[Yolanda25]

Originally Posted by accymel

LOL Lindsay midwifery sermen there, but yes i did try it for a month before it all got too much for me & the grumpy eldest, 2 bleeding sore cracked nips & having to feed on both alternatively painful, i lost too much weight after a short time - feeding on demand was literally demanding, never got much chance to eat myself, tired so bad even fell asleep with baby attached to nips & even got to the point baby fell off bed during - enough to scare the pants off me, i couldnt go out do much cos of the demand feeding, baby never was full, the stress got too much for both of us!! Try telling that to a midwife with no kids of her own for experience, bullied me badly to keep it up, but i just got more weaker, so enough was enough & ended breast feeding gradually till bottle weaned, still was a greedy baby but least we both got nurished & the realisation of how skinny i became - even lost me boobs it knocked my confidence & femininity with myself. But i can say i tried & that month was enough to protect the baby. Didnt bother subsequently bottles was the start to finish with the other bottle all teh way & i got me boobs back - just.

Breast feeding is like owt else - an art to master & better suited for some people more than others, no harm to try but should be choice if the mother should feel its not best for them after trying as the baby picks up tension easily it becomes hard for both of them becoming a chore or a pain is no good, u should enjoy your time with your baby - cos they certainly dont get any easier as they grow each year lol

That was brilliant, left me speechless.