Congrats Tori! And Liam is such adorable little baby … Mommy is a mommy no matter the boobs or fomula had done!

Geez, leave the poor girl alone! Breastfeeding is different for everyone. Yes, it’s supply and demand but not everyone has it so easy with their milk supply. Calm down.

Aw! I adore Tori. She is sweet and real. I can relate to everything she said. Her baby is a doll. I am really happy for her!

She does have breast implants, in my opinion. She has the telltale “rippling” across the top middle of them that you can see a lot of when she wore low cut shirts on 90210. She’s had them for a long, long time.
Also, breastfeeding is wonderful, I’ve done it a combined total of 3 and a half years with my 2 kids, and will do it with number three. That being said, there is a lot more that goes into breatfeeding than supply and demand. Stress and lack of sleep can play a major factor in not making enough milk. Also, diabetics have a much harder time breast feeding than the general population. There are some other chronic illnesses and medical issues that can affect breast milk production, as well. You will almost always produce more milk in the first 3-4 months than you will after that.
Breast implants can and do affect breast feeding for many woman, as does breast reduction. How do I know all this? I am a med student, not to mention the immense amount of time I have put into breastfeeding my own two kids.
All that being said, for those that cannot breastfeed successfully, thank GOD we have formula. Before the advent of formula, countless babies died from being fed cow or goat’s milk, and after those days, evaporated and condensed milk from cans. No, it’s not breast milk, but it’s not crap. It’s a hell of a lot better than the alternatives women used to have available to them when breastfeeding wasn’t working.

Cut Tori some slack about her “implants”, please! It was never confirmed that she does indeed have implants, so it is possible that she does not (reminds of the situation with Jennifer Aniston, where people were insisting she got a boob job, when she actually didn’t). Yeah, maybe her breasts look different in some pictures than in others, but I’ve got news for you: The same is true for all of us women. The fact of the matter is, whether we like it or not, breasts are a part of our body that keep changing throughout our lives. Anyway, I am glad that Tori is at least trying to BF. My personal opinion is that BFing IS what is best for babies (just look at all of the proven benefits!) and that mother’s should try to BF if at all possible. However, I also believe that, if it doesn’t work out and formula must be used, that is okay as well.

All the comments about breastfeeding have really boosted my confidence in a recent task I’ve taken on.

I’ve spent the past year writing a book about breastfeeding. Though I’m definitely a breastfeeding advocate and would do whatever possible to help moms triumph through the various breastfeeding issues that arise, I also greatly understand that it’s not meant for every mom and every baby.

My book is meant to equip moms with the information they need in a realistic form, but also relieve some of the pressure that is placed on moms about breastfeeding. My whole point is that it’s your decision and that decision should be respected no matter which side you fall on. Let’s empower women with knowledge, and then let them use the good sense God gave them to make the best decision for their families.

Anyway, I do agree that Tori probably is having her production issues due to her implants. I had a biopsy out of my left breast, and that breast has never produced as well as the one that hadn’t been cut into. JMO, though.

Best wishes to Tori, and all you other moms, in raising your babies as best as you can.

Doesn’t she have breast implants (so has been the speculation since Beverly Hills 90210 was on the air)? You can still breastfeed if you have breast implants??

Yes, if they don’t sever your milk ducts.

I agree with many of you that Tori is trying, so good for her. I am so tired of having to explain to some people on why I chose to stop pumping/breastfeeding at 6 weeks because he was lactose intolerant. The guilt some people make you feel when it is none of their business, is truly infuriating. Unless we ask, leave us alone and keep your opinions to yourselves please!

supply is not all demand.
with my first it came easily… I produced 3x what he needed at first and until the day he weaned himself, still produced 2oz more than he needed each time I would pump.

But with my second, I never got engorged… and no amount of fenugeek or other solutions that I knew about and the lactation consultant gave me worked.

I nursed him round the clock and on demand… until I LITERALLY passed a blood clot through my left boob and he wasn’t pooping and hardly was peeing and was getting dehydrated.

He was 4wks old by then… the blood clot was it… instead of waiting 2 more days till monday, when we could see the consultant and the doc again, I sent hubby out for some formula.

He drank 2 8oz bottles every four hours round the clock for the next two weeks, then 2bottles every 4hrs (all still being fed on demand) until we started solids two times a day.

I resent people who say that it is simply a matter of feeding on demand.

I was chugging water (I was dehydrated and a tad anemic… so I was taking iron, too), taking my vitamins, doing everything I’d done with my first baby, but the milk never came like it should have.

isn’t it strange that the breastfeeding advocates, and I use that term very loosely, always deal in absolutes and the open minded people who may have had problems breastfeeding and possibly had to supplement are the ones who not only defend their decision but also praise those who are able to breastfeed and ultimately try again with their next child? Seems a little one sided to me. Just an observation.

I didn’t even try breastfeeding and have utmost respect for those who can do it. BUT, I also have the utmost respect and admiration for those who try and can’t.