tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872933825342390521.post8846773691030325794..comments2023-06-16T02:23:07.213-06:00Comments on Journey's of An Artist Mom: Not a MilkmaidKindra http://www.blogger.com/profile/02836518800782385529noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872933825342390521.post-21339123697619161152009-01-15T10:43:00.000-07:002009-01-15T10:43:00.000-07:00I appreciate all your stories, it's really nice to...I appreciate all your stories, it's really nice to know I am not alone in this.Kindra https://www.blogger.com/profile/02836518800782385529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872933825342390521.post-69368113099031671512009-01-15T07:38:00.000-07:002009-01-15T07:38:00.000-07:00My mother-in-law had the same thing happen to her....My mother-in-law had the same thing happen to her. She said she felt guilty too - until she learned that she doesn't produce enough oxytocin. Some bodies just don't work with breastfeeding. You're obviously not alone! Don't feel guilty - you're doing what's best for Isabella! Isn't it great that there is formula that has been developed enough to be very nutritious?...my grandmother also had this problem and just put my dad and his siblings on cow's milk and my dad has allergies and had asthma most likely because he was put on cow's milk.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967608877756876744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872933825342390521.post-13969150804551646722009-01-14T16:00:00.000-07:002009-01-14T16:00:00.000-07:00Aww...Kindra I can totally relate! Reading your p...Aww...Kindra I can totally relate! Reading your post made me tear up. I struggled with breastfeeding Gregory for 6 weeks. It was horrible. He was constantly screaming and I was just getting worn out. We switched to formula and it was like we had a new baby. With Layla, I tried to breastfeed. I was happy that it seemed to start out fine. We went home and that night the screaming began! She would nurse for hours on end. Two days later we went to the dr. The doctor said that Layla had dropped too much weight and I needed to supplement with formula. It was then that I just knew that I wasn't going through it all over again. So I quit. I felt like such a failure. I cried for few hours. But once Layla started sleeping and gaining weight, I knew that it was all going to be okay. I know I felt super guilty and I know that for this baby, I am not even going to breastfeed. And I am trying to not feel bad about. We just want what is best for our babies, right? :)<BR/>I really hope that all goes well with the formula feeding!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794058895878636550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872933825342390521.post-72139081211548712182009-01-14T15:51:00.000-07:002009-01-14T15:51:00.000-07:00Oh hun, this all sounds some what the same to my f...Oh hun, this all sounds some what the same to my first! Gage was doing great at first... but he would feed for 1hr 1/2 - 2 hrs but be okay for about 3 hours in between then one night he was getting nothing, I tried to pump and NOTHING came out! I enjoyed the bonding time with him and I actually liked breast feeding but we had to move him to formula! And thats where I am stuck this time, my hubby says dont do it altogether, but men dont understand and I am up in the air about it! Will I really have 2 hrs to breast feed with a 2 yr old... Plus if I formula feed, he can help feed baby too! And he will feel included... Plus when I did stop the first time, I was in major pain for about a week! So its not fun but we do whats best for our babes right!! And I must say its nice to know that your not alone!! :)Julie Hawrylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108639260029930197noreply@blogger.com