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<blockquote data-quote="JaneWorlock" data-source="post: 2092800" data-attributes="member: 182729"><p>I'm a T1 diabetic and found no one there to help. I had lots of hypos, the trouble is I couldn't tell how much they had actually fed, and so was unable to judge if needed more carbohydrates or not. I just kept being told to eat more, but then I found that I would go high instead. Basically I had to check more frequently and in the end I breast fed at night and when someone was there and bottle fed by day when on my own with the baby. The experts said it wouldn't work and I'd end up failing. Instead of which my body adapted (eventually I stopped breast feeling by day) so I had plenty of milk in the evenings and through the night but didn't leak much by day. I did try to get on as a breast advisor as I couldn't find anyone able to really understand. However I stopped breast feeding when my youngest was 5.5 months but you have to breast feed until you reach 6 months to become an advisor!</p><p></p><p>I'm glad I did it as long as I did, and it was a real palaver but it was wonderful to have that closeness with my sons. Mixing the two methods of feeding was the best for me. You just have to work with what you have. I also lost my warning symptoms whilst pregnant, these did return but not for a few months so that really didn't make it any easier.</p><p></p><p>I've now got 2 university students who are wonderful, it was definitely worth it all. I really enjoyed breast feeding them but it was very difficult but not impossible.</p><p></p><p>Wishing you lots of luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JaneWorlock, post: 2092800, member: 182729"] I'm a T1 diabetic and found no one there to help. I had lots of hypos, the trouble is I couldn't tell how much they had actually fed, and so was unable to judge if needed more carbohydrates or not. I just kept being told to eat more, but then I found that I would go high instead. Basically I had to check more frequently and in the end I breast fed at night and when someone was there and bottle fed by day when on my own with the baby. The experts said it wouldn't work and I'd end up failing. Instead of which my body adapted (eventually I stopped breast feeling by day) so I had plenty of milk in the evenings and through the night but didn't leak much by day. I did try to get on as a breast advisor as I couldn't find anyone able to really understand. However I stopped breast feeding when my youngest was 5.5 months but you have to breast feed until you reach 6 months to become an advisor! I'm glad I did it as long as I did, and it was a real palaver but it was wonderful to have that closeness with my sons. Mixing the two methods of feeding was the best for me. You just have to work with what you have. I also lost my warning symptoms whilst pregnant, these did return but not for a few months so that really didn't make it any easier. I've now got 2 university students who are wonderful, it was definitely worth it all. I really enjoyed breast feeding them but it was very difficult but not impossible. Wishing you lots of luck [/QUOTE]
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