Lactivism
September 20th, 2007 by kitSo I checked out a visitor’s blog yesterday and was really impressed. And I was introduced to a new word, Lactivism. Wikipedia has a good definition if you follow that link.
I understand not all women are able to breastfeed, but Heidi can and does, and I think it’s a beautiful thing. Let me show you.
This is one of the first pictures taken of us as parents. Critter’s latched on.
Here’s the first time she was able to nurse Bennett in the NICU. He was three months old by this time .
Emiline gets latched on at the birth center.
And Mo’s clearly comfortable with her acrobatic nursing.
And finally, here’s Mo (age 2), wanting to be like Mommy.
I love my family.
Oh, and Heidi has my blessing here. She picked out the pictures!
September 21st, 2007 at 10:01 am
I love the leg-up nursing method. Phill (my husband) tends to love when my kids nurse held against me vertically. It looks hilarious, but is quite convenient when I’m walking around. Yay for breastfeeding!
And I love that you’re so supportive of it. It always helps when the husband is supportive of the various motherly arts….
September 21st, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Emy has started to ask to nurse - she’s our first child that’s on target verbally so this is a bit odd! She’ll say, “Nuh, eeethe, nuh, eeeth…” I’ve got to get it on tape. “Nurse, please!” It was so cute at 3am when she said it that I woke Kit up to hear! (He thought it was cute despite the rude awakening.) And I’ll ask if she wants to nurse and she’ll nod frantically. She also pulls up HER shirt when she wants to nurse and shows me her belly, chanting, “Nuuuh, nuuuh!”
The picture of Bennett is the first day he wasn’t on the ventilator/CPAP - he was 3 months old (but still not due for another month) and still on a lot of oxygen and nursing was our last big hurdle to face before getting him home.
I’ve now spent just over 49 months of my life nursing and/or pumping. Four years of lactating.
I guess that makes me a lactivist. No wonder Christopher calls breasts “nurses.”