tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378762323287601705.post1408796135710517916..comments2023-09-04T10:40:31.115-04:00Comments on Blessings All Mine: i will trust Him...Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05057997192222912332noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378762323287601705.post-18236228634601897882009-09-08T15:36:32.558-04:002009-09-08T15:36:32.558-04:00this is my biggest worry!
thank you so much for be...this is my biggest worry!<br />thank you so much for being so open and honest!<br /><br />Praying for you, with love....Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334798928325967908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378762323287601705.post-41172278035408309912009-09-07T10:50:00.056-04:002009-09-07T10:50:00.056-04:00I'll be praying for this, too, Amanda. Thank ...I'll be praying for this, too, Amanda. Thank you for sharing your heart... I wish more people talked about how just plain difficult nursing is! and how crazily tied to our emotions it is... I'd also second the question Rick and Beth asked about seeing a lactation consultant, if you're not already. They knew so much more than my doctor or the nurses. With their help, Elijah was able to nurse after nearly 2 months of trying (and a lot of pumping.) I'll be praying God will help you rest, and keep your emotions steady with nursing.<br />Love you!<br />JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958782438721604668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378762323287601705.post-15884201805702600772009-09-06T23:54:01.378-04:002009-09-06T23:54:01.378-04:00Oh Amanda, I'm sorry you're having such a ...Oh Amanda, I'm sorry you're having such a rough time. I would squeeeeeeze you if I were there. I'll be praying for you and Miss Jillian.<br /><br />By the way...did I mention that I always wanted to use the name Jillian if we ever had a girl. Love it!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367363440512049397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378762323287601705.post-84440869813556057282009-09-06T18:24:16.650-04:002009-09-06T18:24:16.650-04:00Oh Amanda! I am so sorry for this stress. The last...Oh Amanda! I am so sorry for this stress. The last thing a mother needs is to be pushed forward into post-pardum. I wish things could be left alone. But when it comes to baby weight gain, I guess that is asking a little too much.<br />I have been praying for you.... and will continue too. I love you Amanda! I am a special something for you..... would you send me your addy though? It will take a bit of time to get it to you since I still have yet to complete it. YES I AM a procrastinator. :)<br />I know this may be a bit controversial...... but my SIL did something this last baby to help her milk get thiker and just more in there. Her baby too was not gaining. She was told a beer a day for several days to a week would thicken it right up and make her produce like crazy. AND IT WORKED!<br />Just a thought for you.<br />I love you sweet friend!!!<br />XOXOXO<br />MintaAmintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042137215109612995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378762323287601705.post-16769941500994305322009-09-06T00:23:51.049-04:002009-09-06T00:23:51.049-04:00Amanda, I'm so sorry things are tough the last...Amanda, I'm so sorry things are tough the last few days. I know that advice is flowing freely from all the mommies that read your blog. And you have to navigate prayerfully through all that you hear. So, I'm throwing in my humble two cents. Speaking from my experience with a very slow and difficult start to nursing, my lactation consultant was such a help and encouragment to me. Do you have one? Is there a breastfeeding support group at your hospital or in the area that could be a support to you? Have you checked out these breastfeeding websites? <br /><br />www.nbci.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1<br /><br />or <br /><br />http://www.kellymom.com/index.html<br /><br />I'll be praying for you as you and Mike decide what's best for your family.Rick and Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248005262165582168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378762323287601705.post-1125297398154034702009-09-05T11:22:25.812-04:002009-09-05T11:22:25.812-04:00If ever I can relate to you Amanda its now. And wi...If ever I can relate to you Amanda its now. And with Cade and Rylan I was trying to make nursing work for us. <br /><br />And yet... its just doesn't. My babies keep on loosing until I give them formula. <br /><br />And there are days. That I still think on that and get a little bitter. Like how I should still be nursing him right now. Like how, oh to have gotten that time with him. <br /><br />And it hurts.<br /><br />But the reality is exactly what you said. Sometimes the answer is no. I have to trust that the Lord knows me better than I do. That the Lord will use this with me, even if only to surrender it. <br /><br />But its amazing how Wendi is so right, that is such a stigma around it... how you feel like less of a mom. But its simply not true. We do whats right for our babies, and its good for them to grow whatever that takes. :)<br /><br />Thinking praying, and hoping that little supplement, will be all she needs to plump right up! <br /><br />Gosh she is sweet... and you are a wonderfull mom.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07793377053248697401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378762323287601705.post-75088604046137141882009-09-05T10:32:05.112-04:002009-09-05T10:32:05.112-04:00I had a hard time with Hunter breastfeeding too. ...I had a hard time with Hunter breastfeeding too. I mean, it seemed like he was getting enough to me, but he lost weight too. He never did gain the weight like they wanted him too. In fact, he's 2 and in the 25% for weight. Don't feel bad about supplementing! You're doing a wonderful job! It's okay to get teary, your body has been through a lot. I'll be praying for you!Nancy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00890420576437109817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378762323287601705.post-52617419018791535812009-09-05T10:26:51.809-04:002009-09-05T10:26:51.809-04:00Oh, I want to hug you so bad!! Those early days ca...Oh, I want to hug you so bad!! Those early days can be rough. I know you are okay - and things will get better, but some times in the middle of a rough patch - with all of those crazy adjusting hormones - it can just be agonizing!<br /><br />I know many women who have expected nursing to be so natural and come easily who have run into road block after road block.- And for some reason there seems to be this stigma surrounding it, like if you can't breast feed, or have to supplement, than you must be less a women or less a mom. THAT IS NOT TRUE. Not at all. In fact, I would go as far as to say those women are stronger and wiser because of what they have gone through and how dedicated they are to what their baby really needs.<br /><br />Amanda, you are a wonderful mommy and I truly read in this post as well as "between the lines" that what you want more than any thing is what is best for your family. You are making wise choices. Some days all you need to do is choose to put one foot in front of the other...<br /><br />I love the pictures! I love to see the little onesie on Jillian. :)<br /><br />I am praying for you.Wendi@EveryDayMiracleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726898493426028276noreply@blogger.com