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AnnBrunoXO
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
I BF/pumped my 2nd daughter for 4 months - I have to say i found it a bit annoying - while I knew it was good nutrition for her and that is why I did it - it hurt like hell when she suckled at my nips and I found it annoying to expose myself and exuse myself when I wasn't at home everytime I had to feed her.
It was especially hard for me to exuse myself because I also had a 20 month old so - it wasn't like I could leave the room and ignore the other child.
Im happy I did it overall.
Ohh boy - I didn't realize the post was this old.
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Nik211
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
i know this post is old, but its at the top and i lurk on here (hoping to TTC in a year or so, so i peek from time to time!)
i just wanted to say that i want to try and breastfeed if and when the time comes for me BUT the though of it makes me a little uncomfortable....
without being too graphic  the reason is b/c of how my breasts are used now  both myself and DH enjoy my breasts in a very sexual nature - bottom line is he likes to do things with them and i enjoy it - im sure you can see where i am going with that....
so for me, it just creeps me out to think about it. to me, my boobs = sex/pleasure.....
my SIL promises me that it will change when i am pregnant and the baby is born. she said she felt the same way that i do now before she had children. she said that for the time she was breastfeeding her breasts were for the baby and then afterwards they went right back to being her DH's and she said nothing was weird about it at all....
just wanted to give some insight. not sure if there are other people who feel/felt that way....
but in any case, i would still like to try it out and i hope my feelings change about it for the better...
i dont think either way is right or wrong whether its BF of FF - i just want to at least give it a shot one day....
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Deedlebugs
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
I wasn't pregnant yet when this post was first created...
I always knew I wanted to try to BF but once my DD was born and she latched on for the first time, I knew there was no other option for US but to EBF. It was hard and at times a real annoyance (not EBF but the pumping was). I didn't BF in public but with my next baby I plan on giving it a try because I really hate pumping. BF my DD has been the most rewarding experience in my life, to date. I can't wait to BF my next baby. I miss it almost everyday.
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Leeners
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
Posted by Diana1215
I didn't BF my son, and I don't plan on BF this next one either.
It was never an option for me. There was not an ounce of me that ever wanted to do it. I know that formula is just as good these days and I don't believe that BF makes you bond with your child more than a mother and a baby that is FF. My son and I are very very close and feeding him a bottle, and holding his little hand, is just the same to me to be honest!
I also have a huge family who came to visit ALL THE TIME. I am not the type of person who would be able to BF in public.
And lastly, I guess I'm selfish - I wanted to be able to share feeding duties with my DH and anyone else who wanted to take part in it!
HTH Gerty! 
This is my experience exactly.
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leighla
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
I bonded with him when I BF.
I bonded with him when I bottle fed.
I hated BFing with a passion (it HURT!), but I missed it when I stopped (at 3 months because of back surgery).
People had strong opinions both ways.
I didn't care. 
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| Posted 4/30/09 12:59 PM |
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chelle
It's a Good Life
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
Posted by NinasMommy
I always knew I wanted to try to BF but once my DD was born and she latched on for the first time, I knew there was no other option for US but to EBF. It was hard and at times a real annoyance.
I have to agree. I always knew I wanted to and even through the times when I was like "ENOUGH! I"M DONE!" I stuck with it and happily EBF'd for 16 months. I plan to do it the same when DC #2 comes along.
It's definitely not for everyone. It's a decision only a mother can make
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staceyd
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
Posted by Nik211
i know this post is old, but its at the top and i lurk on here (hoping to TTC in a year or so, so i peek from time to time!)
i just wanted to say that i want to try and breastfeed if and when the time comes for me BUT the though of it makes me a little uncomfortable....
without being too graphic the reason is b/c of how my breasts are used now both myself and DH enjoy my breasts in a very sexual nature - bottom line is he likes to do things with them and i enjoy it - im sure you can see where i am going with that....
so for me, it just creeps me out to think about it. to me, my boobs = sex/pleasure.....
my SIL promises me that it will change when i am pregnant and the baby is born. she said she felt the same way that i do now before she had children. she said that for the time she was breastfeeding her breasts were for the baby and then afterwards they went right back to being her DH's and she said nothing was weird about it at all....
just wanted to give some insight. not sure if there are other people who feel/felt that way....
but in any case, i would still like to try it out and i hope my feelings change about it for the better...
i dont think either way is right or wrong whether its BF of FF - i just want to at least give it a shot one day....
