I'm asking this because of a conversation I had with my mom. I was a bottle fed baby, so it makes it really important to me that my son is breast fed. I think the fact I wasn't breast fed contributed to a lot of tthe issues I have had in life, as well as a complicated high risk pregnancy and being an extremley early baby with pnemonia.... those being the conditions, wouldn't breast feeding be ideal?
Well, I asked her why I wasn't breast fed, she said "well,you had colic...and the doctor told me no breast feeding, you had to be on soy."
I then asked if she didn't have the milk? Could she have cut out dairy? Other positions? She just said "he just told me no"
Is this just, or was her doctor right? I'm just curious, this was 22 years ago
Doctors are often woefully misinformed even now, and back then they really didnt know anything about bfing. Also formula was a "magic" cure for everything. My mom was told not to bf because I was too small, i was 6 lbs. That was in 1985.
Colic has nothing to do with bfing. Colic is "we don't know why baby is crying!"
Unfortunately, in the pre Internet days, a lot of women wouldn't know about dairy protein allergies, soy allergies, OAL/OS etc.
Quoting SadieJames:Doctors are often woefully misinformed even now, and back then they really didnt know anything about bfing. Also formula was a "magic" cure for everything. My mom was told not to bf because I was too small, i was 6 lbs. That was in 1985.
Colic has nothing to do with bfing. Colic is "we don't know why baby is crying!"
Unfortunately, in the pre Internet days, a lot of women wouldn't know about dairy protein allergies, soy allergies, OAL/OS etc.
I had dd at 36w0d and she was 5 1/2 lowest weight. I EBF with a syringe feed after nursing of pumped milk. People think I was crazy about it but I was dedicated! I have serious bowel issues I think are from formula and solids way way way early. There is a picture of me eating mashed potatoes dated Oct 1. I was born sep 4. : (
formula isn't the magical cure all. If it were we would never have to have a NICU - just give every baby formula!
Quoting siergomez:
It jusst seems so sadly counter productive now that I know what I do about breast feeding. My son was under 6 pounds and they've told me continuously to keep him formula fed, in pediactrics and in nicu. My LC gets some of the dirtiest looks when I. Tell her about my appointments.
Quoting SadieJames:Doctors are often woefully misinformed even now, and back then they really didnt know anything about bfing. Also formula was a "magic" cure for everything. My mom was told not to bf because I was too small, i was 6 lbs. That was in 1985.
Colic has nothing to do with bfing. Colic is "we don't know why baby is crying!"
Unfortunately, in the pre Internet days, a lot of women wouldn't know about dairy protein allergies, soy allergies, OAL/OS etc.
Yeah, my mom was told not to nurse my brother because he was "too big". He was wanting to nurse often, so my mom's doctor told her to quit nursing. My mom gets upset with me when I try to explain to her that it's normal for babies to want to nurse often.
Quoting justone_jen:
Go easy on your mom. Like mine, they were ignorant and trusted doctors, who we should all be able to trust. Unfortunately, doctors are generally ignorant about breastfeeding themselves, but instead of referring a patient to a specialist, they ignorantly and irresponsibly give advice.
Quoting MamaCeleste0722:Yeah, my mom was told not to nurse my brother because he was "too big". He was wanting to nurse often, so my mom's doctor told her to quit nursing. My mom gets upset with me when I try to explain to her that it's normal for babies to want to nurse often.
Not to mention the fact that so many drs in general know very little to nothing on breastfeeding.
I really think its the other way around though... hell, it cures diaper rash.
Quoting SadieJames:I had dd at 36w0d and she was 5 1/2 lowest weight. I EBF with a syringe feed after nursing of pumped milk. People think I was crazy about it but I was dedicated! I have serious bowel issues I think are from formula and solids way way way early. There is a picture of me eating mashed potatoes dated Oct 1. I was born sep 4. : (
formula isn't the magical cure all. If it were we would never have to have a NICU - just give every baby formula!
Quoting siergomez:
It jusst seems so sadly counter productive now that I know what I do about breast feeding. My son was under 6 pounds and they've told me continuously to keep him formula fed, in pediactrics and in nicu. My LC gets some of the dirtiest looks when I. Tell her about my appointments.
Quoting SadieJames:Doctors are often woefully misinformed even now, and back then they really didnt know anything about bfing. Also formula was a "magic" cure for everything. My mom was told not to bf because I was too small, i was 6 lbs. That was in 1985.
Colic has nothing to do with bfing. Colic is "we don't know why baby is crying!"
Unfortunately, in the pre Internet days, a lot of women wouldn't know about dairy protein allergies, soy allergies, OAL/OS etc.
Old Breast Pump
- siergomez
on Jun. 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM