Sunday, August 1, 2010

World Breastfeeding Week

4:51 PM | Posted by Leslie | Edit Post
Breastfeeding is a subject near and dear to my heart. I remember the struggles I had trying to get Piper to latch correctly. How when I was visiting a lactation consultant she would nurse but we would completely fall apart when at home alone. That LC made me feel so inadequate. I felt like it was something that I should know how to do b/c I was a woman and now a mother. Feeding my child should come naturally. It doesn't always work that way for a lot of new mamas and my journey to breastfeeding ended 2 weeks later and I attached myself to a pump for the next 12 months rather than my daughter. My milk had gone away substantially at that time b/c I was 3 months pregnant with our Violet so I threw in the towel. Over the course of that pregnancy I was determined to make breastfeeding work no matter what. Since this was basically my first time as a nursing mama I saw lactation for 2 weeks after she arrived. We worked hard and I happily breastfed our Violet for the next 21 months. Suddenly I am not a person who believes that you magically don't need breast milk anymore when your babe turns a year old. Ruby is still nursing strong at 16 months. When will she stop? I don't know but why fix what isn't broken?





I love that there is a World Breastfeeding Week. Over the course of the next week I will happily visit other mama's blogs who are celebrating the week as I am. Breastfeeding is a beautiful thing and I love sharing my story with other ladies that maybe, like me, had a bad experience. I want to encourage them b/c it can be a very beautiful and fulfilling time in their lives, at least it has been for me.

"While breastfeeding may not seem the right choice for every parent, it is the best choice for every baby." Amy Spangler

Jessie @ The Lucas Zoo

1 comments:

Birth Routes said...

Thank you for sharing, what a lovely photo!

I'm linking your post to my website www.birthroutes.com

Warmly,
Amber Morrisey

August 2, 2010 at 7:06 PM
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