I Formula Feed

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Registered: 07-07-2008
I Formula Feed
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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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Registered: 10-04-2003
In reply to: krsd0403
Sat, 07-12-2008 - 10:02pm

I hope that even though you had your own personal reservations and issues with breastfeeding, that you are able to see that, and perhaps encourage your own children to not feel the same way as they grow up, and learn that bf is not 'disgusting' as you put it.


I have talked with my children about it actually, and explained to them how good it is for babies.

 

Shari mother to

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Registered: 04-13-2008
In reply to: krsd0403
Sun, 07-13-2008 - 12:13am

Dear Shari,

"I have talked with my children about it actually, and explained to them how good it is for babies."

That is really great and I am really glad that you are able to see beyond yourself in this. Actually, now that we have all had hundreds of posts in this discussion, I think we have really gotten somewhere - and hope you stick around, because you do seem to have some insight that could be quite useful to other mums.

I can understand that there are things you don't want to talk about, but even if you were in future able to talk about how your mother's ideas of breastfeeding being disgusting affected you (and you are not the only person who has faced that), your realisation of this could be very valuable in assisting another mum to overcome that sort of issue.

Teresa

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In reply to: krsd0403
Sun, 07-13-2008 - 3:14am

"Tang/soda pop/etc... has zero nutritional value."


Ehhhhhhhhhhh... Not exactly... It has some nutritional value, just not much... Actually, not much at all; barely a blip, really... But I digress.


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In reply to: krsd0403
Sun, 07-13-2008 - 3:25am

"Aren't solids started between 6 months to a year?


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Sun, 07-13-2008 - 12:01pm

Hi ladies!

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In reply to: krsd0403
Mon, 07-14-2008 - 10:57am

Ohhh yeah I understand...and agree. That's partly my comfort in not having mine vaxxed...they could get an illness for which there is a vax but we'd likely eventually find out that's what it was...but if I had them vaxxed and they got ill and I *thought* it was the vax but wasn't sure, not being able to pin it down to taht would be extremely frustrating IMO.













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In reply to: krsd0403
Mon, 07-14-2008 - 10:58am
Yeah I hear you. I'm not into strained foods in any way shape or form except fruit compotes (applesauce, or mixed fruit sauces). I'd rather they learn to chew to begin with...but I totally can see how it might be useful for a momsicle or even a formula-sicle if a teething baby who wasn't ready for solids was interested. :-)












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In reply to: krsd0403
Mon, 07-14-2008 - 11:13am

My MIL has 55 THOUSAND square feet of property on which she lives. She has a greenhouse and grows MANY things. She grows cukes, tomatoes, beans and peas, beetroots, potatoes, corn, herbs, carrots, radishes, turnips, cauliflower/broccoli...and I'm probably forgetting some. She grows organic produce. She cans some of her things...pickles cukes, cans tomatoes in mason jars...she puts a lot of hard work into it. She is out there basically 8 hours a day or so 4-5 days a week throughout the entire summer. She is also retired and not chasing around after little children. She and my FIL almost always manage to live off her canned tomatoes for about 6-9 mos of the year which is awesome. Pickles too last a while. As for the rest, you can only keep fresh carrots/potatoes for a while and she may well freeze SOME beans and peas but hardly enough to tide her through the year. Cauliflower and broccoli and radishes and turnips tend to be mostly eaten fresh or semi-fresh and not kept year-round. Plus, cauliflower and broccoli have a LOT of loss to her crops from bugs given she does the organic thing...she has to work hard at cultivating them before the bugs get too nasty but after they're ripe enough...delicate balance.

I honestly don't think it's realistic AT ALL to assume most moms a) have enough space to do this b) have enough time to do it and c) could live off their crop production year 'round. Also, while you might grow cherry tomatoes indoors under lights or on a balcony, you're not going to get much corn out of a field planted in your livingroom under greenhouse lights, and you'll be living in a jungle instead of an appartment. The most realistic things to plant in small living areas are herbs mostly...a bit of basil, thyme oregano, mint...hardly your highest risks WRT pesticide exposure in today's day and age! :-P













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In reply to: krsd0403
Mon, 07-14-2008 - 11:16am

How about fresh raw unripened cheese vs. Kraft singles then...highly processed and yet still "cheese"... :-P













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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: krsd0403
Mon, 07-14-2008 - 11:19am

Yeah...

Fresh pressed unpasteurized applejuice=fresh breastmilk (pumped, really, since you can't get it out of the apple without putting it in *something* like a container)...

Frozen pasteurized apple juice=banked milk. Also comes from many apples and many apple cultivars more likely, whereas sometimes you find fresh pressed "granny smith" juice all from one type of apple in any case.

Juice with a bit of added grape or pear juice (not apple, since it's not the same species), say 10% juice, with a lot of HFCS, artificial flavour, added vitamins and minerals=formula.













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