https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:42:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-170815 Mon, 28 May 2012 05:05:27 +0000 pastemoo 170815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: yes! sooo glad i didn't give up. he's nursing right now and that little quivering/swallowing chin is so cute!<br /> @Nskillet: totally. no one warned me this part would be so hard!<br /> @lemondrop: Aww. i know. i get so down when he s screaming andwon t latch. i'm lucky now-- 5 or less times per day with the screaming and frustration, yesterday only 3 times! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169965 Sat, 26 May 2012 18:35:23 +0000 lemondrop 169965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Exactly! Most rewarding and most frustrating thing for me too. </p> <p>Lately mine hasn't wanted to breastfeed the past 3 afternoons (mornings and night he feeds normally), while I'm not having a meltdown about it anymore, my feelings still get hurt and I get very frustrated. </p> <p>I'm expecting that the next time around the process should get a little easier since I'll have a better idea of what to expect, but I don't think the next baby would be as easygoing as my son is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169834 Sat, 26 May 2012 11:46:43 +0000 Nskillet 169834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Girl, breastfeeding is literally the most challenging thing Ive had to do as a new mom. Forget pregnancy and delivery the feeding so demanding, emotinal, and diffcult. Im 4 weeks with my girl today and still have my bad days. Sore nipples, exhaustion, is she getting enough? DH sleeping while Im sucked, nibbled, and chewed on for reasons which are way less pleasurable then they used to! Latches which hurt, sensations which make your skin crawl, fear about production, infection, etc etc. </p> <p>It is something I havent given up on even though there were so many days I thought id throw the towel in. When you bring that baby for a weight check and theyve gained or when they nuzzle into you cause they are comforted at your breast/body alone makes it all worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169831 Sat, 26 May 2012 11:40:42 +0000 winniebee 169831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: couldn't agree more! We had a rough go at it at first and I almost gave up after a few days. I felt like a failure and inadequate that we had such a hard time with it. LO is 9 days old and it's still a challenge - different issues every day. I'm glad I'm still working at it and things are sovmuh better than 5 days ago. Good for you for keeping at it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169805 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:58:37 +0000 pastemoo 169805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bpcmarj: Exactly! He snorts, and he bangs his mouth against my nipple and screams ah-uh-ah-uh-ah-uh! like if he bangs his mouth against it he'll magically get a latch. It's funny until I realize he won't get it. And then it's hard not to cry (I usually do).</p> <p>@regberadaisy: Yeah, that's awful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169754 Sat, 26 May 2012 08:38:45 +0000 regberadaisy 169754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, she's usually such a great latcher. But for some reason the last week she occasionally freaks out at the boob. Acts like she doesn't know how to latch on. Sometimes switching boobs does the trick sometimes it doesn't.<br /> It's so frustrating sometimes I have to just hand her off for a few minutes, walk away and come back.<br /> The worst part is I *know* she's hungry but then she won't take the boob OR bottle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169740 Sat, 26 May 2012 08:02:29 +0000 autumnlove 169740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely, I was so unsure of myself for the first 3 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169730 Sat, 26 May 2012 07:27:00 +0000 obxwife 169730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So true! When I'm feeding him at my parents house, I get awful looks when he cries and can't latch on, once he does - only I feel like I've triumphed! A definite emotional roller coaster! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169729 Sat, 26 May 2012 07:21:50 +0000 bpcmarj 169729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree. I also think it's funny. When she can't latch on, she snorts like a pig and it cracks me up! Is that awful of me? Our nickname for her sometimes is Piggy instead of Penny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169726 Sat, 26 May 2012 06:55:00 +0000 pelikila 169726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So true. Getting it right feels like such an awesome accomplishment and struggling with it is such a heartbreaker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169723 Sat, 26 May 2012 06:48:33 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 169723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's defintely one of the toughest things - I find!<br /> Frustrating yet amazing at the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-self-esteem#post-169714 Sat, 26 May 2012 04:46:56 +0000 pastemoo 169714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you ever feel like breast feeding is about so much more than just getting some good nutrition into your little one (and bonding)?</p> <p>I have never felt so disappointed in myself as when he's throwing himself screaming at my breast, not latching and we're both losing it.</p> <p>I have also never felt so proud of myself as when watching his little chin quiver when he's successfully drinking breastmilk.</p> <p>What a roller coaster! </p>