Thursday, April 21, 2011

The boob or the bottle thats the real question

So many women out there over the years have contimplated the question of the boob or the bottle?  A lot of women seem to think I will be the best mom ever if i breast feed no bottles or formula for me!  I found my self thinking the same thing when I was pregnant with my first child, and even read articles in Baby talk, about breastfeeding.  There was an article in their I read that was a spoof about breastfeeding, the things people really never told you.  And don't worry I will let you know right now breastfeeding is no walk in the park.

The first thing is Breastfeeding is like feeding a hungry wolf, They will be chaped, cracked, sore and may even start bleeding.  If you really want to know what it is like take a piece of sandpaper rub it real hard on your nibbles, and see what happens! Men it's ok you can try it as well, go ahead and see what it's like, you can share in this moment.  So after you find out how much it hurts, imagine doing this every 2-3 hours. And usually it is hard until 4-6 weeks, then if your Baby goes thru a growth spurt and want more, what do you do.  Pumping is great then you can take a nap and let someone else help you or even take a shower.  The only thing about pumping is it will completly fuck with your head.  You will see maybe 2 oz you pumped and it took 15 min.  But its ok, sometimes that all baby needs.  I have read other online tools out there that offer herbal remedies and tell you to drink morer fluids and watch what you eat.  I still do not think any of it really helps and I know I felt like I was doing something wrong, and I was a bad mom.  Now you may almost dread the fact of trying it, I saw if you want to go for it.  You have been warned and you may be fine.  But if you find your self crying and think there is no way I can do it.  Thats cool, thats why there are companies out there that make formula.

If your a first time mom this can be really tramatizing if no one has ever told you.  Women what is wrong with us, why have we not talked about this with each other.  Think of it this way if you knew someone was going to get mauled by a bear you would stop them and say hey make sure you bring a gun with you there's a Bear up ahead.  But no instead, we would rather let people think it is the best thing and only super mom's can pull it off.  Wrong.  There is no such thing as a super mom, we all work just as hard and smart women go ahead and look at the pro's and con's... More to come Later

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