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Keepercjr

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>hbollotte</b></i>

well i gave it alot of thought, i'm going to formula. i know breastmilk is so much better, but i have to look at my health too.



i'm by myself seven days so the thought of breathing treatments, iv meds, fixing bottles, and pumping is just more work than its worth. i think i did pretty good for keeping up with breastfeeding for two months.



i took morgan for her first shots today, so sad. she just cried when they stuck her.



yall are great don't know what i'd do without yall.</end quote></div>


I'm sorry to hear this too. And I support your decision though I don't understand it and wouldn't make it myself. You could eliminate the pumping and fixing (and cleaning) bottles thing altogether if you do meds that are safe for breastfeeding - and there are plenty out there. Did you call your doc to see if there was something else they could put you on? Good luck to whatever route you choose
 
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Keepercjr

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>hbollotte</b></i>

well i gave it alot of thought, i'm going to formula. i know breastmilk is so much better, but i have to look at my health too.



i'm by myself seven days so the thought of breathing treatments, iv meds, fixing bottles, and pumping is just more work than its worth. i think i did pretty good for keeping up with breastfeeding for two months.



i took morgan for her first shots today, so sad. she just cried when they stuck her.



yall are great don't know what i'd do without yall.</end quote></div>


I'm sorry to hear this too. And I support your decision though I don't understand it and wouldn't make it myself. You could eliminate the pumping and fixing (and cleaning) bottles thing altogether if you do meds that are safe for breastfeeding - and there are plenty out there. Did you call your doc to see if there was something else they could put you on? Good luck to whatever route you choose
 
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Keepercjr

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>hbollotte</b></i>

well i gave it alot of thought, i'm going to formula. i know breastmilk is so much better, but i have to look at my health too.



i'm by myself seven days so the thought of breathing treatments, iv meds, fixing bottles, and pumping is just more work than its worth. i think i did pretty good for keeping up with breastfeeding for two months.



i took morgan for her first shots today, so sad. she just cried when they stuck her.



yall are great don't know what i'd do without yall.</end quote></div>


I'm sorry to hear this too. And I support your decision though I don't understand it and wouldn't make it myself. You could eliminate the pumping and fixing (and cleaning) bottles thing altogether if you do meds that are safe for breastfeeding - and there are plenty out there. Did you call your doc to see if there was something else they could put you on? Good luck to whatever route you choose
 
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Keepercjr

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>hbollotte</b></i>

well i gave it alot of thought, i'm going to formula. i know breastmilk is so much better, but i have to look at my health too.



i'm by myself seven days so the thought of breathing treatments, iv meds, fixing bottles, and pumping is just more work than its worth. i think i did pretty good for keeping up with breastfeeding for two months.



i took morgan for her first shots today, so sad. she just cried when they stuck her.



yall are great don't know what i'd do without yall.</end quote>


I'm sorry to hear this too. And I support your decision though I don't understand it and wouldn't make it myself. You could eliminate the pumping and fixing (and cleaning) bottles thing altogether if you do meds that are safe for breastfeeding - and there are plenty out there. Did you call your doc to see if there was something else they could put you on? Good luck to whatever route you choose
 
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Keepercjr

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>hbollotte</b></i>

well i gave it alot of thought, i'm going to formula. i know breastmilk is so much better, but i have to look at my health too.



i'm by myself seven days so the thought of breathing treatments, iv meds, fixing bottles, and pumping is just more work than its worth. i think i did pretty good for keeping up with breastfeeding for two months.



i took morgan for her first shots today, so sad. she just cried when they stuck her.



yall are great don't know what i'd do without yall.</end quote>


I'm sorry to hear this too. And I support your decision though I don't understand it and wouldn't make it myself. You could eliminate the pumping and fixing (and cleaning) bottles thing altogether if you do meds that are safe for breastfeeding - and there are plenty out there. Did you call your doc to see if there was something else they could put you on? Good luck to whatever route you choose
 
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fondreflections

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Hi Haley,

I'm sorry to hear that things aren't going to easily for you right now. You know I don't have any advice in this area but still wanted to offer my support. I have kept a close eye on your thread from Day 1.

I fully support your decision as do the others. You need to do what will help you recover. Morgan and your hubby need a healthy, happy Mom/wife. I also do (to a degree) understand where you are coming from with regards to your hubby being gone for a week at a time. My hubby works 12 hour days so I am alone a lot although not as much as you. I too would have to depend on myself a lot to raise our child. I understand your concerns as much as I possibly can. I'm sending lots of hugs your way. If you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here. I'm alone quite often too so don't feel like you're an inconvience. (((HUGS)))

BTW: Has your gestational diabetes disappeared? I remember giving you some advice in August. I may have missed something, though... <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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fondreflections

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Hi Haley,

I'm sorry to hear that things aren't going to easily for you right now. You know I don't have any advice in this area but still wanted to offer my support. I have kept a close eye on your thread from Day 1.

