Comments on Just Peachy Baby Blog: A Shout Out To Formula Feeding Mommies

I appreciate your honesty! I breastfed one of min...

2010-03-03T10:15:11.752-08:00

I appreciate your honesty! I breastfed one of mine for four months (something I can't always admit) and the other for almost a year. As a health professional I promote breastfeeding as the best choice--if you can. But it's a personal choice--not everyone wants to or can. The truth is, now matter how healthy it is, it doesn't work for everyone. We need to empower and support each other in whatever way we choose to feed our babies!

Love this... Thank you for putting that out there...

2010-01-07T10:54:03.267-08:00

Love this...

Thank you for putting that out there. :)

Breastfeeding is one of the best thing which you c...

2009-10-29T23:57:36.369-07:00

Breastfeeding is one of the best thing which you can do to your kid but for some reasons if you can't feed your baby you can safely choose any formula but you need to ensure the age factor. Different formula feeds comes for various age groups so choose wisely.

I struggled for a week with a baby who could not l...

2009-10-20T18:57:15.724-07:00

I struggled for a week with a baby who could not latch on, and who screamed and pushed herself away when I tried to get her to latch on. I then struggled for nearly another week with the tortuous supplemental feeding system pushed by the hospital lactivist. By day 11 or 12, I was a physical and mental wreck, and my poor baby still had not had a decent meal. I knew that if I kept this up, she was going to starve, or I was going to go over the edge (dragging her with me). The solution was obvious. I gave her a bottle of formula. And endured the contempt, the bullying, the harassment from the lactivist, my husband, and several others who made it their business to interfere. I'm proud that I stood fast, and kept myself and my baby out of the path of the breastfeeding Juggernaut.

@TheFearlessFormulaFeeder: It's wonderful to g...

2009-08-15T08:07:11.704-07:00

@TheFearlessFormulaFeeder:
It's wonderful to get so much support. Wish more people would get out and express what they really think. Me included! ;)

I could not agree more. Sounds like we had very si...

2009-08-14T22:18:22.008-07:00

I could not agree more. Sounds like we had very similar experiences and I am thrilled to see others blogging about it! Good for you for choosing what is best of you and your family rather than playing into the hype.

2009-08-10T00:24:05.465-07:00

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2009-07-29T10:47:17.550-07:00

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If only all mommies would remember that! :)

2009-07-29T10:12:11.907-07:00

If only all mommies would remember that! :)

Absolutely--only you can decide what's best fo...

2009-07-28T17:47:07.052-07:00

Absolutely--only you can decide what's best for you & your child.

@Spiritual Journey: Yeah. There always seems to ...

2009-07-25T06:16:03.417-07:00

@Spiritual Journey: Yeah. There always seems to be someome vocal on every side of a choice. It seems I am having to repeat that lesson over and over again, even though I thought I already learned it!

My first born was both breastfed and bottlefed up ...

2009-07-24T15:18:50.986-07:00

My first born was both breastfed and bottlefed up to 9 months. At 7, she's very normal. My little one who's turning 23 months is still nursing up to now, much to the dismay of people I know. I think whether you breastfeed or bottlefeed, you'll always hear some snarly comments from somebody, so what's important is be comfortable of your decision because you are the one who's going to live with the consequences, not them.

@JulesP: "Mothers know best." I love t...

2009-07-23T19:19:10.853-07:00

@JulesP: "Mothers know best." I love that line. So, true. Good for you for being confident with your decision! I was reading your comment and nodding throughout the whole thing. Congratulations on surviving and thriving.. from one GI survivor to another! ;)

Yes. I breastfed my son the first three months. Al...

2009-07-23T13:58:20.395-07:00

Yes. I breastfed my son the first three months. Almost immediately he had GI problems, so badly that he would scream and writhe in agony WHILE breastfeeding. I had to go on a special lactose free diet and he still had problems with reflux and other stomach problems. He would only eat small amounts at a time which, in turn, stressed me out because I had to feed him so frequently. It was screaming nonstop all day and night until finally I decided to try lactose free formula. Of course my doctor was against it, along with my mother (go figure), but I was desperate for his relief. The minute I switched him to formula his problems COMPLETELY disappeared. He is now six months old and happy as an adorable clam. Of course I felt horribly guilty, as if I was depriving him the nutrition and bonding he was meant to have and of course I missed the bonding, but he was no longer in pain and THAT was what mattered to me. So, therefore, I shrugged off the comments other mothers made when they saw me preparing a formula bottle. Mothers know best.