Comments on: Are Breast Feeding Classes For Boobs?

By: Greta

Greta — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:37:32 +0000

I can’t stand the way moms bash each other over this issue, it’s so sad! We have so much anxiety and guilt over our parenting decisions as it is, we should really support each other. Giving helpful, unbiased, factual information in a friendly way is great, but trying to persuade or bully another mom into making a decision for her baby is just mean!

I do want to comment though – I did breastfeed all three of my boys and I really did loose all my baby weight within three months each time. While also stuffing my face with whatever sounded good I can’t say whether it was the breastfeeding that helped me lose the weight, or just my metabolism…BUT I stopped nursing my youngest about six months ago and I have put on ten pounds since…eek! Guess it’s time to start watching what I eat

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:01:47 +0000

I went to a BF class, too. It was a waste of my time. The instructor talked more about the “research” on why I should breastfeed, and why I would be a second-class mom if I didn’t, instead of showing me HOW to do it and what to do if I ran into problems. It was a complete propaganda bomb, which didn’t make sense to me, as I was obviously already on board with b-feeding. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gone to the class!
As it turned out, I was not able to produce enough milk, either, no matter how long I pumped. So I did the sensible thing. I stopped trying to cram my pride down my daughter’s throat and gave her abottle of nourishment instead.
Oh, and after about a hour of “information” when I asked the instructor about how to do it, she said, “don’t worry a lactation nurse in hospital would help me.”

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:49:59 +0000

Thank you for this comment, Cath. I agree with you 100%.
If you can’t breastfeed and are stressing over it, who benefits? Certainly not the baby. I would worry more about the psychological effects on that baby due to the stress and grief over b-feeding than the so called “intelligence factor.”

“My baby is sooooo smart because I b-fed her!” Gimme a break.

Mine is bottle fed and is as quick as a whip, and no, that’s not just bragging.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:37:03 +0000

No,
I think your bashing of moms who can’t or don’t want to makes YOU feel better and SUPERIOR somehow. That’s usually the case with judgeMENTAL people such as yourself.

Get a life.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:33:14 +0000

No, Marcia

a pumping breastfeeding mom (and I don’t know any who don’t pump) is not dedicating more of her time to her baby, she ‘s spending it with the pump, AWAY from her baby. It only takes seconds to “throw some formula into a bottle of water” and then you can spend some quality time cuddling your baby close while nourishing them….yes EVEN WITH A BOTTLE.
Yours is a silly argument, with no logic involved whatsoever. You ought to think before you type.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:02:02 +0000

Hey Squid,

If your kids are as smart as you say they are, then it sounds like they got that from their dad.

Quit being so judgemental, BIG DUMB SQUID

By: Fearless Formula Feeder

Fearless Formula Feeder — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:04:57 +0000

Thanks a lot, Teresa. My sides are killing me right now. That was farking hilarious. We need more humor about this subject, and thank god people like you are seeing the idiocracy (is that just a mike judge term or an actual word? I’m too lazy to look it up) in the breast vs bottle debate.

I felt the same way as you did – that there was no middle ground. So I started blogging about it. Not sure what you ended up doing as this blog was written awhile ago, but if you did end up formula feeding (and even if you didn’t), you mind find it interesting. I feel strongly that while breastfeeding can be a great thing, we have been grossly oversold the benefits, and basically guilt-tripped into it. (And I know guilt. I’m Jewish.)
It can be great, but only if it is something that a woman chooses to do regardless of the propaganda.

By: Kellie

Kellie — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:13:10 +0000

I was a part of the “anti-formula brigade” as well. My now 9-month-old was exclusively breastfed for 9 weeks, but my supply dwindled (largely as a result of following bad advice from a doctor), and I ended up supplementing with formula until at 4 months, my little one went to exclusive formula. Fast forward to today: my daughter is healthy, energetic, growing, and changing every day. She’s the best gift I’ve ever received, and, while I would love to have nursed exclusively until it was time for solids, it didn’t happen.

My “mother wisdom” helped me to understand that it was far better to enjoy my daughter and love motherhood than it was to stress over her food source. No, I didn’t hook her up to a siphon tube from my car’s gas tank and allow her to drink to her heart’s content, but I also didn’t starve her to death while her primary food source was drying up. The most important thing you can do for Buster is to figure out how to make the best decisions for him without driving his primary attachment and love source NUTS!

Happy mommying!

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By: Lynette

Lynette — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:32:16 +0000

The best advice is to do what is best for YOU and YOUR baby. I have an in-home daycare…we have babies who formula feed and breast feed. They are all healthy and happy. My personal experience was the same as Kathy’s. My oldest had a protein allergy which meant breast milk wasn’t an option. (Found this out after 6 weeks or so of screaming, throwing up, and failing to thrive.) He had to be on Nutramigen, also. I now have two more kids…none of them breast fed because the allergy is likely to reoccur. They are all super intelligent and quite healthy…and loved like crazy!

Oh, BTW…just to dispel those rumors…depending on what Mama eats and their own biology, breastfed babies can stink just as bad as formula fed ones:) I’ve had LOTS of experience with this…like 30 years.