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I'd really like to scream at someone I don't even know.
I have had a not so good day, and a stranger with insensitive comments just made it worse.
Tried to take L's 10 month pics. That was a FAIL. All he wanted to do was either crawl away from me or scream at me for not giving him my camera.
Got home and he refused to take a nap no matter what I did. He screamed at me for an hour before finally giving up.
I saw Marilyn's post about Similac and checked ours. Sure enough - ours is recalled, so I'll be making an unwanted trip to the grocery store and hoping they still have some on the shelf that isn't recalled.
I posted it on my FB status and a FB friend reposted it and tagged me. I went to see what I had been tagged in and on her status one of her friends left the lovely comment of, "just one more reason why its best to breast feed." I'd really like to slap her right about now. While some people do just choose to formula feed, I wasn't one of those. I fought for 3 months. I cried for the 2nd-4th weeks of his life pretty much every time I had to nurse L because he fought me most of the time and I couldn't pump enough to keep producing. My body just wouldn't do it, even with supplements. When I made the final call to stop fighting him and pumping ridiculously small amounts, I sat on the bed at my parents' house, at 6 am, all alone and bawled for over an hour. She can kiss my a$$.Ugh. I just wish people would think before they speak.
Ok, vent over. I feel a bit better.
Re: I'd really like to scream at someone I don't even know.
Then you might want to scream at me too and that's ok...
You shoudn't feel guilty. YOU TRIED. Many don't and IMO that is a shame, but that a while other topic. You wanted to give L your milk and gave it a hard fight. Period.
Look at it this way, what if pamper finally recalled dry max diapers? Would you think to yourself or maybe say out loud "This is a great reason to cloth diaper? No recalls ever! Yay me!"?
I know your having a bad day, so don't yell at me.
I feel the same way Em! I got comments too. At least you lasted a few months, I lasted 4 days.
That is wonderful if you want to do it but don't lecture and make me feel bad because I don't.
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Ugh, who asked her?! Seriously some people should keep their opinions to themselves. BF is a personal choice and nowadays it seems like its being shoved down people's throats and then looked down upon when one doesnt BF.
Ignore people like that, I know easier said than done. ((hugs))
Awww Em, I'm so sorry. That was pretty rotten of her to tag your line and then make a remark about it. And you don't have to explain yourself to us, we know and you know you did the best you could : )
Tiff - I don't think Em was offended by anything you did at all. You are a strong advocate for BFing and have been so helpful to many of your friends, ME included. I think it's awesome that you feel so passionate about it and that you put that passion to good use by helping your friends and now being a La Leche League leader : )
Gina, it wasn't my friend that said that, it was another friend of hers. And apparently my friend had similar issues as me, because she commented back that she had tried for three months before finally giving in to formula because her baby girl "had to eat something."
No Tiff, I don't get offended by you at all. Posting those thoughts on your own FB page is a LOT different than going out of your way to post it on someone else's when you don't know their story. I think it's important to remind people of the benefits and bonuses to encourage them to at least try. I'm a big advocate for it too, and I get really aggravated when people don't even try - probably more so than moms that are successful at BFing because I would give just about anything to have that. It bothers me when BFing moms assume that all moms that don't BF just don't want to.
Ooohh, i guess i missed the part where she went out of her way to post it on someone else's wall. Yeah that's rude! Sorry!
I totally agree with you. Over time I've learned to assume that a FF mom tried to BF and something happened along the way. In LLL it's like my persona mission to make sure the support and info are NOT what goes wrong.
HUGS to you! mayybbee something will be different w/ Gatlin. Who knows!
i'm sorry Em that totally sux. i swear if someone had posted that on my fb status i'd flip out! i tried like hell to bf and couldn't bawled my eyes out and gave it a good 3 weeks w/o producing practically any milk my son needed to eat and i couldn't go through trying to bf anymore.
i'm mad at similac it sucks that i gave my son formula that was a part of the recall =(