tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post4243513045708761526..comments2023-11-03T02:48:53.179-07:00Comments on Birth Faith: Mothering at the breastLanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07513306977618928729noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-67409652208001375862010-07-01T16:22:11.395-07:002010-07-01T16:22:11.395-07:00I miss nursing. My baby quit at age 3, but I would...I miss nursing. My baby quit at age 3, but I would have kept on for another year if she wanted. Nursing through the toddler years was the best thing I ever did for her. Every time we were separated and reunited (because of ridiculous custody orders) she would want to nurse constantly, and so I let her. I know it is why she is so secure now despite all she has been through.Mother Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651601366528131563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-82082981231747013232010-06-24T19:12:14.008-07:002010-06-24T19:12:14.008-07:00Great post! I breastfeed my first while she has a...Great post! I breastfeed my first while she has a bout of the flu when she was 6 months old and am familiar with those crazy charts. I got a little more encouragement at my hospital however. Also, I became known as "mommy pacifier" in my family - and somehow everyone ended up accepting it in the end (even though my mother tried not to). Best wishes!Barbarahttp://www.wearegoodkin.com/tag/cougar-cubsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-32404195511349661012010-06-23T21:07:27.333-07:002010-06-23T21:07:27.333-07:00@Sarah Cleary:
Don't worry. The baby you'...@Sarah Cleary:<br />Don't worry. The baby you're carrying will get all the nourishment he needs. And tandem breastfeeding isn't difficult. My kids are 17 months apart, and I just weaned my eldest last month, shortly after her 3rd birthday.<br /><br />Here's a chuckle: We buy raw milk, and took the kids last weekend out to visit the farm we buy from. They got to watch our milk being milked out of the cow--a procedure which kids that are breastfed into toddlerhood have NO trouble understanding. Milk is cow "mem", and cows have 4 "mems". so sayeth my 3 year-old girlie. No problems figuring that out at all!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067701162901440088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-23437232341808027192010-06-23T13:38:30.544-07:002010-06-23T13:38:30.544-07:00Thank you for this and for Hilary's comment. I...Thank you for this and for Hilary's comment. I've been feeling frustrated lately that, because my girl is teething, I am her pacifier. I find myself wishing she'd take her binky-- which we abandoned about about 3 months-- so I could go do "important stuff." Thanks for reminding me that this is the important stuff. <br /><br />You know, my mother never breastfed me and somtimes I can't help but wonder if I would be a different person if she did. How it would have affected me? Would I feel more of a connection and love for her? Will my daughter, when she is my age, feel more love and connection to me because of the time we spend together. When, someday, she is breastfeeding her babies will it trigger memories of me in her mind? It is something I wonder about alot.Heather@Women in the Scriptureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840219710920268885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-59705929793170949922010-06-22T20:30:33.549-07:002010-06-22T20:30:33.549-07:00Sarah, I tandem nursed with a 2.5 year old and new...Sarah, I tandem nursed with a 2.5 year old and newborn. The bond between those two cannot be put into words. My little girl loves to share "side" with her brother and rarely gets jealous of his alone time with me. Good luck with that transition. It is a wonderful experience!Faithful Lurkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-85809141770700709762010-06-22T20:28:01.778-07:002010-06-22T20:28:01.778-07:00Love this! I am also a pacifier. I have been for 3...Love this! I am also a pacifier. I have been for 3+ years straight through two children. I wouldn't have it any other way. It is a great blessing to be able to bond with our children while comforting and nourishing them.Faithful Lurkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-76735653075895205932010-06-22T15:43:39.486-07:002010-06-22T15:43:39.486-07:00I love Annie's story, and hers and yours both,...I love Annie's story, and hers and yours both, Busca, are very encouraging to me right now. My very-nearly-two-year-old still LOVES her some "nee nee" at bedtime, when she gets hurt, when she wakes crying in the middle of the night, etc. I'm expecting another baby in a few months and have been worried about breastfeeding two children at once and thinking things like, "shouldn't my toddler be more independent by now," "boy is this going to be tricky when there's two of them," and other negatives. I try to get over it by reminding myself that I'm doing what seems to be best for my own family right now, and that's all anyone can do. Plus, the nursing years are fleeting–might as well make the most of them!Sarah Clearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13077974942205874774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-1855926341019780272010-06-22T15:08:55.274-07:002010-06-22T15:08:55.274-07:00Amen!! And thanks for the encouragement!! :)Amen!! And thanks for the encouragement!! :)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301075330910381544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-62416160783447987732010-06-22T14:56:29.466-07:002010-06-22T14:56:29.466-07:00Hear! Hear!
...mom of 3 kids who got mommymilk ...Hear! Hear! <br />...mom of 3 kids who got mommymilk for 2 to 4 years eachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-43509618665160550322010-06-22T13:29:40.111-07:002010-06-22T13:29:40.111-07:00It's funny, 'cause with Annie I (at times)...It's funny, 'cause with Annie I (at times) became almost bitter because I was a 'human pacifier' to my cranky, colicky baby -- nearly around the clock. It 'wasn't supposed to' be that way, she should take a binkie or something to alleviate some of the pressure from me or something. But, nothing worked but nursing. After a little more time and distance from those long, horrible, colicky days and nights, I came to see that time as a huge blessing for us. I needed to be her pacifier. I had this poor little upset, hurting, uncomfortable baby who could only find peace and comfort with Mom. I was able to provide her with the one thing we were fighting for . . . relief. At the same time, I was running on almost no sleep and hormones that I can't even describe, and yet I had a near flow of mood stabilizing and comforting chemicals and hormones flowing through my own system released by nursing. Nursing together is what got us through that most difficult time. <br />I wish I'd had more people tell me BEFORE my first that it was 'okay' to be a pacifier. Even desirable. :-) I would've been less stressed and been able to enjoy the connection from earlier on, instead of the months it took me to appreciate the relationship we'd developed. When my second came around, I was perfectly fine being a pacifier. I was Mom, and I made her happy and helped her to feel safe. There was nothing I'd rather be. <br />(Annie also had a HORRIBLE parasite for a month when she was around 16 months old -- she went back up to nursing around the clock, from like once a day, and getting almost all of her nutrition from breastmilk, since she couldn't keep anything down. The doctor told me repeatedly what a miracle it was this child wasn't in the hospital on an IV, and that all of her blood work consistently came back as perfectly normal, with nothing 'lacking'.)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781058037409966491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-53699872180303275372010-06-22T13:16:51.816-07:002010-06-22T13:16:51.816-07:00And, coincidentally, I wrote half of this post wit...And, coincidentally, I wrote half of this post with that little nursling at my breast! :-)Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513306977618928729noreply@blogger.com