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mrs_p

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73. Some babies don't latch right away

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 02:55 AM

Apr 2015

No matter how hard a mother tries. In that critical period of learning to latch, they absolutely need formula or donor breast milk. A baby must not be allowed to starve to appease some notion that only real moms breastfeed.

I know, I went through this, read every book I could find, went to multiple breastfeeding classes, had my own nurse to help.

In our case, my daughter was brought to the breast every three hours, then my hubby gave her formula while I pumped for another 30 minutes, all in the hope she would eventually latch. Which she finally did at week six. It took time, effort, tears, and pain. I would never judge a woman for deciding to go the formula route instead.

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Most demanding 1st birthday invite ever is posted online [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 OP

Unsubscribe. Action_Patrol Apr 2015 #1

+1 Initech Apr 2015 #32

Yup. Agschmid Apr 2015 #50

That child will get all Cheerios books Skidmore Apr 2015 #2

"he hates it when we try reading to him" cyberswede Apr 2015 #4

probably they are high strung when they read to him Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #5

give him/her more onethatcares Apr 2015 #14

Probably. Mariana Apr 2015 #30

I feel sorry for this kid, parents are real assholes. Clothing with names leads to kidnapping? winstars Apr 2015 #28

Not putting your child's name on their clothes is something those dflprincess Apr 2015 #54

Me thinks that for the parents, no names means lots more $$$$... winstars Apr 2015 #72

The kid will need another 13-14 years to really enjoy Ayn Rand read to him... JHB Apr 2015 #71

I would probably "accidentally" delete that invitation. Arkansas Granny Apr 2015 #3

Me too! polichick Apr 2015 #37

but then they restrict it to grandparents and direct aunts and uncles treestar Apr 2015 #63

$80/week on formula??? EL34x4 Apr 2015 #6

I was thinking the same thing,no one year od sufrommich Apr 2015 #7

We started weaning them off formula a little later than that. EL34x4 Apr 2015 #16

Toddler formula Freddie Apr 2015 #77

One year olds should be getting human milk or formula. It's the earliest safe age to begin weaning. LeftyMom Apr 2015 #42

Formula? SheilaT Apr 2015 #57

Breast milk is free. Just sayin' n/t Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #24

For the first few months. EL34x4 Apr 2015 #44

Um...no. Not generally. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #47

Yes, of course we were told this. EL34x4 Apr 2015 #48

Nope. If you're committed to breastfeeding Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #51

Some babies don't latch right away mrs_p Apr 2015 #73

Mine was one of them. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #74

Not necessarily. SheilaT Apr 2015 #58

Nonsense. My 9lb 5oz sprout grew like a weed on exclusive breastfeeding. msanthrope Apr 2015 #70

I think it's petty and rude My Good Babushka Apr 2015 #78

I'd probably get him this. B2G Apr 2015 #8

LOL. n/t FSogol Apr 2015 #9

This subthread made my day Cal Carpenter Apr 2015 #26

:-) B2G Apr 2015 #31

^ Like. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #27

Ha! JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #29

DUzy! hifiguy Apr 2015 #35

lol Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #39

lmao LittleBlue Apr 2015 #52

Or this. B2G Apr 2015 #10

OMG!!!! ROFL!!! calimary Apr 2015 #46

Simply too many choices. B2G Apr 2015 #11

A book from my own childhood: sufrommich Apr 2015 #12

omg Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #15

LOL! That's too funny! DawgHouse Apr 2015 #21

Wow. mercuryblues Apr 2015 #13

sounds like some serious control issues going on. OCD? KittyWampus Apr 2015 #17

Here is a summer list of light reading for any child. Rex Apr 2015 #18

OMG these children's books are hilarious! EL34x4 Apr 2015 #19

That should be a TSA agent patting down the bunny. nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #20

Stitches.... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #22

You have a SEVERELY warped sense of humor. hifiguy Apr 2015 #36

Funny as hell! cwydro Apr 2015 #61

My wife's about to slap me on the back! hatrack Apr 2015 #66

My brother and sister in law sent this sort of thing to me, until HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #23

that is so selfish Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #38

well that's the way some people orient HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #41

Whatever hell you choose to live in yourselves dears, maybe someone else should raise your kid? hunter Apr 2015 #25

I dunno...I don't have a lot of friends who are parents Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #33

This woman's like the Chinook of helicopter parenting jmowreader Apr 2015 #34

"Little Redacted" made my day! displacedtexan Apr 2015 #75

Yikes..I hope they learn to relax and enjoy their little kid. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #40

Wow some serious control issues! vankuria Apr 2015 #43

I used to just give Toys R Us gift cards when the kids were smaller. EL34x4 Apr 2015 #45

Not sure I'd give this kid anything vankuria Apr 2015 #64

Choking hazard! Sharp edges! Socialistically Danish! hatrack Apr 2015 #67

Yea right! vankuria Apr 2015 #69

Well, I do agree to one degree about putting kids' names on things. WillowTree Apr 2015 #49

Pathetic. Panhandling----on paper. My wastebasket would be eating well if I received this. virgogal Apr 2015 #53

"let's go to the flowchart" MisterP Apr 2015 #55

So very sorry, but I have a conflict that day! oldandhappy Apr 2015 #56

Once, when my son was invited to a classmate's birthday party, SheilaT Apr 2015 #59

Kids are alot easier to please than their parents! vankuria Apr 2015 #65

Sometimes new parents go, temporarily, insane. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #60

I think you're right vankuria Apr 2015 #68

What a control freak treestar Apr 2015 #62

Poor little "redacted" Lifelong Protester Apr 2015 #76