tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post4842376667319823340..comments2023-11-03T06:12:03.847-05:00Comments on Mrs. Linklater's Guide to the Universe: FLAPS DOWNMrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16582230399160973531noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-18649408057650732582006-06-16T12:17:00.000-05:002006-06-16T12:17:00.000-05:00I tried breastfeeding for 5 minutes and said "...I tried breastfeeding for 5 minutes and said "oh, HELL, no...give me a bottle". Plus, I thought it would be fun if Daddy Ray participated in the sleep deprivation fun and games during night-time feedings. Ray likes to tell people that I didn't breastfeed because: "It hurt too much when she boiled her nipples" <br><br>Both of my sons were formula-fed and they have been much healthier than the majority of my breast-fed cousins. Putting warning labels on baby formula???? Get the hell out of here. <br><br>Although I do think somebody should put a warning label on Britney Spears. Caution: Falling Baby ZoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-26391577661086359282006-06-16T12:29:00.000-05:002006-06-16T12:29:00.000-05:00I breast feed my 24 year old 3 months...My tits bl...I breast feed my 24 year old 3 months...My tits bleed...hurt like hell...for about a month it got better... the second one I breastfeed 2 weeks and the last one not at all...I was on prozac and they said I couldnt breast feed...oh weel I had great pamela anderson boob for a day when the milk can me...I also had milk come out for about 3 years after the last one...werid huh<br>donna In TEXAS<br>http://journals.aol.com/Lacaza3/sweepingthecobwebsofmymindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-90092140875530121902006-06-16T12:32:00.000-05:002006-06-16T12:32:00.000-05:00OMG! You've done it again, Mrs. L! What a gr...OMG! You've done it again, Mrs. L! What a great entry! Your perspective on things is SO enjoyable! Thanks! LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-71631601516793624702006-06-16T12:40:00.000-05:002006-06-16T12:40:00.000-05:00Deb breast-fed both of our boys, but not without s...Deb breast-fed both of our boys, but not without some serious psychopathic ranting about her nipples. I've never heard of birth orgasms. I once took a crap that made me feel like Joel Grey - does that count?<br><br>I remember trying to mount a frontal assault on Deb a few months after the birth of our first child. She responded by turning on the nipple sprinklers and casting me back into the forest. It tasted like coconut milk.<br><br><br><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-39824101694955394602006-06-16T13:29:00.000-05:002006-06-16T13:29:00.000-05:00Now I know WHY I used the playtex nurser and formu...Now I know WHY I used the playtex nurser and formula. You are right about there being no useful information during those times. OUCH, my nipples hurt just thinking about it! AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-61712732358682493822006-06-16T14:41:00.000-05:002006-06-16T14:41:00.000-05:00Brunettes get sore nipples too; I think mine even ...Brunettes get sore nipples too; I think mine even bled at one point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-17360385910974115852006-06-16T15:28:00.000-05:002006-06-16T15:28:00.000-05:00Yo Mo, I'm not a natural blonde. This isn'...Yo Mo, I'm not a natural blonde. This isn't about hair color, it's about skin type -- pink or brown nipples, ya know what I mean? Pink is more susceptible to the pain of a thousand tiny needles. I know women who were cracked and bleeding with their second kid. Breastfeeding ain't for sissies. Mrs. LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-39746112617399119772006-06-16T15:32:00.000-05:002006-06-16T15:32:00.000-05:00I nursed all four of my kids. (Two of them past t...I nursed all four of my kids. (Two of them past the point of 'oh-my-God-she's-nursing-a-toddler-in-public' propriety.) <br><br>I endured the convenient indignity of a breastpump at work; sitting in parking lots to do it in the relative privacy of a locked car; and the impolite scrutiny of strangers. Not to mention the 'well-intended' comments from friends and family who just didn't get it.<br><br>The most amazing thing about it all was how it didn't always work the very first time. Those first few weeks could be a struggle, but once past the soreness, it got easier. It helped more that one could imagine to have a supportive spouse. <br><br>I hate it that it gets drawn into good-Mom, bad-Mom. I think every Mom does what they can, the best they can, for their children. She shouldn't be knocked because she can't or chooses not to breastfeed. As long as the baby is fed and happy, does it really matter how the fed part happens?