Postpartum Body pics
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"weight loss" for a NB is normal. Did you have an IV during labor? If so a lot of her birth weight was from the IV fluids and not truly HER weight. And once you give a bottle its all down hill from there. Always. Suckling at the breast is harder so babies get lazy when a bottle is introduced. You DO...well did before the formula... have enough milk. You body will not fail you. And legally you are allowed time to BF while at work. If you want it bad enough you can make it work! I always hate to see moms misinformed on BFing! It is hard! But its worth it! It took about 6 weeks for us before it was "easy".Amazing change is such a short space of time! I know it's a personal decision, but why stop breastfeeding after only two weeks, if you don't mind sharing?
Girl, we had a terrible time with breastfeeding! At first my milk took forever to come in. She lost almost a pound in 3 days. So I was told to start supplementing. I had to use a nipple shield from the beginning bc they said I had sort of flat nipples. Once I started supplementing, she basically gave up on trying to suck at the breast and would just sit there and scream and act like she wasn't getting anything. The whole thing of her losing the weight at first really freaked me out too so after all that I was just having to pump and give her that along with formula bc I didn't have enough milk. I was told to put her to the breast, then give her a bottle with formula and also pump every 3 hours. All that was extremely overwhelming for me and I planned to stop breastfeeding at 3 months anyway once I went back to work bc I don't have time to pump at work. So I decided I wasn't able to enjoy any of my time off work or spending time with her bc all I had time for was trying to feed her and pumping so I decided to give it up. Long story but that about sums it up. I wish breastfeeding had been easy for me like it is for some people but unfortunately it just was too much.
I would just like to say that it IS possible for your body to fail you and your child. It happens. And spreading anything to contrary is where the real misinformation is.
I spent a month trying to nurse a baby who never gained an ounce, listening to people feed me the same line over and over, "You're doing everything right. Your body won't fail you." In the end my son was a lb beneath his birth weight (home birth, no Iv fluids), lethargic, thin as a rail, incapable of sleeping without nursing constantly, and rapidly losing muscle tone. Chronic low milk supply happens. Hypoplasia happens. Hormonal imbalance happens. And stating otherwise is costing new mothers their sanity and general well-being.0 -
I finally figured out how to add pics! 40 weeks pregnant I was 210, 5 months PP I was 183, and 10.5 months PP I am 167. My goal is 145-150 and I'm 5'9". I BF my baby until 9.5 months
Edit...ugh never mind. I don't know how to resize it!
What are you using to try to resize it?0 -
I would just like to say that it IS possible for your body to fail you and your child. It happens. And spreading anything to contrary is where the real misinformation is.
I spent a month trying to nurse a baby who never gained an ounce, listening to people feed me the same line over and over, "You're doing everything right. Your body won't fail you." In the end my son was a lb beneath his birth weight (home birth, no Iv fluids), lethargic, thin as a rail, incapable of sleeping without nursing constantly, and rapidly losing muscle tone. Chronic low milk supply happens. Hypoplasia happens. Hormonal imbalance happens. And stating otherwise is costing new mothers their sanity and general well-being.
I had the EXACT same thing happen to me. Immediately after adding in formula (still BF some) he was a completely different baby and started gaining weight.
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"weight loss" for a NB is normal. Did you have an IV during labor? If so a lot of her birth weight was from the IV fluids and not truly HER weight. And once you give a bottle its all down hill from there. Always. Suckling at the breast is harder so babies get lazy when a bottle is introduced. You DO...well did before the formula... have enough milk. You body will not fail you. And legally you are allowed time to BF while at work. If you want it bad enough you can make it work! I always hate to see moms misinformed on BFing! It is hard! But its worth it! It took about 6 weeks for us before it was "easy".Amazing change is such a short space of time! I know it's a personal decision, but why stop breastfeeding after only two weeks, if you don't mind sharing?
