Archived Butterbarge can't make milk, baby starves to death (fedisbest.org)
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Archived Butterbarge can't make milk, baby starves to death (fedisbest.org)
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[–] FPHMistress 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm so sorry that happened to you ferret. I'm 20 weeks along with my second. I'm not sure what I want to do.
I exclusively breastfed/pumped for my son until he was around a year and a half. He refused all formula I tried to supplement with (so much wasted money). I too needed to be on medication for my mental health. I knew I suffered from postpartum depression, but I later found out I also suffered from postpartum psychosis.
I was not only suicidal but homicidal towards my son. Add being severely sleep deprived for over a year(his father abandoned us when he was 4 months old) and I thought I was failing as a mother.
You are a wonderful shitmom and your future shitlad is so lucky to have you there.
[–] theepilepticferret 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That sounds so awful, I'm sorry you had that experience 😞 I hope everything is going well with your current pregnancy.
I learned that some hospitals have breast milk banks (I guess that's what you'd call them) where you can get donated breast milk for your baby, which might be an option for you. And some formula companies will send you free samples if you contact them, which might help save you money instead of having to buy all these different brands just to see which one your baby might like. My little guy is getting the Kirkland formula from Costco because it's the cheapest we could find. When we had to make the switch, cost was one of the things that was making me the most anxious (I thought, "why pay for formula when I can make breast milk for free?") but my doctor told me all the formula brands were essentially the same nutritionally, so to just get the cheapest.
It's not easy pumping and feeding, and I have tremendous respect for you for doing it as long as you did. I hope everything continues to go well with your pregnancy, and don't let anyone make you feel bad for whatever choices you make. A fed baby is best, and so is a healthy mom 😊
[–] FPHMistress 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
So far so good! Just starting showing a little. So far no one can tell just by looking at me that I'm pregnant. I've only put on 8lbs. Still have collar bones and a thigh gap. 😄