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RE: The Painful Reality of a Malnourished Child
We experienced this with our first kiddo. My wife wanted to nurse as long as possible, but we quickly found out that her milk was not suffificient for our babies. Our kiddos have always needed supplemental milk. Every kept saying, "just keep trying. Most moms can make enough milk." That might be true for most, but not in our case.
I am glad that someone was able to speak to your situation and give you a new perspective. I am glad that your little one is growing. Blessings to you and your family!
Yes, that’s exactly what happened to us. I was able to nurse my first daughter for a full year with no problems at all. Then my first son I only managed to nurse for like 9 months, then my second son for 6 months. As you can see the more kids we had it seemed the less milk I produced. Then my third son whom this post is about I only nursed him exclusively for 6 months as well and then along with the supplemental milk I gave him whatever else I had of my own. For my second daughter which was my fifth and last child I only could give her 3 months of my milk :( It was so disappointing but I was easy on myself because I had just gone through all of this with my son.
It’s tough when you have plans and goals for your kids but are unable to reach them. I know several mothers who have trouble producing milk. I also know some who purchase milk at milk banks instead of using formulas.
Thanks so much for stopping by and for your warm comment. I hope your wife wasn’t hard on herself when she couldn’t reach her production goals. We can only try hard and do our best :)