V embarassing when I was
bfing in public and they'd let rip
CBS suggests that you have to pay penance for
BFing in church and while that may have been an attempt at a clever snippet, it's implications are seriously wrong.
But many women don't live in communities where
BFing in public is supported or accepted.
My friend and I thought it was pretty ironic that I was
BFing in front of the formula stand so we snapped a picture and it happened to go viral.
Personally, I think this is a big part of the negative reaction towards
BFing in public.
Again, not for
BFing in public, which LOTS of women do in our store, but for doing it * wrong.
Not exact matches
The first and most important thing we should do is
bfing a DMF into the lineup.This means Coquelin or even Niles should start from now on.Wenger has left it too late as we should've been playing with a proper DMF early
in the season to this time.
My first, a boy, and I started off
BFing well... until I went
in for surgery when he was 8 weeks old.
The nurses & LCs were pretty good about helping with getting
bfing started, they showed me a variety of ways to hold the baby, hand express some milk onto the nipple to get her started (she didn't want to suck, although positioning was perfect & she'd suck on a finger if it was put
in her mouth) One nurse tried sugar water on my nipple, which I wasn't okay with, but it was the middle of the night, I was overwhelmed and frustrated, and baby blues had set
in.
People make snarky comments about all sorts of behaviors that go on
in public it's not just
BFing.
I wanted to throw
in my experience with the
BFing.
Bad (actual) LC —
in a flippant - ish voice to a sobbing me» Well,
BFing isn't for everyone».
It is perfectly possible to experience sexual arousal due to nipple stimulation, even by a baby, and if that ever happened to me there's no way
in hell I'd continue
BFing if there was any other option.
Yes, and because i dared to consider more recent research
in my decision to introduce solids before six months, that defines both my kids out, despite one
BFing until 17 months and the other still going at 10 months.
I can honestly say this action played a huge role
in my son and I'd
bfing relationship!
Today, though, and
in Western cultures, the act of
BFing is laden with all these connotations that lots of people, understandably, find offensive.
I was a sales associate
in a children's retail outlet for a while and we saw
BFing mothers doing it right all the time.
I have shared this story several times before, but we had
BFing problems
in the hospital, and when we requested a discharge for 24 hrs post-birth, the nurse was reluctant to talk to the pediatrician about it.
Do I think
BFing moms should have to wear a burka every time they go out
in public?
This is due to the fact that
in America, culturally
BFing after 12 months is not as common and the alternatives are safe.
If only more people would do what they feel is right (like yourself) instead of giving
in to outside pressure... maybe we would see more women
bfing for longer!
breast feeding brought me closer to my body, I'm on the younger side and i still didn't feel comfortable
in my own skin
in the beginning of my
bfing now 15 months later I'm almost completely comfortable
If they are so supportive of
bfing then why send 2 separate packages of formula to a mom at the exact time that most moms
in this part of Canada (the Maritime provinces) give up on breastfeeding — 3 months.
You don't have to give up on
BFing entirely to make some changes
in the experience.
BFing is not the best choice
in my opinion.
The general attitude seems to be one of, «suck it up, princess», or a complete state of denial
in which PPD isn't that bad, women who cease
BFing because of it just aren't committed enough, or the insistence that
BFing will be best for mother's depression if she just keeps trying!
Also interesting — we saw a couple videos on baby led
bfing, and
in EVERY ONE the baby went on his / her own to the left side first — it was amazing.
I don't have a problem
BFing wherever, whenever, though my youngest is now 14 months and is just fine with waiting (and
in public, he's often much too distracted to remember the breasts!).
A few weeks ago we had to rock her to sleep
in a rocker as she just didn't want to BF to sleep... now (her top 2 teeth are coming
in) she just wants to be on me and will fall asleep either
BFing or
in a carrier (or both at once)... but it doesn't take long to fall asleep so it works fine, I just take the dog for a walk or do some housework with her
in a carrier when it's sleep time.
I am still
bfing my daughter who turned 3
in July.
I no longer have dry, itchy nipples
in the summer, and I have yet to have any bleeding or cracking from
bfing (been doing it for nearly four months now).
When I am holding my baby to feed him, he's against my chest the same way as if he were
BFing, but we can also look
in each others eyes as he feeds.
I often feel a little «off» on with
BFing advocate friends for not being extreme enough
in my advocacy — I also believe true support is the most important thing we can give.
I am not bashing the
BFing community for attempting to support mothers seeking help or support
in their BF journey — I do love it.
When I was young and totally not yet thinking about babies or
BFing, I worked
in a hospital's diet office.
I think «patience» and «endurance» not only go for
BFing, but for motherhood
in general!
In my part of the US, women are incredibly supportive of other women
BFing.