Nursing Update

November11

Lately I’ve been think­ing that I need to spend more time writ­ing about nurs­ing, tan­dem nurs­ing, extended nurs­ing, and other thoughts on those top­ics. This is a breast­feed­ing blog, right? I just seem to have a writer’s block in that area though. I told Jason tonight, the rea­son that it is harder for me to write about nurs­ing now is that it just is. What do I mean by that? Both K and A are nurs­ing reg­u­larly. They’re both nurs­ing well. They are both able to get what they need, and I am able to feel like my bound­aries and needs are respected. I don’t feel like I have any angst to share with you about this!

I sup­pose that could be a topic in itself, right? Tan­dem nurs­ing for almost 16 months, and nurs­ing for 36 months straight, and happy with my choice and how things are going. (Ter­ri­ble gram­mar and sen­tence struc­ture there) So, it’s likely that I will be spend­ing less time writ­ing about nurs­ing and other nurs­ing issues for the time being. Maybe if Baby #3 rolls around at some point (in the dis­tant future), I will have more to say about it again.
Until then, how about a pic­ture of K tan­dem nurs­ing Baby Ellie and Mr. Monkey

Nurs­ing Baby Ellie and Mr. Monkey

to tide you over?

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“Nursing Update”

1. On November 11th, 2008 at 9:41 pm Shannon Says:

   So cute! He is adorable!

   PS…any ideas for a baby that *refuses* the bot­tle from any­one but me? She will take it just fine from me but if Pete gives it to her she starts scream­ing. Even if I am right there…as soon as she is in his arms she is *done*. She loves him oth­er­wise, just not when he is try­ing to feed her. Makes it impos­si­ble to leave for more than an hour or so at a time.…

2. On November 12th, 2008 at 1:05 pm Heather @ Not a DIY Life Says:

   I think just say­ing that you’re happy with both boys still nurs­ing is great tes­ti­mony! So many peo­ple ques­tion extended nurs­ing and espe­cially tan­dem extended nurs­ing. Just know­ing that ONE mom is good with it speaks volumes!

   Love the pic­ture too! Way cute!

3. On November 13th, 2008 at 7:27 pm Danielle Says:

   Lol. That pic­ture is just awe­some.

   I have not read your whole blog (so I don’t know if you ever addressed this)- but I do have nurs­ing ques­tions. My first lil guy just refused. He was los­ing weight and not eat­ing even with the cor­rect appli­ca­tion and usage of a SNS. I was really dis­ap­pointed, but even­tu­ally came to the con­clu­sion that for us it would be bet­ter to bond over the bot­tle then fight over the breast.

   Any idea if the next one will nurse? I’m due in Feb­ru­ary and pray­ing that he will! I’ve meet with a lac­ta­tion con­sul­tant, read the arti­cles and googled it more than I thought pos­si­ble. lol. Any info or hints are appreciated!

   Thanks

4. On November 13th, 2008 at 7:27 pm Danielle Says:

   Lol. That pic­ture is just awe­some.

   I have not read your whole blog (so I don’t know if you ever addressed this)- but I do have nurs­ing ques­tions. My first lil guy just refused. He was los­ing weight and not eat­ing even with the cor­rect appli­ca­tion and usage of a SNS. I was really dis­ap­pointed, but even­tu­ally came to the con­clu­sion that for us it would be bet­ter to bond over the bot­tle then fight over the breast.

   Any idea if the next one will nurse? I’m due in Feb­ru­ary and pray­ing that he will! I’ve meet with a lac­ta­tion con­sul­tant, read the arti­cles and googled it more than I thought pos­si­ble. lol. Any info or hints are appreciated!

   Thanks