tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588084815884934870.post4338984090781013496..comments2023-06-28T05:49:39.974-07:00Comments on My Boys and Me: cloth diapers, sleep, and everything in betweenAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09144238721536363766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588084815884934870.post-56161755880008647792011-03-30T21:50:06.476-07:002011-03-30T21:50:06.476-07:00I just wanted to say... althought reading your mos...I just wanted to say... althought reading your most previous post and saw that you had to stop pumping, what your WIC counselor said is absolutely incorrect. EP'ing (express pumping) will not cause you to eventually dry up. I ep'ed for 8 months and made more than what she needed daily. Making milk is based upon emptying the breast completely or as best possible. It's a supply and demand thing. As long as you are demanding it, supply will still be there. There are many more factors that cause supply to dry up like return of fertility/pregnancy/hormonal imbalance. The only major difference between bf'ing and ep'ing would be that the birth control aspect of bf'ing is not as effective when you are ep'ing b/c there is no direct stimulation through the babies mouth/saliva.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512195131635057006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588084815884934870.post-74166033141329167792011-03-24T05:41:08.053-07:002011-03-24T05:41:08.053-07:00Thanks for your recent comments on my posts. I am ...Thanks for your recent comments on my posts. I am so glad you are doing better. It sounds like you are over the initial hump with having twins.<br /><br />I wanted to try cloth diapering but knew it would be a battle with one and then we had twins. I knew it wasn't ever going to happen. I hate thinking of the money (just dropped $98 yesterday!) and impact on the environment.<br /><br />I'm glad they are sleeping better. Sounds like you are on the right track. Please don't beat yourself up over breastfeeding. I hated it and my DH pretty much forced me to continue. It was not good for me or our marriage. Alex was bottle-fed from 1 month on and Benjamin was exclusively from birth. I had supply issues so they were on formula from birth also. Pumping can be your best friend or your worst enemy.<br /><br />Can't wait to see how they're growing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com