This is regarding my attempt to nurse my son. I am sorry to post this whiney message here, but I really need to vent. If anyone can help me, PLEASE post a reply...... even if it's to tell me how stupid I am being.

My little one is 4 1/2 months old now. I love him so much I could just squeeze him and kiss him all the time. I feel REALLY BLESSED to have him.

HOWEVER, I tried and tried for as long as I could to Nurse him, and unfortunately, he failed to thrive, and kept losing weight, forcing me to put him on supplemental formula at 3 weeks old. I knew then I was DOOMED. My milk supply began to diminish quickly...followed in short order by the baby preferring the bottle over ME. It was too easy for him to just let the milk pour into his mouth, even though I used what were SUPPOSEDLY most like MOM and were SLOWEST flow nipples.

My milk has all dried up on the right side and is all gone on the left except a drop here or there.

I feel so INADEQUATE as a mother. It just doesn't seem fair that my neice who is a new mom for the first time EVER can pick her baby up in the hospital and exclusively BF from DAY ONE without effort, but for me and my baby it just couldn't be.... I hate feeling like my baby is being cheated.....like I am being cheated....out of something that GOD Himself intended for a woman to be able to do. WHY can't I do it? Where do I find solace and consolation in this situation?

Thanks.

I'm sorry you are struggling so Michelle. I am sorry that you aren't able to nurse your baby...that just stinks!

You can't help it if your body just doesn't provide enough milk. It's sounds like you tried your best, and that is all anyone can ask. You probably won't ever know why...just that it happened. I think you just need to relax. Enjoy holding your baby during feeding...open your shirt and let him lay against you for the skin to skin contact. Keep eye contact and act just like you are nursing and your baby will get a lot of the bonding parts of "nursing" if not actully eating at the breast. Your baby is not being cheated of your love and that is the most important thing. If your baby needs formula to gain weight and be healthy then you are making the best decision to bottle feed. I hope you feel better about the cituation soon. God Bless you and your baby! [hug]

God Himself did intend a mother to nurse her child...however, obviously though your situation, and the situation of many others, He did not intend for you to do so. He has His reasons. Everything happens for a reason. If you're loving and taking the best care of your child that you possibly can, then he's NOT being cheated in ANY way at all!! You did what you could, please, don't feel like you've failed as a mother...because you haven't. You're doing what's right for YOUR son. Not every baby is the same and some just can't nurse. That in no way means that there's something wrong with you or that you're not capable of taking care of your son...I think that it's awesome that you tried...and you did the right thing, you need to keep that in mind. *hugs for you* You're doing the best that you can...an no one could be a better mother for your son than you...keep at it... :)

I know the anguish you feel. I felt the same way with my children. I tried my hardest to breastfeed as LONG as I could, or as long as they would keep gaining, and my supply would stay up. It was a "job" from the beginning. I loved every minute of it, but it wasn't the natural process I was looking for. And, to this day, I look at other mothers who can breastfeed so easily with awe and amazment- wishing that I could have breastfed my babies longer. But for some reason, only God knows why, that wasn't they way it worked.

I felt a sense of peace knowing that they got the most nurioushment by atleast receiving the colostrum. You have breastfed for 4 1/2 months, that is great! You have given your baby 4 months of wonderful nutrients and antibodies. You have done well, continue to nourish his soul with all your love!

HUGS. I'm so sorry for the pain and anguish I see in your post. Nursing is hard work. Even for mothers who are exclusively breastfeeding, it didn't come easy for all of us.

My daughter used to take 40 tries to latch on when she was a newborn! Her thrush was making it painful for her to eat and often my heart would be breaking as she screamed and cried and I tried to get her latched on. But she did and we're still nursing now.

Do you have a La Leche League group in your area? I've found my leader to be a huge help when I had questions.

Most importantly, if you made every reasonable effort to breastfeed and it did not work out, you are not a failure. You did everything you could do and you're a great mother to your son. I could tell that by your post. :)

Courage to you.

Yes I am a huge breastfeeding advocate and fully believe that nursing was/is God's design.

However, I also believe, that for whatever reason that only He knows, He has made this difficult for some.

I do not know why. I couldn't even fathom a guess. I will just trust that it IS His design and within His will.

You are *not* a failure. You tried. I believe you gave it an earnest try. You can STILL try. If you are willing to put forth that effort. You can continue to put baby to your breast and just 'see what happens'.

