for the last few days, i've had a million things running around my head that i want to add to this thread... i just never have the brain power to sit down and get it all out... i'm gonna give it a bloody good bash now tho...
i have found breast feeding to be the hardest thing i have ever encountered... but, i would never ever have given up no matter what, i still find it hard now, and Eden will be 21 weeks old tomorrow. But when its all finished and we get to a year or maybe 2 i will look back and go-"my gawd, we did it", and it will be one of the greatest acheivements of my life.
You know how people have lists of things they want to do and see in their life? Well, on my list when i die will be, successfully breast fed my babies...
And having got this far with Eden there are so many things i have yet to do with breast feeding,- feed her in the bath(we dont have a bath), feed her during my next pregnancy & labour (if she hasnt weaned herself by then), perhaps tandem feed... so many things...
In saying all of this i dont want to come across like a complete nonsense hippy i just want it to be known that i am a better person for doing this. I never knew how lovely life could be.
More women should be able to and be encouraged to breast feed, it should be so bloody 2nd nature to walk past a woman at a cafe feeding her child at the breast and for her to not be gawked at or sniggered, or even to be made to feel like a world champion caz someone goes-"oh your breast feeeding, good on you for giving it a go."
I'm really annoying myself here caz i know im jumping all over the place with my thoughts, its just i feel so passionate about this and i cant seem to word it all properly...
Breast feeding and tolerance of and education of and understanding of and believing in SHOULD just be here and availabe to everyone. It is currently been treated as a fad or choice to consider for women having babies. Just as much importance needs to be placed on it as does every aspect of birthing ur baby.
Argh, im just going around in circles, i think i'll come back and post again when i can present my thoughts in a logical way....im upsetting myself here because this is so important to me, in fact its making me cry writing it all out.
I am supportive of everyone doing whatever they feel is best for them and their babies, just why is it that there is a whole half aisle of formula at supermarkets?? And so many woman feeling so helpless and beating themsleves up as failures when not having support for breast feeding???
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks