Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Re: breastfeeding - why I didn't
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In a message dated 9/16/03 7:56:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Dnowens@...
writes:
asking at all!
When I got pregnant with Kass and Kree I began lactating about 4 weeks into
my pregnancy. I had never known anyone else that had that happen. We were
waking up in large puddles all night. It was awful. The further I got, the worse it
got. I had to wear breastpads but my second month, not trimester, month. All
day I would leak. Then the pain began. It was excruciating and never got
better. By the time the twins were due, I hadn't slept in months for more than
10-15 minute intervals. I cried in pain when I took a shower, from the beginning
to the end and for months after their birth.
I knew the entire time I would not be breastfeeding as just the thought
horrified me, because the pain was so excrutiating during my pregnancy, I couldn't
fathom letting them latch on. Then when they got here, I cried at not even
feeling the need to try, if that makes sense. When the nurse came in to ask if I
would like to give it a shot, I asked her if she was high!
Although I won't go into all the things they experimented with trying to get
my milk to stop, I will say even the doctors didn't know what else to try to
make me stop or "dry up". So for the first few months of their lives I could
hardly be touched anywhere near my chest. But I guess since the pain was so bad,
I didn't feel like I had lost out in any way, because here I had 2 perfect
babies, gone full term and they were so healthy they tried to send the babies
home without me! Here they were, six and a half pounds each. I had gained 64
pounds total and the day after they were born I'd lost 58. I was very sick, and
was not discharged. I left when they discharged the twins and told me I had to
stay. I just couldn't believe that after all I had gone through to get them to
Earth, they wanted to ship them home with Phil and keep me. So I left and
Phil and my mom took care of me and the twins. They had to call my OB every 2
hours since I left while being under doctors orders to stay. No one was too happy
with me, but my babies and I knew I wasn't leaving them for a minute!
My pregnancy was full of trauma and the leaking was just a part of it.
Everything worked out and it was definately predestined that I got two in one shot,
cuz I'd never do it again. I kept waiting to get that "glow" everyone talks
about, huh, never happened here! I guess maybe that was more than you asked for,
but I tend to ramble, if you haven't guessed ;-). I'll stop before I go too
far, hehehehehe.
Rhonda
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writes:
> Do you mind if I ask why you never breast fed? Was it one of those thingsHey Nancy, you have me cracking up, I am ultra nosey, so I don't mind you
> that never occurred to you, or were you uncomfortable with it, or is this
> just
> none of my business, which I am sure it is exactly that! (none of my
> business
> <g>) So feel free to ignore this question, I am at heart, a very nosy
> person.
> ~Nancy
>
asking at all!
When I got pregnant with Kass and Kree I began lactating about 4 weeks into
my pregnancy. I had never known anyone else that had that happen. We were
waking up in large puddles all night. It was awful. The further I got, the worse it
got. I had to wear breastpads but my second month, not trimester, month. All
day I would leak. Then the pain began. It was excruciating and never got
better. By the time the twins were due, I hadn't slept in months for more than
10-15 minute intervals. I cried in pain when I took a shower, from the beginning
to the end and for months after their birth.
I knew the entire time I would not be breastfeeding as just the thought
horrified me, because the pain was so excrutiating during my pregnancy, I couldn't
fathom letting them latch on. Then when they got here, I cried at not even
feeling the need to try, if that makes sense. When the nurse came in to ask if I
would like to give it a shot, I asked her if she was high!
Although I won't go into all the things they experimented with trying to get
my milk to stop, I will say even the doctors didn't know what else to try to
make me stop or "dry up". So for the first few months of their lives I could
hardly be touched anywhere near my chest. But I guess since the pain was so bad,
I didn't feel like I had lost out in any way, because here I had 2 perfect
babies, gone full term and they were so healthy they tried to send the babies
home without me! Here they were, six and a half pounds each. I had gained 64
pounds total and the day after they were born I'd lost 58. I was very sick, and
was not discharged. I left when they discharged the twins and told me I had to
stay. I just couldn't believe that after all I had gone through to get them to
Earth, they wanted to ship them home with Phil and keep me. So I left and
Phil and my mom took care of me and the twins. They had to call my OB every 2
hours since I left while being under doctors orders to stay. No one was too happy
with me, but my babies and I knew I wasn't leaving them for a minute!
My pregnancy was full of trauma and the leaking was just a part of it.
Everything worked out and it was definately predestined that I got two in one shot,
cuz I'd never do it again. I kept waiting to get that "glow" everyone talks
about, huh, never happened here! I guess maybe that was more than you asked for,
but I tend to ramble, if you haven't guessed ;-). I'll stop before I go too
far, hehehehehe.
Rhonda
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In a message dated 9/16/03 10:28:27 PM Central Daylight Time,
RJHill241@... writes:
When I got pregnant with Kass and Kree I began lactating about 4 weeks into
my pregnancy. I had never known anyone else that had that happen. We were
waking up in large puddles all night. It was awful. The further I got, the
worse it
got. I had to wear breastpads but my second month, not trimester, month. All
day I would leak. Then the pain began. It was excruciating and never got
better. By the time the twins were due, I hadn't slept in months for more
than
10-15 minute intervals. I cried in pain when I took a shower, from the
beginning
to the end and for months after their birth.
