So I had a routine appt with my obgyn, who is also my OB, this week. Just a check up, and a script for the mini-pill...for some reason she'll only write it with 3 refills, so every 4 months I have to go visit her. Anyways, I did a bad and totally forgot about the appt until the day before and didn't have anyone to watch Marcus on short notice, opps. So, since the cancelltion fee is $50 (
), I just took him with me. No big deal really, I just needed a script, so I knew it would be like 10 minutes max.
Well, I'm sitting in the exam room and Marcus starts fussing and wants to nurse. Since I planned ahead and brought my boobs with me, I went ahead and started nursing him when the doctor came in. She takes one look at me and goes "You couldn't find a sitter", so I answered honestly, I forgot, and she lets out this sigh and goes "He's close to 8 months now (few days shy), don't you have him on a feed scheduel?", well yes, yes I do. The same one I'm on. We get hungry, we eat. It's a great scheduel. He also nurses for comfort, and was probably a little anxious being in a new enviroment. I explained all of this to the doctor, who just sighed, rolled her eyes and said "If you'd just wean him this won't be an issue and more people could watch him. I can get you some formula samples if money is an issue", wait...what? First, if I plan in advance, I never have a problem finding a sitter. I pump, and have been lucky to have no problems with doing so, and whomever is watching him (usually one of his grandmas) gives him a bottle of my milk. And according to my mom, it's easier then formula. Second, if I have a perfectly good food supply, that's free and good for baby, why in the world would I want to use something else? I have no supply issues, no latch issues, breast feeding is one thing I haven't been confused about since having him. Just because its inconviennt for her? We'd been having problems for awhile about this. She wanted me to wean him at 6 months. For no real reason as far as I could understand. His pedi, thanfully, is so pro-bfing it's not even funny. He's got kids and when his wife had their first he went into research mode, found out all the good stuff, and is so encouraging to me to keep up BFing til at least a year, and loves to point out "Your milk isn't going to spoil after a year either, keep going as long as you feel comfortable, it's always good for baby".
I go over all this with OB, by the way, DS has finished by now and is fast asleep, great time to get to my appt but she wants to argue about me nursing DS when he wants. She even tells me he'll expect me to always give in to his demands. Well, if it's demands for food, I hope she's right. I hope DS knows if he's hungry mommy will make sure he gets food. Isn't that what children should think? Anyways, I stormed out. I called my regular doctor, who has also suggessted weaning but not argued with me about it, and they agreed to write me a script with enough refills for 6 months since they had just seen me (sinus infection), and they did it without an appt which they almost never do.
I've been researching midwives in my area since. I want another natural water birth anyways.
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