MSE Parents Club Part 10

boogellyboo

SS - Id say the snugglenest was worth it even though I didn't use it for very long. When Isla was still a dink it did stop me worrying so much. Very mse, I picked mine up in tk maxx for £14 five days before Isla was born. If I spot another I can pick it up for you and if you get to Manchester meet up?

Buttons and CSH those pics are lovely. i seewhat you mean though buttons about her fringe, but she's still a cutie

SM - dont hide

money_maker_3

Feelie, I just plainly didnt want to with Jasmine, and if it wasnt for the fact Dylan was sick I wouldnt have done with him either !! (I actually only expressed for him for 2 weeks as I then dried up when he was still in NICU) Dont think anything would have helped, its just not something I feel strongly about, and its also not something I am used to either seeing or doing.

I really dont think you are ever going to get every mother to BF, and I personally dont think that is an issue. There is a lot of money spent on researching formula and they are very well thought out to provide the nutrition baby needs, so it is a very good option for a lot of mothers

elle_gee

Interesting question Feelie Last week at training we were talking about the reasons mums stop BFing, both in the first few weeks and longer term. Don't know what's on the agenda for today, but maybe it's the answer to your question..

Buttonmoons

No boogey lol, that's a pic I took of her, her fringe was in her face there too, but it was still swept more to the side. Hang on, I've took a blurry pic of the one from the school and you'll see what I mean.

csh_2

feelinggood wrote: »

While we are all debating this sensitive subject and being so open, I would like to ask those who FF: "What would have enabled/persuaded you to breastfeed (or continued to breastfeed)". It is something I often wonder about, when thinking about how 'we' (everyone) can help mothers' to breastfeed.

I think it can 'help' if people can just accept that not everyone WANTS to BF. Not CAN'T.

Nothing could have persuaded me to BF because I didn't want to.

searching_me

csh sounds abit heated ... not usually quiet with my opinions but this is a very sensitive subject and people can take things wrote the wrong way as you can see people experssions or hear how its said x

Buttonmoons

Voila.

money_maker_3

Oh I wandered off and forgot to mention the photos when I came back !! they are all lovely, very impressive new booties !! and csh, your DD is a stunner !!

emlou2009

feelinggood wrote: »

While we are all debating this sensitive subject and being so open, I would like to ask those who FF: "What would have enabled/persuaded you to breastfeed (or continued to breastfeed)". It is something I often wonder about, when thinking about how 'we' (everyone) can help mothers' to breastfeed.

Nothing that anyone could have done anything about, unless its possible to train a two week old baby not to cry at the sight of my nipples.

Feelie, I admire you for eventually getting there on the whole BF thing, and please dont take this the wrong way, but I think you are reading too much into this. I do remember you said yourself once that even you thought the reason you got there in the end was because of your addictive/compulsive personality, and what with growing up around it with your mother as a BF counseller, maybe you cant understand why people wouldnt want to BF or havent got as much determination to succeed as you did? This is honestly not meant with any intention of offending you.

SusanC_2

workinmummy wrote: »

I FF, and have never BF either of my two and had no intention of doing so either. Each to their own I say. And i may get shot down but (shrugs) it proper winds me up that i can't get boots points on stage 1 and 2 milk, because this would be promoting FF.:( And i'm sure i'm not alone.

Do you get points on bottles and teats etc.? But Boots can set the price at anything they want so if they had the points it might be 4% more expensive but give you ponts.

feelinggood wrote: »

While we are all debating this sensitive subject and being so open, I would like to ask those who FF: "What would have enabled/persuaded you to breastfeed (or continued to breastfeed)". It is something I often wonder about, when thinking about how 'we' (everyone) can help mothers' to breastfeed.

I know you weren't asking me but I'll tell you what were the key things for me keeping going in the early days:
- I believe that it is the best option.
- OH believes it is the best option and never suggested I give up.
- we were planning to go camping when Alice was three months old and I knew this would be very difficult if I wasn't breastfeeding.
- I told myself I could stop at four months.
- My midwife (not the nasty weekend one) was very supportive - she had breastfed herself and understood about the pain, she explained a lot of things to us when I had problems (I got very sore but also very stressed because all the info said that if it hurt you were doing it wrong), and she was reasonable and reassuring about us having given a small amount of formula.