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*****My fave was on a 14 hour flight from Italy... my ds was 13 months old
and at that stage where he wanted to stand up and nurse, flip over and
nurse, climb and nurse :-p ******

You mean I'm not the only one who has dealt with this??? LOL Chloe is only
7 months but her favorite thing to do right now is squeeze her feet between
my legs, stand straight up in front of me and nurse. It looks so silly! If
we are laying down, she wants to be on her hands and feet, upright in a big
triangle position and nurse that way. For some reason when she does it, she
really makes slurpy sounds and it is SO hard to be discreet in public!
Sure, no one can SEE anything but the *sounds* sure seem x-rated!!! I just
laugh and go with the flow.

She's also into this suck-pull-release nursing stage. Drives me bananas!
She'll latch on, suck two or three times, puuuullll my nipple three states
away and POP. Yeeoowww! It takes us 3 hours to fill her belly sometimes.
Makes for interesting, lazy days around here!

Jennifer


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<< She's also into this suck-pull-release nursing stage. Drives me bananas!
She'll latch on, suck two or three times, puuuullll my nipple three states
away and POP. Yeeoowww! It takes us 3 hours to fill her belly sometimes.
Makes for interesting, lazy days around here!>>


But that is way too cute. Reminds me of when Alyssa was so nosey and wanted
to pick up her head and look from side to side but never releasing when she
nursed!!! I really miss those days. I was so ready to nurse a long time with
my last but she had other plans. She weaned herself very early. Enjoy the
days you have. I envy you.

Mary B

jmcseals SEALS

Enjoy the
days you have. I envy you.
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This may sound odd, but thank you! I'm so fortunate with Chloe. The
longest I've ever nursed any of my kids was 5 months. I was in an on again
off again depression and my marriage was very rocky for a looong time. My
milk supply was severely hindered because of it. Both my boys were very
sick because I nursed them past the point I should have stopped so they
could grow and be healthy.

Our marriage is finally on solid ground. I finally told my husband how
devastating my nursing experiences were with the boys. I felt like a
complete failure. Less than a woman. I hated my body for not working
properly. It was terrible and agonizing.

With Chloe, it has been a dream. We had a rocky start but I begged my
husband to give me the time I needed to stay in bed all day and nurse until
we (Chloe and I) got it right. He did and here we are...she's seven months
old and nursing strong! Just this one thing has made me a completely
different person!

I think her nutty nursing just makes me nervous. I'm afraid that she'll
decide to wean before *I* am ready. That's hard to deal with. I envision
at *least* two years of nursing but I know that sometimes, babies have their
own plans. I just hope she nurses long enough for me to get past my own
failure issues. For the first time, in a long time, I don't feel like I
want another baby right away. This is hard and embarrasing to admit, but
even though I always wanted a huge family, I think had I had better
experiences, I may have spaced things out a little more. I really love
having the kids all so close in age, but it is *SO* nice knowing Chloe will
be my baby for a while. Usually by the time our babies are 7 months, I'm at
least a month or two pregnant. I wish I could have given all the kids two
years to be the only baby. I work hard to make sure they all get needed
attention, which I feel confident they do, but now that Chloe is this age
and Caeleb will be 2 in a couple of months, it's nice to have the time to be
able to lay around nursing all day. When you have a 13 month old and a new
baby, it is so different. Not bad, just different.

Wow, this got WAY deeper than I had planned. Basically, I just wanted to
say thanks for shining some light my way. I needed it!

Jennifer








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Enjoy the
days you have. I envy you.
**************************8
This may sound odd, but thank you! I'm so fortunate with Chloe. The
longest I've ever nursed any of my kids was 5 months. I was in an on again
off again depression and my marriage was very rocky for a looong time. My
milk supply was severely hindered because of it. Both my boys were very
sick because I nursed them past the point I should have stopped so they
could grow and be healthy.

Our marriage is finally on solid ground. I finally told my husband how
devastating my nursing experiences were with the boys. I felt like a
complete failure. Less than a woman. I hated my body for not working
properly. It was terrible and agonizing.

