Breast feeding

Post #296,614 by bionerd 12/1/07 10:49:46 AM Reply	Breast feeding Ick. Get that little parasite off me! Needless to say, I never mastered that womanly art. But giving birth like a screaming banshee- that one I nailed!
Post #296,616 by Andrew Grygus 12/1/07 11:27:22 AM Reply	So, you shirked your definitive duity as a mammal . . . . . how reptilian of you. No wonder you like lizards so much. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #296,619 by bionerd 12/1/07 11:53:48 AM Reply	There is a reason they make formula! Maybe my lower reptilian brain is more developed than my higher brain. But I carried that baby for 9 long months. I wanted it out of me and off of me. After I delivered the nurse put the baby on my chest, expecting me to nurse. Was she kidding me? I just spent 14 hours trying to push that thing out of me and now it is supposed to suck the life out of me? AGAIN? No thanks. I felt like I was being eaten alive. If I was an animal in the wild, my babies would've ended up being the piglets who were nursed by the tiger. It would've been their only shot at survival. I guess I am a very bad mammal.
Post #296,620 by Andrew Grygus 12/1/07 1:23:36 PM Reply	Gee, most pregnant women seem offended . . . . . when I point out they've become infected with a parasite. They don't seem much happier when I mention that the infection takes about 24 years to run its course. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #296,623 by bionerd 12/1/07 1:36:05 PM Reply	Why do you think I hide underwater? Because they cant glom on to me while I'm in there!!
Post #296,621 by imqwerky 12/1/07 1:26:34 PM Reply	I could've opened my own dairy :-D I will concede that there is severe hypocrisy regarding breastfeeding in America. On the one hand, it is shunned in public places. On the other, it is expected to come naturally to every woman who bears a child. Also, there are two camps: Side A -the La Leches, who believe that if you don't breastfeed you are a horrible mother vs. Side B - some women just aren't able to breastfeed for myriad reasons: time, ability, health, work...the list could go on. I was fortunate that I was able to breastfeed my children. It didn't always go smoothly. When I first started with my first child, the lactation nurse was a little too gonzo and wanted me to nurse for 10 minutes on each side. I hurt so bad that I cried. It takes a lot of patience and guidance. I was lucky I had all the time I needed. Breastfeeding is definitely a personal choice. But I often wonder how much healthier we would be if we bottled and sold breast milk. Don't laugh! Think of the logic of such a premise! I would like to expound more but my son just called and I have to go. Have at it, yall! Smile, Amy

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