tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981655623745680482.post9164885630186277465..comments2023-09-13T09:01:40.310-04:00Comments on Behind the Picket Fence: What I wish someone would've told meSophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753633215551969706noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981655623745680482.post-18981898006143006732010-11-05T10:32:12.311-04:002010-11-05T10:32:12.311-04:00Gosh, it sounds like you were fighting a terribly ...Gosh, it sounds like you were fighting a terribly long battle that I would have given up way before you. I did with my first, but I was much to prideful to go to a consultant the first time. But he would breast feed (painful) and take a bottle and was just fine. When I stopped breast feeding I did feel defeated but realized he needed a mom that was sane, and I was quickly losing it from lack of sleep and so much pain. I never felt a wince of pain from the second (until she bit me with her tiny teeth). It was wonderful.<br /><br />The third I needed serious help and was fortunate to find a lactation consultant that was encouraging, amazing, and most of all not at all condescending when it came to giving him formula. She knew I was determined, but also knew that a couple bottles of formula weren't the end of the world. <br /><br />I'm so glad you stayed true to what you thought your baby needed, not what someone told you she needed. You will hear so much advice throughout her growing up that your head will spin. But your heart knows.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065763038341432853noreply@blogger.com