tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post1163644939856262590..comments2024-03-18T18:59:31.495-07:00Comments on Love, Lipstick, and Pearls: Our Breastfeeding JourneyKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387917833470372070noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-4691123400078770082015-07-22T13:32:51.004-07:002015-07-22T13:32:51.004-07:00I enjoyed reading this! Good for you for sticking ...I enjoyed reading this! Good for you for sticking with it and making it so long! I'm about a week shy of 11 months of nursing and pumping and I'm hoping to keep going as long as he is interested. I love providing for him but there are definitely those times it gets exhausting. He's pretty worth it when he gives me that gummy smile :)Jill @ Bluegrass Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692730431235510881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-78116264368855242892015-06-06T21:14:05.151-07:002015-06-06T21:14:05.151-07:00Just like you I always knew I wanted to nurse my b...Just like you I always knew I wanted to nurse my babies if I was able to. I made it 10 1/2 months with my daughter and although I hoped for an entire year it just wasn't realistic for me since I was expecting our 2nd baby already. <br /><br />I pumped like crazy since my supply was so intense and built a huge supply of milk in our freezer. My daughter took a bottle perfectly until she got teeth (at three months) and then wanted nothing to do with a bottle any more so I was always with her for on demand feedings. It was amazing to feel so needed by her and I loved that I had an excuse to be a helicopter Mama that was constantly with her baby. She is almost 15 months now and the bond we have is outstanding plus she is still the world's best snuggler!<br /><br />With my 2nd due in a matter of days I am excited to start the journey all over again. I am going to push for bottle feedings more often though so my husband can spend time bonding and feeding our babe this time around too. We will see how it goes!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491397106763694851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-20891795510596883222015-06-06T21:13:56.599-07:002015-06-06T21:13:56.599-07:00Just like you I always knew I wanted to nurse my b...Just like you I always knew I wanted to nurse my babies if I was able to. I made it 10 1/2 months with my daughter and although I hoped for an entire year it just wasn't realistic for me since I was expecting our 2nd baby already. <br /><br />I pumped like crazy since my supply was so intense and built a huge supply of milk in our freezer. My daughter took a bottle perfectly until she got teeth (at three months) and then wanted nothing to do with a bottle any more so I was always with her for on demand feedings. It was amazing to feel so needed by her and I loved that I had an excuse to be a helicopter Mama that was constantly with her baby. She is almost 15 months now and the bond we have is outstanding plus she is still the world's best snuggler!<br /><br />With my 2nd due in a matter of days I am excited to start the journey all over again. I am going to push for bottle feedings more often though so my husband can spend time bonding and feeding our babe this time around too. We will see how it goes!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491397106763694851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-23725611362965569602015-06-04T08:15:27.951-07:002015-06-04T08:15:27.951-07:00Great post!! I nursed my first for 17 mths, but it...Great post!! I nursed my first for 17 mths, but it was not easy!! I couldn't believe that something so natural could be so difficult. I worried about everything, and even though I didn't have supply issues, I was always concerned he wasn't getting enough. My second is 7 mths, and nursing this time has been so much easier!! You also have a much stronger supply the second time too. You're going to do great!! And u look fab, btw:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424111203954036987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-22003954474318740042015-06-04T07:53:55.093-07:002015-06-04T07:53:55.093-07:00Thanks for sharing this! There are definitely diff...Thanks for sharing this! There are definitely difficult parts to breastfeeding, but the special bond with your baby is so special!!!!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882549118411055654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-29258200321780933172015-06-04T07:49:14.014-07:002015-06-04T07:49:14.014-07:00Wonderful post! Breastfeeding is one of the hardes...Wonderful post! Breastfeeding is one of the hardest, but most rewarding, things to do as a mom. I breastfed for a year but struggled with supply issues toward the end and supplemented with formula. Looking back, I wish I had been a little easier on myself and cut myself some slack. I got really stressed about supply, pumping frequency, and about having to use formula and now I realize that I did the best that I could and I did a great job. nessershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715645626237268297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-83742415883018123592015-06-04T06:59:21.845-07:002015-06-04T06:59:21.845-07:00I have two kids with another on the way. With my f...I have two kids with another on the way. With my first, I nursed him while home for two and a half months. Towards the end, I would pump whatever breast I wasn't nursing from and was able to get a few ounces quickly. Once I went back to work, and I didn't pump while there, my supply lowered dramatically. I tried to continue nursing him in the evenings and mornings, but soon after had to stop. I was okay with it. I went in to the the whole thing without having a plan, because I knew I had no idea how breastfeeding would go for us. I was happy that I was able to breastfeed because I knew it was difficult for some. <br /><br />With my second, I breastfed her for 6 months. After three months of maternity leave (which the nursing went well, though I was exhausted), I was able to pump at work. I got such a little supply from it. I could maybe make one bottle for her. But I kept it up for another three months. One day I forgot a part of my pump and I just knew I was at my wits end with it and decided to stop. It was so stressful by that point and I knew that getting to six months was great. She continued to nurse in the evenings for about another week, and then we were done. <br /><br />I am just going to take it one day at a time with the new baby. I hope she nurses as easily as the other two. Thank you for sharing your story!AmandaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555878045223218789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-127073309951191412015-06-04T06:42:35.366-07:002015-06-04T06:42:35.366-07:00Lorie- Breastfeeding is tough work! Pumping while ...Lorie- Breastfeeding is tough work! Pumping while working was the worst for me and I absolutely hated it. For supplements I had oatmeal every morning and took fenugreek, which helped. The lactation cookies did nothing for me though. Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387917833470372070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-11389430201359925742015-06-04T06:39:29.908-07:002015-06-04T06:39:29.908-07:00Deanna- that's awesome! I hope it's as gre...Deanna- that's awesome! I hope it's as great of an experience and easy for you the second time around!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387917833470372070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-77350618908020912682015-06-04T06:12:06.454-07:002015-06-04T06:12:06.454-07:00I'm so thankful for this post! You have no ide...I'm so thankful for this post! You have no idea! I did nurse as well for a good 6 months. It just got more and more difficult to nurse with my busy job. Stress took a toll on my supply, but this post is motivating me to try even harder with the 2nd. While I was on leave I pumped all the time, and tried to stock up as much as I could. Pumping at work was just not my favorite. Let down took too much time, and I wasn't getting as much as I wanted for it to feel "worth it". What supplements worked best for you. I supplemented as well, even made the cookies. I do hope we have awesome nursing experiences with our second. :)Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724484447967340010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998910866154708011.post-16939914730464075892015-06-04T06:09:28.369-07:002015-06-04T06:09:28.369-07:00Good for you for sticking with it for so long! I d...Good for you for sticking with it for so long! I don't know if I would have continued to breastfeed if it wasn't easy. I feel so bad when I hear that others mama's struggle with it. I'm one of those women that never read a book or took a class...and Kimber latched on minutes after she was born and we didn't have any issues for 12 months. But to be honest, I am worried that when we decide to have baby #2 - it's not going to be as easy!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658263924850516513noreply@blogger.com