Nursing

I named this blog "The Joys of Familyhood" because, as I thought of what I would write, I considered that I might want to chronicle some parenting or family experiences in general.

Before I had Lucas, I can honestly say that I hadn't made a decision on whether or not I would nurse him - perhaps because I wasn't sure if it would work for us. Well, once he was born, it seemed the right thing to do even though it wasn't the easiest. We worked until we got a hang of it and once I returned to work it was also a committment on my part; I ended up nursing him until he was about 14 months old.

A negative observation I made during my nursing experience is that not a lot of people are understanding of this natural choice. I was really surprised to see how the public sometimes looks at nursing moms in a disapproving way - I felt peering eyes on more than one occasion even though I would make a great effort to maintain modesty.

So, I think its great that celebrity nursing moms have, in a way, said "take this!" by nursing, and sometimes in very public settings.

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/angelina-breastfeeding-and-me/

http://www.breastfeeding.com/celebrities/celeb_main.html