Have a new granddaughter getting ready to come into the world anytime now and I'm probably freaking out more than my daughter is, lol.
I'm not sure if she is going to breast feed, she didn't with her first two children, so I'm thinking she may not this time. I plan on talking with her soon about it. Also, she did get an epidural with the other 2, but I know it messed with her back later on, so not sure if she will do it this time.
I've already told her & she agrees, absolutely NO shots/vaxx's for either one of them (her or the new baby), I think I've mentioned not to let them smear that junk on baby's eyes right after she is born, but I'll have to mention it again just in case. Told her to make sure before she signs admittance papers to write on them, she doesn't consent to any shots/vaxx's for her or the baby. If they can manage it, I wouldn't let that baby out of their site while in the hospital, I don't trust any docs or nurses.
Told her to research formula's if she is going that route, because I thought I read there was some harmful ingredients in some name brands. But haven't heard back from her about it yet. She's busy with her 2 kids who are teens & bf's kids that they just got custody of (3 young kids), and her oldest just graduated HS, she has her hands full. This baby wasn't planned by them, but I know our Lord blessed them with this baby! It was a surprise, but they couldn't be happier about this little blessing coming into their (and our lives). With her first two kids, she had very rough pregnancies (in & out of hospital), but this one... thank you Jesus 🙏... she hasn't had the same issues.
We aren't sure if we can be there at the time of her giving birth, we are in another state and it's like a days to drive to them.
Anyway, sorry to get off track a bit...
So, what else do we have to look out for?
Mom’s breast milk
Liquid GOLD
NO formula!
For at least 6 weeks that’s the most important part
They try to vaccinate them as soon as they are born hold off on that there’s no reason to vaccinate a brand new baby.
Only bad things happen to a child when vaccines I hated. Don't let them vaccinate the kiddo.
I agree with you.
Would it be considered good advice to threaten a code silver if the doctors or nurses try vaccinating your kid? Asking for a fren
Support 100% breastfeeding!
I avoided vaxxes, vit K shots and circumcision. Vit K is important so I got some drops I administrated under the tongue daily for about a month or so, can't remember exactly, there are guidelines online. Vit D drops too.
Read "Confessions of a Medical Heretic" by Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, 1975, for an honest take on hospital birthing procedures. He argued for home-birthing to avoid all the potential pitfalls.
https://archive.org/details/confessions-of-a-medical-heretic
Breastfeeding is night and day superior to formula. I agree with comments below, if your daughter refuses, a wet nurse would be a viable option.
But here's what's most important and above all else. Holding no fear or worry about all of it. You do not want to project these destructive energies and you certainly do not want your daughter to be feeling and projecting them. She needs to feel optimistic, happy, confident and loving about the entire process.
Thus, if she does not want to do a home-birth or get a wet nurse, you should not try to convince her otherwise.
There is no such thing as "harmful ingredients" in any baby formula. Just as there are no "harmful ingredients" in our food. These notions are all generated by fearful people who are convinced of a "materialistic" world that is causative. As such, they receive the results of their beliefs.
How you feel generates your strongest beliefs. Your experience of the outer material reality is the out-picturing of your dominant beliefs.
All that being said, the process of nursing is the natural way a baby connects to and bonds with the mother. It's not so much the "ingredients" in mother's milk that truly matters. It's the vibrational bonding between the two that matters most. In short, the reciprocal feelings of love being shared between mother and child during the process of nursing are deeper and more tactile than simply holding a bottle.
Thus, what's ultimately most important is that your daughter feels good about her decisions, above all else. If she's motivated by love, all will be well. If she's motivated by fear, this opens the door for problems. So while you might offer her some motherly advice, you should ultimately be supportive of her decisions which will help her to feel good about raising her new child.
As a mom, I can only give the best advice that I can. She knows (as all our kids do) that they ultimately have to make the final decision on what they do with their lives & their children. Though I know she will listen and consider all her options. My kids can be just as stubborn as I am, and do whatever they decide to do, no matter if it's not what I suggested. Even though lots of times they come back later and say I should have done what you said, because they have to find out the hard way by themselves that many times the parents were right, lol, even though I know it kills them to admit it.
