tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716517805132394936.post1187983610534527728..comments2023-11-29T03:50:10.587-05:00Comments on Life, Hyphenated: The Other Side of NursingMagg H-Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671418173443654838noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716517805132394936.post-59414997252885286532012-07-01T20:17:42.054-04:002012-07-01T20:17:42.054-04:00Thanks, Lisa! It's amazing how different nursi...Thanks, Lisa! It's amazing how different nursing and pumping can be for different moms out there. Thanks for sharing your feelings about inadequacy and guilt but that women should know they/we are great moms.<br /><br />Thanks again, Lisa!! I love hearing other moms' experiences!Magg H-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11671418173443654838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716517805132394936.post-60824045387127942042012-07-01T18:39:21.951-04:002012-07-01T18:39:21.951-04:00You are truly a nursing ninja, Maggie! As for me,...You are truly a nursing ninja, Maggie! As for me, I was a Mama Moo-Cow. I just gotta say, not every baby is as efficient as Quincy! <br /><br />For me, the milk came in full force and my babies had a hard time gulping it down. I lasted 2 months with Maddie, then was so determined to make it work with Ben that I consulted a personal nursing coach to help me figure it out. <br /><br />All to no avail. . .Ben was more challenged than Maddie and kept gasping for air as he guzzled. (Andy imitate the sound perfectly!)On the flip-side, pumping was a breeze. . .especially once we got the electric pump. I could hook up both sides and fill two 8 oz. bottles in 15 minutes. . .tops! <br /><br />In the end, I think maybe I ate too much of Andy's yummy spicy food and my milk just didn't agree with Ben. Once we tried formula, life was a lot better for us all! Too bad, though, because we ended up having to toss 40 16 oz. bags of breast milk from the freezer stash. (We couldn't even DONATE it anywhere!) What a waste. . .<br /><br />For a long time, I took this as a personal failure and felt as if I had failed one of the most essential and natural of "Mom tasks". Now, I see that each mom has special gifts that are imparted to her offspring. Often it is the gifts that we give unknowingly that make the most difference.<br /><br />Anyway, I posted today just in case there are other new mom's out there who are feeling challenged by nursing and who may feel guilty or inadequate. You are still good moms. . .great, in fact! And there are a lot more years ahead to discover the gifts that are uniquely yours.<br /><br />Certainly, I am most proud (and perhaps a little jealous!) of you, Maggie, my nursing ninja friend. Your reflections and tips may help others who are on the edge, too. Maybe they would have helped me if I'd read them during those leaky, squirty, sour milk, soaking sheets days?<br /><br />Love ya!<br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299467483739799410noreply@blogger.com