tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492752135492804254.post5607191131899772441..comments2024-02-07T03:31:48.866-06:00Comments on Pixel Perfect: my breast feeding chroniclesPixel Perfecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480254363855233374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492752135492804254.post-81065900556199932352009-08-20T23:43:18.004-05:002009-08-20T23:43:18.004-05:00Jennifer I didn't know kyle was born early. Ho...Jennifer I didn't know kyle was born early. How early?Pixel Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480254363855233374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492752135492804254.post-32414479163511596062009-08-19T17:38:20.278-05:002009-08-19T17:38:20.278-05:00Don't feel too bad. I was only able to breast...Don't feel too bad. I was only able to breast feed for 4 weeks. Kyle was born early and couldn't latch on either. Every nurse told me something different to do and it confused me too much. Then my body just stopped producing milk. I ended up having to switch to formula when he was 1 month old. He turned out just fine!!Jennifer MacKinneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492752135492804254.post-40717716241487485922009-08-18T10:44:53.375-05:002009-08-18T10:44:53.375-05:00things went smoothly at first with Ben...we also s...things went smoothly at first with Ben...we also supplemented with formula during one feeding so that I got a little break & Jay could feel like he was a part of all that. BUT Ben didn't sleep through the night for a long time...he would consistently wake up for feedings...so I guess you win some you lose some. I lost sleep for sure. :) I thought I'd try to nurse until 12 months but he had other plans :) Nursing started to be more of an alligator wrestling match around 6/7 months and I tried to "press on" through what I thought was just a stage since he'd started crawling...nope. He basically was weaning himself. So at we switched over to the bottle & formula completely around 8 months. I'm hoping Abi latches well...we'll see.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030342606426756586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492752135492804254.post-21879862864990280072009-08-17T20:35:46.571-05:002009-08-17T20:35:46.571-05:00Christa,
Thank you for the advice and encourageme...Christa,<br /><br />Thank you for the advice and encouragement! I can't wait to give it another try. And I will contact the LLL next time.Pixel Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480254363855233374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492752135492804254.post-14451572094512103582009-08-17T19:20:26.546-05:002009-08-17T19:20:26.546-05:00Monica,
I wanted to give you some hope. My oldes...Monica,<br /><br />I wanted to give you some hope. My oldest would not latch without a nipple shield either...and my nursing experience with her was horrible. I cried and cried, and hated it......<br /><br />BUT........ It was SO much easier the second time around. Ethan was so much better at nursing, or I was just that much more prepared for what it takes to nurse a baby! It was all so much easier, and I nursed him until he was almost 2. <br /><br />The first time is the hardest because you have NO idea what to expect. Next time you will have a better idea going into it. :) Nursing is hard work, especially the first time! <br /><br />I HIGHLY recommend contacting the LLL next time, it's like having a free lactation consultant. They become friends who will call and help you through the hard times at home...after you leave the hospital.Christa @ Quintoopleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631811094202651481noreply@blogger.com