tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182639204233415343.post4802043323215263620..comments2018-01-22T04:56:02.625+11:00Comments on Maxwell and Me: So the other day, Max was drinking some AIDsFaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629713200121659116noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182639204233415343.post-67321847181686234582012-09-09T06:40:07.864+10:002012-09-09T06:40:07.864+10:00I love you guys!!I love you guys!!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629713200121659116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182639204233415343.post-62278264944850946622012-09-06T13:24:40.086+10:002012-09-06T13:24:40.086+10:00I'm so sick how the whole breastfeeding/bottle...I'm so sick how the whole breastfeeding/bottle feeding issue is so black and white! Each baby is different and each mom is different as well. I think what's "best" for the baby is whatever it takes to help the baby thrive and feel loved. I breastfed and supplemented with formula for 14 months (*gasp* oh the nipple confusion!), I rocked my baby to sleep (oh no! You are spoiling that baby), and I even let my baby suck his thumb when that is what he clearly preferred over a pacifier ("You can take away a binkie, but you can't take away a thumb"). Guess what? My 2 year old is very healthy, he sleeps like a champ, isn't clingy and doesn't suck his thumb. I chose to ignore all the books, theories and random internet articles that pointed out all the ways I could screw up my child and instead chose to listen to my "mother's intuition" and decided for myself what was best for my baby. So good for you! It sounds like you are truly doing what is "best" for your son! :o) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182639204233415343.post-4157846369343730352012-09-06T10:35:57.340+10:002012-09-06T10:35:57.340+10:00EXACTLY! I didn't like sharing my body with a...EXACTLY! I didn't like sharing my body with anyone either. Absolutely hated it and actually proposed the idea that scientists create crock pots in which we can grow babies. I argued it would be even better because we'd be able to actually SEE the babies growing and changing through the clear, glass top. I did not want to breastfeed and DIDN'T. *GASP* Screw that. If it's not your thing, it's not your thing. Kids aren't going to grow up with three eyes because a mother didn't breastfeed. Breast milk might be the most nutritious, but formula certainly isn't AIDS. For God's sake. These breastfeeding nuts are lunatics. Yeah, I said it. I'm with you. Mind your own friggin business and worry about your own titties and totties. I can handle my own saggy sisters and what I choose to do and not do with them myself.Laurahttp://findcatharsis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182639204233415343.post-60652653833195736552012-08-30T18:15:26.834+10:002012-08-30T18:15:26.834+10:00Oh Marnie, I'm so jealous. I wish I'd be b...Oh Marnie, I'm so jealous. I wish I'd be ballsy enough to just straight-out refuse. The shared feeding option is nice too- though admittedly, I still did most of the bottle feeds, it was nice to have the choice not to. I also didn't like my boob being my sons dummy!! My sister is a midwife and she says, you can't look at the kids in the playground and tell who was BF. At the en of the day, whatever choice people make has to suit the mother as well. Too often, the mothers feelings aren't given any consideration and that is wrong.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629713200121659116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182639204233415343.post-68555633689888901262012-08-30T17:36:13.194+10:002012-08-30T17:36:13.194+10:00(Can't spell, try again...) I never once felt ...(Can't spell, try again...) I never once felt that maternal instinct to breastfeed. In fact, I felt the opposite. The thought of it made me feel queasy. I just knew I wouldn't cope with having a kid attached to me 24/7. So I chose not to breastfeed. My bubs, who is about to turn 1 in a couple of days, has been on formula since his very first feed. He has been a contented little bloke for the most part because he has never gone hungry. He is also a lot healthier that a lot of breastfed kids I know (who continually seem to have colds and tummy bugs) so I don't buy into the breast is best mantra. And my husband was able to help out with night feeds so I didn't go totally insane. No one has ever said anything to my face about not breastfeeding - one nurse in the maternity ward asked why I wasn't, but that's it really. And if they did, well my response would have been pretty similar to yours. Marniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803820626214741069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182639204233415343.post-83965215207754195472012-08-30T17:34:34.878+10:002012-08-30T17:34:34.878+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803820626214741069noreply@blogger.com