Comments on: The Pump, The Scale and other Interferences to Nursing http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/05/the-pump-the-scale-and-other-interferences-to-nursing/ Sound Advice In Crazy Times Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Carolina T http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/05/the-pump-the-scale-and-other-interferences-to-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Carolina T Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:00:32 +0000 http://sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=13#comment-46 Kerry, You are right. Don't be so hard on yourself! Kerry,
You are right. Don’t be so hard on yourself!

]]> By: Kerry http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/05/the-pump-the-scale-and-other-interferences-to-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Kerry Thu, 14 May 2009 18:56:07 +0000 http://sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=13#comment-23 Unfortunately, this happened to me but I never had another support person that helped me through. I just thought there was something wrong with either my nipples or my baby's mouth. After crying all of the time because we couldn't "get it right" I gave up and started feeding her my pumped milk from bottles exclusively. I was very disappointed about it because I really wanted to nurse her. Just when I was confident and calm enough to try nursing again, my baby developed an intolerance to a food I was eating and became very ill. We never could figure out what it was so now she is on a special formula. I am really sad about it and I have often wondered where we'd be if I had a better start with the nursing. I suppose she would have developed the intolerance anyway but at least I would have had those first weeks of nursing. It's unfortunate that nursing has become so mechanical but until our society becomes more comfortable with nursing most women won't have natural "teachers" in their mothers, sisters or friends so some of us have no one to turn to but the professionals. Unfortunately, this happened to me but I never had another support person that helped me through. I just thought there was something wrong with either my nipples or my baby’s mouth. After crying all of the time because we couldn’t “get it right” I gave up and started feeding her my pumped milk from bottles exclusively. I was very disappointed about it because I really wanted to nurse her. Just when I was confident and calm enough to try nursing again, my baby developed an intolerance to a food I was eating and became very ill. We never could figure out what it was so now she is on a special formula. I am really sad about it and I have often wondered where we’d be if I had a better start with the nursing. I suppose she would have developed the intolerance anyway but at least I would have had those first weeks of nursing. It’s unfortunate that nursing has become so mechanical but until our society becomes more comfortable with nursing most women won’t have natural “teachers” in their mothers, sisters or friends so some of us have no one to turn to but the professionals.

]]> By: Pam http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/05/the-pump-the-scale-and-other-interferences-to-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Pam Thu, 14 May 2009 17:30:22 +0000 http://sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=13#comment-21 What a frustrating experience! It is true that breastfeeding often doesn't come easily. It is actually a skill that has to be learned. But it doesn't help to turn the process into a mechanized mess. Sometimes the focus is so much on breasts, breastfeeding and breast milk, that we forget that so much of what is so important about nursing is about the whole mom nurturing and nourishing her baby. What a frustrating experience! It is true that breastfeeding often doesn’t come easily. It is actually a skill that has to be learned. But it doesn’t help to turn the process into a mechanized mess. Sometimes the focus is so much on breasts, breastfeeding and breast milk, that we forget that so much of what is so important about nursing is about the whole mom nurturing and nourishing her baby.

]]> By: Michal http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/05/the-pump-the-scale-and-other-interferences-to-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Michal Wed, 13 May 2009 21:26:27 +0000 http://sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=13#comment-18 I had almost the exact same thing happen to me. And now, five months later, I am so happy I hung in there and had someone to sit with me and show me that there was nothing wrong with me. After the first two weeks, my daughter and I became totally in sync and breastfeeding became an awesome experience for both of us. I had almost the exact same thing happen to me. And now, five months later, I am so happy I hung in there and had someone to sit with me and show me that there was nothing wrong with me. After the first two weeks, my daughter and I became totally in sync and breastfeeding became an awesome experience for both of us.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/05/the-pump-the-scale-and-other-interferences-to-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Kevin Wed, 13 May 2009 01:46:34 +0000 http://sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=13#comment-17 Holy, smoke. I had no idea something so naturally simple could be so dangerously overcomplicated. Holy, smoke.

I had no idea something so naturally simple could be so dangerously overcomplicated.

]]> By: Ivonne http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/05/the-pump-the-scale-and-other-interferences-to-nursing/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Ivonne Tue, 12 May 2009 17:45:59 +0000 http://sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=13#comment-16 Thank you for this! It is disheartening and disappointing to hear so many women in Manhattan cite "insufficient milk" as the reason they stopped breastfeeding when in fact this condition only affects about 1% of the population. More patient and nurturing care like this could help change that! Thank you for this! It is disheartening and disappointing to hear so many women in Manhattan cite “insufficient milk” as the reason they stopped breastfeeding when in fact this condition only affects about 1% of the population. More patient and nurturing care like this could help change that!

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