Mama Knows Breast

Hey mama! I love your blog! I just wanted to comment and say that I truly identified with today’s entry. I have breasted three children also…my oldest was bf’ed about a month because of having to return to work. The second one is now 2 years old…she bf’ed until she was about 15 months old. I had to stop bf’ing her because I got pregnant with my youngest and my milk dried up. My youngest (now 1) and I had a beautiful bf’ing relationship…bf on demand and exlusively. Just beautiful. It abrubtly came to a halt for me as well at 8 months, because of a medical condition. There was no weaning about it….and it was torture. Pure torture. She couldn’t understand why I wasn’t nursing her…and it made me an emotional mess. I just wanted to say, you aren’t alone. And I am very happy you are here today…healthy and writing all of these wonderful entries. Thanks for the heads up on sippie cups…we have some coming any day now! Take care mama, and thanks for posting such cool AP stuff!! Rock on!

Hello! I’m new to your blog. I found it when exploring blogs through google reader and have been following for about a week now.

I would love a copy of that book. I have now been breastfeeding my first child for 18 months. I hadn’t really expected to go this long but here I am. I would do it again in a heartbeat, challenges and all!

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I was blessed to nurse my two kids a total of 18 months, and wet nurse a cousin’s baby (pumping for her) for four months during that time. If health had enabled (hormones) then I’d have continued for a long time. Anyway as I type this comment from my hospital room fresh from my hysterectomy I can empathize with your memories and the wish that I could have continued longer or birthed more, etc. But I have a fabulous sister-in-law that is due this summer with her first and is getting quite excited about nursing and the benefits of it. So if I won she’d be getting it as a gift.

Nursing is amazing, and wonderful and really I think the highlight of that first year or two or three. Enjoy it ladies!

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I’ve heard others give this book good reviews too. I’m currently nursing my second child (5 months old) and I’m still loving it. Yes, there are those cons but in my opinion the pros outweigh them tenfold.

I’d love to read this book too and after I think I’d pass it on to a friend who’s pregnant with her first!

Thanks for sharing,
Heidi

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Thanks for the great post! I’m expecting my first baby in late April/early May. I consider myself very fortunate that I work from home and have a flexible schedule that will allow me to breastfeed for years (potentially). At this point, I don’t really have a clue how to go about it but was encouraged to see my baby sucking its thumb on the 23 week ultrasound. That’s gotta be a good sign, right!?

By the way, these things do stop growing at some point, yes? ‘Cause I’m at 25 weeks and they’ve been growing since day 1 and aren’t showing signs of stopping! At 26, the thought of having grandma boobs does NOT thrill me. ;)

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Enter me please! We are still nursing on demand at 17mos over here, but I doubt my DS will want to go much past 2yo.

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I have tried twice to breastfeed my two littles and was not as successful as I would have liked. I am hoping with our next one to be able to bf on demand as long as my little one would like. I have heard wonderful things about this book as well. Thanks so much for sharing your copy.

Blessings!!

Wow, I am going to Italy to meet my new grandbaby in March, my daughter is breast feeding and this would be a perfect gift to take along to give to her!!!

I would love to read this book I am currently going on 4 months and hoping to make the year mark. I would love to read this book.

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What a great post. I am such a breastfeeding advocate. With my first I too had to work and managed to nurse him for 10 months. My second nursed ondemand until she was 23 months old and I was 4 months pregnant. She just weaned herself. It was sad. I had 5 months of no nursing until my third was born. It seems like I nurse longer and longer with each baby and I will nurse her til she is ready to stop. Never heard of this book and would love to read it and pass it on to a few friends of mine with new babies and those who are pregnant! Thanks!

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Great book! I would love to win. I plan to have baby #2 this year so it should be a wonderful addition, along with the baby of course! Please count me in.

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Sounds like an interesting book and a great gift for any new mom. I just made it past the first year mark with my daughter and have managed to work now without pumping and still continuing to breastfeeding (working part time). I’ve often thought it would be great if there was a breastfeeding survival guide other then what LLL has out right now. Breastfeeding is a battle against society it seems like at every stage. Right now I’m in the “I don’t really need to give my breastfeeding child milk” and “yes, breastmilk IS FOOD” stage. Luckily no one has mentioned weaning yet.

I have nursed two babies, a boy and a girl. I was really lucky to not have any problems with the first but I had some problems nursing my second which I didn’t expect at all considering the first had done so well. I can definitely identify with your walk down memory lane. I just weaned my son (almost 3 now) and it was quite a better experience than weaning my girl. I miss it a lot. If I win the book, I plan to read it first then pass it along to a really close girlfriend of mine who is still nursing her second child, now almost one year old. (or possibly donate it to my local LLL group)

This is the first time I have read your blog, by the way, and I can’t wait to read more. I happened to run out of dishwasher detergent unexpectedly with a full load of dishes all ready to be washed and a snowstorm on the way so I started searching around for an all natural substitution. I love the natural dishwasher soap recipe you provide as I had all of those ingredients on hand and my dishes have never been so clean. (I regularly use 7th generation but I love your recipe even more) So thanks for your blog and all the information you provide on your site. It really saved me.

yes please!

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I love your site.
I breastfed my daughter for 15 mos. and my 7 month old shows no signs of giving up mommy milk any time soon. I am so fortunate to be able to feed on demand and have such great support for breastfeeding in my husband. Our daughter, now 3, has hardly ever been sick. Go breast milk!!! I’d love to read the book.

I’m due in 8 weeks with my first and nervous excited.

Plain and simple… I will soon be new to breastfeeding and would love any support I can find – the book sounds great.

I am breastfeeding my 7 month old and we are still going strong! This book sounds fantastic!

Gosh, how on earth did you cope with not being able to wean gradually?

I breastfed all three of my children until toddlerhood and found it the most amazing experience. I will do it again if I ever have any more children. Like you I weaned my first daughter earlier than I would have liked simply because I was back at work and found it happened almost accidentally due to supplementing with formula. The second time around was much better as my daughter more or less self-weaned. And my son has just recently stopped breastfeeding after 25 months!

You’re right about Andi’s book. I reviewed it a while back and thought it was a little gem – especially for a first-time mother who doesn’t know who to turn to or whether what she’s experiencing is normal or not!