tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524146726099526321.post1088184042804503444..comments2023-10-24T03:52:16.332-06:00Comments on Farren Square and Family: Being a Mom is Hard Enough - Guest Blogger CerlandiaFarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03337745395320753878noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524146726099526321.post-2934364413659857302011-04-19T13:11:06.548-06:002011-04-19T13:11:06.548-06:00Thank you for all the kind comments. It makes me ...Thank you for all the kind comments. It makes me feel much better about putting all this out there.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257460533654411502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524146726099526321.post-10881042942679276572011-04-19T01:10:08.835-06:002011-04-19T01:10:08.835-06:00I agree completely Farren. The work Jessica does ...I agree completely Farren. The work Jessica does is amazing. If only all breastfeeding activist would take a page from her book. When talking with others about breastfeeding I try to model that behavior as well.Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097710575277034965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524146726099526321.post-65074699936940374482011-04-18T20:06:45.291-06:002011-04-18T20:06:45.291-06:00I'm so sorry that you ladies have experienced ...I'm so sorry that you ladies have experienced such hard times in association with how you have fed your babies. <br /><br />The way that this binary is presented (to borrow from genius Commenter Lindsey on my most recent post) is so confrontational that I think a lot of moms get swept up in it, and ultimately some of them turn to negativity in order to "Sway" formula feeders towardsFarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337745395320753878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524146726099526321.post-23478293741139978092011-04-18T14:16:59.883-06:002011-04-18T14:16:59.883-06:00Thank you! Very well said. I too felt those same...Thank you! Very well said. I too felt those same pressures. You feel like a failure when your baby is rushed to the NICU. Yet you did nothing wrong. You feel like a failure when your doctor tells you your baby is losing weight on your milk. Yet you did nothing wrong. I wish people would realize one way isn't necessasarily the ONLY way.<br /><br />As for formula babies being "Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565452987802665504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524146726099526321.post-19932245149656002602011-04-18T09:22:15.682-06:002011-04-18T09:22:15.682-06:00Thank you so much for writing this. I had a very s...Thank you so much for writing this. I had a very similar experience with not producing enough milk for my full-term daughter and we did all the "right" things, such as skin-on-skin and BF right after birth etc. I remember the depression & exhaustion from the feed & pump 24/7 schedule and actually managed to do it (w/o help) for 4 months before totally crashing. I didn't get Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368024600869027505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524146726099526321.post-80986833328811765352011-04-18T07:00:37.792-06:002011-04-18T07:00:37.792-06:00This is a wonderful post. This: "so the only...This is a wonderful post. This: "so the only thing I can come up with is that moms who are still feeding their children from a bottle or breast just aren't allowed outside the home." is the exact thing I was saying yesterday. Breastfeeding moms feel like the world is against them, but I feel like the world is against me because I bottle feed. We all just need to stop concerning Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510986008238276269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524146726099526321.post-71155559638082744662011-04-18T06:44:38.686-06:002011-04-18T06:44:38.686-06:00My heart is there with you Cerlandia. {{hug}}
I t...My heart is there with you Cerlandia. {{hug}}<br />I too found I was not able to breastfeed my boys after coming home from the NICU. It was heartbreaking and left me feeling like I had flunked out of some mandatory mommy class. It took a while to come to terms with it all. Things are always difficult when they do not turn out the way we desired. <br />You sound like a wonderful mother. I am Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097710575277034965noreply@blogger.com