Sentences with phrase «give up breastfeeding because»

One request for fathers — please, don't ask her to give up breastfeeding because of earlier sex life!

I felt like a failure, like I was the only woman who had ever had to give up breastfeeding because her body was not cooperating.

Don't give up breastfeeding because you have mastitis.

I am a second time mom and with my first baby I gave up breastfeeding because of the pain.

Somebody help as I am close to giving up breastfeeding because sometimes it can take an hour to feed her 10 minutes worth because she just sits there.

Perceived milk insufficiency was significantly more frequent among the mothers of the control group (38 [27 %] of 140 vs 12 [8.6 %] of 140), as well as giving up breastfeeding because of problems with lactation (25 [18 %] of 140 vs 6 [4 %] of 140).

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They had her hooked up to all sorts of stuff (she was stuck in the box, they didn't want her skin to skin with me, wouldn't let me breastfeed her the first day, and kept her in the nursery, we visited every two hours), had her on an IV and then gave her formula without my permission, because she had jaundice and low blood sugar at birth.

I didn't even know why I felt so bad about considering giving up, because everyone, even medical experts, was telling me my baby would be fine if I didn't breastfeed, and I personally had nothing against formula at all (again, I fully expected to wean to it eventually, probably around the six month mark).

She asked for my help and I flew from CA fo FL to be there for her and her decision to breastfeed but even with my help she gave up because her other kids had done fine on formula.

I make it a point to talk about why I gave up on breastfeeding so early - because I know (now) that I was wrong about a lot of things - and I hope that it will somehow help other moms (and myself next time around).

But... but... but... I don't want other women to give up on breastfeeding because they believe something to be true that really isn't true and I don't want you to be robbed of the opportunity to nurse your future children (if you want to) because you believe something that really isn't true.

And because many women have never seen another woman breastfeeding before they attempt to breastfeed their child, according to Suzie, there's no wonder that women have unrealistic expectations, become overwhelmed, and simply give up breastfeeding altogether.

This is a common reason why women give up on breastfeeding and do not seek help because they think it is normal.

Is it better for a mother to put her pump parts in the fridge between uses, or to wash her pump parts every time as described — and then give up and stop breastfeeding altogether because she can't stand over a sink and spend 15 minutes washing pump parts in the middle of the night when she is exhausted and has already been up for an hour pumping and feeding the baby?

I agree that you should leave the issue of breastfeeding out of the pediatricians office most of the time (mine suggested I give up altogether because it was too hard on me.)

But don't give up trying because before you know it, your baby will have established a breastfeeding routine you are both comfortable with!

They ONLY REASON I didn't give up on breastfeeding was because I had formula.

Many mothers give up breastfeeding their babies because of back pain or neck strain.

Sure it was a roller - coaster ride of ups and downs, of crying, of sore nipples, and thinking of giving up as I did not know what I was doing wrong, of pressure from family and friends who were not sure I could produce enough milk, of sleepless nights, and extensive pain because of my cesarean wounds, of managing my time to work, and breastfeeding before leaving for work, during my noon breaks, and after the working day was over.

You don't have to give up the breastfeeding relationship with your child just because you are unable to produce enough breast milk to breastfeed exclusively.

Sometimes women give up because people like you pretend that breastfeeding is so natural and easy and magical.

I believe that a lot of women who truly want to breastfeed give up or stop because they just didn't have the support they needed.

When you give up breastfeeding, it should be becuase you want to or becuase your child has stopped, and not because someone else feels you shouldn't.

This made me almost give up on breastfeeding because the pain on my breasts was too much.

The lactation consultant (IBCLC) insisted she not keep any formula around because, as soon as you start feeding the baby formula, you will give up on breastfeeding and never forgive yourself!

Sa breastfeeding, it comes off differently because there's this feeling na if you did nt breastfeed you did nt give the best and thus guilt and so many other emotions get in too so some people gets riled up easily too.

Women refuse to breastfeed because they are scared the child won't latch on to lazy to even give it a try or too fearful to wonder if there body will keep up with the milk formula IS what it is formula and to all the fortunate breastfeed babies they are off to a wonderful great start in life

This is because to a baby; breastfeeding is more than just food hence she is unlikely to give it up anytime soon.

