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09/22/09
Another article, another day, another reminder you're fucked if you do, and you're fucked if you don't.
I second your remarks and would just to remind everyone to wear clean underwear.
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*sigh*
Round - GirlFailer
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08/29/09
I mean there were so many things wrong with this that i didnt even know where to start but i just told her
"Actually my sister was born lactose intolerant, and without 'Harsh Chemicals' like that she would have died.
08/28/09
In my experience they as a group are very helpful to women who want to breastfeed and weren't judgey at all. They were the only ones who offered any help when my first son had tongue tie and I will be forever grateful to them. Like it or not the medical profession is not very well trained in breastfeeding or problems which arise for women and babies while breastfeeding and the LLL really helps a lot of people.
Anyway, end rant. I'm not a member or anything. I just know the women I met from the LLL were lovely people who really just want to help other people who want to breastfeed. (They were really nice to people wanting help weaning due to work too.)
I think their group is really needed. Like I said, the medical profession SUCKS on this issue.
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I think I just needed to rant about that.
08/28/09
One thing I can say is that wanting to breastfeed and not being able to makes you feel like complete shit. You can know that it isn't your fault, but somehow I've never felt like more of a failure. I'm still pumping, my breasts are still receiving that stimulation, but does it add to depression? Hell, yes. That study is total crap to me, their conclusions are suspect at best.
And on a personal note, I would urge you to find a new pediatrician. I've been pretty lucky in that I have totally understanding lactation consultants who are totally not judging and have fed my baby formula without saying anything nasty. My pediatrician and OB have been very encouraging and tell me just to do what I can. My life is much better because of that.
08/28/09
It is amazing how crappy you do feel when you can't successfully breastfeed. Hell, the term 'successful' is relative. My husband keeps saying that I'm able to breastfeed him at all means it IS successful and I shouldn't be so hard on myself. Easier said than done. And studies like that do NOT help.
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However - I'm not sure I buy the correlation between bottlefeeding and depression, and certainly not that it is a causal relationship. For many moms bottle is best, due to a variety of circumstances.
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Here are a few sources:
[breastfeeding.about.com]
[www.breastfeed.com]
Some sources at Kellymom: [www.home.kellymom.net]
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Is your baby fed? Is your baby thriving? Is your baby loved? These are the question that matter.
08/28/09
I really think that my new crusade is to run counter to the whole "it's natural and your body knows what to do and so will you!" school of thought to let other women know that yes, it is natural but it takes practice and time and it's hard and tiring and somewhat painful at times. But it gets better and you get used to it and you and the baby get better at it.
08/28/09
Also, they always tell mothers here in the UK that breastfeeding is not established for 6-8 weeks. I don't think most people get the total hang of it until that time or after. I always think what a shame it is in the US that most women have had to go back to work by the time it is getting easier.
(And, FWIW, LLL was helpful to me with my first baby whereas the medical people (the midwives and doctors) were AWFUL. My first two son's had toungue ties and the doctors and midwives not only had bad advice, they wouldn't listen to me at all when I kept telling them there was a problem. The LLL people I talked to weren't pushy at all, acknowledged that breastfeeding is hard at first and actually knew what they were talking about in regards to breastfeeding. And they pointed me in the right direction for a solution. I'm not sure if you've actually had first hand experience with them or are just going by the generalizations that people make - I'm just saying - in my own experience they had a much more realistic view of breastfeeding than the medical profession - that ran parralell to what you are saying. :) )