Here is my experience....
I was breastfed for 5 years, just thinking about my experience is deeply moving.
When I was a child people told my mother I would resent her because she breastfed me into childhood. Nothing could ever be further from the truth. I don't feel different about breastfeeding now then how I felt when I was five. How could I resent her for letting go of cultural taboo's and breastfeeding me into childhood, she opened my eyes and heart to worlds unseen.
She was the one who really taught me unconditional complete love.
It was at her breast, next to her heart, I learned about love, and trust.
I made her a poster to express my feelings about breastfeeding, I put a photo of me in the middle and wrote all the feeling's that breastfeeding made me feel around the photo, and drew heart's and small poems on it.
She said it was really nice to have me turn around now and thank her for breastfeeding me. After nearly the whole world told her I would "resent" her. She feels so happy that I thanked her, and that my son will be breastfed full term. Her only regret is that she weaned me early.
I am so happy my mother choose to breastfeed me.
And I love her so much.
I can't explain how happy I am. And how wonderful breastfeeding is. The bonding experience we get while breastfeeding is unique to breastfeeding and can't be replicated.
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Now for my sons and my breastfeeding experience....
I was 17 when my son was born. I didn't bond with him very well and had post natal depression, we did encounter problems (PND, mastitis, to much milk, coilicy baby, lack of support, blistered nipples). Breastfeeding was hard, but I kept doing it because I know what it's like to breastfeed as I was breastfed for five years.
As the months went by, I grew in love with him more and more deeply.
Now I am very close to him, breastfeeding enhances our bond and strengthens it. I didn't overly like breastfeeding most of the time to start off with, while I did have little "moments" I did it because it was good for him and I wouldn't feed him another way.
But now I fully love breastfeeding him. I feel confident in myself because my body worked the way it was made to and it fed another human being, in uteo and into toddlerhood.
I feel very proud. And even prouder because there is not much support for mother's who wish to breastfeed in our culture, but I did it, it was hard but I over come it and now I feel so proud and strong.
My son's dad, who was breastfed for 20 months then self weaned, was wonderful support to me and my son.
Now my son is seventeen months old and breastfeeding is going great.
I am loving breastfeeding a toddler.
It comfort's him during sickness
help's him forget about bumps and ouchies, comforts him when he is overwhelmed,
give's him long intimate cuddles with mummy, the raw unprocesses DHA in the breastmilk helps him brain to develope on the best possible form of DHA.
He gets countless nutrients and antibodies and other things.
He gets to touch my warm soft comforting boobies.
He has this really close bond to me and it seems to be getting stronger.
The best things in life really are free
There is a much deeper side to breastfeeding that most people just don't think of much, which is the emotional, bonding, loving, spiritual side to breastfeeding. It can be deeply moving, lovely perfect and beautiful.
Anyone who wishes to know more about full term breastfeeding a really good book that I recommend is "the drinks are on me" by Veronika Robinson.
If your breastfeeding, happy breastfeeding, enjoy it, this fase of life is so short lived.
I was breastfed for 5 years, just thinking about my experience is deeply moving.
When I was a child people told my mother I would resent her because she breastfed me into childhood. Nothing could ever be further from the truth. I don't feel different about breastfeeding now then how I felt when I was five. How could I resent her for letting go of cultural taboo's and breastfeeding me into childhood, she opened my eyes and heart to worlds unseen.
She was the one who really taught me unconditional complete love.
It was at her breast, next to her heart, I learned about love, and trust.
I made her a poster to express my feelings about breastfeeding, I put a photo of me in the middle and wrote all the feeling's that breastfeeding made me feel around the photo, and drew heart's and small poems on it.
She said it was really nice to have me turn around now and thank her for breastfeeding me. After nearly the whole world told her I would "resent" her. She feels so happy that I thanked her, and that my son will be breastfed full term. Her only regret is that she weaned me early.
I am so happy my mother choose to breastfeed me.
And I love her so much.
I can't explain how happy I am. And how wonderful breastfeeding is. The bonding experience we get while breastfeeding is unique to breastfeeding and can't be replicated.
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Now for my sons and my breastfeeding experience....
I was 17 when my son was born. I didn't bond with him very well and had post natal depression, we did encounter problems (PND, mastitis, to much milk, coilicy baby, lack of support, blistered nipples). Breastfeeding was hard, but I kept doing it because I know what it's like to breastfeed as I was breastfed for five years.
As the months went by, I grew in love with him more and more deeply.
Now I am very close to him, breastfeeding enhances our bond and strengthens it. I didn't overly like breastfeeding most of the time to start off with, while I did have little "moments" I did it because it was good for him and I wouldn't feed him another way.
But now I fully love breastfeeding him. I feel confident in myself because my body worked the way it was made to and it fed another human being, in uteo and into toddlerhood.
I feel very proud. And even prouder because there is not much support for mother's who wish to breastfeed in our culture, but I did it, it was hard but I over come it and now I feel so proud and strong.
My son's dad, who was breastfed for 20 months then self weaned, was wonderful support to me and my son.
Now my son is seventeen months old and breastfeeding is going great.
I am loving breastfeeding a toddler.
It comfort's him during sickness
help's him forget about bumps and ouchies, comforts him when he is overwhelmed,
give's him long intimate cuddles with mummy, the raw unprocesses DHA in the breastmilk helps him brain to develope on the best possible form of DHA.
He gets countless nutrients and antibodies and other things.
He gets to touch my warm soft comforting boobies.
He has this really close bond to me and it seems to be getting stronger.
The best things in life really are free
There is a much deeper side to breastfeeding that most people just don't think of much, which is the emotional, bonding, loving, spiritual side to breastfeeding. It can be deeply moving, lovely perfect and beautiful.
Anyone who wishes to know more about full term breastfeeding a really good book that I recommend is "the drinks are on me" by Veronika Robinson.
If your breastfeeding, happy breastfeeding, enjoy it, this fase of life is so short lived.
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