Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Feeding by Example  Welcome to the
April Carnival of Natural Parenting: Compassionate Advocacy
There are certain things in my life that have always been
givens.  Breastfeeding is one of those.  My mom nursed my
siblings and me, so of course I would nurse my children.
 Doesn't everyone?  I quickly found out the answer to that
assumption was no.  In fact, not everyone considers
breastfeeding normal.  This is sad.  But it struck me as
slightly amazing to discover that not everyone in my own family
considered breastfeeding to be normal.  But that's changing now,
thanks to "the family babies."    J and Gus.  There are no
pictures of me from this time because I literally went topless
for the first two months. It was way easier. When I was
pregnant, my mom took my five year old cousin to the store to
pick up some baby items.  J wanted to know why she didn't get
any bottles.  Mom explained that some mommies fed their babies
milk from their breasts and didn't need bottles.  J was amazed,
and