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Fight with a friend
"KC" wrote in message
It's really really old (like me :-) I am 38, and I recall in my late teens/early 20s that most people then thought it was important to breastfeed for the first 6 weeks. I know back then I figured I would do that, but I didn't end up having my first dd until I was 34. For one thing, I think back then there weren't good pumps on the market and alot of women were working. The economy was pretty bad then. Interest rates were really high, and housing prices were really high where I lived, so all the young women had to work and most had to go back to work when the baby was 6 weeks old. All the women I knew who had babies back then went back to work at 6 weeks pp, so perhaps that is where the magic 6 weeks number came from. Ah ha! I spaced out the fact that many women go back to work at 6 week pp. That makes some sense. -- Em mama to L-baby, 11 weeks |
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"JoFromOz" wrote in message
Em wrote: "A&G&K" wrote in message the "no nutritional value past 6 weeks" thing. That is something I've heard several times from people IRL. Where does that *come* from? -- I think it comes from the 6 week growth spurt ... babies suddenly feed much more often, and so all of a sudden the milk is 'too weak' to sustain them, and well meaning family members tell them they are starving their baby because the milk isn't good anymore. Right! Somehow it becomes not enough to sustain them and formula steps in. That makes sense too (in terms of where people get the 6 weeks idea from). I guess there are a variety of reasons why someone might develop the idea that the first 6 weeks are what matters. Also, as someone else mentioned, someone being pleaded to least try bf'ing for the first 6 weeks, might end up interpreting the message as bf'ing is only important for that long. In my observation, 6 weeks is often the marker when some people decide that the baby is too hungry and start packing in the rice cereal (which also seems to fit with not knowing how to cope with a growth spurt--baby suddenly starts waking more often to feed through the growth spurt. Not only do they "need" formula, they need some hearty helpings of rice cereal mixed in the bottle as well!). -- Em mama to L-baby, 11 weeks |
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KC wrote:
It's really really old (like me :-) I am 38, and I recall in my late teens/early 20s that most people then thought it was important to breastfeed for the first 6 weeks. I know back then I figured I would do that, but I didn't end up having my first dd until I was 34. For one thing, I think back then there weren't good pumps on the market and alot of women were working. The economy was pretty bad then. Interest rates were really high, and housing prices were really high where I lived, so all the young women had to work and most had to go back to work when the baby was 6 weeks old. All the women I knew who had babies back then went back to work at 6 weeks pp, so perhaps that is where the magic 6 weeks number came from. A friend of mine from work who has children my age (born in 76) told me that when her kids were born everyone went back to work at 6 weeks. She didn't have any choice and pumping was not an option. She decided not to nurse during those 6 weeks because no one really explained to her the health benefits (just financial benefits) and several of her friends who did choose to nurse during that time got breast infections when they returned to work because they stopped nursing abruptly. She regrets it now, but she did the best she could in her situation based on the information she had. Manda |
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In article ble.rogers.com,
"AlenasMom" wrote: She emailed me today and asked if I was planning to breastfeed her while she was in college. She did WHAAAT?? I call that way outta line. Respond to her with grace and dignity, as befits a real woman; that way all the future mothers nearby will benefit. However, you may find the need to use phrases such as: "That's a bit personal" "[Bride] doesn't have a problem with it, and it's her wedding" "Mind your own business" "Can we talk about something else?" -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Jeez; if only those Ancient Greek storytellers had known about the astonishing creature that is the *Usenet hydra*: you cut off one head, and *a stupider one* grows back..." -- MJ, cam.misc |
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"AlenasMom" wrote in message e.rogers.com...
Yesterday I was at the dress fitting for my friend's wedding. One of her bride's maids is really uptight and "socially correct" about everything. All the dresses are being custom made, and when we were talking about how my bodice will lace up the front, she asked why. I told her it was because I'll have to have access to nurse Alena. This is sort of off topic from your post - (and I've been lucky not to encounter anyone as stupid or rude as her) but I thought I'd give you some advice about being a bridesmaid with a nurseling. My daughter was six months old when I was in a friend's wedding. Everone was supportive, and great. My dress was NOT nursing friendly, unfortunately. Anyway, if you have a breastpump, and your daughter takes a bottle or sippy, bring along some EBM. You never know when it will come in handy. My husband had her during the ceremony (I just couldn't nurse her *then*!!) and fed her 4 ounces of EBM during the ceremony and that kept her happy until I could nurse her. I had to go into the dressing room to nurse her, and then take my dress down to my waist to nurse (it zipped down the back). Then, after she nursed, she spit up all down the front of my dress, forcing me to change after all. SO, when you are nursing, drape yourself with a towel, to prevent this from happening. My daughter wasn't typically a spitter, but it did happen occasionally. Cathy Weeks Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01 |
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