Ive seen on A LOT of blogs this week posting about nursing…
and celebrating the WORLD WIDE breastfeeding week…
I mean I myself put a post up for UDDER COVERS on SIMPLE today…
Its so strange though… that there is a part of me that still is saddened when I look at Owen and cant nurse him…
I feel almost as if I have failed or am left out?
Like im not good enough to be part of that whole campaign and “nursing moms” group…
That I am the “bottle feeding” mother… and didnt try enough.
BUT the more I look at Owen… and the more I see him thriving… the more I realize thats what really matters… is that we love our babies… we nurture our babies…. may that be through a breast or bottle… it does not make me LESS. It does not make my baby any less healthy… or incapable of anything. I have seen my other two boys grow up and thrive on formula… after weeks of failed nursing… and my children have been beyond healthy and so so strong.
This isnt a post to bash nursing. I absolutely think it is an incredible time in a womans life… and that the bond is incredible between mom and baby through nursing… but I also believe that my bond with Owen is no less… and I dont ever want anyone who reads my blog to think the thoughts I have thought when I question my choice to stop nursing.
I get to enjoy the same looks from Owen as I feed him….
I get to hold his sweet little hands…
I get to smell his hair and kiss his forehead….
I even get to share the joy by allowing my children to feed Owen… and I tell you, that right there has been SO sweet.
So to all the moms who arent able to nurse….
You are not alone this week :)
Enjoy your babies!!
Cherish those feedings…
And soak up every single minute!
It wont be long and Owen will want to feed himself… and I will no longer be able to cradle him for 20 minutes as he drinks a bottle.
Those times are precious.