I have a friend who recently had her 6th child. Her last 2 (?) were her only breastfed babies. She 'tried' with her first, but didn't have much support so gave up right away. #2 she gave it a little more effort, but still no support. By #4 she was really trying, but had difficulties. I think #5 was her first real success.

Likewise, a former midwife of mine was unable to breastfeed her first 4 children. Finally achieving success with #5. She had inverted nipples and had tried and tried and TRIED to overcome that and nurse her children. It just didn't happen until #5.

Now, I hope you don't read this thinking, oh, I see, I have to wait until magic #5 in order to get this right LOL I don't mean that at all. I'm just telling you those stories (who just so happened to each have success on #5) to show you the difficulties CAN be overcome. You will have another chance with another child (if things just don't work out with this one).

I want to encourage you to *not* beat yourself up over this. I also want to encourage you to not give up yet...if that's what you want. If you really do want to continue to try to make this work. I am behind you in that decision. You have my full support and encouragement.

I know some of us make it look so easy. I've had friends tell me I just couldn't understand what they were going through with breastfeeding because I didn't have their problems. Everything was 'perfect' for me. No, it wasn't. It wasn't perfect for me either. I've had my rough times. I've had difficulties. How big or small they are compared to theirs (or yours), who am I to say. But I have had problems of my own. They just haven't seen them. Because I had made a commitment and I was determined to make it work. My problems, obviously, weren't huge problems, but they were difficulties nonetheless, but these 'friends' would not recognize them. Because I managed to work through my struggles, they couldn't possibly have been as bad as theirs.

And I don't say that to come across mean to you. To sound like 'well you're just not trying hard enough' I do not mean it that way AT ALL. I'm just saying, that even though some may look at me and say "it came so easy for you, it's just not fair!" I want you to know, it wasn't always all *that* easy. I've had hard times too. I can empathize.

But most of all, you are not a failure. Your body just isn't working as planned. Do your best with what you have, that's all we can ever do, right?

((((((hugs))))))

You tried, and thats more then a lot of people do! Your babie's not being cheated at all. In fact having 4 months of breastmilk is a whole lot more then some babies get, so praise God for that. Also, you obviously love and want the best for your child, and that's the most important thing. And as for feeling inatiquite, I can totally relate. I tried everything to get Timmy to sleep through the night, and he didn't until he was about 2 years old. I felt like I must be a failure, because most babies sleep through the night by 4 months. But it wasn't my fault at all. All babies are different, and after we have kids we have all kind of hormones running through us, making us feel not like ourselves. It's tough having a baby, but keep on loving you little one, and praising God for everything He's blessed you with. I find if we focus on the positive, it's a lot easier not to feel bad about the negative stuff. Think about what makes you a great mom to your kid. You baby is lucky to have a Christian mother, your baby is lucky you wanted to breastfeed, and your baby is blessed to be loved by you and by God! :D

[hug] I had to go back to work after ds # 1 was born and right away my supply started diminishing even though I was pumping 3+ times a day at work and nursing exclusively on nights and weekends. I tried nursing teas, tons of water, fenugreek, and my OB gave me Reglan to try to boost my supply, but none of it helped enough to avoid formula. I used to just sit in the office where I pumped and cry because I felt like such a horrible mother for not having more to give to my son. We finally ended up giving him whatever I pumped a work (which wasn't much most times) and formula so that he didn't go hungry, which felt like the ultimate defeat.

After a while I started to have peace with it - giving him some of my milk was better than never having given him any at all, and he was a healthy, happy baby so I started feeling more thankful and less sorry for myself, which i think helped me to pay more attention to ds and my actual situation rather than always comparing myself to the dream version of motherhood & breastfeeding in my mind. Putting less pressure on myself also seemed to help my milk problems, too - although I was never able to nurse exclusively after going back to work, I was able to give my son some of my milk in addition to his formula, later solid food, until just after his 2nd birthday, which felt l was truly a gift from God.

You sound like a great, dedicated mom and like you are really trying to do what is best for your son. I think even if you have a drop of milk left in you, it is not too late to try to increase your supply a little bit - you could try La Leche League as BlessedMommy recommended, or ask your OB/Gyn or the hospital where you delivered for a referral to a Lactation Consultant about the nipple confusion and supply issues. Even if you never have enough milk to exclusively bf, it might feel good to be able to give him a little bit in between formula feedings.

