouraged when it doesn’t instantly “click”. I know I was. I plan on writing something also about this. We had a tough time also, actually very similar. My little guy and I didn’t figure it until 14 weeks. We both shed quite a few tears, but in the end we are happy and breastfeeding. My husband was a great supporter and I have an awesome clinic nearby. The clinic is the only kind in the country (apparently) lucky me. The clinic is full of pediatricians and nurses that are dedicated to breastfeeding and most are also La Leche Leaguers. It makes me so sad when I see my friends giving up and they don’t want to… I try to encourage them all to see the clinic and get help. I wish more women knew it was ok to struggle with it.
~Amber
The Mom Road

]]> By: Mama’s Herb Garden » Blog Archive » Nine Things Your Nipples Wish You Knew About Them http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Mama’s Herb Garden » Blog Archive » Nine Things Your Nipples Wish You Knew About Them Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:54:07 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-725 [...] The Milk Mama: How I got my bottle-guzzling, breast-phobic baby to love nursing [...] [...] The Milk Mama: How I got my bottle-guzzling, breast-phobic baby to love nursing [...]

]]> By: Susan http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Susan Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:17:39 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-723 Great article! Wish I'd had an accurate baby scale, as hospitals do, when I was a nursing mom, to see how many ounces baby had gotten each nursing. Great article! Wish I’d had an accurate baby scale, as hospitals do, when I was a nursing mom, to see how many ounces baby had gotten each nursing.

]]> By: when nursing takes longer… « living peacefully with children http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-721 when nursing takes longer… « living peacefully with children Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:18:57 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-721 [...] The Milk Mama: How I got my bottle-guzzling, breast-phobic baby to love nursing  [...] [...] The Milk Mama: How I got my bottle-guzzling, breast-phobic baby to love nursing  [...]

]]> By: I’ll Be Brief: How To Overcome Breastfeeding Challenges | Breastfeeding Moms Unite http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-720 I’ll Be Brief: How To Overcome Breastfeeding Challenges | Breastfeeding Moms Unite Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:32:14 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-720 [...] The Milk Mama How I got my bottle loving, breast phobic baby to love nursing [...] [...] The Milk Mama How I got my bottle loving, breast phobic baby to love nursing [...]

]]> By: Nicole http://themilkmama.com/2010/02/21/how-i-got-my-bottle-guzzling-breast-phobic-baby-to-love-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Nicole Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:35:21 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=657#comment-719 I love this post!! It's so inspiring. My son was a 29-weeker in NICU for 45 days. We were able to practice nursing twice a day as he got bigger, but I never knew how much he was getting. We worked on it more when he got home, but 2 weeks after he got home, I found out my husband had been having an affair and he asked me to fly back to my parents house 3,000 miles away. Nursing practice went by the wayside for awhile, and although when we started trying again he would latch with the help of a nipple shield, he was too impatient to wait for letdown, and we would both end the practice session in tears. I couldn't afford to see a LC due to my circumstances with my husband, so I have been exclusively pumping for 6 months now :) It's hard, but worth it. I really, really wish I could have made nursing work!! At least now I know what I'll do differently if I get to have another child! I love this post!! It’s so inspiring.

My son was a 29-weeker in NICU for 45 days. We were able to practice nursing twice a day as he got bigger, but I never knew how much he was getting. We worked on it more when he got home, but 2 weeks after he got home, I found out my husband had been having an affair and he asked me to fly back to my parents house 3,000 miles away. Nursing practice went by the wayside for awhile, and although when we started trying again he would latch with the help of a nipple shield, he was too impatient to wait for letdown, and we would both end the practice session in tears.

I couldn’t afford to see a LC due to my circumstances with my husband, so I have been exclusively pumping for 6 months now :) It’s hard, but worth it. I really, really wish I could have made nursing work!! At least now I know what I’ll do differently if I get to have another child!

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