Quote From: kdx4jrx2I think the b/f mother on the show was not willing to compromise at all. BUT pumping is not always an option. First off it is recommended that a nursing mother NOT introduce a bottle till baby is aleast 4 to 6 weeks of age, to make sure moms milk supply is well established and baby does not have a problem with nipple confusion and even then baby may refuse the bottle. I had 2 that would never take a bottle and yes I tried and tried and tried, they just would not have it they would cry for hours and not eat!!
I also agree both sides need to be flexible and respectful!! I nurse in public when I have to. I always try to plan outings around feedings, but that just does not always work. When I did/do nurse, I was discreet! So is nursing discreetly concidered being flexable and respectful?
I feel that many of the b/f women on this board are willing to be flexiable and respectful, but not to the point they have to hide to feed their child. From what I have read they all want to feed their child when and where they need to, but they also say they can cover up 'well most of them do'. I think they are offended that even with the covering up, some people are still saying go elsewheres. JMO
I was never able to pump enough milk for either of my babies to make a whole feeding. Babies are able to extract much more milk than a pump, at least until the milk supply is solidly established.
I had a great deal of trouble bfing my first and quit after just 2 weeks, and it was in large part because the hospital nurses gave him a bottle or two in the hospital because they thought I needed the rest (even though I explicitly told them no bottles or pacifiers -- they also talked me into giving pacifiers within a couple of days of his birth). Therefore, I was NOT going to do anything to interfere with bfing my second. THere was no way I was going to give her a bottle. It worked well, and I am still bfing her 3 years later (*gasp!*) and am a LLL leader. I would never tell a mom who is trying to make nursing work to use EBM in public, because it might undermine their ability to bf. It is *not* compromise for anything but the mom's milk supply.
