congratulations Sarah! (and for those wondering which Sarah…Sarah in Indy, right? Because the other Sarah K has two and if she were expecting her third there’d be lots of surprised peeps!). When I was pregnant with Rowan I “craved” nursing a big old baby, the kind that knows what they are doing and where there is a real exchange of sentiment between mom and baby, and who really “fills up” the arms. I got him! 9.5 lbs at birth, nursed straight through the first 6 hours without a nap, and has never had a “nursing strike”. Never heard of a kid so into his milk as this one. The plan was to wean him at 2 but that is looking like it’s going to be no smooth thing as it was with the other 3.
And Cathy….isn’t this a good indicator of how discrete nursing can be?
on 27 Sep 2006 at 1:41 pm 3.Marlene said …
Are you still nursing? What is wrong with you? Don’t you know how much your child is going to be attached to you? Isn’t he going to have problems later on?..
Ha, I can’t keep all the pyscho up. What an awesome picture. This picture says it all. Keep it up girl. YOU are the mom. He is so cute.
I felt a little cheated on the whole nursing thing, you know. When Jesse was little Sarah went back to work and I stayed home during the day (while being a graduate student in Botany by night). She pumped, and I got to give Jesse his bottle several times a day. It was always a bonding time for us, even though it lacked the true physical connection of a nursing mother and child.
But by the time Laurel & Duncan came along she was a full-time stay at home mom and didn’t need me to help nurse. We tried a bottle with Laurel once so Sarah could go out by herself and do something for an afternoon. It was a NIGHTMARE! She did NOT want the bottle, even though it was filled with pumped breast milk. I’m pretty sure we never even tried again…
But all in all, I think you moms have it great. While it was a long time ago, I still remember the feeling of baby Jesse nestled in my arms and slowly slipping to sleep as he ate. Pure contentment.
Tia for some crazy reason I didn’t see your view on nursing so I must go back and read it. I do want you to know you that your blog is the first I ever read. You in some way may be the reason I blog (although not enough to even mention it). I am glad we meet and the last talk we had really blessed me I think you are very sweet and I look forward to getting to know you more. Dr. Hibiscus
about had me in tears, but I am okay. Love ya RED!!
Conscious Living….Deliberate Living. Deciding what I want to strive for and then setting goals to get there… “But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people because they think their dreams into reality with eyes wide open.”
on 26 Sep 2006 at 9:35 pm 1.Cathy said …
Hey, where’s the boob? Ha ha ha ha!!!
(wink)
on 27 Sep 2006 at 6:36 am 2.Tia said …
congratulations Sarah! (and for those wondering which Sarah…Sarah in Indy, right? Because the other Sarah K has two and if she were expecting her third there’d be lots of surprised peeps!). When I was pregnant with Rowan I “craved” nursing a big old baby, the kind that knows what they are doing and where there is a real exchange of sentiment between mom and baby, and who really “fills up” the arms. I got him! 9.5 lbs at birth, nursed straight through the first 6 hours without a nap, and has never had a “nursing strike”. Never heard of a kid so into his milk as this one. The plan was to wean him at 2 but that is looking like it’s going to be no smooth thing as it was with the other 3.
And Cathy….isn’t this a good indicator of how discrete nursing can be?
on 27 Sep 2006 at 1:41 pm 3.Marlene said …
Are you still nursing? What is wrong with you? Don’t you know how much your child is going to be attached to you? Isn’t he going to have problems later on?..
Ha, I can’t keep all the pyscho up. What an awesome picture. This picture says it all. Keep it up girl. YOU are the mom. He is so cute.
How’s that for an appearance?
Marlene
on 27 Sep 2006 at 8:10 pm 4.Dr.Hibiscus said …
I felt a little cheated on the whole nursing thing, you know. When Jesse was little Sarah went back to work and I stayed home during the day (while being a graduate student in Botany by night). She pumped, and I got to give Jesse his bottle several times a day. It was always a bonding time for us, even though it lacked the true physical connection of a nursing mother and child.
But by the time Laurel & Duncan came along she was a full-time stay at home mom and didn’t need me to help nurse. We tried a bottle with Laurel once so Sarah could go out by herself and do something for an afternoon. It was a NIGHTMARE! She did NOT want the bottle, even though it was filled with pumped breast milk. I’m pretty sure we never even tried again…
But all in all, I think you moms have it great. While it was a long time ago, I still remember the feeling of baby Jesse nestled in my arms and slowly slipping to sleep as he ate. Pure contentment.
ps - that’s a great picture of PB
on 30 Sep 2006 at 8:36 pm 5.Sheila Jackson said …
Tia for some crazy reason I didn’t see your view on nursing so I must go back and read it. I do want you to know you that your blog is the first I ever read. You in some way may be the reason I blog (although not enough to even mention it). I am glad we meet and the last talk we had really blessed me I think you are very sweet and I look forward to getting to know you more. Dr. Hibiscus
about had me in tears, but I am okay. Love ya RED!!