Comments on: Nursing Through Confusion http://drjaygordon.com/breastfeeding/stories/confusion.html No one knows your child better than you do Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:56:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cheryl Taylor http://drjaygordon.com/breastfeeding/stories/confusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-368 Cheryl Taylor Thu, 06 May 2010 18:58:16 +0000 http://bluehost.drjaygordon.altpixel.com/?p=167#comment-368 Yes, it can be done. There are babies that go back and forth from the breast and bottle with seemingly no problem. There are moms that seem to have no difficulty maintaining a supply while combining nursing and pumping. I do not know how old your baby is or what your personal goals are for breastfeeding. In the United States there is a remarkably low breastfeeding rate and even though the recommendation of the AAP is to breastfeed for a minimum of a year there is only a very small percentage that are still nursing at a year. Since I know the marked difference in the health and development of exclusively breastfeeding versus formula feeding, the predominance of women who supplement and the often quickly plummeting milk supply that can follow, the heavy support to the point of encouragement to give a baby a bottle and the small number of Pediatricians that are truly breastfeeding knowledgeable and supportive, I relish the opportunity to work with Dr. Jay and encourage exclusive breastfeeding. I am very pleased to have given the opportunity to many mothers to tell their personal story because those stories reach out and offer support to nursing mothers in the same situation and feeling the same feelings. Every story isn't what every mother is looking for. I hope that you find a story or article on our site that supports you in continuing to nurse your baby. Look for one. We have them. And I want you to feel supported, too. Blessings. Yes, it can be done. There are babies that go back and forth from the breast and bottle with seemingly no problem. There are moms that seem to have no difficulty maintaining a supply while combining nursing and pumping. I do not know how old your baby is or what your personal goals are for breastfeeding. In the United States there is a remarkably low breastfeeding rate and even though the recommendation of the AAP is to breastfeed for a minimum of a year there is only a very small percentage that are still nursing at a year. Since I know the marked difference in the health and development of exclusively breastfeeding versus formula feeding, the predominance of women who supplement and the often quickly plummeting milk supply that can follow, the heavy support to the point of encouragement to give a baby a bottle and the small number of Pediatricians that are truly breastfeeding knowledgeable and supportive, I relish the opportunity to work with Dr. Jay and encourage exclusive breastfeeding. I am very pleased to have given the opportunity to many mothers to tell their personal story because those stories reach out and offer support to nursing mothers in the same situation and feeling the same feelings. Every story isn't what every mother is looking for. I hope that you find a story or article on our site that supports you in continuing to nurse your baby. Look for one. We have them. And I want you to feel supported, too.

Blessings.

]]> By: Daniella http://drjaygordon.com/breastfeeding/stories/confusion.html/comment-page-1#comment-366 Daniella Thu, 06 May 2010 07:56:46 +0000 http://bluehost.drjaygordon.altpixel.com/?p=167#comment-366 While I respect this woman's experience, I fear that when women read things like this they will assume that their experience is or will be the same. My baby has gotten one bottle of expressed breast milk since being 5 weeks old and it hasn't affected her latch at all and it allows all of us to get more sleep. Lots of babies whose mom's work take bottles during the day and the breast at night. It can be done! While I respect this woman's experience, I fear that when women read things like this they will assume that their experience is or will be the same. My baby has gotten one bottle of expressed breast milk since being 5 weeks old and it hasn't affected her latch at all and it allows all of us to get more sleep. Lots of babies whose mom's work take bottles during the day and the breast at night. It can be done!

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