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I am so sorry you had such a bad experience! I started lactating early too,
not four weeks into my pregnancy, it was around the third month for me. I
wonder if it is a twin thing, since Moly was a twin, but we didn't know it until
after she was born. I had given up on the nursing pads by the time she was born,
I used teen sized maxi pads! They stuck better to my bra and absorbed more
too. I didn't experience that much pain either! I can't imagine and feel for
you. I nursed for so long, I still have some milk! Jack stopped nursing on a
regular basis around three and kept with the comfort nursing until sometime in his
fifth year. It was so gradual, I don't even remember when the last time I
nursed was. He would go weeks and not nurse then nurse for a time, then go months
then nurse and then one day I realized it had been more than months! I still
really miss it. Sometimes I will hear a baby cry and I experience a small let
down. This thread has me thinking about it so much that I had a let down
earlier and didn't notice until Darin asked if I had spilled something! He can be
such a clown sometimes, he knew what it was! *jerk* <g> I told him it was just
my body's way of telling him I was ready for another. <g> *my turn*
~Nancy
He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered
whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.
Douglas Adams
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RJHill241@... writes:
When I got pregnant with Kass and Kree I began lactating about 4 weeks into
my pregnancy. I had never known anyone else that had that happen. We were
waking up in large puddles all night. It was awful. The further I got, the
worse it
got. I had to wear breastpads but my second month, not trimester, month. All
day I would leak. Then the pain began. It was excruciating and never got
better. By the time the twins were due, I hadn't slept in months for more
than
10-15 minute intervals. I cried in pain when I took a shower, from the
beginning
to the end and for months after their birth.
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I am so sorry you had such a bad experience! I started lactating early too,
not four weeks into my pregnancy, it was around the third month for me. I
wonder if it is a twin thing, since Moly was a twin, but we didn't know it until
after she was born. I had given up on the nursing pads by the time she was born,
I used teen sized maxi pads! They stuck better to my bra and absorbed more
too. I didn't experience that much pain either! I can't imagine and feel for
you. I nursed for so long, I still have some milk! Jack stopped nursing on a
regular basis around three and kept with the comfort nursing until sometime in his
fifth year. It was so gradual, I don't even remember when the last time I
nursed was. He would go weeks and not nurse then nurse for a time, then go months
then nurse and then one day I realized it had been more than months! I still
really miss it. Sometimes I will hear a baby cry and I experience a small let
down. This thread has me thinking about it so much that I had a let down
earlier and didn't notice until Darin asked if I had spilled something! He can be
such a clown sometimes, he knew what it was! *jerk* <g> I told him it was just
my body's way of telling him I was ready for another. <g> *my turn*
~Nancy
He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered
whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.
Douglas Adams
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In a message dated 9/16/03 10:00:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Dnowens@...
writes:
maxi's, that fit my bra perfectly. They weren't teen one though, I don't think
those were out then. I mean specifically designated "Teen" pads. Funny how odd
things age us. We had the most awesome bottle sanitizer back then and seeing
as we made about 30 bottles a day, it came in so handy. But I haven't seen it
around in baby aisles these days. It was a gift, so maybe it was a specialty
item, but I remember it being awesome and helpful. We didn't use it all the
time, just those occasions that we needed a quick bottle and didn't have time to
do the whole sanitization process. People used to laugh when they came to our
house and went to the fridge for something to drink. Kind of like a frat
house, but instead of beer, it was shelves and shelves of baby bottles.
Rhonda
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writes:
> . I had given up on the nursing pads by the time she was born,LMAO!!! Me too!, I was going through breastpads so fast. I found some thin
> I used teen sized maxi pads! They stuck better to my bra and absorbed more
> too. I didn't experience that much pain either!
maxi's, that fit my bra perfectly. They weren't teen one though, I don't think
those were out then. I mean specifically designated "Teen" pads. Funny how odd
things age us. We had the most awesome bottle sanitizer back then and seeing
as we made about 30 bottles a day, it came in so handy. But I haven't seen it
around in baby aisles these days. It was a gift, so maybe it was a specialty
item, but I remember it being awesome and helpful. We didn't use it all the
time, just those occasions that we needed a quick bottle and didn't have time to
do the whole sanitization process. People used to laugh when they came to our
house and went to the fridge for something to drink. Kind of like a frat
house, but instead of beer, it was shelves and shelves of baby bottles.
Rhonda
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In a message dated 9/17/03 3:30:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
RJHill241@... writes:
it looked like I was taking back my earlier pain statement. I wish that part
were true though, unfortunately I was only LOL about the pads.
Sorry, maybe that's why I should be in bed right now.
Rhonda
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RJHill241@... writes:
> I didn't experience that much pain either!OOOps, I meant to comment on how lucky you were not to have the pain. Instead
>
> LMAO!!! Me too!
it looked like I was taking back my earlier pain statement. I wish that part
were true though, unfortunately I was only LOL about the pads.
Sorry, maybe that's why I should be in bed right now.
Rhonda
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