I would LOVE to! I looked into becoming a lactation consultant, but it's just so many hours and it seemed rather daunting. Not sure if there's like a "lactation consultant apprentice" type position, but if there is I'd be interested!
I try to help anyone who asks, just that so many people don't ask...or they don't believe me when I say that the more bottles they give the LESS milk they are going to produce. It's so frustrating for me. I never thought I'd be this adamant about breastfeeding before I was pregnant with my first child.
I gave birth at LIJ, and although they have a wonderful breastfeeding office - nobody came to me. Not only that, but my son was in the NICU when he was born, and I had to go feed him every 3 hours...if I was even 2 minutes late, they'd give him formula. I was so furious.
When Lily was born, luckily I was able to keep her in my room all the time. She didn't leave me for more than 10 minutes while we were in the hospital, and then it was just to take her vitals in the nursery. But when they brought her to me, the nurse gave me a bottle of formula. I said, "We won't be using that." She said, "Ok, but just in case, this is how much to give her." I said, "NO really, we won't be needing that." She said, "Well, again...just in case, I'll leave it here for you." That alone pissed me off. The nurses were wonderful and complimented me on how well Lily and I were nursing along. Hindsight is always 20/20...if I knew then what I know now, Laszlo would have never had even the tiniest drop of formula. But I was an unenlightened first time mom.
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Date: 2004-11-06 01:49 pm (UTC)I try to help anyone who asks, just that so many people don't ask...or they don't believe me when I say that the more bottles they give the LESS milk they are going to produce. It's so frustrating for me. I never thought I'd be this adamant about breastfeeding before I was pregnant with my first child.
I gave birth at LIJ, and although they have a wonderful breastfeeding office - nobody came to me. Not only that, but my son was in the NICU when he was born, and I had to go feed him every 3 hours...if I was even 2 minutes late, they'd give him formula. I was so furious.
When Lily was born, luckily I was able to keep her in my room all the time. She didn't leave me for more than 10 minutes while we were in the hospital, and then it was just to take her vitals in the nursery. But when they brought her to me, the nurse gave me a bottle of formula. I said, "We won't be using that." She said, "Ok, but just in case, this is how much to give her." I said, "NO really, we won't be needing that." She said, "Well, again...just in case, I'll leave it here for you." That alone pissed me off. The nurses were wonderful and complimented me on how well Lily and I were nursing along. Hindsight is always 20/20...if I knew then what I know now, Laszlo would have never had even the tiniest drop of formula. But I was an unenlightened first time mom.