tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574377801276999512.post3776838061317053065..comments2023-10-29T06:26:27.146-07:00Comments on New Adventures In Dreamworld: Why No Effort?Amy xxoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829443038522374160noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574377801276999512.post-48069549323722617472010-07-07T23:40:06.302-07:002010-07-07T23:40:06.302-07:00I'm surprised they recommended bottle feeding ...I'm surprised they recommended bottle feeding so quickly. In the UK we get a lot of support to breastfeed, in fact it's gone to the other extreme and there is so little support for bottle feeding mums - the midwives can't even talk about it in ante-natal classes! I don't think this is fair either. Personally I think it boils down to what is best for mum and baby, the support should be there either way! <br /><br />I started off breastfeeding but even with a lot of support it didn't work out for us. Piglet then had another couple of weeks of my milk but expressed. She has been bottle fed entirely since she was 1 month old and I don't let it bother me. I know I did my best, she is happy, healthy and put weight on very well. I think we can go to the extreme of making mum's feel guilty if they can't breastfeed and that's not a good thing.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836375771588305693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574377801276999512.post-9311442140383313132010-07-07T21:24:37.451-07:002010-07-07T21:24:37.451-07:00I do think that it's a two way street though. ...I do think that it's a two way street though. Sure, the nurses play a role in promoting breastfeeding. But so do mums. <br /><br />I was adamant I would breastfeed both times. If someone had suggested I give my kids a bottle of formula in hospital, I would have fought them off ... and only done so if absolutely necessary. <br /><br />I hear you though - so frustrating when you hear these stories. And they're pretty common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574377801276999512.post-51118773055346873422010-07-07T20:36:13.228-07:002010-07-07T20:36:13.228-07:00I'm surprised by that. My hospital were very s...I'm surprised by that. My hospital were very supportive of breastfeeding, and offered all the help in the world. <br /><br />I must be naive, but I just assumed that all hospitals in Oz followed the Breast is Best policy.<br /><br />That is very sad, I agree. Breastfeeding is hard to get the hang of, and I bet you'd be hard-pressed to find a new mum, who didn't have some issues with breastfeeding, in the beginning.<br /><br />I'm still breastfeeding my youngest, who turns 1 next week, and have no plans to stop anytime soon. I love those few quiet minutes every day, when it's just me and him, snuggled together.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01657019147960067075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574377801276999512.post-26847384623954928522010-07-07T16:40:28.261-07:002010-07-07T16:40:28.261-07:00This happened to my sister in law and my sister in...This happened to my sister in law and my sister in laws sister in law (did you follow that? lol) Anyway they both really wanted to breastfeed and got no help from the hospital or anything, so they weren't able to. They were so disappointed.<br /><br />I don't understand why hospitals would do that. It doesn't make sense to me, even though I had to bottle feed, I still think breast is best if you can. <br /><br />(I had to coz of medical issues and no milk, tried for a few months though, but bubs was not gaining weight. I am in that tiny % who can't.)Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491934898526227610noreply@blogger.com