<br><br>I have to stop talking about this. I'm having phantom letdown. lol<br>AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-60855060538993180512006-06-16T15:35:00.000-05:002006-06-16T15:35:00.000-05:00Actually, with all the drugs people take these day...Actually, with all the drugs people take these days, and the amount of alcohol people drink, the viruses we carry, and the poisons in our food, I wonder which milk is truly safer. Mrs. LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-32225933544668636342006-06-16T19:07:00.000-05:002006-06-16T19:07:00.000-05:00 This was right on the mark, Mrs. L. I had ... This was right on the mark, Mrs. L. I had my babies in the mid seventies, where you couldn't show your face if you didn't experience natural childbirth, let alone breastfeed. Well, my first child was a ten and a half pound emergency C-section, and between the birthing experience and the fact that I gave birth to a toddler, the breast feeding experience was a nightmare. I tried ... Ohhhh, I tried. But when you can leave a kid on your nipple for forty five minutes, only to have them drink five ounces of formula afterwards, something is amiss. Needless to say, I felt like a complete failure. I hope those overzealous breastfeeding types are kinder to today's new moms than they were to me. TinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-63853442355707888712006-06-16T21:17:00.000-05:002006-06-16T21:17:00.000-05:00Mrs. L, I simply love this. I nursed my daughter f...Mrs. L, I simply love this. I nursed my daughter for 14 months and took crap from every side because of it. She was a tiny baby who grew slowly, just like her dad when he was a baby. The nurses were convinced I just couldn't produce either sufficient quality or quantity of milk, even though she was healthy as a horse. There were the nursing Nazis who disapproved because I used a shield. My family thought I was just being licentious and shocking even though I never let anything show when I wasn't alone. A good diet, tons of rest, strict medication management and a skin thick enough to endure both the chomping gums and the snarky remarks are what every nursing mother needs. As for the day spa for nursing moms, I'd invest. What an idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-24907678496291272682006-06-16T22:43:00.000-05:002006-06-16T22:43:00.000-05:00I have to share my fave breastfeeding story...whil...I have to share my fave breastfeeding story...while I was home all day with my colicky Cailtin, my DH (who is normally much more circumspect) came in, looked over the pigsty of a house and said, "so what dd you do all day?' to which I replied, "singlehandedly kept another human being alive. What did YOU do?"<br>MartiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-53227302864058826332006-06-17T00:42:00.000-05:002006-06-17T00:42:00.000-05:00a milk bank? is that like a sperm bank? do ...a milk bank? is that like a sperm bank? do they have ATMs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-46639146626786230522006-06-25T22:12:00.000-05:002006-06-25T22:12:00.000-05:00This entry is hilariously true!! I breastfed my so...This entry is hilariously true!! I breastfed my son, my only child. I had no one to guide me, no friend, no family. Just the literature fromLa Leche League. I attended a few of their meetings... it was very much an elite social club of sorts, but at least they did encourage and support me. I never got over seeing 2 and 3 year olds throwing up their momma's shirt to grab a snack when they'd see another baby nursing. I weaned my little one before he was a year, possibly he weaned himself. It was a painful and difficult beginning, took five days for my milk to "come in", but I was pretty much on my own, armed only with determination to make it work, and strength to keep going against well-meaning suggestions from friends. Sometimes, mothers do have a very righteous instinct. We just need to listen to what our bodies tell us to do. You are right, what we eat does affect the child of a nursing mom. Didn't need a doctor to tell me that either. Common sense and keen observations are all we need to know the truth. Love this entry! BeaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com