Breast Feeding and the Husband

Support is always good thing!! Thanks for posting this article!!

My first born was premie and he could not latch on.  He was gaining weight at expected times. So I bit the bullet and put him on the bottle at 4 months.  It broke me but he has not done without and now I have a healthy happy boy.

There is a lot of stigma around breastfeeding and it starts at hospital.  If you can make your mind up before you deliver power to you.  Midwifes today are expected to push breastfeeding.  I was blessed with my second.  She had no problems as I was able to feed her in the first few momments of life.  My son I never got to hold till 3.45hrs after.  I feel this makes a big difference in bonding.

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I HAVE GIVEN BIRTH TO 4 CHILDREN AND FOR ME HAVING THOSE KIDS NATURAL WAS A BIG DEAL. THE FACT THAT I COULD BREAST FEED THEM WAS NEVER A CONCERN, AND MY HUSBAND WAS ALWAYS UP FOR THE 2, OR 3 OR WHATEVER AM FEEDING, HE SAID THAT THE SILENCEWAS ENJOYABLE AS HER COULD CLEARLY HEAR ALL  THE SOUNDS THE BABY MADE. JUST BECAUSE A WOMAN CANNOT FEED, IS NO REASON TO FEEL GUILTY, AND THESE WOMEN WHO BELIEVE THAT MOTHERS MILK IS ALL BABY NEEDS AND MUST HAVE NEED TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOMETIMES MEDICAL WHY A MOM CANNOT BREAST FEED HER BABY. AND AS WITH 2 OF MINE, EVEN IF I COULD HAVE THEY WERE BORN WITH AN ALLERGY TO MILK , SO OF COURSE THEY HAD TO GO ON A MILK FREE FORMULA. MOTHERHOOD IS NOT BREASTFEEDING, IT IS LOVE CARING, UNDERSTSANDING, CUDDLES, KISSES HUGS A CERTAIN SMELL THAT IS MOM, DRYING TEARS, CHANGING POOPY DIAPERS, SITTING WITH A CHILD THROUGH A FEVER. TAKING KIDS TO LESSONS GOING TO PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS PLAYDATES  SAYING YES SAYING NO AND AN ENDLESS LIFE OF WORRY! BUT IT IS NOT JUST BREASRFEEDING ALONE. YOUR WITH WILL BE FINE, BECAUSE SHE HAS ONE THING THAT WILL ALWAYS GET HER THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES. YOU!