I fully support your decision as do the others. You need to do what will help you recover. Morgan and your hubby need a healthy, happy Mom/wife. I also do (to a degree) understand where you are coming from with regards to your hubby being gone for a week at a time. My hubby works 12 hour days so I am alone a lot although not as much as you. I too would have to depend on myself a lot to raise our child. I understand your concerns as much as I possibly can. I'm sending lots of hugs your way. If you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here. I'm alone quite often too so don't feel like you're an inconvience. (((HUGS)))

BTW: Has your gestational diabetes disappeared? I remember giving you some advice in August. I may have missed something, though... <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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fondreflections

New member
Hi Haley,

I'm sorry to hear that things aren't going to easily for you right now. You know I don't have any advice in this area but still wanted to offer my support. I have kept a close eye on your thread from Day 1.

I fully support your decision as do the others. You need to do what will help you recover. Morgan and your hubby need a healthy, happy Mom/wife. I also do (to a degree) understand where you are coming from with regards to your hubby being gone for a week at a time. My hubby works 12 hour days so I am alone a lot although not as much as you. I too would have to depend on myself a lot to raise our child. I understand your concerns as much as I possibly can. I'm sending lots of hugs your way. If you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here. I'm alone quite often too so don't feel like you're an inconvience. (((HUGS)))

BTW: Has your gestational diabetes disappeared? I remember giving you some advice in August. I may have missed something, though... <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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fondreflections

New member
Hi Haley,

I'm sorry to hear that things aren't going to easily for you right now. You know I don't have any advice in this area but still wanted to offer my support. I have kept a close eye on your thread from Day 1.

I fully support your decision as do the others. You need to do what will help you recover. Morgan and your hubby need a healthy, happy Mom/wife. I also do (to a degree) understand where you are coming from with regards to your hubby being gone for a week at a time. My hubby works 12 hour days so I am alone a lot although not as much as you. I too would have to depend on myself a lot to raise our child. I understand your concerns as much as I possibly can. I'm sending lots of hugs your way. If you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here. I'm alone quite often too so don't feel like you're an inconvience. (((HUGS)))

BTW: Has your gestational diabetes disappeared? I remember giving you some advice in August. I may have missed something, though... <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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fondreflections

New member
Hi Haley,

I'm sorry to hear that things aren't going to easily for you right now. You know I don't have any advice in this area but still wanted to offer my support. I have kept a close eye on your thread from Day 1.

I fully support your decision as do the others. You need to do what will help you recover. Morgan and your hubby need a healthy, happy Mom/wife. I also do (to a degree) understand where you are coming from with regards to your hubby being gone for a week at a time. My hubby works 12 hour days so I am alone a lot although not as much as you. I too would have to depend on myself a lot to raise our child. I understand your concerns as much as I possibly can. I'm sending lots of hugs your way. If you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here. I'm alone quite often too so don't feel like you're an inconvience. (((HUGS)))

BTW: Has your gestational diabetes disappeared? I remember giving you some advice in August. I may have missed something, though... <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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hopesiris

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Well it is still possible to relactate if you find bottle feeding to be too much work to do without hubby home.
 
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hopesiris

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Well it is still possible to relactate if you find bottle feeding to be too much work to do without hubby home.
 
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hopesiris

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Well it is still possible to relactate if you find bottle feeding to be too much work to do without hubby home.
 
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hopesiris

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Well it is still possible to relactate if you find bottle feeding to be too much work to do without hubby home.
 
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hopesiris

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Well it is still possible to relactate if you find bottle feeding to be too much work to do without hubby home.
 
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Scarlett81

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Haley,
I'm sorry things have been hard. You'll get through it ok though.
I feel bad that you have decided to stop bf, I know its not an easy decision to make and its very emotional. You have given your LO a great start to life and its wonderful that you got to experience bf even if it was for a short time.

I agree with some of the above posts though-I don't really see why you have to stop? Just out of curiosity, maybe you could explain it more? (only if u want to) Why would you have to pump and dump?

I don't think myself or anyone here is trying to preach-so please don't take it that way-its just that we see so many people feel like they have to stop bc their docs make them feel that way, when they really don't have to. Of course, sometimes you really do have to stop. But more often than not, moms don't have to stop when they think they do. My lactation center told me when I started IVs last month and they were trying to decide which meds to put me on, that most meds are safe for bf and there's very few that are not safe.
After my cf center talked to the lactation nurses, my cf center told me that they always were led to believe that it was the opposite-that most meds were not safe for bf and we cfers were limited as to what meds we could do. The cf docs were very happy to find out that they could pretty much give me whatever I needed and me and baby would be ok. My docs also feel that the emotional benefits I get from bf, plus the good hormones, are vital to my health and can have good physical health benefits, not just emotional.