If you feel that would be too stressful, then instead focus on the positive aspects of your relationship with your son and build on those - when he is older he will not remember whether he was breastfed or formula fed, but he will always know that his mother loves him and that he can trust her - the love and trust you are building with him now is the foundation for his entire life; the presence or absence of breastmilk will not change that.

I could never produce milk...from day one...we tried everything with lactation consultants and gave up finally since he had to gain weight! We just made bottle feeding really special...cuddled the whole time and talked just like we would when trying to breastfeed....I felt just as close! Also, look at this perk...you hubby can bond with his son deeply too with a bottle! My sons and my husband are sooo close now because of the time they had to snuggle and get to know each other during the feedings...also, you have help for night feedings if you need it! LOL
I think it was actually best for us and we're doing the same thing now with our newborn since we have the same issues with me not producing....the hardest part is the nasty comments you get from "well-intentioned" mothers who swear breastfeeding is the best (maybe true scientifically) and they don't know all the angles. What works best for you and your child is the best feeding possibility to nurture and love your child and feel comfortable and happy doing so...

((((((hugs))))))

You tried, and thats more then a lot of people do! Your babie's not being cheated at all. In fact having 4 months of breastmilk is a whole lot more then some babies get, so praise God for that. Also, you obviously love and want the best for your child, and that's the most important thing. And as for feeling inatiquite, I can totally relate. I tried everything to get Timmy to sleep through the night, and he didn't until he was about 2 years old. I felt like I must be a failure, because most babies sleep through the night by 4 months. But it wasn't my fault at all. All babies are different, and after we have kids we have all kind of hormones running through us, making us feel not like ourselves. It's tough having a baby, but keep on loving you little one, and praising God for everything He's blessed you with. I find if we focus on the positive, it's a lot easier not to feel bad about the negative stuff. Think about what makes you a great mom to your kid. You baby is lucky to have a Christian mother, your baby is lucky you wanted to breastfeed, and your baby is blessed to be loved by you and by God! :D

Actually I think that the norm for breastfed babies is to take longer to sleep through the night. So no, that doesn't make you a failure at all. My daughter is over 5 months old and certainly nowhere near sleeping through the night.

Michelle you are a great mom! You want what is best for your baby, and that is great! Breastfeeding doesn't work out for everyone and that is OK - what is important is that you and baby are happy and healthy! [hug] There is also plenty of opportunity to bond with baby outside of breastfeeding. :)

You're an AWESOME mom!! Breastfeeding does not make a woman be an awesome mom...love and nurturing just like you're doing to your baby is what makes a wonderful mom! I know lots of precious moms who did not breastfeed either by choice or because they couldn't and I don't think that makes them any less of a wonderful mother.

God bless!

Stephanie :D

Ruth, I know that now, it's just at the time, when I was barely getting any sleep, and I'd just had a kid I didn't think the same way. I just meant, sometimes with our emotions running wild it's easy to be too hard on ourselves.

Awww...((HUGS)) to you sweetie. I know how tough things can be emotionally when things don't pan out as expected especially when you want the best for your baby. But like the gals here have mentioned you are a wonderful mom. Like Stephanie mentioned breastfeeding is not what makes you a wonderful mom it's the fact that you love your baby and do what is best for them. Loving and nurturing all the way and i can see that is what you are doing. So keep up the good work girlfriend! :D

You ladies are SO wonderful!!!!!!!!! I could never have predicted the response I have gotten from you all! Thank you all so much!

I feel somewhat better and reassured of my value as a mommy at the very least. I do wish I could still try to BF, as one or more of you suggested. I just don't know how, since my milk has almost COMPLETELY gone dry. ANY SUGGESTIONS? Bear in mind....Baby has refused the breast ...and I can't use the pumps.

Maybe I will continue the skin-to-skin contact for the bonding and closeness.

Again, thanks so much to all of you. You have me in tears! :)

You ladies are SO wonderful!!!!!!!!! I could never have predicted the response I have gotten from you all! Thank you all so much!

I feel somewhat better and reassured of my value as a mommy at the very least. I do wish I could still try to BF, as one or more of you suggested. I just don't know how, since my milk has almost COMPLETELY gone dry. ANY SUGGESTIONS? Bear in mind....Baby has refused the breast ...and I can't use the pumps.

Maybe I will continue the skin-to-skin contact for the bonding and closeness.

Again, thanks so much to all of you. You have me in tears! :)

If you want to try to continue to b/f, there are some things you can try.

