tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925238972882944996.post8304842869933334418..comments2010-11-22T19:16:54.466-08:00Comments on The Breast Of Times: My Breasts And MeDaisiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865419216624616768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925238972882944996.post-10067379273658720992010-04-04T04:16:51.307-07:002010-04-04T04:16:51.307-07:00Hi there, I'll join the chorus of voices sayin...Hi there, I'll join the chorus of voices saying it's a shame you have to keep this part of your blogging "life" separate from the crafty one. I haven't had attitude aimed at me, but boy have I seen the stories! I can't quite understand why people who read an opinion which they do not share, on a blog or elsewhere, don't just click away - why be nasty?<br /><br />I have five children, and breastfed them all. I'm still feeding my 22 month old twins, and feeling pretty pleased about it! They were 7 weeks prem and spent 35 looong days in NICU. I pumped like a prize dairy cow till mastitis knocked my milk supply drastically before I was even feeding them every feed. I ended up with just enough to feed them, only one of them wasn't a good feeder. It took 3 months and lots of help (and I'd already successfully fed three children and knew what I was doing!) to get him on the breast. Thank goodness for breast pumps and all the milk I froze while we stayed in hospital. I will forever be a bit sad that I didn't quite make it. We introduced a bottle of half expressed milk and half formula at bedtime because by the end of the day of constant feeds for two babies I was dry and exhausted. The bottle gave us a bit of sleep, after which I was nice and full for them again. It wasn't what I'd wanted, but I am so pleased that I managed to breastfeed twins, despite the difficulties. Especially since they were preemies - they needed my milk more than anything. So worth it!<br /><br />Wow, that was a bit of a novel - I only meant to say Hi, and that I'm looking forward to following your thoughts. This is a subject dear to my heart!<br /><br />Cheers, JudyJudy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11534664726068560177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925238972882944996.post-64961689322684778292010-04-03T09:25:16.894-07:002010-04-03T09:25:16.894-07:00Fab start to your new blog Alex! It's a shame ...Fab start to your new blog Alex! It's a shame you feel you can't include it on your other blog - lots of people seem to take exception to others expressing their opinion on child rearing, which is a shame as the more we talk about it, surely the better parents we'll all be? I know you and I don't completely see eye-to-eye on breast feeding (although we nearly do) but I enjoy our chats on it as you (being trained and all) can enlighten me on the health benefits/implications and I like to think that I might present different points of view for you to think about.<br />So hurrah for you trying to do something good in the world.<br />And don't forget my quote of the week from Einstein: "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds"!<br />Heather. Hertfordshire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com