I think the cf docs want so much for us to be healthy-its their job after all! They want to push aside anything they see as possibly harming us or limiting us. I am on the doctors side-I want the best possible health too. And I do just about anything to get it.
But sometimes the docs dont' realize that getting up at night to mix and warm a bottle can be more work than just rolling over and picking up LO and putting her on my breast.

Anyway, I'm NOT trying to preach or make it a "well, don't you know whats best for your baby?!" issue- NOT at all. I believe what is best for your baby is for it to have a healthy mommy, no matter what that takes-even if it means stopping bf or leaving baby for the hospital for a while. But stopping bf can be so hard on new moms emotionally. And sometimes in the end it really doesn't help anyway. Just be sure you are stopping if you really need to. I know you said earlier you didn't want to stop, and I'd hate to see you go through so much unecessarily. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

No matter what, you have supportive friends here. Let us know how things are going. And even if you stop bf-keep eating! Get nice and fat!
 
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Scarlett81

New member
Haley,
I'm sorry things have been hard. You'll get through it ok though.
I feel bad that you have decided to stop bf, I know its not an easy decision to make and its very emotional. You have given your LO a great start to life and its wonderful that you got to experience bf even if it was for a short time.

I agree with some of the above posts though-I don't really see why you have to stop? Just out of curiosity, maybe you could explain it more? (only if u want to) Why would you have to pump and dump?

I don't think myself or anyone here is trying to preach-so please don't take it that way-its just that we see so many people feel like they have to stop bc their docs make them feel that way, when they really don't have to. Of course, sometimes you really do have to stop. But more often than not, moms don't have to stop when they think they do. My lactation center told me when I started IVs last month and they were trying to decide which meds to put me on, that most meds are safe for bf and there's very few that are not safe.
After my cf center talked to the lactation nurses, my cf center told me that they always were led to believe that it was the opposite-that most meds were not safe for bf and we cfers were limited as to what meds we could do. The cf docs were very happy to find out that they could pretty much give me whatever I needed and me and baby would be ok. My docs also feel that the emotional benefits I get from bf, plus the good hormones, are vital to my health and can have good physical health benefits, not just emotional.

I think the cf docs want so much for us to be healthy-its their job after all! They want to push aside anything they see as possibly harming us or limiting us. I am on the doctors side-I want the best possible health too. And I do just about anything to get it.
But sometimes the docs dont' realize that getting up at night to mix and warm a bottle can be more work than just rolling over and picking up LO and putting her on my breast.

Anyway, I'm NOT trying to preach or make it a "well, don't you know whats best for your baby?!" issue- NOT at all. I believe what is best for your baby is for it to have a healthy mommy, no matter what that takes-even if it means stopping bf or leaving baby for the hospital for a while. But stopping bf can be so hard on new moms emotionally. And sometimes in the end it really doesn't help anyway. Just be sure you are stopping if you really need to. I know you said earlier you didn't want to stop, and I'd hate to see you go through so much unecessarily. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

No matter what, you have supportive friends here. Let us know how things are going. And even if you stop bf-keep eating! Get nice and fat!
 
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Scarlett81

New member
Haley,
I'm sorry things have been hard. You'll get through it ok though.
I feel bad that you have decided to stop bf, I know its not an easy decision to make and its very emotional. You have given your LO a great start to life and its wonderful that you got to experience bf even if it was for a short time.

I agree with some of the above posts though-I don't really see why you have to stop? Just out of curiosity, maybe you could explain it more? (only if u want to) Why would you have to pump and dump?

I don't think myself or anyone here is trying to preach-so please don't take it that way-its just that we see so many people feel like they have to stop bc their docs make them feel that way, when they really don't have to. Of course, sometimes you really do have to stop. But more often than not, moms don't have to stop when they think they do. My lactation center told me when I started IVs last month and they were trying to decide which meds to put me on, that most meds are safe for bf and there's very few that are not safe.
After my cf center talked to the lactation nurses, my cf center told me that they always were led to believe that it was the opposite-that most meds were not safe for bf and we cfers were limited as to what meds we could do. The cf docs were very happy to find out that they could pretty much give me whatever I needed and me and baby would be ok. My docs also feel that the emotional benefits I get from bf, plus the good hormones, are vital to my health and can have good physical health benefits, not just emotional.

I think the cf docs want so much for us to be healthy-its their job after all! They want to push aside anything they see as possibly harming us or limiting us. I am on the doctors side-I want the best possible health too. And I do just about anything to get it.
But sometimes the docs dont' realize that getting up at night to mix and warm a bottle can be more work than just rolling over and picking up LO and putting her on my breast.

