Hi everyone,
First before i upset anyone, I don't know your personal situation and this is not personal!

But Hello?... After the report that a some health professionals what to make formula a prescription item, which i think would be a good step to make it obvious that formula is a REPLACEMENT and needs some control by health professionals, i ve been having lots of discussions about milk never coming in and milk just drying off, plus i've been called lucky more than once for still being able to bf after 8 months.
The comments are that if you run out you couldn't just run down to the supermarket to get some more, just needs planning and i'm not saying you should see a doctor And also I have a friend who's bub is getting special (lactose free) formula from the pharmacy and she just gets a new one when its half empty... we are in the bush so the formula needs a couple of days to get here!

So am I just lucky ... NO!
I didnt have an easy start neither ... with flat nipples and a baby that was loosing weight the first week, was sleepy and not one bit interested in the boob.
But i trusted the process, had my mum ( who bf four kids for over 12 months each) to call on and the LLL book "the womenly art of breastfeeding" as my companion. but i was amazed when the midwife suggested giving bub some ebm in a bottle ... never heard of nipple confusion ... no a lot never have... the fact that a dummy could be a problem ... which i banned she was supposed to do her sucking pulling out flat nipple...

but I had to do all that myself, reading lots and asking questions... I have the feeling that as the main thing the trust is gone ... because you dont know how many ml bub had, because it takes some pain and knowledge how to deal with it (to get rid of it) ... knowledge how milk is made ... ( and that you cant just run out like the supermarket)

I would so love getting this trust that it works back into the community... no you dont have to be lucky that your milk comes in ... if bub is sucking milk is comin, no milk doesnt just dry up (bub just getting hungrier and is making more milk) and the best thing of all if it all just gets too hard find the most compfy spot it the house take a cuppa and a good book and your bub and feed and feed... oh and sore nipples heal just get back to basics and lanolin

Sorry it got a bit long

what do you think?
Sonja