Comments on: Breastfeeding Nature’s Way

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:33:39 +0000

Thanks for those thoughts, I’m a breastfeeding mom who is always looking to be insprired to continue as my son is only 5 months old!

Just a random question. You say you never pumped… what, then, did you mix with rice cereal when your baby was ready for food? Wouldn’t you need to pump to have the milk for the mixture?

Thanks again. Happy Holidays!

By: Melodie

Melodie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:28:06 +0000

You are so sweet Kristy. Thank you! And congrats on the breastfeeding.

By: Chaotic Kristy

Chaotic Kristy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:12:01 +0000

Just another great post from you, I love it! I hope you win the contest. I believe that it was because of you an a few other blogging women out there that inspired me to try hard at breastfeeding and to not give up. {Than again I’m lucky because my son has not had much trouble}

You have also open my eyes to breastfeeding for longer than a year if baby isn’t ready to wean. I have been breastfeeding for 2 months and have no intention to stop anytime soon.

Good Luck
.-= Chaotic Kristy´s last blog ..Jinx the Sleep =-.

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By: TheFeministBreeder

TheFeministBreeder — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:02:29 +0000

Thank you for mentioning me. However strange it might seem, it feels really good to be recognized for my accomplishment. That was a rough year, but nothing I wouldn’t do again for any future baby. I’ve got many more years of school left, and we want more kids soon, so I’m sure I’ll be pumping in the stall at my law school all over again. Pumping Sucks (no pun intended) and I can say without a doubt that it was the hardest, most miserable part of breastfeeding for me. However, it never occurred to me to quit before I reached my goal. I just never entertained the idea.

I hope I can help change things for us in this country, but considering where our health care bill sits right now, I really have no faith that Americans will ever put up with paid leave for anybody. We can’t even give people healthcare, and EVERYONE needs that. It’s disappointing to be an American these days.
.-= TheFeministBreeder´s last blog ..Perfecting the Art of the Knock-Knock Joke =-.

By: Melodie

Melodie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:55:03 +0000

@Dionna – Absolutely Dionna. I completely agree. How could breastfeeding rates in the US not rise if moms were allowed to stay off work longer? Even six months maternity leave, although still not as good as a full year, would make a huge difference to increasing breastfeeding (especially exclusive breastfeeding) rates and I am sure it would cut down on the amount of parental sick days taken, boost worker morale and thus better benefit the economy. And on-site childcare? Well of course that would only happen inside large corporations but yes, it’s certainly something to shoot for.

By: Dionna

Dionna — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:12:54 +0000

I completely agree – it must take incredible perseverance to continue pumping for months on end.
It saddens me that the US effectively has a mandatory return to work policy 8-12 weeks post-partum. What little leave working mothers do receive is usually unpaid and too short.
I’d love to see breastfeeding mothers unite in the US to bring about sweeping social change that enables mothers to stay at home longer with their infants. Perhaps then we will see breastfeeding numbers rise – both initially and past a few months of age.
While it’s nice that more mothers are pumping, it would be nicer if they had the option of staying home longer, working from home, or having on-site childcare so they could nurse throughout their work days.
(But that is another post in itself!)
.-= Dionna´s last blog ..Mama Milk Dance! =-.