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| Mon, 07-07-2008 - 7:50pm |
I chose to formula feed my daughter. I love her with all my heart, and am a great mother (contray to what other mothers will say because I didn't BF). I gave my daughter the best 9 months of my life when pregnant...eating healthy, excerising, quit smoking, quit drinking, yada yada yada and I give her everything in this world now but yes I was selfish and formula fed and do not regret one second of it. I'm sorry that my husband, mother, sister can help with feedings and make a bottle themselves... I can go out for a night and not worry about having a glass of wine or I can go to the mall and not have to whip my boob out in the middle of the common area. And my daughter is extemely healthy and happy. I don't think Im going to hell because I formula feed nor do I feel I am a bad parent. My husband and I agreed formula was the way to go for us. I'm sure there are plenty of things BF'ing mothers do that other parents wouldn't agree with but that doesnt mean you should be crucified for it. I think other mothers should get off their high horse about bf'ing and realize its just not for everyone and you're not

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ok...this is my pet peeve.
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That's interesting that she looks like your God-daughter. I'd love to see a pic sometime if you have one (you could e-mail me through my profile). I have yet to have anyone tell me that about my DD but I've been told before that *I* have a double out there somewhere...and I've always been curious to see her! ;-)
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Having BTDT as a donor, and talked with my recipiant a lot, it seems the "easiest" way to get donor milk is *not* through a milk bank (unless you have a sickly baby/preemie and can get an RX) but rather mom-to-mom. The lady I donated to, for 1.5 yrs of time, got *most* of her donor milk from me and still needed to supplement quite a bit (she had a breast reduction prior to having kids). She got approx 8 oz per day from me when I could. She had a couple of other donors but none of them were long-term donors. One of her other donors was a friend of mine...can't remember how much she donated but she pumped while I was here visiting Vancouver, gave it over to me, and I took it back to my recipiant for her son.
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Good point.
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Whoa. Look at you showing a BFer up! LoL >>>
Oh, snap!
<<I would greatly appreciate it if you all would stop referring to someone in their 20s as a kid.
"When I was growing up, nobody "childproofed" their house, either. But we as kids, learned to stay away from sharp corners, matches and electric outlets. We were expected to learn these not to play with matches; we were expected to learn to stay away from sharp corners. Also, when I was kid, nobody BF'd until they were 2, 3 or 8 years old. We were expected to be weaned and learn how to drink milk out of a cup. I think society has gone insane with all this "protect the kids" stuff, and kids aren't learning to do anything on their own anymore."
We also lived in houses with lead paint. Our great-grandparents were expected to have jobs as children. As such, just because we did it and survived doesn't make it a good thing or the ideal choice for our own children.
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