So Many Reasons to Nurse Your Baby
By michelle | May 28, 2010
It is no secret that I am very pro-breastfeeding.
Whenever I find out a friend is pregnant with their first child, I try to take the time to talk to her about nursing her baby. When someone resists and says that it isn’t for them, I ask them to just try, even just a few weeks.
I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but breast really is best.
There are more reasons that I can begin to share, so I thought I would just send you over to an article: 50 Reasons for Breastfeeding Anytime, Anywhere.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don’t forget about this giveaway!
8 Comments
Mat. Emily on May 28, 2010 at 6:09 am.
I am very pro-breastfeeding, too. I was so happy recently when a friend from church had her second child and was able to breastfeed him (she had a hard time with her first and was only able to do it for one month). It was really hard for her to make the transition from bottle feeding to breastfeeding, but she did it!! As someone who had a very difficult time nursing her first (it took us three – four months to learn how to exclusively breastfeed. I had to pump and continuously try to get her to breastfeed and then top her off with a bottle of expressed breastmilk. It was horrible!), I can relate!
Matushka Anna on May 28, 2010 at 7:17 am.
Seconding the motion. I always find it shocking and sad when someone will not even consider nursing. There are a few (FEW) rare instances when someone can’t nurse, but the vast, vast majority can. One thing I will always be grateful for is nursing all of my children.
renee on May 28, 2010 at 10:16 am.
I usually tell my friends my story, starting out with, “What no one tells you is how difficult it is in the beginning. But it is worth it. You have to find people who encourage and support you through those rough spots. It is really helpful to join La Leche League or have friends who breastfeed.” One Pope said that breastfeeding is “Character building at the breast. It is where he learns to trust.” It’s really important to be sensitive and supportive to mothers’ feeding issues, because it really cuts to the core of her motherhood–her ability to sustain her child.
renee on May 28, 2010 at 10:29 am.
Oh, I posted breastfeeding quotes from Popes on my blog a long time ago. I think they are just beautiful. They bring tears to my eyes every time I read them. So here’s a couple more breastfeeding facts you can add to your repertoire.
http://theclaytonianchronicle.blogspot.com/search/label/Character
renee on May 28, 2010 at 10:30 am.
http://theclaytonianchronicle.blogspot.com/2007/05/first-form-of-character-building.html
Patty on May 28, 2010 at 11:19 am.
I must agree wholeheartedly! I also had a hard time and lots of pain with my first, but we figured it out. And here I am about to be nursing my third!
Sarah on May 28, 2010 at 12:02 pm.
I can’t imagine not breastfeeding Elizabeth at this point. The bond it has built between us is so special, and she’s thrived, even if we have had our challenges the last 4 months– and we have! And as a perk, I was able to put some breastmilk in her eye yesterday and today to help with some gunky goop. Nursing is all sorts of wonderful.
Patty on May 28, 2010 at 12:42 pm.
I did the breastmilk-in-the-eye bit too–after weeks (maybe months?) of a goopy eye that my doc insisted was not infected because she wouldn’t prescribe antibiotics. One or two squirts and it was better almost overnight!