tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post5745054018819486798..comments2023-03-31T03:10:38.728-07:00Comments on My Two Sons: I'm Going to Talk About Breastfeeding. I Warned You.laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458889389524617312noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post-66999015358564911172009-08-04T22:05:31.325-07:002009-08-04T22:05:31.325-07:00ha!
Thanks Laura.
I think that it's hard for...ha!<br /><br />Thanks Laura.<br /><br />I think that it's hard for people who haven't been afflicted by migraine to understand that they are more than a really bad headache. Before I had this experience I would have been the first person to say, "it's a headache. stop complaining and latch on." But the hardship changed me...<br /><br />My choices, indeed, DID suck. I did what I could and I am proud of my parenting. I love my children and even in the hardest of times, my actions reflect my love.<br /><br />But... I do see a health difference between Bunny and Lila. When Bunny gets a cold she tends to fight it off immediately. She'll be tired and groggy for a day or two and she'll need some rest... but she is able to recover. When Lila gets a cold it tends to linger. More often than not it has turned into an infection. I have had to give her antibiotics a handfull of times in her nearly four years... whereas I have only had to give them to Bunny a couple of times in her five and half years.icancarryallthebagsandthebabiestoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092919063325046800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post-70575728246312432122009-08-04T19:18:29.035-07:002009-08-04T19:18:29.035-07:00wow! i don't know what to do with all these c...wow! i don't know what to do with all these comments!<br /><br />sarah-i look forward to reading your story. <br /><br />kristen-you're right, nothing in life is ever easy...this was probably up there in my top 10 list of hardest, yet most rewarding things i have done.<br /><br />anna-you absolutely did the right thing. Your choices sucked, and your options were limited. As someone who has suffered from migraines, i don't blame you for making the choice to be able to care for lila. as i said in my post on mumsthewurd.com, we are LUCKY that we have the choice and option to give formula when/if we have to. if anyone comes down on you for this, they better be prepared for me to unleash a major can of whoop-ass. :)laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458889389524617312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post-74083895383871150742009-08-04T12:22:41.700-07:002009-08-04T12:22:41.700-07:00Okay, so I am going to share a bit of my story and...Okay, so I am going to share a bit of my story and hope that no one comes down on me too hard.<br /><br />I am a big advocate of breastfeeding, however...<br /><br />I breastfed my daughter Bunny for around 16 months. I loved it. I am proud of it. I see the rewards and benefits of it. <br /><br />When I had Lila I planned on tandem breastfeeding and did this successfully for about a month. At around the end of Lila's first month I was struck by a horrible migraine that lasted several days and sent me to the hospital. They treated me... I left... and then migraine after migraine happened. This was actually a very scary time in my life... because it seemed as though something was VERY wrong with me. I went to a neurologist who suggested I take Topamax. Nothing else had worked. Topamax is not safe during breastfeeding. <br /><br />I took this path. Topamax did help me... but it also had loads of awful side effects.<br /><br />Now, I was not able to parent either of my children well in the state I was in. My choice to take a medication that would not allow me to breastfeed was based in total love. I needed to be able to mother my new baby... not lay around in a dark room while someone else cared for her or hold my newborn in the waiting room of hospitals and dr's office where germs are all around. <br /><br />I am proud of my choice to do that. I think it was brave... I worried about it. I stressed about it... and I feel terrible that Lila wasn't able to deeply benefit from her breastfeeding experience because it was brief... but I made the best choice I could based on what was happening.icancarryallthebagsandthebabiestoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092919063325046800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post-64777866669586335542009-08-04T11:42:13.951-07:002009-08-04T11:42:13.951-07:00You are inspiring. Nothing is easy I love this sto...You are inspiring. Nothing is easy I love this story!!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870698797897457904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post-67035167427301389192009-08-04T08:24:26.508-07:002009-08-04T08:24:26.508-07:00It wasn't easy for me either, Laura. Far, far ...It wasn't easy for me either, Laura. Far, far from it. I feel like since I lost control of the way we had planned the birth, this was the last thing I could control for him. You've inspired me, maybe I'll post my story too.Sarah Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863584779627322022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post-59673461370728134372009-08-04T06:06:23.566-07:002009-08-04T06:06:23.566-07:00jenn-were was sam born? i really liked the lactat...jenn-were was sam born? i really liked the lactation consultant that i had at harris, but they're all different. when i had noel, the lady that came to our room was super agressive and really turned me off. when i had lennon, the 2 that helped me there were great. i guess it's all in who you get "stuck" with. i'm glad we both weathered the hard stuff!<br /><br />charlie-i'm glad you read, despite your fears...and i'm VERY glad we're friends too! <br /><br />amy-we're friends 'till we croak. i mean, we'll be related by marriage one day. :)laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458889389524617312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post-23474517101565183902009-08-03T23:07:27.759-07:002009-08-03T23:07:27.759-07:00I love this post. Yet another topic that bonds us...I love this post. Yet another topic that bonds us as friends. I started my bfing post tonight and didn't quite know how to continue it and you just gave me inspiration.<br /><br /> Im stubborn too, hopefully stubborn enough to continue breastfeeding as long as you did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post-70974441490535265432009-08-03T22:27:59.997-07:002009-08-03T22:27:59.997-07:00Perhaps that was more info than I thought I could ...Perhaps that was more info than I thought I could bear.But I decided to read on and what the heck!<br /><br />Oh and....THANK GOD I was born a man.<br /><br />I really admire your perseverance and strength. You can do anything! I think I learned something.<br /><br />Glad we're friends.Charlie C Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033558114953479713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248292519253716832.post-5188241081183403412009-08-03T21:32:13.136-07:002009-08-03T21:32:13.136-07:00Yay for boobs! Samantha and I really struggled for...Yay for boobs! Samantha and I really struggled for several weeks, and the nurses at the hospital were no help. They were full of shitty advice. In the end the nipple shield saved my open wounds and allowed them to heal, taught Sam to open big enough to latch well, and allowed me to stop crying every time we nursed. One of the best things I've ever done.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585269689276065787noreply@blogger.com