Comments on: Our Breastfeeding Story

By: Have you heard of Purple Crying? — PhD in Parenting

Have you heard of Purple Crying? — PhD in Parenting — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:55:11 +0000

[...] remember my short maternity leave with my first born. I spent it primarily dealing with breastfeeding issues and trying to stop the crying. He didn’t always cry hysterically, but sometimes he did [...]

By: Another tongue-tied baby's mom

Another tongue-tied baby's mom — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:26:20 +0000

I wish I had found this post while going through a similar struggle with my son! We have made it to successful exclusive breastfeeding anyway, but would have been nice to read your story when I was in the depths of despair.

I have to say that I wish I had been better prepared for how challenging bf can be. I understand that it does come easily to some women and that there in an interest in the lactivist community to encourage bf by extolling its virtues, but I think more women would stick with it in the face of difficulties if they had been better prepared for them.

By: Breast Milk: Not a Scarce Commodity — PhD in Parenting

Breast Milk: Not a Scarce Commodity — PhD in Parenting — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:34:23 +0000

[...] I had to pump for my babies, including exclusively pumping for my son who couldn’t latch for the first two months and then pumping for both my children after I returned to work, I was lucky that I never really had [...]

By: Is “Try Formula” the Answer to Breastfeeding Guilt? | Best for Babes

Tue, 31 May 2011 14:24:27 +0000

[...] are the words our family doctor uttered when I burst into tears in her office when my first born child was four weeks old and still hadn’t latched on once. I’d been pumping every two to three hours around the clock with a manual Avent Isis pump ever [...]

By: TopHat

TopHat — Thu, 12 May 2011 23:02:50 +0000

Nope! Just all kinds of awesome!

By: cheryl

cheryl — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:03:46 +0000

really? 2.5 years old? that’s kind of gross.

By: Not all breast pumps are made equal (OUCH!) | PhD in Parenting

Not all breast pumps are made equal (OUCH!) | PhD in Parenting — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:23:46 +0000

[...] then, I’ve learned a lot about pumps. I had to exclusively pump for a while, I pumped at work for about 18 months, I moderated a pumping and relactating forum, and [...]

By: Lorette Lavine

Lorette Lavine — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:54:19 +0000

Thanks for sharing this story…I am sorry that you had such a difficult time.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:05:55 +0000

You are a strong woman. Tears in my eyes reading this post.

By: Galit Breen

Galit Breen — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:34:56 +0000

i am so, so very happy that you’ve shared your story! why when my kids are 6 1/2, 4 1/2, 2 & all weaned? because breastfeeding isn’t always easy and there’s so, so much to learn. and us moms have to (HAVE TO) tell each other these truths. or else we run the risk of feeling isolated and uninformed, giving up and bashing ourselves and/or (quite often) other moms. so thank you. truly.