tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400673956191943355.post2754014811137747500..comments2024-03-27T00:17:40.957-07:00Comments on Arizona Forever: Breastfeeding in AustraliaArizona Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07523471805098513333noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400673956191943355.post-82863027002133578162011-09-20T14:52:32.248-07:002011-09-20T14:52:32.248-07:00Amen! I had such a hard time breast feeding the fi...Amen! I had such a hard time breast feeding the first 5 months! My milk didn't come in for a week. I pumped, cried, bled, pumped. Evelyn couldn't latch and didn't even suck in her sleep. We had thrush when we left the hospital, which was painful. I've also had Mastitis a few times. I had a lot of help from my cousin who's a LLL chapter leader in Washington. Yet with all that I am one of the only mom's in my ward who had a baby last summer who still nurses. I definitely understand how some women can give up, but to me it was worth it all. Evelyn would fall asleep under the cover when she was tiny and now I think it comforts her to feel it. I wouldn't trade the bonding time for anything. Babies are all different, but they all benefit sooooo much from milk from their moms. It's how the Lord planned it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645650687628197782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400673956191943355.post-51417928361375626502011-09-20T13:11:21.232-07:002011-09-20T13:11:21.232-07:00Absolutely. But the government is getting involve...Absolutely. But the government is getting involved and it helps. ObamaCare makes it slightly easier (easiest if we had more than 3 months of maternity leave and some was paid) to go back to work by requiring time and space to pump. Pumps are now tax deductible. All of those things help.<br /><br />Congrats on doing what you can! We made it to 5 months old yay!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084256862127721227noreply@blogger.com