Green Options » breastfeeding olympics http://greenoptions.com/tag/breastfeeding-olympics Posts tagged 'breastfeeding olympics' Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:24:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Mother’s Milk: Breastfeeding Olympics with your Toddler http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/07/mothers-milk-breastfeeding-olympics-with-your-toddler/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/07/mothers-milk-breastfeeding-olympics-with-your-toddler/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:24:39 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/07/mothers-milk-breastfeeding-olympics-with-your-toddler/ breastfeeding a toddlerEditor’s note:  This guest piece was written by Summer about nursing a toddler.  Summer is the stay-at-home mother of two monkey boys, a breastfeeding supporter, and never shy when it comes to talking about her breasts. You can read her voicing her opinions on parenting and life at Wired For Noise.

One day you’re curled up on the couch, baby nestled sweetly in your arms, nursing his as he drifts softly off to sleep. The next day your baby is hanging over your shoulder, trying to nurse upside down and eat a cookie at the same time. Welcome to breastfeeding your toddler.

Once your baby becomes a walking, giggling, climbing toddler breastfeeding will never be the same. Commonly referred to as the “Breastfeeding Olympics” by moms who have been there, there is rarely a calm moment anymore. All those hours spent in the soft light of nursing a cuddly baby are now replaced by flashes and darts, cartwheels and somersaults, and the silly joy that toddlers emit everywhere. With that bundle of energy bursting through out the house some parents see their baby turning into a child and feel that it is time to put breastfeeding behind them. However, nursing a toddler still has many benefits.

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