Tell me not to (or to?) do it. - Page 2

[queenbean]

Originally Posted by _betsy_

I agree with Momily.

As I understand it, the OP did NOT post the samples to her local Freecycle list, rather, someone posted seeking them. From another thread, I remember the OP has had some interaction with this young mom-to-be and has found that she is not opposed to BFing, but is gathering samples "just in case."

That other thread was mine, I believe. I hope that this mom-to-be feels the same, though.

[thebarkingbird]

i would go for it! if there are medical issues then they are either a) not a sure thing as she may have gotten bad info or b)because of a problem that's been such a big deal she's had to deal with even more. if she wanted to BF i can't imagine her being offended that someone would want to spread the good word and if she didn't why would she care?

be sure to put in info about pumping and which bottles are the best. she might have to go back to work! you say "girl" is she a teenager? give her a link to girlmom.com. they have WONDERFUL BF support for young moms in shcool and at work. good luck!

[Contrariety]

Yay!

just wanted to update... I did end up giving her the samples, but I included a ton of info on breastfeeding and links where she can go to for support.

she got them on wednesday and just today i recieved an email from her thanking me for all the great information!! she said that she will be a working mama and that she tried to pump with her last one, but that it was just to hard. I gave her lots of encouragement and gave her a link to MDC and told her that there are tons of pumping mamas here who would love to give her advice!

YAY! i was SO worried, but now i am SO happy I included that info!

[CathMac]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Jesus

just wanted to update... I did end up giving her the samples, but I included a ton of info on breastfeeding and links where she can go to for support.

she got them on wednesday and just today i recieved an email from her thanking me for all the great information!! she said that she will be a working mama and that she tried to pump with her last one, but that it was just to hard. ...

Mrs. Jesus,
Good for you.

Have you happened to see my two Working and Pumping spiels? One is primarily on supply issues (including EBM conservation) and the other is on my Pumping/Cleaning at work/Transporting/Storage, etc. A re-hash of both of those is contained in the "sticky" at the top of the BF'ing challenges board. My two posts in that thread are 5 & 6.

If you think she would be receptive you can either email her again and direct her to that sticky/thread. Or I can go through, clean it up --perhaps update them to include a couple of miscellaneous tips I've learned since then-- and make sure the links are updated and include my tips on updating the links if they become inactive.

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=718189

You did a great thing. I'd like to help you empower her if you don't think it would be too pushy.

There are a couple of things in particular I try to emphasize for Working & Pumping (W&P) moms. Not only is production important but minimizing waste and EBM conservation is critical. I strongly encourage W&P moms to familiarize themselves with the Kellymom storage guidelines which allow much more flexibility (and waste minimization) than mixed formulad does. I also urge them (and their Daycare Providers) to read the Kellymom article on "Bottlefeeding the Breastfed Baby" which gives tips that discourage "defensive swallowing", which also decreases waste.

I could go on but if you are so inclined check out the link and PM me if you'd like me to clean those up for easier reading. I fully recognize they can create information overload because I erred on the side of giving all the info I could, so moms could pick and choose what might be helpful for them.

Thanks for helping the cause.
~Cath

[carriebft]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Jesus

just wanted to update... I did end up giving her the samples, but I included a ton of info on breastfeeding and links where she can go to for support.

she got them on wednesday and just today i recieved an email from her thanking me for all the great information!! she said that she will be a working mama and that she tried to pump with her last one, but that it was just to hard. I gave her lots of encouragement and gave her a link to MDC and told her that there are tons of pumping mamas here who would love to give her advice!

YAY! i was SO worried, but now i am SO happy I included that info!

HURRAY! Awesome job momma! that is so great....gotta keep spreading the info

[TinyFrog]

Great job , glad she took it positively.