Comments on: Help, my boobs are broken http://www.motherinc.org/pregnancy/help-my-boobs-are-broken/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:03:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: I (heart) my boobs | MOTHER, INC. http://www.motherinc.org/pregnancy/help-my-boobs-are-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-1169 I (heart) my boobs | MOTHER, INC. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:13:11 +0000 http://www.motherinc.org/?p=1769#comment-1169 [...] It used to really get to me, especially when folks who found out I didn’t breastfeed him gave this sympathetic-but-it’s-all-your-fault look and proceeded to berate me on the benefits of breast milk. It every ounce of my self control and then some to not stab them and feed them their own guts. I KNOW BREAST IS BEST (the person who came up with that cheesy line should be beheaded by the Dear Leader himself), but there was a time when they were broken and refused to work. [...] [...] It used to really get to me, especially when folks who found out I didn’t breastfeed him gave this sympathetic-but-it’s-all-your-fault look and proceeded to berate me on the benefits of breast milk. It every ounce of my self control and then some to not stab them and feed them their own guts. I KNOW BREAST IS BEST (the person who came up with that cheesy line should be beheaded by the Dear Leader himself), but there was a time when they were broken and refused to work. [...]

]]> By: HANN http://www.motherinc.org/pregnancy/help-my-boobs-are-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-624 HANN Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:50:31 +0000 http://www.motherinc.org/?p=1769#comment-624 Hi, I had the same experience as you but decided that pumping (and all that cleaning and sterilising) was too much of a hassle, especially since the confinement lady left and I'm looking after the lil bub (she's 3mo today) alone. T'was hard (engorgement from missing a feed because i forgot which breast she was last fed from) and painful (blocked ducts) then and still is sometimes now. But I got the lil bub to latch on successfully and she has refused the bottle since. Hi, I had the same experience as you but decided that pumping (and all that cleaning and sterilising) was too much of a hassle, especially since the confinement lady left and I’m looking after the lil bub (she’s 3mo today) alone. T’was hard (engorgement from missing a feed because i forgot which breast she was last fed from) and painful (blocked ducts) then and still is sometimes now. But I got the lil bub to latch on successfully and she has refused the bottle since.

]]> By: Boob’s the word : mums-a-musing.com http://www.motherinc.org/pregnancy/help-my-boobs-are-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Boob’s the word : mums-a-musing.com Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:11:50 +0000 http://www.motherinc.org/?p=1769#comment-241 [...] And there are those who are not as successful, who lament their inability to nurse and the turmoil they had to go through because they failed at something that is supposed to be good for their child. Mother, Inc wails about how she only had enough milk to feed a tiny kitten even when she tried her darndest. I literally had no milk for the first 5-6 days. Not even a drop. I was hell bent on breastfeeding Tru in the hospital, so I voluntarily endured some brutal breast-manhandling by the lactation consultant (who didn’t seem to notice that my breasts were actually attached to nerves and kneaded and pinched my areola like she was rolling dough). And even then, still nothing. Zilch. Every time I latched Tru on to feed, he’d suckle for a few minutes, then stop abruptly and scream for dear life. (…read more) [...] [...] And there are those who are not as successful, who lament their inability to nurse and the turmoil they had to go through because they failed at something that is supposed to be good for their child. Mother, Inc wails about how she only had enough milk to feed a tiny kitten even when she tried her darndest. I literally had no milk for the first 5-6 days. Not even a drop. I was hell bent on breastfeeding Tru in the hospital, so I voluntarily endured some brutal breast-manhandling by the lactation consultant (who didn’t seem to notice that my breasts were actually attached to nerves and kneaded and pinched my areola like she was rolling dough). And even then, still nothing. Zilch. Every time I latched Tru on to feed, he’d suckle for a few minutes, then stop abruptly and scream for dear life. (…read more) [...]

]]> By: mimi http://www.motherinc.org/pregnancy/help-my-boobs-are-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-227 mimi Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:27:11 +0000 http://www.motherinc.org/?p=1769#comment-227 all the best for the next try. your experience was similar to mine despite the fact that i had natural delivery. i still had very little to give ( also 20ml from both breasts), i didnt give up until nipples cracked and bled. i was all geared up to give the second one a harder try until i delivered (c-section), same situation, but wasnt as engrossed in pushing myself anymore. i did everything ppl said abt increasing supply but to no avail. all the best for the next try. your experience was similar to mine despite the fact that i had natural delivery. i still had very little to give ( also 20ml from both breasts), i didnt give up until nipples cracked and bled. i was all geared up to give the second one a harder try until i delivered (c-section), same situation, but wasnt as engrossed in pushing myself anymore. i did everything ppl said abt increasing supply but to no avail.

]]> By: Dee http://www.motherinc.org/pregnancy/help-my-boobs-are-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Dee Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:49:59 +0000 http://www.motherinc.org/?p=1769#comment-226 Hi -- just blog hopping from MBC and found you. You have a great sense of humor (definitely needed for parenting) and I love your writing style. Good luck with the nursing! I've heard that a tea called Mother's Milk is helpful to some. Dee :D http://newenglandnanny.blogspot.com/ Hi — just blog hopping from MBC and found you.

You have a great sense of humor (definitely needed for parenting) and I love your writing style.

Good luck with the nursing! I’ve heard that a tea called Mother’s Milk is helpful to some.

Dee :D
http://newenglandnanny.blogspot.com/

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