[tri-med] Re: Question

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen" <karens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> But one word of caution - beware old wives tales and
> breastfeeding. My mother was adamant that if I ate peanuts and drank stout
> it would build up my milk. HA!!
>
> I don't drink so the stout was out, but I did eat a lot of peanuts.

Karen,

My husband's grandmother told me caramels and beer.  I also did the
caramels, but am not a beer drinker either!

> If you try breastfeeding and it doesn't work out - IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
> Breastfeeding isn't as easy as many make it sound, and throwing trisomy
into
> the equation can make it harder still. As I have said many times before -
we
> do our very best with what we have at the time and with all the love of
our
> being - no-one can do more than that.

VERY wise advice....It was hard for me to make sure that I even ate.  Pump,
feed, eat, sleep!  That was my routine every three hours around the clock!

Chris mama to Mari full T18 (2 yrs)
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