They live in a very tiny place, they have absolutely no room to have the birth at home. Together now they have 5 kids and with this new baby it will be 6. They only have a tiny 3 bedroom, 1 bath house. It's so expensive to live in Florida.
Even though I would love if she breastfed, she didn't breast feed her other two kids, so I'm doubting she will with this one. I just want her to do some research on formulas and don't just grab whatever because it is cheaper, thinking they are all the same.
I can't give advice on formula - I breastfed all of my babies. What scares me most is the vaccinations they give the babies. If only I knew back then (40+ years ago) what I know now. :(
Best formula is similac
congratulations to your daughter fern..you too gramps lol
Lol, thanks! 3rd grandbaby and all girls at that. Still waiting on our other two kids to find a person they can grow old with and give me some more grandbabies.
I strongly recommend hiring a doula. If $ is an issue, many work on a sliding scale. I wound up needing a C-section. My doula made sure it was truly necessary and not for the doctor's convenience (I think I read that like 1/3 of C-sections are because the doctor is in a hurry and doesn't want to wait), that they only gave me the safest drugs (they were trying to use a drug off-label that could have harmed the baby), made sure that they stuck to my birth plan and didn't give him things I hadn't authorized, and helped make sure that he latched and was getting milk. My birth experience was good overall thanks to hers. It could have been a nightmare if she hadn't been there guarding me.
I'm told some hospitals give formula to the baby before even giving it a chance to breastfeed with mom. So be mindful of that. Formula is not addictive like a drug, but it is like giving dessert before the meal - it disincentivizes the baby from breastfeeding, and makes it harder for both mom and baby to start off right. I've read that fresh goat's milk is much better than formula, and used to be the standard whenever there was natural nursing challenges.
Congratulations!
All of the formulas are crap. If any issues with cows milk “based” that are really soy bean oil formulas, the baby will not do well. We used goat milk from Meyenberg there is a recipe on line. Little girl did very well. She is hale and hearty just turned 11. Little brother also had issues switched him early to goat milk and then carnivore eating w milk supplement. He’s doing well also.
I just asked the nurse why my newborn needed a Hep B vax bc everyone I know who had it got it from tattoos and needle drug use. She had no answer. She said the hospital wouldn’t work with us if we didn’t get it. I asked her about autism and she said it was a lie. We never went back.
We used this Australian Goat Milk formula called Bubs. Highly recommend.
Breast milk though first, then once weened off, we used Bubs and it was amazing.
I heard on Dr Ardis that they go into the room with a bunch of papers to sign, some of which are permission for shots. She may have to ask for exemption forms. Hope it works, have also heard about hospitals giving some pushback on that. As for formula I imagine that organic would have safer ingredients.
Goatsmilk + esbilac. Mothers milk is always best though.
Say no to the vitamin K shot.
All formulas are inferior. You can get donor milk… including dehydrated. My wife actually dehydrated her own in case we want it for next child.
Holle cow, from Germany, but breast milk is best!
My prayers and thoughts to your new arrival and her mother, and you.
Thank you!
GAW Baby Formula: Growing Patriots one small spoonful at a time.
Candace Owens has done an extensive series on vaccines for children (wish this was around when I had my child.) It is on her website and is called "A shot in the dark", and goes into each vaccine and some of the choices she made. It is not in the free content side, so you would have to subscribe to get the series. https://candaceowens.com/a-shot-in-the-dark/
Breast is best, but definitely make sure she avoids ones with sugar as the first ingredient. Soy based is probably bad. I would look for milk based. And maybe even give a bottle of raw milk now and then.
That's what I would probably do if I ever was blessed with another baby & couldn't nurse.
Congratulations!!
Human breast milk is what God intended for our babies. If Mom is unable to provide breast milk maybe you could talk to the OB Nurses regarding Breast Milk banks in your area. They are lifesavers for preemies and Moms that are unable to breast feed themselves. Good Luck and prayers for you and yours.