After reading someone else’s blog that mentioned how she is planning to breast-feed her child beyond a year (and how that causes many people to raise their eyebrows!) it made me think about my precious time with my little boy.
At 15 months his main source of nutrition is solids and with 18 teeth in his mouth, I sometimes wonder if I am a little crazy breast-feeding him.
But then I see his eyes light up I know it was not a mistake. We snuggle together. He strokes me gently with his hand as I brush back his hair. We sometimes play silly little games but I have to be careful not to make him laugh.. those teeth are sharp!
It is such an intimate moment. In some ways I prefer the breast-feeding now even more then I did before. There is no pressure on me as now I am just supplementing his diet rather then being the only source of life giving nutrients.
I also only feed him in the privacy of our own home now, instead of having to live through those horribly awkward public feedings that never ceased to make me feel self-conscious and uncomfortable no matter how many times I have done it.
It has become just a relaxed moment for the two of us to pause in our busy day and spend some time with each other.
A decision that had been made with hard cold facts in my head has become a warm and intimate thing.
I am not sure for how much longer I will breast-feed him, but I will try enjoy every moment of it!
Thamar, I just LOVE breastfeeding. I was so sad when David stopped at 13 months. It feels like one of the few things I am SURE I am doing right as a mom. :)
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