Hello!

I have one of those babies who will only nurse lying down!  She is my  
3rd, and I'm definitely an "experienced" breastfeeding mom.  She did  
have some reflux, we are an allergic family, so yes, there were those  
issues, but Gabriella wanted to nurse lying down from day one.  I can  
count on one hand the number of times we've breastfed from a seated  
position, and those haven't been "good nursings" by any standards.

I got very worked up about this in the early weeks, until my very good  
friend from La Leche League suggested "maybe she wants you to lie down  
with her because she knows it's the only time you ever do."  This was  
such a wonderful realization for me, that I didn't have to "diagnose"  
or "fix" anything, I just needed to enjoy some cozy time with my baby!

She's 17 months old today (5/5) and we still have the futon set up as  
a bed in our living room -- we retreat there several times a day and I  
am so thankful for sweet Gabriella who makes me take a few minutes to  
slow down!

--Diana in NY

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