Nursing Musings

Well I have been successfully nursing Will for almost 8 months now. That is 5 months longer than I pumped milk for Joshua! I am so glad we nursed that long and are still at it. It has been a very long and hard road but I am very glad we stuck with it. I have delt with Mastitis, and engorgement and still deal with engorgement every now and then. I cannot tell you how many nursing strikes I have made it through. Every time we travel he decides he isn't going to nurse for at least 12 hours. There were many times I wanted to throw in the towel. When he was three months old I wanted to quit, tried giving him a bottle and he wouldn't have it. Will has decided that he doesn't like eating on the right and almost made my milk supply vanish on that side, thank you Will for deciding the right is okay once again! For some reason he doesn't care to drink during the day so we have a party at night!! haha...

Thank you Allison, and Cynthia for providing me with the support I needed and everyone else at the La Leche League! Thank you family members of mine who have supported me along the way.

I am so glad I am nursing my son and will stand by anyone who wants to nurse their children. Besides the health benefits for him (immune-support) and me (decreasing my chances of breast cancer)I love nursing and hope to continue to do so (I don't know for how long). I love watching his eyes roll to the back of his head in happiness, his eye brows raise and jaw starts moving up and down. I love watching that cute little pink tongue peak out of the corner of his mouth as milk dribbles down his chin. I love how he rubs my side as he drinks and frantically grabs his blanket with the other hand. I love how when he is really hungry he will curl his body towards me into a little ball, becoming every so tiny once again. I LOVE nursing my son. I love knowing that I am giving him the best food out there, and that I am helping him grow.

Thank you Will for being a nurser!