educating the next generation

[mommyto3girls]

I teach 6th grade in an inner city school. I also pump for my 1 year old every day and have since the begining of this school year. I have a mini-fridge in my room and keep bottles of milk in it along with bottles of water. On top of the fridge is where my PIS sits, usually with tubes and horns laying on top of it. It is in a closet so usually the kids don't see it, but on ocassion (usually when there was no milk inthe fridge) I would let kids get a water bottle or put their own drinks in the fridge. Sometimes I would forget and notice hours later that I sent a kid in with pump parts or milk laying around. Only once have I heard any of the kids comment on it and that was only when one of the boys asked me "Do you breastfeed your baby?" I replied yes and he responded "That's good, my mom gave me formula but now she knows better, my brother is breastfed." I have never heard any of them make a negative comment and I am sure they all know and know that their are pump parts all over in the teacher closet since we all know kids talk.

I hope that there are now 22 future parents who see breastfeeding as normal and pumping while working full time as a feasible possibility.

[LeosMama]

very cool. the more they see it in a casual, non-hyped up manner, the more they will realize that breastfeeding is normal, that ff is the unusual method.

[jillmamma]

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[somanyjoys]

Good for you! I visited the middle school where I taught up until giving birth today. I spent a long time visiting in the library, where there were a couple of student library aides hanging out. I wanted to nurse dd before I left, so I did go into the office area of the library, but I was in eye shot of them. I wanted to be discreet since it was a middle school during classtime, but I did kinda want them to see what I was doing. :-)

[JamesMama]

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That is very cool. I feel a huge responsibility to help teach the next generation a new way of doing things. By the time our children are grown, there will be mamas NIP everywhere!

Okay, not breastfeeding but a good story I have to share along this same theme - my husband teaches high school students, and last week I took my toddler and infant to school to see him during the day at his lunch. I brought the sling and as soon as he saw us, he slipped the sling on and popped the infant in it. It was so great to see the high school student's reactions to that as we walked down the hallways! ALL positive! I'm sure many of them had never seen a dad slinging his child.

[mommyto3girls]

That is great! I am sure many of them have probably never seen a mom slinging a baby either!

[graceshappymum]

it's funny, but my slinging the baby has elicited the most comments, usually positive, from men as well as women. DH slings dd as well, and that always gets comments and looks, usually along the lines of "oh......how sweet!"

Sometimes I feel like a spokeswoman for our sling.....I have sent at least twenty people to buy one for shower gifts.

[BFingMama]

Originally Posted by graceshappymum

it's funny, but my slinging the baby has elicited the most comments, usually positive, from men as well as women. DH slings dd as well, and that always gets comments and looks, usually along the lines of "oh......how sweet!"

Sometimes I feel like a spokeswoman for our sling.....I have sent at least twenty people to buy one for shower gifts.

I have too! At a Major Leage Baseball game once a Dad practically stalked me to find out where to get my Mei Tai! He said hed HAD to get his wife one!

I am so proud of you mommyto3girls for being so dedicated to breastfeeding your baby! I give anyone who pumps MAJOR credit. It is HARD!!! You are an awesome Mama! Your three girls are lucky to have you!

Great job!!

[mommyto3girls]

Aww Thanks

I feel so free now that I am only pumping once a day From 3 months to 7 months I pumped 4 times a day to be sure I had enough milk (for work and I spent some time int he hospital) then I dropped to twice a day form 6-9 months and have just done once a day since 9 months as I had enough extra in the freezer. I am actually goign to pick up a few extra night pumpings to add a bit to my freezer stash. I will introduce organic cows milk when I return to work in Sept, but want to keep her on breastmilk only through the summer.

I am still amazed that through surgery and 2 hospital stays (5 and 6 days respectfully) plus working full time and serious supply issues (I was taking Reglan and now am on Domperidone), we have managed to remain formula free!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the pat's on the back!! They are hard to ocme by IRL.