Green Options » AA breastfeeding http://greenoptions.com/tag/aa-breastfeeding Posts tagged 'AA breastfeeding' Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:36:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Mother’s Milk: Breastfeeding AA in a DD World; A Human Pacifier Story http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-breastfeeding-aa-in-a-dd-world-a-human-pacifier-story/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-breastfeeding-aa-in-a-dd-world-a-human-pacifier-story/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:36:13 +0000 Amy Jussel http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-breastfeeding-aa-in-a-dd-world-a-human-pacifier-story/ Mother’s milk is one of those ‘does size count’ topics that can make new dads wonder how their wives suddenly look like an ad for Hooters, and new moms quake in nervousness bookmarking resources from La Leche League for fear the baby won’t ‘latch on.’

There’s guilt-laden inadequacy of spousal pillow talk mumblings like, “Fergawdsakes, quit touching them, they feel like they’re gonna pop!” and surges of insecurity that surface in the wee hours of baby fussiness that can mess with our brains, convincing us the tyke must be starving. But the baby bonding, nourishment, and even eco-benefits of breastfeeding? Worth every precious ounce of initial angst and challenge…

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