tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727976262007745478.post7982356627495997673..comments2024-03-18T10:26:50.958-07:00Comments on My Rose Among Thorns: Tales from Breastfeeding #3MyRoseAmongThornshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09242358450734138295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727976262007745478.post-50985850615017608262014-05-16T22:06:32.355-07:002014-05-16T22:06:32.355-07:00Before I got to the end of your post I wondered if...Before I got to the end of your post I wondered if the treatments during pregnancy factored into it. Perhaps one day there will be more information on that but oh well if not. The fact is everyone is at peace with this decision and she's not starving! It's so easy to judge a mom for something we know nothing about. I hope this post helps others to see that there are very real reasons why someone chooses to bottle-feed rather than breastfeed. <br /><br />My story is kind of the opposite. I formula fed my first two and then I was able to breastfeed my youngest three. I struggled and bawled and had a hell of a time with my first baby. The day I stopped fighting and gave her a bottle was the FIRST time we had both been at peace for a feeding. It was a sigh of relief. I looked at her, she looked at me. She drank her bottle slowly and I snuggled a baby who, for the first time, wasn't screaming in distress during mealtime. I dried my tears and we did bottles. I had no engorgement when we stopped trying to breastfeed; that's how much she was getting (a whole lotta nothing!).<br /><br />I love your no-guilt message. Moms need to be confident in the choices they make for their little ones and families - so long as everyone is fed and loved and not neglected then you're doing alright in my book!Joy@WDDCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709113785857792361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727976262007745478.post-39063528806472066232014-05-16T15:01:18.657-07:002014-05-16T15:01:18.657-07:00Thank you Baby's Only Organic, the formula Ha...Thank you Baby's Only Organic, the formula Hannah loves and we know is best for her!Bubbye Shellienoreply@blogger.com