Hi,
I found that my sister-in-law and myself are the only one out of 14 people we knew having babies a the same time that are still BF! I am always asked when i'm going to stop and told that it would make life easier... Who's life? I don't have any problems at all with feeding my little angel and she still likes at least one night feed. I'm not sure why friends tell me to stop when they are the ones getting up at 2am to feed.
When in hospital, i also had the same problem as many others... Every different midwife would give different advise. I had a HUGE amount of milk and VERY fast letdown and one midwife thrust my daughter face into my rock hard breast and the poor little thing almost drowned in milk. They offered no help at all! One night when she was crying becasue my milk had come in and she was getting use to it, the midwifes just took her off of me and told me to go back to bed... they would sort her out. I felt totally useless and felt like a failure. I wasn't helped or told how to help her. So i ended up leaving the next day on the 3rd day after a c-section. I felt more comfortable at home to try and work through it on my own. I had mastitis quite a few time and my cracked bleeding nippels lasted for over 12 weeks. I used nipple sheilds, even though they are not recommended. I would try every 4th feed or so not to, but it was too painful. I worked through it and even with the problems i had i am SO happy i stuck with it now. She is 7 months now and a very happy and healthy child.
I also find peole telling me i don't have enough milk because she's getting hungrier... Don't babies get hungrier as they grow?... as they start to move?... as they start to crawl?...
I'm glad i did what i felt was best for HER!