> > 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 ! *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome