What helped you when starting out - Page 3

golcarlilly · Mar 30th, 2009, 07:24 AM

What a fantastic thread!! It should definitely be made a sticky, thanks so much for sharing girls!

lauzliddle · Mar 30th, 2009, 08:36 AM

Me and my hubby come from family's of FF babies. We were trying for alfie for 2 years before i fell and i ALWAYS said i would BF i didn't have a lot of support from my family i think they thought i wouldn't do it in the end.

my hubby give me all the support i needed and all the fetching and carrying in the first weeks

my dad wouldnt even walk in a room when i was feeding and used to say alfie needed a bottle to fatten him up a bit.but now he sits in a room with me and talks to me while i feed and thinks its a good thing as alfie is so content and stopped round there on friday and didnt cry once and slept through he night which surprised him a bit i think.

i just wanted to prove that i could do it and to give my little boy the best start in life and it paid off. i love BF and wouldnt let anything anyone says stop me from doing it.

sparkle1 · Mar 30th, 2009, 10:34 AM

the fact that boobie milk is so good for baby and helps to build LO immune system etc.
My LO is thriving and im so proud...all because of boobie milk x

Hevz · Mar 30th, 2009, 14:25 PM

Support....definitely. The Mum's we help at Breastmates are more successful when they have lots of support and I couldn't agree more

Bec L · Mar 30th, 2009, 16:19 PM

It was something I always wanted to do and despite the fact my husband's family had never b/f, he was very supportive of me doing it.

I read up quite a lot about b/f first and knew there was every chance there could be problems with pain/poor latching etc but I was prepared to do everything I could to try to do it. Things didn't go quite to plan, as Poppy arrived 6 weeks prem but hours after I delivered her we were allowed to take her out of her incubator to see if she would have the ability to feed. And she did.

What more motivation could I need that to know that by feeding her I would be giving her the best start in life I could.

I love the cuddles and the closeness and even now I still spend pretty much the whole feed just staring at Poppy and thinking about how much I love her

(when I am not reading posts on here that is

)

I count myself very lucky that Poppy LOVES the boobies, and I have had no problems. I just hope we are as lucky if/when number two arrives

emma_27 · Mar 30th, 2009, 18:18 PM

Im from a breastfeeding family and i didnt think about it at all ff wasnt ever an option for me. My oh and my family are so supportive. I was also out to piss my mil off as well she didnt breastfeed once any of hers she said it was disgusting (the womans from another planet). I always find it so rewarding that the reason shes alive and growing is all because of my boobs lol (well up until she was weaned). FF wasnt ever an option for me im to lazy lol.

Caramel · Apr 1st, 2009, 13:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mervs Mum

Shall we ask for a sticky for this????

Oh please ask! It's such an inspiring thread for any potential breastfeeding mums-to-be.

Samantha675 · Apr 1st, 2009, 13:54 PM

Who do we ask?

Mervs Mum · Apr 1st, 2009, 13:57 PM

I've pm'd SC

Mervs Mum · Apr 1st, 2009, 14:00 PM

I've asked for the growth charts too as we keep coming back to them and a few people agreed a sticky might be good there too - I think new mum's probably wont know about them either.

Mar 30th, 2009, 07:24 AM	#21
golcarlilly Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Posts: 10,441	What a fantastic thread!! It should definitely be made a sticky, thanks so much for sharing girls!

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Mar 30th, 2009, 08:36 AM	#22
lauzliddle Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South shields, UK Posts: 983	Me and my hubby come from family's of FF babies. We were trying for alfie for 2 years before i fell and i ALWAYS said i would BF i didn't have a lot of support from my family i think they thought i wouldn't do it in the end. my hubby give me all the support i needed and all the fetching and carrying in the first weeks my dad wouldnt even walk in a room when i was feeding and used to say alfie needed a bottle to fatten him up a bit.but now he sits in a room with me and talks to me while i feed and thinks its a good thing as alfie is so content and stopped round there on friday and didnt cry once and slept through he night which surprised him a bit i think. i just wanted to prove that i could do it and to give my little boy the best start in life and it paid off. i love BF and wouldnt let anything anyone says stop me from doing it.

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Mar 30th, 2009, 10:34 AM	#23
sparkle1 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 272	the fact that boobie milk is so good for baby and helps to build LO immune system etc. My LO is thriving and im so proud...all because of boobie milk x

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Mar 30th, 2009, 14:25 PM	#24
Hevz Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Swinton, Manchester, England Posts: 4,581	Support....definitely. The Mum's we help at Breastmates are more successful when they have lots of support and I couldn't agree more

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Mar 30th, 2009, 16:19 PM	#25
Bec L Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,303	It was something I always wanted to do and despite the fact my husband's family had never b/f, he was very supportive of me doing it. I read up quite a lot about b/f first and knew there was every chance there could be problems with pain/poor latching etc but I was prepared to do everything I could to try to do it. Things didn't go quite to plan, as Poppy arrived 6 weeks prem but hours after I delivered her we were allowed to take her out of her incubator to see if she would have the ability to feed. And she did. What more motivation could I need that to know that by feeding her I would be giving her the best start in life I could. I love the cuddles and the closeness and even now I still spend pretty much the whole feed just staring at Poppy and thinking about how much I love her (when I am not reading posts on here that is ) I count myself very lucky that Poppy LOVES the boobies, and I have had no problems. I just hope we are as lucky if/when number two arrives

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Mar 30th, 2009, 18:18 PM	#26
emma_27 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: staffordshire with my lovely OH, Son and my cat Mikey Posts: 3,023	Im from a breastfeeding family and i didnt think about it at all ff wasnt ever an option for me. My oh and my family are so supportive. I was also out to piss my mil off as well she didnt breastfeed once any of hers she said it was disgusting (the womans from another planet). I always find it so rewarding that the reason shes alive and growing is all because of my boobs lol (well up until she was weaned). FF wasnt ever an option for me im to lazy lol.

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Apr 1st, 2009, 13:54 PM	#28
Samantha675 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 8,123	Who do we ask?

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Apr 1st, 2009, 13:57 PM	#29
Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,347	I've pm'd SC
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Apr 1st, 2009, 14:00 PM	#30
Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,347	I've asked for the growth charts too as we keep coming back to them and a few people agreed a sticky might be good there too - I think new mum's probably wont know about them either.
	Supporting birthing women in Yorkshire, Humberside, Manchester, Merseyside & the surrounding areas.
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