Great breastfeeding stories that will make you smile
Anyone who has read your web page knows that the benefits of
breastfeeding can extend well in to the toddler years. My son will be
3 next month. I have noticed that he has developed quite a sense of
humor and a song-writing talent from his love of nursing, or as he
calls it "mommy da."
When Gabriel wants to nurse, he sings for his supper. He composed the
following song last year and has been singing it ever since:
"Mommy Da, Mommy Da
Yum, Yum, Yum Yum, Mommy Da.
Mommy Da, Mommy Da
Give me, Give me, Mommie Da!
One day, while nursing and really seeming to enjoy it, I could not
help but remark, "Gabe, you really like Mommy Da, don't
you?" He nodded (Still nursing with enthusiasm). I then asked,
"What does Mommy Da taste like?"
His eyes squinted for a moment as if in deep thought. Suddenly, he
released my breast with a loud pop and responded "Chicken
Nuggets!" Since chicken nuggets are his favorite treat (next to
Mommy Da), I felt very honored.
Eva Phillips
I am the mom of a 3-month-old little boy and a 2
1/2-year-old girl. My daughter was very inquisitive about her new
little brother and all that concerned his care, especially his
feeding. She would often watch with awe as Max and I nursed throughout
the day - all day it seemed in the beginning.
One morning when I was nursing my son, my daughter was enjoying her
usual breakfast of toast and grapes. She asked me, "Mommy, what
is Max doing?" I told her he was having his breakfast too. She
asked what he was having. I told her he was having breast milk. She
paused for a moment and looked down at her own breakfast plate, and
said, "Can't you make him some breast grapes instead?" I
laughed so hard, and so did she!
Stella Suib
After my first child was born my breasts
produced so much milk that I was constantly
"leaking." The only way to help soothe the skin around my nipples (because the constant dampness caused the skin
to crack) was to go without a top. When company
came over I would wear something, but if it was
just my mom or sisters I would only drape a towel over myself.
One day my mother and I were having coffee and my towel fell. In an attempt to grab the towel, I must have accidentally
applied pressure to one of my breasts. Milk just
shot out across the table.
My mother, thinking she was being funny, said
"No thanks. You know I take my coffee black."
Talk about embarrassing.
Janice Lynds
In preparation for the birth of my second son, I let my
2-year-old son, Edgar Jr., view pictures of me nursing him. I
explained to him that this was the way that I was also going to feed
the new baby. So after doing this for several weeks, I thought that he
would be prepared.
When Lawson was born, Edgar Jr. was very excited and happy until it
was feeding time. As the nurse helped me to position Lawson to latch
on, Edgar Jr. shook his finger and screamed at the top of his lungs,
"Don't eat my mommy’s boobies! Don't eat the boobies!"
I think that Edgar Jr. was afraid that those 'hills" that he had
been driving his matchbox cars over for the past few months were going
to be eaten up by his new baby brother.
Stacey C. Zimmerman
My 2 1/2-year-old would still like to nurse and nursed until
he was 3. We call breastfeeding mimmers at our house. One day while I
was lying with my son for a nap he said, "You give me mimmers,
I'll give you money!" He has also told me, "I wish I was
your boobies." When I asked why he replied, "Then I could
have mimmers all the time."
Carolyn Bigelow
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