tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338925421970380468.post1874442192306780791..comments2023-11-03T03:01:49.778-07:00Comments on Finding Beauty in the Mundane: Breastfeeding & the Family BedThe Porter Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08130409617675971567noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338925421970380468.post-326139788486097302010-04-30T18:34:55.474-07:002010-04-30T18:34:55.474-07:00You go girl!!!!!! I loved this post. You are spot ...You go girl!!!!!! I loved this post. You are spot on! <br />I nursed Luke until a little over 11 months and put him right on a sippy cup of milk. We both had a great transition. I knew it was time and although I knew I would miss it knew that he was ready also. He will be 2 in June and I still hold him like a baby in the rocking chair and give him a sippy cup of milk before bed. Even though it is much different than nursing it has helped me to keep that bonding time with him.<br />You will know when you are ready and I encourage you to listen to your heart. Good luck!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336031639438802301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338925421970380468.post-19421728887107938852010-04-30T10:13:02.004-07:002010-04-30T10:13:02.004-07:00Hey girl! I have been meaning to message you for ...Hey girl! I have been meaning to message you for WEEKS. I am such a bad friend! Things are crazy around these parts. I wanted to let you know that I'm praying for you and I'm SO sorry about your miscarriage... SO hard! We will never forget your sweet angel in heaven!!<br /><br />It is so funny, since becoming a mom I am both MORE judgmental and LESS judgmental of other moms. I am with you on the breastfeeding thing, but I also know that I usually never know someone else's whole story. Breastfeeding is SO HARD! Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't and that's okay! I feel terrible for someone like Megan who tries so hard and has to stop and still gets judgments from other moms who think they are superior because they "stuck with it" and she didn't (even though they have no knowledge of her story).<br /><br />I'm excited that you were able to do it this long! I stopped with B at about 11 months since she was naturally weaning, did a bottle for a few weeks, and the doc put her right on milk and she's been a champ with milk ever since! I think I avoided (by sheer coincidence) sippy issues because she didn't have a bottle for long. <br /><br />Miss you, girl! Please write me if you ever need to chat. I'm here for you! xoxoAshleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012613927259103615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338925421970380468.post-32756946918799979162010-04-28T17:59:53.304-07:002010-04-28T17:59:53.304-07:00Well Megan, I totally appreciate your honesty, and...Well Megan, I totally appreciate your honesty, and I would have totally done the same if i were in your shoes :) And I welcome stalkers! I am definitely one of them to many many blogs!! Thanks for commenting on mine though :) I love to know who stops by! And feel free to say YOUR opinions anytime...I definitely don't presume to know everything, and my mind can always be sharpened!<br />-KrystleThe Porter Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130409617675971567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338925421970380468.post-50261541058475895142010-04-28T17:28:04.863-07:002010-04-28T17:28:04.863-07:00I know.. sorry it was totally written in the heat ...I know.. sorry it was totally written in the heat of the moment.. I just get really defensive about it.. When my son was 4 months old, I joined a stay at home mommy's group and somehow the topic of breastfeeding came up, I told them I did not.. Without even asking the circumstances, you could see the look of horror on their face.. I mean come on how can a stay at home mom NOT breastfeed, after that I could sense they saw me as the stay at home mom that gives their baby formula with utter disgust, so I quit going ...It turns out my son was actually allergic to my breast milk (though it is highly rare), he kept losing weight..He was even allergic to almost all formulas, except one (I might add cost 50 bucks a can, which is mostly goats milk). So I for one am EXTREMELY grateful for formula, without it I dunno what I could of done.. So yeah when I see stuff like "inconvenience" or "deal with the pain", I kind of pounce all over that.. Just because I don't want another mom to be judged...I totally agree if you can breast feed, it is by far the best option..<br /><br />And no you do not know me.. I actually found you through JJ Heller's blog site.. I was a room mate of her's in college..so basically I am just a stalker blogger..I can't help but gravitate to other mother site's, reading about someone else's most prized possesionMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120880070266581829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338925421970380468.post-68486251656678495952010-04-27T20:03:51.894-07:002010-04-27T20:03:51.894-07:00Megan,
Thanks for your comments :) And I knew tha...Megan, <br />Thanks for your comments :) And I knew that there would be mother's just like you (i'm saying that in the best way) out there. That is exactly why I added my disclaimer at the top saying that I don't know everyone's circumstance, and that it may not have been possible for mothers to do this for one reason or another. I'm not really addressing your circumstance, i'm addressing the one's that don't do it because they don't feel like it. But I thank you so much for standing up for yourself, and you said it well....I definitely CAN take it :) by the way...do I know you from anywhere? (again, not being rude, just wondering)<br />-KrystleThe Porter Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130409617675971567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338925421970380468.post-7424394826532584322010-04-27T19:37:11.886-07:002010-04-27T19:37:11.886-07:00Well I understand this is a blog and I would like ...Well I understand this is a blog and I would like to take your words with a grain of salt.. But I seriously feel like I need stand up for the woman who chose to not breast feed their babies...I feel like you completely belittled any mother who decided to not breast feed..You DO NOT know every woman's circumstance..like how my baby ended up in the hospital because I was told by nurses to NOT use a bottle or feed him formula, if I was going to breast feed..I for one am glad formula is at least a option, history does not tell you how many babies died because for some reason mom's could not breast feed (with once again unforeseen circumstances).. I respect all mothers, weather they breast feed or not, love is love.. and I finally decided not to breastfeed, after seeing my baby with an IV out of his head and tubes being shoved down his nose, so I don't feel like I can or deserve to sit back and let you degrade another mom like that, just because she chose not to breast feed.. and TRUST me, it wasn't because I was lazy or didn't give it a try.. I understand you have every right to your opinion, but I feel like if you can dish it, you can take it :) From one mother to anotherMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120880070266581829noreply@blogger.com