MOST mother's supply will increase the more baby sucks. So, you want baby to suck. If the baby is hungry enough, the baby WILL suck the breast (even if it prefers bottle.) One way to do this is to do a nurse-in, which is where you basically lay in bed all day topless w/ the baby and offer the baby nothing but the breast... be patient and work with latching on etc.. relaxation is key. If baby doesn't get it right away - that is ok! I would make sure that baby is not hysterical with hunger though - a hysterical baby is going to have difficultly learning how to latch on. But, just being topless in bed all day just gets baby used to breast, and the baby may decide to just suck for comfort, since the opportunity is there!

Also if baby is sleepy, they may not recognize the difference between a breast/bottle and so you can be sneaky and offer the breast LOL

If you are worried about baby getting meals, you can try an SNS system, which is where formula is carried in a tiny tube over your nipple, so as baby sucks your breast he gets formula too. I have no idea how much this system might cost. But it's designed to be an alternative to bottles, or to supplement til mom's supply gets up there. This way, no bottles for the baby to get attached to, the baby gets the breast either way!

http://www.medela.com/NewFiles/specialtyfdg.html#sns

If you can't do SNS, you may want to try ALWAYS offer the breast before the bottle, and offer the breast frequently inbetween feedings.

Remember that even if your baby only gets a drop it's still good for him! :)

You can try herbs to increase milk supply. Fenugreek, blessed thistle etc. You will want to read about side effects though and see if you want to try it. Also, stay away from any herbs that DECREASE milk supply (like oregano.)

http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/milksupply/herbal_galactagogue.html
http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/herbs_to_avoid.html

You can also get a prescription from your doc for drugs that can increase your supply. So ,there ARE things you can do. And drink LOTS of water and take your prenatal vitamins. etc.

It is a lot to overcome so, it's totally understandable if you don't feel you can keep trying, especially with taking care of a new baby. :) But if you are interested in continuing to try I hope this info helps.

If you haven't completely dried up, you can still increase supply. I b/f, and my supply goes up and down all the time depending on what baby and I are doing, or how much I am pumping etc. Most moms can bring their supply back up if they really need to (although it might be difficult.)

have you talked to a lactation consultant? I suggest you do that ASAP. They can be a big help. :) the la leche league may have a group in your area and you can call and get help.

http://www.llli.org/

Good luck! [hug]

Think of this...if a young woman had a bout with breast cancer and had to have a double mastectomy and was truly physically unable to breastfeed and was blessed with a baby...she would not be a failure.

Almost all of the ladies here have given you such wonderful advice, I cna't add much to it, but wanted to reinforce for what must seem like a bajillionth time that not being able to BF doesn't make you a failure!

You can also get a prescription from your doc for drugs that can increase your supply.

I did call my MD for reglan, but he flat told me NO. He said it had too many side effects.

That was weeks ago. Now it may be too late, I'm afraid. I can only manually express a tiny drop from the left side and NOTHING from the right.

QUESTION??? If I did try the "nurse-in" What do I do about making sure that Samuel does eat since I don't have milk for him yet?

Almost all of the ladies here have given you such wonderful advice, I cna't add much to it, but wanted to reinforce for what must seem like a bajillionth time that not being able to BF doesn't make you a failure!

Thank you. I really appreciate that!!!!!!!!!! :D

I just wanted to give you some encouragement.

I was in your boat except that I was fortunate enough to be able to pump and bottlefeed my milk to Emma. I grieved and grieved over not being able to nurse her directly. But I realized God's plan for me and that was for me to take my experience and become a lactation counselor. I'm not an IBCLC lactation consultant yet but I'm on my way. I know I had to go through that to be able to realize His plan for me.

Just know that God wants even better things for you than you can imagine for yourself! Trust in His plan and you can't go wrong.

What I did with Emma was lots of skin-to-skin contact, I never propped a bottle, I always looked at her while feeding. Another thing I did was to put the bottle right against my bare breast and feed her just as I would if nursing her. She still got the benefit of skin to skin contact and I believe it helped my supply by feeling her skin and her little jaw moving against my breast. I also bathed with her a lot which I still do and is such an enjoyable experience.

You love your baby and love is so much more than nourishment. You are bonded with him and he knows that in your arms he is safe and loved, he doesn't care if it's your milk or not. He knows Momma loves him and that's all that matters in his world. :)

I'm sending you virtual hugs and will keep you in my prayers.

