Comments on: Only a Third of Moms Reach their Breastfeeding Goals — How to Boost Your Odds

By: mommacupcake

mommacupcake — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:16:39 +0000

I am still breastfeeding and my baby is 7 months 7 weeks old. I am 22 and find that only 4 out of 22 friends with kids breastfed longer than 3 months and most just felt it was easier to formula feed. I do give my daughter formula about 3 times a month like if im on the go and can’t stop to feed im in a hurry. And she prefers it in her cereal over breast milk but boobie is her comfort and her need for sleep and teething pain. I plan on breastfeeding for at least 1 year. She’s so healthy never been sick once and everyone at home has been sick. And shes around other kids too. Yay natural antibodies in breastmilk! Even tho i hate how big my chest has gotten i love breastfeeding my healthy baby girl. But I also completly understand if you didn’t produce enough milk that you had to formula feed i do think if you can you should keep breastfeeding.

By: justine

justine — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:17:42 +0000

i had a “start small” mentality (each day was a new goal achieved) but in my mind, I definitely wanted to go as long as possible. The hospital I delivered at was mostly great-I was able to nurse within that first hour, they had an LC advising me and a nurse who was incredibly helpful. BUT the second night I was in the hospital, the night nursery nurse threatened that if I didn’t let her supplement my baby, she “would not wake up…ever”. It was the middle of the night, she told me she was taking my daughter out and to the nursery and she WOULD be giving her a bottle of formula. I demanded that she leave and not lay a finger on my baby or I would have her job. we nursed exclusively for 13 months and 2 weeks. i think it’s shameful the way she treated me and have heard she has since done a similar thing to other new moms who deliver there. I’m not someone who thinks formula is poison, but no one should push their agenda on anyone else. not to mention, it’s hard enough to successfully breastfeed with the stigmas and just the challenge of nursing itself. we don’t need more challenges.

By: willowprincess

willowprincess — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:00:14 +0000

I didn’t reach my goal but only because dd started to wean herself when I got pregnant again.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 02:57:15 +0000

I was able to breastfeed exclusively until my daughter was 5 months old. I then supplemented with formula and stopped all together when she was 6 months old. It took a lot of dedication to achieve and had many obstacles along the way, but overall I am extremely happy I was able to stick with it for as long as I did. I def agree that avoiding supplementing in the hospital is key! I know a lot of new moms who had a very difficult time with breast feeding because the baby was never hungry when she tried due to supplemental feeding. Trust me, I know you’re exhausted and just wanna sleep for more than 3-4 hours at a time, but the rewards of breastfeeding really are worth the sacrifice for you and most importantly your baby!