tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post7689246787479964272..comments2023-11-03T08:13:04.072-04:00Comments on anabegins: Work and Pump dot STFUAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-62112512783793648082012-05-17T11:44:14.583-04:002012-05-17T11:44:14.583-04:00You know what was so disappointing is that this wa...You know what was so disappointing is that this was a website dedicated to WORKING MOMS trying to breastfeed. The name of the site contains the word "work"! I was hoping for practical tips on increasing my supply and was dismayed to receive the same old mothers-should-be-martyrs nonsense.anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-17856972787898836742012-05-17T10:58:42.255-04:002012-05-17T10:58:42.255-04:00I think you have to remember with most of these fu...I think you have to remember with most of these fundamentalists on such lists is that they don't think you should be working. So if you can be punished (in the form of sleepless nights and unhappy daycare providers) that's actually a benefit in their minds. I think that breastfeeding is great and any amount you can do is wonderful. Full stop. There's no prize for being "mom enough" (to use the awful time magazine cover phrase) for doing it absolutely exclusively or until a certain age. There are no prizes in motherhood generally. You could breastfeed forever and have your kid turn into a sociopath. Or vice versa!Laura Vanderkamhttp://www.lauravanderkam.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-54274107002298029362012-05-02T14:42:15.939-04:002012-05-02T14:42:15.939-04:00I hear you. My husband has been begging me to giv...I hear you. My husband has been begging me to give my daughter a bottle of formula from time to time to make things easier on both of us, and I have refused up to this point. I'll probably be right there with you if my supply starts to decline. Hopefully not though. If you catch me saying I'm doing something like this on my blog can you give me a virtual slap upside the head? Please?OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-82607121719100354432012-05-01T19:57:21.182-04:002012-05-01T19:57:21.182-04:00Seems like there's always someone or some stup...Seems like there's always someone or some stupid website waiting to tell you how little YOUR needs matter, how everything you're doing is WRONG... UGGH. I agree--it's so hard to find information about nursing that's not super agenda-laden, judgey, and either inconsistent, wrong, or BOTH.bunnyhttp://glumbunny.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-20566338693072626542012-05-01T11:39:21.127-04:002012-05-01T11:39:21.127-04:00I wonder if we are looking at the same list-serv. ...I wonder if we are looking at the same list-serv. On the one I follow, everyone is suggesting co-sleeping for this kiddo who stopped sleeping through the night and eats all the time since he started childcare. I wonder if any of these ladies are aware that co-sleeping actually leads to *less* sleeping through the night in the long run. At any rate, I have bitten my tongue on this since I don't want to be a pariah.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-58758063908587732452012-05-01T09:32:22.226-04:002012-05-01T09:32:22.226-04:00OMDG, the problem is, I thought & said the EXA...OMDG, the problem is, I thought & said the EXACT same thing before it actually happened to me. The BFing crazies, like I mentioned before. My head is not right on this matter, but I can't seem to convince myself to stop.anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-85224680916468650772012-05-01T09:30:58.282-04:002012-05-01T09:30:58.282-04:00Justine that is so so thoughtful of you to offer, ...Justine that is so so thoughtful of you to offer, it gave me the warm & fuzzies. However, given the package-delivery-fiasco we have at our house, the cookies would likely be warm&fuzzy by the time I got them (in the melted & moldy way, of course)...so I'll have to pass. I'd like the recipe, though, if you're willing to share?anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-6439682866789627032012-04-30T20:47:48.350-04:002012-04-30T20:47:48.350-04:00Ha! I love your comment about chicken nuggets and...Ha! I love your comment about chicken nuggets and popsicles.<br /><br />I pumped four times a day for my son's three times a day feedings, until he was one year old. It was madness. I nearly lost my mind, and my nipples (because we all know how gentle pumps are). <br /><br />I think you do what you can, and what works. Because making yourself crazy isn't going to do your supply any good. (Milk-maker cookies, however, may help. And even if they don't, at least you have tasty cookies. I'd be happy to send you some, for fun. Send me your snail mail address offline if you like. ;)Justine Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-70798801479477503772012-04-30T15:44:27.635-04:002012-04-30T15:44:27.635-04:00Yes, it is THE most prominent piece of advice out...Yes, it is THE most prominent piece of advice out there, and oft-repeated by LC and by women in the breastfeeding/parenting listserv I subscribe to. I think they are saying that your baby won't go hungry because he will eat that evening after you pick him up (and all night long) to make up for it...and they always use the caveat of "as long as baby is gaining weight appropriately". still. ugh. Yup, stop working, duh! It'll save me so much money in freezer storage bags and supply-boosting-herbs!!!anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-47820445355452997062012-04-30T15:14:48.681-04:002012-04-30T15:14:48.681-04:00But the solution is so simple - just stop working!...But the solution is so simple - just stop working!! <br /><br />Just kidding ;), but only partially. Nursing mothers who work full time are absolute heroes to me. It is HARD! I actually just pulled out ye ol' pump yesterday and the sound it makes triggered my PTSD - and I went back to work for only a short time!!!!<br /><br />I am actually shocked that there is advice out there that says to let your child go a little hungry rather than risk compromising your supply - isn't the whole point of this discussion to FEED YOU CHILD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-23197137219327610292012-04-30T14:20:59.593-04:002012-04-30T14:20:59.593-04:00Not to mention but, I'm sorry, co-sleeping out...Not to mention but, I'm sorry, co-sleeping out of desperation is not good for anyone, and is probably a SIDS risk. At least this is what the most recent case-control study says.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-84273135369177836552012-04-30T13:27:01.236-04:002012-04-30T13:27:01.236-04:00The co-sleeping thing really irritates me. I'...The co-sleeping thing really irritates me. I've been given that advice about 1,000,000 times too, and I am NOT doing it, mostly because I don't sleep at all and Dylan doesn't feed effectively while I do it, but also because I like my blankets (see: not sleeping at all without them). <br /><br />If my supply is insufficient for daycare, we will be using formula. Period.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.com