tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21840563.post114494602401292226..comments2023-08-15T02:42:58.533-07:00Comments on Our Family: Adventures in BreastfeedingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21840563.post-1147180877170932322006-05-09T06:21:00.000-07:002006-05-09T06:21:00.000-07:00Melanie from the newlyweds list again. I had a HOR...Melanie from the newlyweds list again. I had a HORRIBLE time with breastfeeding at first--though different problems from yours. Max's mouth is unusually small and my nipples are very large and very inverted, so he just couldn't latch. We tried a SNS (supplemental) but since I wasn't producing milk well at first, it just was a lot of work. We ended up having to supplement because Max was losing weight like crazy and then getting him BACK on the breast was a nightmare. But we did it-- and 5.5 months later he's exclusively breastfeeding and doing great. I agree with you though-- no one tells you just how hard it can be. I was frustrated by both sides--folks who said to give him formula (including my husband!!!) and the "boob nazis" who felt I was failing by using a bottle at all. I'm so glad that awful time is over and I can nurse w/o problems. Glad you made it through as well!! So sorry about all the pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21840563.post-1145178721979407352006-04-16T02:12:00.000-07:002006-04-16T02:12:00.000-07:00Good for you for getting help! I had read that it...Good for you for getting help! <BR/><BR/>I had read that it takes an average of 6 weeks for mom & baby to become good at breastfeeding, so not to quit before then. It took us 10 weeks.<BR/><BR/>And, you know, there is biting to come. So don't give away those books!!!kyouellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21840563.post-1145131875226073302006-04-15T13:11:00.000-07:002006-04-15T13:11:00.000-07:00Ellie,I'm so glad you wrote about your experience....Ellie,<BR/>I'm so glad you wrote about your experience...people need to talk about breastfeeding more! :-) What an amazing gift you have given Max. And, I love the cabbage picture!UrbanHippieMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499937817741967758noreply@blogger.com