A mother who gives up on breastfeeding because she allowed herself to be talked into something that was less than perfect for her baby, is likely to find that her self image as a competent mother is compromised.

I have seen babies who are upset every time they go near a breast because they have been handled roughly by hospital staff (mothers» breasts have been grabbed and their baby's head shoved onto a breast); I have seen women who have been told they don't have enough milk or «your milk isn't strong enough» (this is never true and usually comes from an older relative who may have been told this a generation ago); women who have been advised to give their babies a top - up bottle only to have the baby find the fast milk flow easier than working at the breast so consequently, weaning begins before breastfeeding even becomes established.

I gave up breastfeeding after only a few weeks because of sore nipples, and I was worried about the medication I was taking getting through my milk to my baby.

He wasn't a great nurser either so wasn't like, you know, we'd gotten off to this fabulous start but it was just, I think this second one learns how to kind of go with the flow a little bit more because it was not all about that child and for me, I didn't necessarily set up a routine but what I did do is, actually a little bit opposite of yours, mine was, I had to satisfy the toddler first, because I figured that, the infant kind of walk around, kind of keep him pacified a little bit, but my toddler was like me, me, me, me, me, like I need this now, so we had a box of toys, that he could play with, like they were only set up for when I were nursing, so they were like his special toys, a special snacks that I knew that would be safe and I wouldn't be giving the Heimlich Maneuver you know, while I was trying to breastfeed.

Well, looking at the 10 steps I failed at: — # 6 nothing other than breast milk (gave hungry baby formula b / c I was too tired and drugged up to nurse more than 5 minutes)-- # 7 rooming in (being tired and drugged up I actually wanted to sleep)-- # 9 no pacifiers (I would rather baby have the SIDS prevention and soothing that comes from sucking)-- # 4 initiate breastfeeding within 30 minutes of birth (that C - section thing where they sliced my guts open interfered with that timing)-- # 10 I was referred to the support group but sure as hell didn't go (because I deemed healing at home from my surgery more important than being browbeaten about how I was feeding my baby).

You're tired and frustrated because taking care of me just seems too hard, but please mommy, before you give up this yummy breastfeeding thing, let me explain some of my behavior to you.

I ended up supplementing with formula partially because of doctors who were too alarmist about his weight, but also because of really intense, borderline mean, and not helpful lactation consultants at my (very breastfeeding - friendly) hospital... but most importantly, because he was showing signs of dehydration, and I swear to god any mom would immediately give some form of alternate feeding in that situation.

I was so down that my milk dried up and it's all because I wasn't given enough information about BREASTFEEDING.

Babies who take formula have 6 to 8 wet diapers a day, but may have up to 10 wet diapers because bottle feeding gives them more fluids than breastfed babies.

A study found that the number one reason moms gave up breastfeeding was because they lacked the support they needed after delivery.

I have had to deal with women thinking I gave up trying to breastfeed just because they see my daughter drinking from a bottle.

RACHEL JACKSON: Ok, my name is Rachel Jackson I am the mother of two boys ages three and five years old I've been practicing law for about 16 years and was often travelling for work and struggling with breastfeeding and pumping and trying to find a sanitary place to pump and I ended up having so many bouts of mastitis and plugged ducts because of it, that I ended up, I started giving up a lot of work because it was just too hard to pump.

If you're breastfeeding, you may feel like giving up when your baby hits a growth spurt — not because you're tired, but because you're worried he isn't getting enough milk.

Supplementing wiht formula should be a LAST resort because it tends to lead to less milk in the breasts and more bottles of formula fed to the baby until you just give up on breastfeeding altogether.

In my experience, the biggest cause of giving up breastfeeding is giving up hope because of inaccurate information.

He was transferred to a bigger hospital that had NICU and had a feeding tube then they started teaching him how to eat with a special bottle called the haberman feeder because I couldn't breastfeed I pumped for him but unfortunately I dried up too soon cuz I didn't keep up with it I was suffering from headaches from the spinal injection they gave me I delivered via repeat c - section.