tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433203662247756531.post7917969271704691487..comments2023-10-31T03:09:50.297-07:00Comments on Aruban Breastfeeding Mamas: An interview with a CF breastfeeding momWendy Madurohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785195116430602851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433203662247756531.post-6105617482280687002010-01-15T19:04:17.037-08:002010-01-15T19:04:17.037-08:00I am pleased to read this article and also to read...I am pleased to read this article and also to read Kacie's blog, which has also led me to some really interesting other CF mom blogs I'm anxious to delve more into. I have a 5-year-old who does not have CF, a 2-year-old with CF named Alex, and am expecting my third child in March who unfortunately does have CF. I had planned on breastfeeding Alex just as I had done with my first child, but due to a lot of issues after his birth, I was unable to, although I could have fought harder to. I really commend Kacie on sticking to her plan to breastfeed. Wish I had done the same. Alex was not diagnosed until he was six weeks old and had terrible diarrhea and reflux, basically nothing we fed him stayed in his body and he dropped from a fat newborn to having his weight in the 5th percentile at one month old. I wanted to point out, although this is probably pretty obvious for breastfeeding moms, that breastfeeding is much easier on the digestive systems of our kids with CF. Alex's pulmonologist is highly supportive of me breastfeeding our new baby when she arrives as he says that will probably let her go at least the first couple of weeks of her life without enzymes. It makes me sad to realize how harsh formula must have been on Alex, but he is doing excellent now (90th percentile in weight!), and I'm excited to have that closeness of breastfeeding with my new daughter and will stop at nothing to give her all the benefits it comes with! Great awareness article!<br /><br />KirbyShayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848118337300695460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433203662247756531.post-62625273762031427562010-01-15T10:09:35.631-08:002010-01-15T10:09:35.631-08:00I just wanted to say that mistakingly, having done...I just wanted to say that mistakingly, having done the interview late at night, forgot to mention a couple of major things that Lucy and I do in our daily routine! I forgot TWO different breathing treatments. She does one treatment after every meal,three time a day for a total of nearly two and a half hours.Lucy's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126095986715998848noreply@blogger.com