Anyone else have no trouble breastfeeding?

[Daisie125]

I'm starting to get the 'horror stories' whenever someone sees me NIP. For some reason (with DS also) women feel the need to come up to me and explain to me why they didn't breastfeed their children. (Why, I'll never know) and they always ask how I'm "dealing with it" and look at me like I have three heads when I tell them that I had no troubles with this baby. Like seriously, none. She latched right on... never a problem latching. No leaking, no cracked nipples, no painful letdowns.... it's like she's been doing it for years

Please tell me I'm not the only one.... with these stupid PP hormones I'm actually starting to feel guilty :

[maylea_moon]

The first few weeks were miraculous (well besides her wanting to nurse every 45 mins). Since then (she's 5 weeks) we have had a cracked nipple, some leaking (but only at night) and a couple of painful letdowns but nothing too bad.. I think I got very very lucky! She latched on great minutes after birth.

[Plaid Leopard]

I haven't had any problems with Yann. With my first baby I was terribly engorged and had sore nipples for the first few days, and occasional plugged ducts. My 2nd had some latch problems that took a while to resolve, but #3 had no problems.

[mighty-mama]

I've had a beginning of thrush and mastistis (on the un-used breast).. But we've been okay with latch and I've been making plenty with the 1 breast..

I too get the stories about the list of reason on why someone couldn't breastfeed.. I actually made someone feel bad the other day at a party. My friend is pg, and her other friend is pg. They were sitting at a table talking about babies and pg and etc.

My friends sister was talking about how she didn't breastfeed her son, and felt guilty, and will bf once she has another.

The friend of a friend was saying that her mother tried to bf her brother, but wasn't making "enough".. She ironcially turns to me, and says "you're not breastfeeding, right?".. I say, "I'm fully nursing with 1 breast"..

I think she wanted to crawl under the table.. And I feel bad, but she's already talking about formula..

[lactivist]

I have had no problems with Dahlia. She is a born nurser. I had some difficulties with my first, second was a dream, third was a horror story and this one has been a dream again. I am so grateful that nursing has been easy this time around.
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[EricaE]

My first was a horrid nursers, and it took weeks to finally establish a good nursing relationship.

My second was a pro right from the start. Absolutely zero issues.

Sean's latch was poor in the beginning and my nipples cracked because of it. But once those healed, and we really worked on his latch, he's been great ever since.

Funny how all babies are different about nurisng...

[IntuitiveJamie]

After the trouble and heartache I had with my first, I do not feel bad at all that this one is a dream nurser. I thank God everyday (literally)!

[sanguine_speed]

We've had 3 nightmares over here. Not much I wish for more than an easy time breastfeeding.

[daceysmomma]

I had a rough start with DD1, but Aliza was a born nursing pro, too. I had some painful engorgement in the beginning, but nothing some cabbage leaves didn't help with. We've had a little thrush issue, but again - easily cleared up with GSE and acidophilus (sp? too lazy to look it up).

Don't feel guilty, mama! Just embrace the fact that it IS easier with this LO and don't be afraid to tell people you guys are doing great!

[beautiful_mama]

We've had 3 nightmares over here. Not much I wish for more than an easy time breastfeeding.

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I think being greatful that it IS easy should be enough for anyone to maybe not get upset when someones shares their experience. Bf'ing is very hard IMHO,...some people do have issues that stop them form having any chance of ever having it easy, and it brings about massive guilt when one can't bf effectively , yet they want too( I should know I have had issues with every single one of my kids to where I will never be able to have it *easy*...) . I say count your blessings!

[attachedmamaof3]

Currently nak my third nursling!!

No issues here with any of my kids. It did take me a while to get used to the "time-intensive" nursing marathons, but that's it.

[Daisie125]

Originally Posted by doulamom7

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I think being greatful that it IS easy should be enough for anyone to maybe not get upset when someones shares their experience. Bf'ing is very hard IMHO,...some people do have issues that stop them form having any chance of ever having it easy, and it brings about massive guilt when one can't bf effectively , yet they want too( I should know I have had issues with every single one of my kids to where I will never be able to have it *easy*...) . I say count your blessings!

It's not so much the sharing of experiences that bothers me! I failed at breastfeeding my first DD and the guilt that came with it (and still does) is horrible.... but I don't think I ever would have dreamed of ambushing a new mom at a store who is NIP just to tell her how awful my breastfeeding experiences were and why I stopped nursing and how awful it all was. Then they seem all sorts of offended when I don't tell them how awful my experience has been this time. Like if breastfeeding isn't a horrible experience than I am doing it wrong, kwim?

[danaalex]

i've breastfed 4 kids now, and i have never had a single issue ever. i've never even been engorged! my ONLY issues are, 1. i leak and 2. my kids grow quite slowly.

my biggest problem with breastfeeding NOW is totally personal and emotional, i'm just getting tired of it. 4 kids in 6 years and nursing them all to and past a year, has taken up the better part of my last 6 yrs and when i'm not nursing i'm still pregnant LOL. so, i'm kinda tired of it. i won't do formula and my babe doesn't care for the bottle, but i do wish that she would take it and i could pump from time to time and then get a break LOL. that's about it though.

[Hazelnut]

Good here too. The nurse in the hospital tried to tell me that his latch wasn't wide enough- over and over again. I was beginning to worry, and then I remembered that I have this nursing thing down, thank you. DS1 had a small latch too (maybe it's my nipples ) but I've never been sore. I must have nipples of steel. And my babies always elicit words like "oh my god," "amazing" and "astronomical!" at our first ped weigh-ins.

While I certainly did my bf homework the first time around, I know in a way I'm lucky. I see that a lot of infomred moms here seek help, know what they're doing, and still have issues. That said, I know what you mean- it tends to bug me when some people act like it's a miracle I can breastfeed successfully.

[sunshine's mama]

DD#1 nursed like she'd been doing it for years....and we had marathon sessions from the get go....she'd always take both sides too....we had a latch issue but she was my first and I expected it..

Now with this little one, things are going well...latched like her sister from the get go but I have to wake her to feed her bc she would only nurse every 4-5 hours if I let her and she's too young to space her feedings out like that....she's very efficient I am told since no session lasts longer than 12 minutes (except during her nighttime cluster and it all sorta melts into one session) IF THAT but is gaining fine and such...

I was really engorged all the time with #1 and have yet to be with this one...makes me worry about supply......