God bless,
Shana

I just wanted to give you some encouragement.

You love your baby and love is so much more than nourishment. You are bonded with him and he knows that in your arms he is safe and loved, he doesn't care if it's your milk or not. He knows Momma loves him and that's all that matters in his world.


Thanks Shana!! VERY MUCH!![/quote]

You can also get a prescription from your doc for drugs that can increase your supply.

I did call my MD for reglan, but he flat told me NO. He said it had too many side effects.

Well, I think your md is... things a christian wouldn't say, for brushing you off. Did he discuss any other options with you? Did he actually talk to you about the side effects or did he just say no? Either way, bad doctor :evil:

That was weeks ago. Now it may be too late, I'm afraid. I can only manually express a tiny drop from the left side and NOTHING from the right.

QUESTION??? If I did try the "nurse-in" What do I do about making sure that Samuel does eat since I don't have milk for him yet?

Well, for the nurse-in, I would just feed him the bottle when he gets TRULY HUNGRY (not just because he's on some kind of feeding schedule.) otherwise offer the breast at all times. Babies need to suck. Don't offer a pacifier to fulfill that need - offer the breast, etc. :) I would probably invest in an SNS so baby would HAVE to feed at the breast to get the formula. That's just me. But it removes the nipple confusion etc.

This isn't professional advice or anything it's just what I would do. Certainly though, don't starve your baby b/c he needs to gain weight. :)

Or maybe her doctor knows her medical history better than you and knew it was a bad idea. It just seemed very judgemental to me that you would say that without knowing the situation...just my opinion and I could be wrong about what the doctor did or did not know and we will leave it at that with no more discussion so we don't get off topic.

Chellefish,

A lot of doctors do not care about supporting moms who want to b/f. I know my daughter's ped in the city just said "if anything goes wrong just give her formula." Well that was not an acceptable answer from the ped for me. Most docs around here don't want to go to the trouble. Reglan isn't the only solution so why would her doctor just say no instead of saying "I don't really like that idea b/c of side effects, but there are some other options" etc.

Ultimately it's up to her but I think that if she wants support to try and b/f her doctor should be helping a bit more than just saying no. There are OTHER alternative treatments so why wouldn't her doctor recommend something else instead of just saying flat out no?

Hi, I have lots of experience with lactation. I have a quick help idea for you. Use formula on your breast. THis is the opposite of what is done to get a slow starter or baby with a sucking problem going. Formula may be used to get a baby going on the breast. Using the bottle or a dropper or whatever you have handy, when your son is hungry, put a bit on the breast and put him to it. If you still have any milk you should be able to re-establish it if you get right to it. Let him smell the formula, you may even need to use your other free hand to get letting some drop onto the breast to see if he will try. Also, go to La Leche league or do a web search and get a SNS. You can attach it over your shoulder then put the formula in and control the flow through a tiny soft gentle tube that will deliver it into his mouth hoping to stimulate him to suck. He thinks he's getting formula (which he is depending on the flow you set the SNS), but the tube is taped to the breast with the tube right at the nipple. You can also try while doing the first idea ASAP, warm cloths on the breasts, thinking of nursing, repeatedly putting the baby to breast even to sit close in re-introducing. He has to get the idea that his formula is coming from your breast. Try not to be tense as he may be very resistant but keep trying as long as you are willing. If he takes a pacifier when he is getting sleepy try to do the switch also.

I agree with the SNS thing too....although I didn't have to use one, we were very very close to it. I had a low supply from the start due to my breasts not fully developing during puberty. Around the time my milk came in my breasts weren't producing anything for a long stretch of time. DD screamed if I took her off the breast because she was so hungry, and when my milk did come it, it was a very small amt. That started our long battle of trying EVERYTHING to keep my milk supply up. I drank so much "mother's milk" tea I should have stock in it. I took every galactagogue (milk producer) I could get my hands on. I ordered Domperidone off the internet, and it worked a bit, but I just had my gallbladder out and it aggrivated my stomach a bit, so I started taking the herbs. There was a time I was taking about 21 pills/3 times a day...you do the math! I also tried to get as much malt as possible, and I even tried drinking a beer....I think it helped...LOL! I was able to get a prescription of Reglan after I talked to my doc about how much I have tried and how important it was for me to BF my baby.
I also worked full time after DD was 6 weeks old, and I pumped three times a day. PTL he sustained my milk enough, and made my milk with just enough fat to keep my baby fed...well pretty fat for the lack of milk I had...LOL! There were days that I was near tears at the lack of milk I pumped, but I kept on, knowing that even one bottle a day was better for DD than none at all. I can say that all that work really payed off...My DD only had 4oz of formula her whole life. I found out I was pg on her first bday, and started to suppliment cows milk here and there although my milk supply sky rocketed for the first few months of pg, but then it crashed, and even though we still BF, my DD only gets a few drops here and there. My DD LOVES to BF, even without much milk. If she sees me with my shirt off she gets all excited and points to my breasts.....so even with very little, we have that BF bond! KWIM?