With Chloe, it has been a dream. We had a rocky start but I begged my
husband to give me the time I needed to stay in bed all day and nurse until
we (Chloe and I) got it right. He did and here we are...she's seven months
old and nursing strong! Just this one thing has made me a completely
different person!

I think her nutty nursing just makes me nervous. I'm afraid that she'll
decide to wean before *I* am ready. That's hard to deal with. I envision
at *least* two years of nursing but I know that sometimes, babies have their
own plans. I just hope she nurses long enough for me to get past my own
failure issues. For the first time, in a long time, I don't feel like I
want another baby right away. This is hard and embarrasing to admit, but
even though I always wanted a huge family, I think had I had better
experiences, I may have spaced things out a little more. I really love
having the kids all so close in age, but it is *SO* nice knowing Chloe will
be my baby for a while. Usually by the time our babies are 7 months, I'm at
least a month or two pregnant. I wish I could have given all the kids two
years to be the only baby. I work hard to make sure they all get needed
attention, which I feel confident they do, but now that Chloe is this age
and Caeleb will be 2 in a couple of months, it's nice to have the time to be
able to lay around nursing all day. When you have a 13 month old and a new
baby, it is so different. Not bad, just different.

Wow, this got WAY deeper than I had planned. Basically, I just wanted to
say thanks for shining some light my way. I needed it!

Jennifer








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<< Wow, this got WAY deeper than I had planned. Basically, I just wanted to
say thanks for shining some light my way. I needed it!>>



I am glad you are so enjoying your bf experience. I love to hear moms talk
like that. I remember an old friend who had children way before I did
talking about how much she enjoyed bf and I just couldn't understand what
would be so enjoyable for her.

My first 3 children were only nursed for a few months each. They each went
through a very cranky period and all I kept hearing was that it was my
breast milk. Even the pediatrician suggested I switch to formula. I really
didn't know anything else. No one in my family ever breastfed and no friends
did for more than a month and I had no support whatsoever telling me
otherwise. I stopped nursing as I didn't know what else to do.

With my last, I was determined to bf the way I always had wanted to. My life
was in a whole different direction and I had major support. Of course the
family was the first to say whenever the baby would cry the least little bit
that it was probably my breast milk. How nice huh??? I had developed a major
nasty case of ezcema all around and on my nipples. They bled and I would
also get a breast infection every few months but I refused to stop. When my
husband saw what my breasts looked like, he even suggested I switch to a
bottle, not formula, just a bottle. Well after our little chat <bg> he never
mentioned that again!! I was all set to go at least 2 years nursing but
Alyssa had other plans for me. She weaned herself down to 3-4 times a day at
age one and when she was almost a year and a half, she stopped completely
within 2 days time. I kept asking if she wanted to nurse and was heartbroken
when the answer kept being no. I still long for those days. Don't think I'll
get another nursing chance again.

Mary B

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In a message dated 4/28/03 4:15:36 PM, jmcseals@... writes:

<< She's also into this suck-pull-release nursing stage. Drives me bananas!
She'll latch on, suck two or three times, puuuullll my nipple three states
away and POP. Yeeoowww! >>

ROFLMFAO!!!! Laughing *and* crying! Crying because some of you are lucky
that you have kids that nurse for so long. My babies were no longer
interested, and as much as I tried coaxing them to keep nursing, would have
no part of it right around their first birthday. (Funny, my mom said I did
the same thing.) Lara...........

Tia Leschke

> But that is way too cute. Reminds me of when Alyssa was so nosey and
wanted
> to pick up her head and look from side to side but never releasing when
she
> nursed!!! I really miss those days. I was so ready to nurse a long time
with
> my last but she had other plans. She weaned herself very early. Enjoy the
> days you have. I envy you.

Noah liked to get down off my lap and take it with him. OUCH! I admit that
I encouraged him to wean to a bottle around 18 months. (That was when he
weaned his older sister.)
Tia

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
saftety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin
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