Comments on: My Breastfeeding Journey with Roma

By: Ali Maffucci

Ali Maffucci — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:48:36 +0000

In reply to Megan. I think the Kindred bras were slightly larger, so perhaps size up or down if you're in between sizes.

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:52:00 +0000

Hello! I have a question about bravado vs. kindred braverly bras. I have bravado from my first pregnancy but just had a third baby, and I was thinking about upgrading to the kindred braverly. Did you find that the sizes were similar? I have XL bravado ones, so I’m just not sure what size kindred braverly to order. Thanks for an input!

By: Red

Red — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:20:58 +0000

I went to your site at work like I normally do to pick out the evening’s recipe, and I got in trouble because of the breastfeeding image. Major props to you for sharing that, but I think it should be kept off the homepage of a recipe website.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:26:53 +0000

Simply nice post and great blog.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:53:40 +0000

hey can you please post the correct link to the nursing tank when you click on it it goes to a bra ?? Thanks!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:52:44 +0000

Hello Can you please post the nursing tanK link? When u click, its a bra not a tank??? Thanks!

By: Patty d

Patty d — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:42:00 +0000

Wow your struggles with roma sound the ExaCtly the same as with my daughter. She did the exact same thing, pulling off gasping (and crying), tongue tie, and it did get better… took us 6 months but i got her tongue tie Corrected at 3 mOnths. She would still pop off the breast for a while after the correction, eventually she got better and we got into our groove. It just takes time and pAtience. Hang in tHere!

By: Crystal T.

Crystal T. — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 08:12:45 +0000

Had all the same issues with my first. At 3 weeks I had his tounge and lip ties released (we opted to do co2 laser instead of snipping) and immediately was better. I watched some of the luna lactation for the exercise videos to help avoid REATTACHMENT. Also, we saw someone to do bodywork on him for 6 months to help with tightness and head turning preference and it made a world of difference. Early on we went every week then every few weeks. I’m due with baby 2 in September. This post reminds Me of the struggle but it’s all worth it and I went on to nurse until 17 months. Good luck!

By: Ryann

Ryann — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 02:44:33 +0000

I swear i could have written this exact post. My son is 10 weeks and we have had the exact nursing issues. Oversupply, overactive letdown, spitting up, tongue and liptie. Im very interested to hear how your Pt goes. We see a CHIROPRACTOR for him to help loosen him, pt was never recommenDed. I hope you and roma find your groove soon. Ps, i love her name!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:55:37 +0000

I’M ALSO GOING THRough a fast letdown, and recently pediatrician recommended using a nIpple shield to help my baby not be milkboArded! It’s definetly helped!!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 02:29:01 +0000

You're not alone! (As I'm sure you've noticed with all the comments, although it feels very lonely when you're going through it day to day). We had the tongue and lip tie released for our baby at 3 weeks old. There was so much clicking, choking, air/burping, and getting frustrated at the boob. Don't the release and then several sessions of craniosacral were key to get our tense baby loOSENED up and transformed into a nursing champ over the next 6 weeks (just hit the 1 year mark!). Sending good vibes you get the help you need and Roma is so lucky to have such a dedicated mother.

By: AlIza

AlIza — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:31:10 +0000

You are doing an amazing job! Nothing you did is causing Roma to be having some trouble nursing. Remember you have come a long way! One day at a time!

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:08:05 +0000

You are doing so great! I had the same flow issue (but my daughter was our first baby, so I had EXACTLY as much nursing experience as my husband! I swear, just because we HAVE breasts doesn’t make us any more qualified to breastfeed.) After 3 different LCs, the 3rd one was like a fairy godmother. She could tell my daughter was basically smashing my nipple against the roof of her mouth to “kink the hose” and make the flow more manageable. Fine for her, but absolute toe-curling-sobbing-in-pain agony for me every time we nursed.

Around 5 weeks, I adjusted our position– I would sit upright, and hold the baby facing me (also upright) with her feet criss-crossed against my torso. I’d just hold my boob straight out for her to nurse from (seriously, think of a hamster drinking from its water feeder) and she would nurse straight on while I held her upright by her shoulders/upper back.

It was instant relief. We nursed like that every time until she was strong enough to handle my stronger flow in a more traditional position.

Babies and mamas are amazing– and so are the women who support us as we figure it all out together. Onward! You’re crushing this!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:42:34 +0000

You’re doing Amazingly! Your comment that we are so hard on ourselves brought tears to my eyes. Keep on Keepin’ on, and remember that you – and all moms of newborns, infants, toddlers, and big kids – are a rock star!

By: Alison Cowles

Alison Cowles — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:38:46 +0000

Hey Ali! Roma is amazing and i am So thRilled you guys are doing well!

I went through something similar with my now 1 year old and I hope sharing will maybe help!

I joined a group on FB called the cleavage club – its a non profit that helps mamas alL over the worLd and the ibclc that runs it is specializes in Oral ties – in my Experience my daughter had lip tongue and buccal ties and needed to be laser revised. It also let me in on the gene mutation that can cause these midline defects, MTHFR so detoxification is something i focus on with her as well. Cass the ibclc from the cleavage club has a full file of preferred providers and recoMMendations with reviews from moms who have used them. Its a great resource!!

Also it can take 12 weeks for thw symptoms of ties to work themselves out because the little string under the tongue indicates tIghtness throughout the body all the way to the toes! Our pediatric dentist who did the proceedure recommends both chiropractic and cranial sacral To help The body learn how to use the New Movement!

Also! Search tonuge ties on instagram and many accounts come up.

Finally you may find this Book intErestinG – tongue tied by richard baxter for more Info!

You’ve got this mama!!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:48:02 +0000

Thank You so much for sharing Your story. I went thRu the same thiNg twice with my two babies. With my first i had no idea what tongue ties where and SUFFERED with a painful latch and engorgement for 8 weeks. When i went to a pediatric dentist that specialized in tongue ties we got it revised via laser i stead of cutting. Per my dentist, he said it was leSs trauma to the tissue and the healing was faster so we wEnt with that. After the procedure She never spit up again and we nursed for 1 year before i weaned and got prEgnant again.
Now with my second daughter i knew that she would likely have a tongue/ lip tie and made sure to get her booked ASap. She had her ties revised again via laser at 2 weeks old and healed but she had so much STIFFNESS in her neck that she COULDN’T keep A good latch. We tried pt and that didnt really help much. So at 8 weeks we Looked into pediatric chiropracTors and found one close to us that had EXPERIENCE with ties. We still did the Pt exercises at home and took her to the chiro a fEw times a weEk and it slowly corrected itself. ( we took her for a whole year) We made it to 1 year as well.
I say all this to say every baby is different and You are doing amazing by being Your and Your babies advocate. With ties in my experience with trying to breastfeed. Dont wait to long, TRy different approacheS. I Strongly recommend to all my friends to look into a pediatric chiropractor. It may sound scary but its such a gentle procedure. Good luck and remember take a deep breath and dont “quit” on your worst day. You got this!