So it's about 11:40PM on Wednesday night...I have no desire to go to sleep. I can't do the laundry b/c Dave is sleeping and all the clean clothes that need to be folded are in our bedroom. I could continue to set up my coupon book, but i have been messing with that thing all night. I need a break.
The last few weeks Emery has had trouble sleeping. Some nights waking every hour. Which leads to the VERY obvious question "why on earth am i not capitalizing on this time to sleep". i have no idea. I just started reading a sleeping book from the La Leche League group. I think it should help. She might also be teething, which i'm sure isn't fun. She went to bed around 8:30 tonight and has gotten up only once since then to eat.
speaking of eating....I do find myself not wanting to be friends with mom's that don't breastfed. It's almost like i'm ok with it if it's over with. Like my one friend who has a 2 year old and didn't breastfeed her. But it's over. But I just saw a photo on facebook of a girl i know and she's in a hospital gown...just had her baby...and there she is with a bottle! It made me sick to my stomach. I understand there are extreme circumstance that call for mom's not being able to breastfeed. but this was clearly a choice. I just don't understand why you wouldn't do what's best for your kid. Isn't that what we all want, the best for our kids. So why settle for formula when it was created to replicate breast milk! Why not give your kid the real thing??? AND it's better for the mom! It makes me crazy. Even if the mom could just breastfeed for a little while, every day that kid gets breast milk is better then not. I know mom's who work and pump and made it to 6 months! That's not easy, but it's the best for your kid!!! So there's my rant for the evening. Kids can have cow's milk at 1 years old.
ok i'm going to bed.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Boooo to not being friends with Mom's who don't breastfeed. =( I'm very open minded on this topic after giving it a try, unsuccessfully myself. Even if Mom's don't chose to try it, I think it's their own personal decision and I don't hold grudges because of that. Formula is just as good as breastmilk..... in my opinion they both have their perks, which I won't get into. Just wanted to share with you that it's not always easy. For me, it was a latching issue. Caleb would not latch no matter what I tried, he would scream and and scream because he wasn't getting what he wanted. He wanted to drink so badly but couldn't. I tried different positions, met with a few different lactation consultants, tried nipple shields, a little device which draws the nipple out.. nothing worked. There was nothing wrong with me, or him.. it just didn't work for us. I tried pumping but that was so stressful for me. I got myself so stressed out that my blood pressure spiked and I ended up with post-pardium pre-eclampsia and had to be re-admitted to the hospital and put on magnesium sulfide so I wouldn't have a seizure or stroke. Very very scary situation and we are actually putting off having another one because I'm scared it will happen again. I desperatly wanted to breastfeed by baby, at least while I was home with him, if not longer.. but it just didn't work out. There was no sense in beating myself up about it. He did fine on formula and is a growing, smart little boy. All babies will get sick whether they are breast or bottle fed, it's inevitible with germs in our environment. I know we all want to protect our babies and give them the very best, but sometimes underlying issues prevent us from doing what we hoped. Try to be open minded Mama =)
Ahh the nonsleep when must sleep conundrum.... sooo have totally been there!! Sleepy time tea was great and natural!
As for bottle feeding friends....these kinds of feelings will come up at different stages of your child's growth. Seeing people make decisions that you don't agree with can be frustrating but remember they are the mom and are making the best decisions that they can for their families. I nursed exclusively for a whole year and to be honest I don't know if I could do that all over again with a second child. It was very demanding and did not come easily for me and didn't even have to go to work.
We don't always know the whole story and it really isn't our place to judge. Just look at that beautiful baby girl you have and be present in your decisions for you and your family.
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