tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post113000738908932138..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: My Breasts, or, When Are You Going to Stop ... THAT?DoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1130278962486234772005-10-25T18:22:00.000-04:002005-10-25T18:22:00.000-04:00I have thought about maybe going over to my son's ...I have thought about maybe going over to my son's dorm room between classes. <BR/><BR/>My first two were almost three when they weaned, and my youngest is 21 months, and is still nursing. And there was blood, sweat, tears getting all three through the newborn phase.Ms. Sheila Whotigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494406895243418064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1130259149061648022005-10-25T12:52:00.000-04:002005-10-25T12:52:00.000-04:00I love the picture of feral mom. It is lovely!Seve...I love the picture of feral mom. It <EM>is</EM> lovely!<BR/><BR/>Seven years, wow. Wow. But I could see how it could happen.<BR/><BR/>I almost wish I could say I was conflicted about working ... It's just so good for me, and it seems so good for him. But it does make me an easy touch when I'm with him, too.<BR/><BR/>Wheat Thins, soy milk, brown rice, and Annie's? That diet is better than mine.DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1130257937630494542005-10-25T12:32:00.000-04:002005-10-25T12:32:00.000-04:00Great post! & great job, don't sweat the weaning ...Great post! & great job, don't sweat the weaning part, he'll figure it out...<BR/>Myself, I cried heartbrokenly when DS weaned himself at 20 mos. Too much disruption in his life I guess.<BR/>Best wishes from a fellow dr-mama of a different persuasion,<BR/>DVMValValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1130205757942899022005-10-24T22:02:00.000-04:002005-10-24T22:02:00.000-04:00Forget the care package. Just go with him...party...Forget the care package. Just go with him...party tricks, bonding...he'll be a hit...great job working out the whole BF thing. You're my idol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1130188561998813602005-10-24T17:16:00.000-04:002005-10-24T17:16:00.000-04:00Thanks for the plug, Orange. I think "lovely" migh...Thanks for the plug, Orange. I think "lovely" might be a bit of a stretch, though. Yes, it's month 16 and the girls are still very much into nursing. Of course, I am an easy touch--if it's screaming vs. sucking, the jahoobies invariably come out. It's also the only way we can get them to take medications, consent to fingernail clipping, etc. To all who had or are having difficulties breastfeedingFeral Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456760046606299779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1130101798978692382005-10-23T17:09:00.000-04:002005-10-23T17:09:00.000-04:00My son and I had enough nursing complications to f...My son and I had enough nursing complications to fill four separate chapters of <I>The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding</I>, which sucked royally but involved precious little productive sucking. I finally gave up at 2 1/2 months and no longer felt like maybe I had postpartum depression and maybe I was a failure as a woman and a mammal. I had, of course, intended to nurse him for 18 months. So much Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1130012701586713412005-10-22T16:25:00.000-04:002005-10-22T16:25:00.000-04:00Nursing is hard as hell, for new mothers AND new b...Nursing is hard as hell, for new mothers AND new babies -- I hate it when people insist it isn't, because it just instills extra unwarranted guilt. Just look at the popularity of wetnurses before bottle-feeding became the norm -- the formula companies couldn't have been behind that!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your happy & healthy son, and please don't feel like a failure. For all we know I have DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1130009846364799102005-10-22T15:37:00.000-04:002005-10-22T15:37:00.000-04:00Alas, my son and I never got the hang of nursing. ...Alas, my son and I never got the hang of nursing. He couldn't latch on properly and lost over 20% of his body weight in the first week, so we hired a lactation consultant, got the silicone "sombrero" (nipple shield intended to help baby latch on), purchased all sorts of herbal tinctures (gross!), and I pumped and went in for "lessons." Nothing worked, and it didn't help that my son's dad nagged B.E.C.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17692965288646024168noreply@blogger.com