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> 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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