Anyway, I'm NOT trying to preach or make it a "well, don't you know whats best for your baby?!" issue- NOT at all. I believe what is best for your baby is for it to have a healthy mommy, no matter what that takes-even if it means stopping bf or leaving baby for the hospital for a while. But stopping bf can be so hard on new moms emotionally. And sometimes in the end it really doesn't help anyway. Just be sure you are stopping if you really need to. I know you said earlier you didn't want to stop, and I'd hate to see you go through so much unecessarily. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

No matter what, you have supportive friends here. Let us know how things are going. And even if you stop bf-keep eating! Get nice and fat!
 
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Scarlett81

New member
Haley,
I'm sorry things have been hard. You'll get through it ok though.
I feel bad that you have decided to stop bf, I know its not an easy decision to make and its very emotional. You have given your LO a great start to life and its wonderful that you got to experience bf even if it was for a short time.

I agree with some of the above posts though-I don't really see why you have to stop? Just out of curiosity, maybe you could explain it more? (only if u want to) Why would you have to pump and dump?

I don't think myself or anyone here is trying to preach-so please don't take it that way-its just that we see so many people feel like they have to stop bc their docs make them feel that way, when they really don't have to. Of course, sometimes you really do have to stop. But more often than not, moms don't have to stop when they think they do. My lactation center told me when I started IVs last month and they were trying to decide which meds to put me on, that most meds are safe for bf and there's very few that are not safe.
After my cf center talked to the lactation nurses, my cf center told me that they always were led to believe that it was the opposite-that most meds were not safe for bf and we cfers were limited as to what meds we could do. The cf docs were very happy to find out that they could pretty much give me whatever I needed and me and baby would be ok. My docs also feel that the emotional benefits I get from bf, plus the good hormones, are vital to my health and can have good physical health benefits, not just emotional.

I think the cf docs want so much for us to be healthy-its their job after all! They want to push aside anything they see as possibly harming us or limiting us. I am on the doctors side-I want the best possible health too. And I do just about anything to get it.
But sometimes the docs dont' realize that getting up at night to mix and warm a bottle can be more work than just rolling over and picking up LO and putting her on my breast.

Anyway, I'm NOT trying to preach or make it a "well, don't you know whats best for your baby?!" issue- NOT at all. I believe what is best for your baby is for it to have a healthy mommy, no matter what that takes-even if it means stopping bf or leaving baby for the hospital for a while. But stopping bf can be so hard on new moms emotionally. And sometimes in the end it really doesn't help anyway. Just be sure you are stopping if you really need to. I know you said earlier you didn't want to stop, and I'd hate to see you go through so much unecessarily. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

No matter what, you have supportive friends here. Let us know how things are going. And even if you stop bf-keep eating! Get nice and fat!
 
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Scarlett81

New member
Haley,
I'm sorry things have been hard. You'll get through it ok though.
I feel bad that you have decided to stop bf, I know its not an easy decision to make and its very emotional. You have given your LO a great start to life and its wonderful that you got to experience bf even if it was for a short time.

I agree with some of the above posts though-I don't really see why you have to stop? Just out of curiosity, maybe you could explain it more? (only if u want to) Why would you have to pump and dump?

I don't think myself or anyone here is trying to preach-so please don't take it that way-its just that we see so many people feel like they have to stop bc their docs make them feel that way, when they really don't have to. Of course, sometimes you really do have to stop. But more often than not, moms don't have to stop when they think they do. My lactation center told me when I started IVs last month and they were trying to decide which meds to put me on, that most meds are safe for bf and there's very few that are not safe.
After my cf center talked to the lactation nurses, my cf center told me that they always were led to believe that it was the opposite-that most meds were not safe for bf and we cfers were limited as to what meds we could do. The cf docs were very happy to find out that they could pretty much give me whatever I needed and me and baby would be ok. My docs also feel that the emotional benefits I get from bf, plus the good hormones, are vital to my health and can have good physical health benefits, not just emotional.

I think the cf docs want so much for us to be healthy-its their job after all! They want to push aside anything they see as possibly harming us or limiting us. I am on the doctors side-I want the best possible health too. And I do just about anything to get it.
But sometimes the docs dont' realize that getting up at night to mix and warm a bottle can be more work than just rolling over and picking up LO and putting her on my breast.

Anyway, I'm NOT trying to preach or make it a "well, don't you know whats best for your baby?!" issue- NOT at all. I believe what is best for your baby is for it to have a healthy mommy, no matter what that takes-even if it means stopping bf or leaving baby for the hospital for a while. But stopping bf can be so hard on new moms emotionally. And sometimes in the end it really doesn't help anyway. Just be sure you are stopping if you really need to. I know you said earlier you didn't want to stop, and I'd hate to see you go through so much unecessarily. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

No matter what, you have supportive friends here. Let us know how things are going. And even if you stop bf-keep eating! Get nice and fat!
 
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