Comments on: How it all started http://mamakates.com/2010/02/22/how-it-all-started/ A Mother Passionate About Natural Birth, Health, and Living Thu, 05 May 2011 13:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mama Kate http://mamakates.com/2010/02/22/how-it-all-started/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Mama Kate Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:24:54 +0000 http://mamakates.com/?p=839#comment-115 I agree, pumping is hard. Babies do a much better job at getting the milk out! Congratulations on the success! That had to be tough with your little one in the NICU. I agree, pumping is hard. Babies do a much better job at getting the milk out! Congratulations on the success! That had to be tough with your little one in the NICU.

]]> By: Amber http://mamakates.com/2010/02/22/how-it-all-started/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Amber Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:40:52 +0000 http://mamakates.com/?p=839#comment-114 "So, in my mind, I am incapable of having a normal birth and I don’t have enough milk to feed my child. All of this made my confidence as a mother plummet." Oh boy do I know how this feels! After Alexa's premature birth (we tweeted about this) I was convinced my body had failed me. Then when breastfeeding was soooooo hard I thought I would have to give up trying (had to pump for the 5 weeks she was in the NICU and I cannot pump, would get maybe an ounce a day). We did succeed in the bf'ing department, but my god was it hard. I totally understand your statement, and the feeling just sucked! “So, in my mind, I am incapable of having a normal birth and I don’t have enough milk to feed my child. All of this made my confidence as a mother plummet.”

Oh boy do I know how this feels! After Alexa’s premature birth (we tweeted about this) I was convinced my body had failed me. Then when breastfeeding was soooooo hard I thought I would have to give up trying (had to pump for the 5 weeks she was in the NICU and I cannot pump, would get maybe an ounce a day). We did succeed in the bf’ing department, but my god was it hard. I totally understand your statement, and the feeling just sucked!

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