Girl, we had a terrible time with breastfeeding! At first my milk took forever to come in. She lost almost a pound in 3 days. So I was told to start supplementing. I had to use a nipple shield from the beginning bc they said I had sort of flat nipples. Once I started supplementing, she basically gave up on trying to suck at the breast and would just sit there and scream and act like she wasn't getting anything. The whole thing of her losing the weight at first really freaked me out too so after all that I was just having to pump and give her that along with formula bc I didn't have enough milk. I was told to put her to the breast, then give her a bottle with formula and also pump every 3 hours. All that was extremely overwhelming for me and I planned to stop breastfeeding at 3 months anyway once I went back to work bc I don't have time to pump at work. So I decided I wasn't able to enjoy any of my time off work or spending time with her bc all I had time for was trying to feed her and pumping so I decided to give it up. Long story but that about sums it up. I wish breastfeeding had been easy for me like it is for some people but unfortunately it just was too much.
I would just like to say that it IS possible for your body to fail you and your child. It happens. And spreading anything to contrary is where the real misinformation is.
I spent a month trying to nurse a baby who never gained an ounce, listening to people feed me the same line over and over, "You're doing everything right. Your body won't fail you." In the end my son was a lb beneath his birth weight (home birth, no Iv fluids), lethargic, thin as a rail, incapable of sleeping without nursing constantly, and rapidly losing muscle tone. Chronic low milk supply happens. Hypoplasia happens. Hormonal imbalance happens. And stating otherwise is costing new mothers their sanity and general well-being.
I agree with the fact that not all women can exclusively breastfeed their babies due to supply issues, baby not gaining weight etc. So what you do in those cases is you supplement with formula. You don't have to give up breastfeeding completely since it still offers benefits like antibodies.0 -
"weight loss" for a NB is normal. Did you have an IV during labor? If so a lot of her birth weight was from the IV fluids and not truly HER weight. And once you give a bottle its all down hill from there. Always. Suckling at the breast is harder so babies get lazy when a bottle is introduced. You DO...well did before the formula... have enough milk. You body will not fail you. And legally you are allowed time to BF while at work. If you want it bad enough you can make it work! I always hate to see moms misinformed on BFing! It is hard! But its worth it! It took about 6 weeks for us before it was "easy".Amazing change is such a short space of time! I know it's a personal decision, but why stop breastfeeding after only two weeks, if you don't mind sharing?
Girl, we had a terrible time with breastfeeding! At first my milk took forever to come in. She lost almost a pound in 3 days. So I was told to start supplementing. I had to use a nipple shield from the beginning bc they said I had sort of flat nipples. Once I started supplementing, she basically gave up on trying to suck at the breast and would just sit there and scream and act like she wasn't getting anything. The whole thing of her losing the weight at first really freaked me out too so after all that I was just having to pump and give her that along with formula bc I didn't have enough milk. I was told to put her to the breast, then give her a bottle with formula and also pump every 3 hours. All that was extremely overwhelming for me and I planned to stop breastfeeding at 3 months anyway once I went back to work bc I don't have time to pump at work. So I decided I wasn't able to enjoy any of my time off work or spending time with her bc all I had time for was trying to feed her and pumping so I decided to give it up. Long story but that about sums it up. I wish breastfeeding had been easy for me like it is for some people but unfortunately it just was too much.
I would just like to say that it IS possible for your body to fail you and your child. It happens. And spreading anything to contrary is where the real misinformation is.
I spent a month trying to nurse a baby who never gained an ounce, listening to people feed me the same line over and over, "You're doing everything right. Your body won't fail you." In the end my son was a lb beneath his birth weight (home birth, no Iv fluids), lethargic, thin as a rail, incapable of sleeping without nursing constantly, and rapidly losing muscle tone. Chronic low milk supply happens. Hypoplasia happens. Hormonal imbalance happens. And stating otherwise is costing new mothers their sanity and general well-being.
I agree with the fact that not all women can exclusively breastfeed their babies due to supply issues, baby not gaining weight etc. So what you do in those cases is you supplement with formula. You don't have to give up breastfeeding completely since it still offers benefits like antibodies.
Exactly, It's aggravating that so many people go at feeding their baby with an all-or-nothing attitude. It's either all breast milk, or you're a failure who then has to turn to all formula. It's totally an option to supplement as much as necessary and still enjoy a mutually beneficial nursing relationship with your kid (even if means just nursing at naptime and before bed).0 -
Awesome job! I dont know how to work the pics either sorry0
