I loved to breast feed! Just thinking about it and I can feel the Oxytocin release in my brain. When I found out that my own mother did not breastfeed me I was completely offended! I felt abandoned and angry. My mom chain-smoked and I wouldn't take her breastmilk. When my young niece had a baby at 15 and I found out she was not going to nurse, I cried. I threatened to nurse him for her;)

I'll have you know I facebook and email one-handed with proficiency!

I give you so much credit! I tried so hard with the whole breast feeding thing, but my little pork chop wanted to eat every hour, and would nurse for an hour, so basically he was permanently attached to my boob. And I just couldn't hang.

Wonderful post! It's so true ... at first I didn't shower, eat, change my clothes or brush my teeth regularly because I thought I had to be on demand 24/7 for my son. Of course, postpartum hormones and sleep deprivation played a role in the haze of figuring it all out, too, but now after 10 months of nursing and being a first-time mom, I now make time to take care of myself more and the result is MUCH more harmonious for us both.

i found that my kids chose their own schedule, I didn't force anything it just happened naturally, and it is so nice to be able to feed them anywhere anytime without packing anything!

OMG! We called it superbooby in my house, too! I did the 24-hour, on demand, natural weaning route and my boobs could save the day. Every. Time. I had no idea I had such super powers! My husband actually started calling me Super Booby - after he saw the t-shirt I got that said, "I make milk. What's your superpower?"

I'm guessing that I was somewhere in the middle between on call and a schedule. Like you said, I had to have the slightest semblance of a life. My first one pretty much had to be woken up to be fed, my second one could have eaten my boobs OFF!

Shelley, you are such a good mom. And you are so right, sometimes things are just out of our control and there are plenty of other ways to show love outside of nursing. Your little boy is so lucky to have a mom like you.

I wish I could have breastfed my son longer. We didn't know at the time, but he was later dx'd with Autism. He had problems with his mouth/tongue from birth. 5yo and still has problems with sensitivity and saying "L". I was so devastated at first when I couldn't BF, but now I realize that there were problems out of our control. So I bottle fed...and cuddled..and..cradled...and snuggled :) He is my little best friend :)

Susan--I totally understand. It is extremely so much harder with the second one too. Trying to keep a 3 year old entertained and out of trouble is hard enough when you don't have your tit in someone else's mouth, right?

"Superbooby" you said it right! I didn't nurse all too well with my daughter because of complications, so I was determined to don the cape and be the milk machine for my son. However, (and I don't know if it is a boy/girl thing or not) my son wanted to nurse all the time. I mean if he wasn't eating, he was crying, and only occasionally sleeping. I remember days when I didn't get out of my pjs or get a shower, and I also had a 3 year old to contend with. I finally started backing off after 7 months and that was also due in part to my return to work. I am like you. If I had another I would still nurse but find the middle ground...

Elise--You know Diego and his mischeivious ways!!! hahahahaha....

so how did your baby get his mouth on your bellybutton? (ps, i'm guessing this is a form of exaggeration--but it made me smile too)

Christine-Thanks for your comment! I agree. Unknown Mami--Are you a salsa diva too? My hubby and I still try and go out at least once a month, if at all possible. Mwa--Love it. Boss of my boobies. That's awesome and so are you!

I stayed boss of my boobies. Mostly. Because I'm a bitch that way. (I loved breastfeeding, though.)

Salsa dancing intermission is a must!

great post! I've been there..its worth it

Naptimewriting--I like that--"offered first, ask questions later." That is perfect and exactly what we've done. It really does work, superboobies can really solve just about any baby or toddler drama. Even my 2 year old is distracted from most tantrums if I offer to let him nurse. Did you read that article in Mothering Magazine called Nursing in the Land of Genghis Kahn (or something like that)? It was awesome and totally made me feel better about turning both my boys into such boobaholics.

Existential waitress--Oh! I am so glad to hear my boys are not the only ones who wanted to nurse every 45 minutes. Sometimes more often than that. And Diego who is 2 and a half, still nurses quite often. I lreally do ove it, but it took me a while to realize that it was really okay to take a break and shower, eat a sandwich, or pee if I needed to. And I'm sorry to hear about your ravished nipples. I had ALL KINDS of nipple drama too, so I totally feel your pain.

Ah, we were child-led, too. On demand, all the time, offered first and ask questions later. I definitely plan to have bathroom breaks with the second. I will still answer every cry and not schedule. But I will pee this time, damnit.

I love the concept of superboobies! Yeah, I took the "nurse whenever the baby wants approach" too. And my son nursed every 45 minutes for freakin' MONTHS. I felt like I couldn't pee, let alone shower. And then there was my daughter who almost sucked my nipples off - to the point that their pedicatrition told me to get that child a pacifier ASAP before my nipples fell off they were so raw. Superboobies, indeed!

Thanks, Sarah. I really do love breastfeeding. It is truly awesome and I enjoy the special relationship I have with both my boys because of it. But I get WAY too wrapped up in most things I do, including my love for attachment parenting ideologies. Sometimes I just need to take a step back and realize that the world will not end if I don't solve all the problems, you know?

Superbooby! You are too funny. I agree with the whole idea that we need bathroom breaks etc. It's so easy to get wrapped up in everything and feel like you need to be "on demand" for your baby all the time!

Misti, thanks so much for your comment. I love your bloggie too. And I enjoyed your recent post about your boobs and your baby's first word. Adorable!

hahaha!!!!! I LOVED this. ...and my superboobies. Misti www.ParkbenchMoms.com

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