Comments on: Guest Post: Breastfeeding and the Working Mother

By: mominisrael

mominisrael — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:34:58 +0000

Thank you, Dr. Obinna.
Ezrat, good luck with your project.

By: Dr Obinna Ezeobi

Dr Obinna Ezeobi — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:54:08 +0000

i just want to commend you. This is a wonderful write up and i think is worth many women reading. i make sure a lot others read it.

By: Ezrat

Ezrat — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:53:15 +0000

Hi!
I randomly found you via a google search and love your articles! EzratNashim.com was launched just for bloggers like you (and features a babysitter directory). Please join and get your friends to follow to help create Israel’s first online community for English speaking women living in Israel. Thanks!

P.S. You can submit articles on EzratNashim for everyone to read as well, kinda like a public blog.

By: Ariela

Ariela — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:52:38 +0000

Thank you for your positive thoughts RivkA. I LOVE your blog and read it everyday, although seldom comment.

By: Rivka with a capital A

Rivka with a capital A — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:12:12 +0000

Hey Ariella,

What a wonderful picture!! It exemplifies what great modeling you are doing for your kids.

I think your post, including MIL’s comments, is very informative and encouraging for the average working mother.

You tell your story, and you tell it well. It is wonderful to read how, with perseverance, you increased the amount of time you nursed each child. Your success in creating a positive nursing environment in your place of work is impressive. (and I pity the poor teacher who dared infringe on the nursing room. In my younger days, I might have gathered all the nursing mothers to come nurse their babies during the exam….)

By: Ariela

Ariela — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:53:04 +0000

Thank you Tikva – I love the picture as well – glad your daughter likes it. It is great to give children a super positive attitude about BF.

By: mominisrael

mominisrael — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:28:44 +0000

To Ayala and Aidel Maidel: The post could be read to imply that if only a mother tries hard enough, she’ll have enough milk. And for AM and many others, that’s just not true. I first read it in the context of a mother with a full supply who goes out to work and has trouble keeping up the pumping, but when I reread it I understood AM’s comment.

By: tikva

tikva — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:01:41 +0000

my daughter (16) and i like the picture! she used to do the same thing….very cute!

By: AidelMaidel

AidelMaidel — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:15:14 +0000

Ayala -
Please note I did not say ALL women with PCOS, I said MANY women with PCOS experience a low milk supply. And while I’m also not a MD, there are plenty of PCOS specialists who acknowledge while there are currently no studies, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence from patients and lactation consultants showing that there is evidence of this situation.

I also did not expect her to mention ALL the reasons for a low milk supply, but her writing style clearly gives off the impression that if you have a milk supply problem it’s cause is because of external factors like stress, fatigue, anxiety, etc. i.e. “it’s all in your head”.

There are many reasons why a woman might have low milk supply and I think it IS important to state (like Ariella mentions in a later comment) that if you are having supply issue you should consult with a lactation consultant and/or physician.

By: Ariela

Ariela — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:44:38 +0000

Ayala – you are the greatest.
I have heard from several women that the progesterone only pill dries up their milk, even though it is not “supposed to”.
MIL – could you write a post on contraception and breastfeeding?