I know this is old.. but I Wanted to add to this post.. I felt the same way about my boobs.. they had a purpose before the baby that was sexual... I am BF'ing, trying it out... I am 3 weeks into it, and I am returning to work in about 3 weeks, so I am trying to continue for the next 2 weeks or so, and then start formula. I feel that I was successful in trying, I was kinda pressured to do it, and in the end, I loved the bonding... I did pump, so DH could feed her too and I could go out, but I am ready to have MY BODY back!!!!
I will say, the little that I have done has helped me lose weight though!!! The extra 500 calories burned a day was the biggest selling point to me....
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Mkr09
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
I decided not to BF for various reasons.
1. I have a very big chest and have never really been comfortable with it.
2. My DH thoroughly enjoys my boobs and they come into play ALOT when we are sexual. I would just not be comfortable with the fact that I could leak, they would be sore...etc.
3. Like Diana said I have a very close family and I would not have been comfortable BFing in front of them (even covered).
I think about it every once in a while for when #2 comes along eventually, but I think I would pump rather than BF. I guess we'll see when the time comes.
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hope07
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
I cant imagine NOT bfing my child so was glad to read some of the reasons that people choose not to bc sometime I dont understand why, but of course would never ask.
I think its very interesting that so many moms are uncomfortable in public and get looks and comments. I wish our society valued bf more and more people were accomodating and accepting of it in public. If you are exclusivly bfing an newborn, you almost have to do it in public (unless you want to sit in your house all day). I feel like this is the reason so many moms dont feel comfortable with it, and that I do understand now. When you have to take your breast out in public where many people dont understand and look down upon that, its so EASY to say, im not doing that, get a bottle. Its hard as a new mom to have that confidence and say I dont care what other think. Now that I have been bf my ds for over a year and will do the same for my next, I have much more confidence and if someone doesnt like my bfing, well they can move, my baby needs to eat. Thats much more difficult in the early days as a new mom. BOTTOM LINE, BFing needs to be accepted in public!
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CrankyPants
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
Posted by Leeners
Posted by Diana1215
I didn't BF my son, and I don't plan on BF this next one either.
It was never an option for me. There was not an ounce of me that ever wanted to do it. I know that formula is just as good these days and I don't believe that BF makes you bond with your child more than a mother and a baby that is FF. My son and I are very very close and feeding him a bottle, and holding his little hand, is just the same to me to be honest!
I also have a huge family who came to visit ALL THE TIME. I am not the type of person who would be able to BF in public.
And lastly, I guess I'm selfish - I wanted to be able to share feeding duties with my DH and anyone else who wanted to take part in it!
HTH Gerty!
This is my experience exactly.
Same here-and I'm highly educated-but middle class. Go figure!
It's a personal decision and I'm just happy whenever anyone feels comfortable with their choice, no matter which way they land.
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thiadora
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
Posted by Gertyrae
I've been researching this topic and was wondering how it worked out for all you ladies....
I didn't originally realize that this was an older thread while I was reading it. I was PG when this thread was made, however, I never responded to it. (Maybe I didn't see it.)
My answer to your question is that at the time I was PG I planned to BF until my DS was 2-- because that is what my mother did and I planned to do the same. My DS will be 2 on Friday, and we are still BFing. It actually looks like we'll be going a bit beyond 2 because we're not quite at the point of fully weaning yet.
In the beginning, I endured pain issues related to the construction of DS's mouth. I returned to working FT when he was 11 wks old and combined pumping with BFing until he was 20 months old. Now we just BF.
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yankinmanc
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Re: Spinoff to Breast Feeding post...
Hmm, I wish I could remember how the original topic that this was a spinoff to...it was a bloody long time ago!
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