Hmm...not too many daughters-in-law on Lactnet so I will put my two cents
in here;-)

A brief re-intro...
Charity M. Pitcher-Cooper, BSN, RN (who missed the counseling hour cut off
for the IBCLC exam this year by 100 hours.  Heartbreaking for me because I
missed it last year by 150 hours, but I am looking forward to next year.)
I recently quit my job as a post-partum floor nurse at a VERY busy
northern Virginia hospital (losing all hope hope of meeting Debbie Tobin).

I cannot say that my lactation consultant mother-in-law ever asked me of
my intentions to breastfeed.  I think that was pretty clear that I planned
on breastfeeding for an extended amount of time from the beginning, given
the long history of breastfeeding advocacy in my family.    I DO remember
having a conversation about my nipples (although they were never offically
inspected).  My husband said my desire to breastfeed did not make the top
five reasons he wanted to marry me, but I suspect that it did figure in to
his larger definition of "potential good mothering skills."

I am proud of my mother-in-law and her profession and have always enjoyed
the boobology discussed at the dinner table.  I am especially grateful for
her thoughtfullness as both a mother and a mother-in-law as my husband and
I wait paitently for the arrival of our first child late October/early
December.  I brag to my friends that my husband came "breastfeeding
friendly."   He did not bat an eyelash when I stated my preference for co-
sleeping and is looking forward to our midwife attended homebirth.
Attachment parenting has been nurtured into him, and he could not see
venturing into the joys of parenthood with any other plan.  A plan
directly attributable to what he learned at his mother's breast.

My mother-in-law is always the first call on my list when I feel I am in
over my head when helping a particularly troubled breastfeeding dyad.  I
hope things will go smoothly for me, but if there are problems I cannot
solve myself, I look forward to her support and advice.

Warmly,

Charity (proud daughter-in-law of Kristeen Rogers BSN, RN, IBCLC)

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