>
> who *loved* breastfeeding because it was the only time I could read  
> a boo=
> k
> undisturbed and the children thought I was paying attention to them  
> - how=
> 's
> that for being present while being absent?=20
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> oh well now i'm just plain jealous ! i haven't been able to read a  
> book in over 8 yrs. apparently to my bfing babes, it is nothing  
> short of offensive to the highest degree and any attempts to hold  
> any reading material w/in any point of my arm's entire length while  
> bfing are met w/ frantic & indignant swatting of said literature.  
> accompanied by a change in the lulling, happy nursing humming to a  
> whiny, complaining version. thanks be for tv and computer !

>
> i loved what you pointed out about moms in pain continuing to nurse,  
> that was a lightbulb moment for me, don't know why i never thought  
> to bring that up as a comparison - i've known moms to bf through  
> months and months of pain ! i had one mom-turned-friend w/  
> fibrocystic breasts do it for 18 mos ea w/ 2 babies - i used to sit  
> and nurse beside her while she cried through it . and our babies  
> hummed their happy nursing songs obliviously.  (my oldest sons  - 7  
> & 8 -  have decided all babies are singing "my sweet milkies, my  
> sweet milkies, how i love them" and now whenever they do it, that's  
> all i can hear!)
>
> ~jacqui gruttadauria, bsw
www.myspace.com/mummaTOwldthings
> near detroit michigan, whose 10 month old is about to take his 1st  
> steps any day now and who is considering tying the laces of his baby  
> shoes together to delay said milestone - this will change my last  
> baby into my last toddler !

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