If you still have the desire.....look up natural galactagogues.....there are places online where you can buy them cheap.....and keep at it. Like others said, try the SNS if you can afford it, hook up with a lactation consultant who you can keep in contact with a lot, and try to ONLY give your baby milk through the SNS and your breast. He may fight it at first, but once he realizes the milk is coming from there and NOT a bottle, hopefully he will relatch on. If you feel you really WANT to try Reglan, pray about it, have DH pray about it, and pray for your doc....I would lift this situation up to the Lord, and see where he leads you. Our bodies were meant to be able to sustain our baby's lives at our breast, but sadly we are a product of the Fall......so we are VERY imperfect, and sometimes we don't work as well. Do what you can with the imperfect body you have, and rely on the Lord for the rest! Oh, and when we get to Heaven, lets have a talk with Adam and Eve....even though if it wasn't them, it would have been me.... :?

Blessings to you......your desire if awesome.....don't doubt yourself as a mother....we don't!!!

Amber

SNS is readily available from the lactation centers or hospitals that have them. I have one somewhere upstairs that I didn't end up needing, they are not expensive. Search SNS Medela..

I asked for no more comments, Cheeseburger...

but as you must not have read that, I will comment one more time...all I was trying to say is you do NOT know all of the things her doctor said...you made a judgement based on the little information she gave you. I said I could be wrong...Now, please, no more like I respectfully asked before. Thank you.

I asked for no more comments, but as you must not have read that, I will comment one more time...all I was trying to say is you do NOT know all of the things her doctor said...you made a judgement based on the little information she gave you. Now, please, no more like I respectfully asked before. Thank you.

LOL, if that is your way of getting the last word in, that's fine. If you want it that bad you can have it. peace, friend. ;)

I just wanted to say I went through the same thing. I wanted to breastfeed so badly that I didn't even think about buying bottles or formula. I tried so hard, but ds wasn't getting anything from me. At his first weight and color check he had lost over 10% of his body weight and was jaundiced. I met with the lactation consultant and just started crying, I felt so bad. She tried to help me and I kept trying to nurse. I kept going back and forth to the consultant, finally after 5 days my milk came in, but he still wasn't getting enough. After 4 straight hours of him nursing, he was starving, getting nothing from me, I decided on formula. It was a hard decision, but I had to feed him and my milk wasn't working. I even started taking fenugreek and that didn't help. Why didn't it work, I don't know, but I feel better about my decision now. Don't feel bad about this, I believe breast milk is best, but sometimes it doesn't work out and if it doesn't work you are still a good mother.

I just wanted to give you some encouragement.

You love your baby and love is so much more than nourishment. You are bonded with him and he knows that in your arms he is safe and loved, he doesn't care if it's your milk or not. He knows Momma loves him and that's all that matters in his world. :)



That means alot to me. I TOTALLY needed to hear this.
I am giving it up. But I will take what you said and go with that in my heart. He looks up at me with the most affectionate and loving little eyes when I cuddle him....so I think to myself "How could there ever be anything MORE wonderful?" I do miss the closeness of nursing him, but we still get to be CLOSE. :D

UPDATE:

To all of the ladies who had posted on the SECOND and Unfortunately UNSEEN page..... THANK YOU SO MUCH. I wish I could have been able to pick my Milk Supply back up....but, it was too late for me. I had completely dried up by the time most of you had posted to me and I started trying to get baby boy back on the breast.

I sure wish I had known all of you MONTHS ago! Things would never have gone this wrong. I just KNOW it!

You gals are the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :!: :D

Sorry to hear that things didn't work for you. Keeping you in my prayers.

Thanks again. I do miss it. I feel like if I had known about the CM website I would have been able to succeed at BFing. I was posting on another site and asked for help, but got little or no response. Had I the support I got from you all, I would have done much better. Thanks again!