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  • How many of you breast feed and use formula?

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    05.21.08, 06:24 AM [ Flag ]
    • I ran out of milk. Everyone thinks I'm bullsh*tting, but I really did. Broke my heart. She was STARVING and nobody believed it was because I had nothing to give her. It was such a major dilemma to give her formula, but in retrospect it was truly no big deal. She's almost 7 now, healthy and scathingly brilliant ;)

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      05.21.08, 06:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • I am doing both and feel sort of guilty bc I kinda want my freedom, is that bad?

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        05.21.08, 06:36 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • my experience exactly. my ds was supplemented from day 4 and, gasp, he is okay

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        05.21.08, 06:36 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        • My dd started supplementing at day 2, are you still supplementing and how old is dc?

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          05.21.08, 06:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
          • he's five. i didn't produce nearly enough breastmilk. he was underweight to begin with the the ped said i had no choice but to supplement

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            05.21.08, 06:40 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • Thats crap that everyone thought you were bullsh*tting

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        05.21.08, 06:39 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        • My lactation consultant, my ob-gyn and my pediatrician all said it wasn't likely that my supply was too low. Then my lactation consultant let me borrow one of those finely calibrated scales. I'd weigh her before a feeding and after and she was only getting ½ ounce at every feeding - both breasts. And she was hungry. I also never felt "letdown" and they just felt flaccid all the time. It was a no brainer as far as I was concerned, but nobody else thought this was the case.

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          05.21.08, 06:44 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • bullshit

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        05.21.08, 03:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • i bf 6 mo and i use it occasionally when i need a bottle and don't have pumped milk on hand. it's not a big deal. db is getting mostly breastmilk and the occasional botte of formula doesn't seem to hurt my supply.

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      05.21.08, 06:36 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • I did after I went back to work. Couldn't pump enough.

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      05.21.08, 06:39 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • i had an emergency c, hemorrhage, severe anemia, postpartum preeclampsia on day 4 and with all the problems my supply never really came in well. pedi basically ordered us to supplement. tried everything to increase bm and finally gave up at 3 mo. i was so sad, like my body had failed in having a c instead of natural birth i wanted and failed at producing enough milk. db, however, is thriving on ff and dad enjoys feeding her.

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      05.21.08, 03:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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