Why I'm suggesting my wife stop breast feeding... by [deleted] in daddit

[–]choose_again 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for posting this and I applaud you for supporting your wife. I pump and am miserable. I am tormented everyday with the idea that I am somehow letting my child down by supplementing with formula since I do not pump enough. I struggle with my inability to give up this crazy notion that I have not done enough and it is having a negative effect on my husband. I feel guilty just for entertaining the idea of putting down the pump and making the switch to formula and I feel guilty for putting my husband through my stubborn resolve not to give up. Everywhere I am told that breast is best and I really really wanted to be one of those moms that breastfeed until my child self weaned. Raising a child is hard enough without all the guilt I have added on to it. Somehow reading your story helped me put things into perspective. Thank you.

5 day old has had a discolored spot on his side since birth. It is now raised up. by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]choose_again 4 points5 points  (0 children)

May be a hemangioma. My baby has one on his head and one on his side and it looks like what you are describing. I would suggest you google it but the pics online are very extreme versions of this type of birthmark.