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5/18/13 4:53 A

I love the connection i have when i breastfeed.

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4/1/13 10:25 A

I enjoy bf my children. I am a mom of 6. The first i couldnt breastfeed because he was a premee and i had to pump and send it in so i did that the whole two months he was in the hospital. The second one was weaned at 2months because he bit me. The third she went to a yr. The fourth lasted until she was 2 1/2. My fifth i stopped him at 4 1/2 yrs i was pregnant with my 6th so i decided to stop. And my little one now is 30 months and still feeding. Don't know when i will wean. I rather her do it herself but if she is not ready by 4 i will start then. I enjoy the cuddle time and breastfeeding has saved my kids when they were sick and didnt want to eat or drink anything else. At least they stayed hydrated

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3/14/13 1:49 P

I love the snuggly feeling of nursing, though she has a bad habit of falling asleep in the middle of a meal, and I have to tickle her toes or boop her nose to get her going again.

This morning, she was in the middle of feeding and stopped, looked up at me, went "hah!", and then relatched and kept going like nothing had happened. Hilarous!

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3/8/13 3:07 P

I'm only pumping too, and my favorite part is knowing my child is getting milk from me. When I open the fridge and see my milk bags, it brings such a nice reminder that my child needs me.

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2/7/13 3:05 P

I wasn't able to nurse my son, but I pumped for a year. My daughter is not having any issues, and I love it. I still pump so she can have a bottle if needed, but I love (and sometimes not) how she stops and looks at me and smiles. She get distracted, so when all of that starts, we actually stop and take a break, but oh, how sweet it is to have her hold my finger and then look up at me with milk dribbling down her cheek :)

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2/7/13 11:35 A

I love the bonding between baby and me! As well I find it very relaxing!

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1/16/13 5:22 A

I love the little sounds they make, and when they stop sucking for a few seconds look up at you and then hurry back to "work"
Cant wait for this little one to come so I can nurse again :)

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12/16/12 5:40 P

I totally agree with you. I love when my son looks up at me. He's the sweetest baby. I find it a little humorous when he's tired while he's feeding and he keeps moving his head from side to side trying to latch on. All the while his eyes are closed.

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11/3/12 2:59 P

My favorite thing besides the special bonding time with my daughter is, I am always prepared on outings for her meals! No messy bottles.

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10/29/12 3:27 P

I love how they look up at you with those big eyes with such love in their eyes. I also love how they put their hand on you or hold your fingers/hand. It is the best feeling in the world. I nursed my first child for 13 months and am nuring the second one now (3 months old)

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10/25/12 3:56 P

I love it giving you that one on one time with the baby. I nursed my 3 girls and plan on nursing our 4th baby. I also love that it gives me a reason to sit down for at least 30 mins and relax. Can't wait to nurse again.

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10/14/12 11:01 A

I've had seven kids; the first two I didn't breastfeed (I was in college when I had the first one, had trouble with him latching on and my mom encouraged me to just bottle feed). The second one, since I had breastfeed with the first one, that was natural for me to just go to breastfeeding. Baby number three was the first one to breastfeed and I have been breastfeeding ever since (with the exception of one who had a cleft palate due to trisomy 18 and she had to be fed through a tube for her little life of 3.5 months).

I love the closeness and the little look up at you as they are suckling. It's priceless. One of my daughters used to scratch at my armpits as she nursed.

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10/14/12 1:04 A

My favorite thing is the unique gift breastfeeding is for me and the baby. Not replaceable. I'm still nursing baby number 4 at 15 months. He has had a number of health issues. I am so grateful to provide nutrition, immunotherapy, comfort and physical therapy. I am so glad that God made him #4 and learned so much nursing other babies. It was a serious fight to keep him nursing or taking expressed milk.

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10/11/12 9:55 A

As many said, the special time with the baby and the fact that a little milk can help any hurt. And if you put breastmilk on a scrape it heals up faster without a scar :) My almost 3-year-old has a cut over his eye that isn't healing, and I really wish I had some milk to apply right now. He weaned at 25 months, and while I've enjoyed having my body back (and no more pumping!) I'm looking forward to nursing the next one.

My favorite memory of breastfeeding was when my milk first can in - my son and I were alone, which we almost never were at first, and we made such a mess! He couldn't figure out what to do or how to swallow the milk effectively, and I was so surprised I was leaking from both sides... It made me feel like "hey, we're in this together, let's figure this out" and like we were a team. That memory still makes me smile.

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10/7/12 8:06 P

The "down-time," getting to just take that time to sit quietly and enjoy the feel-good benefits of prolactin while loving my baby :)

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9/21/12 1:14 A

I love it when my daughter is done eating a has fallen asleep and smiles with her teethless grin and snuggles closer to me. its a great feeling.

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9/10/12 8:41 P

In addition to most of the things that have already been listed, I have to love the fact that it's a good way to calm my daughter down, particularly if she's been having a not-so-good day. A little momma's milk always does the trick!

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8/27/12 11:11 A

having that special moment just me and my baby:)

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8/25/12 11:48 A

My favorite thing is the way she lovingly stares at me. At first..I couldn't produce much milk but what I did (learnt from WIC) is whenever she cried even if she wasn't hungry, I give her my breast. I used my breast as a pacifier in short and after a week of that I now have more than enough. Now I'm a stay at home mom so I was able to do that but for those who aren't try pumping more often. Try going to the ladies room and manual pump or hand express just a lil every hour and that should help some... But good luck to those who r having trouble. Stick with it cuz the bonding is worth it

Edited by: BUBBLELOVINLADI at: 8/25/2012 (11:49)

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8/25/12 10:06 A

feeding at night in a dark room while the rest of the family is sound asleep.

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7/25/12 9:45 A

I had a really low milk supply after I had my daughter. I thought it was just because she couldn't latch on, but we will see. I am working with a lactation consultant this time around though.

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7/19/12 6:02 P

I had a hard time nursing in the beginning too. He sucked so hard that he had sores on the top of his mouth. The doctor said he had never seen sores like that before. At four months, he started loosing weight. He lost a pound in a month. I started feeling like less of a woman because I couldn't produce enough milk. It's a hard feeling to shake. I had to start giving him formula so that he wouldn't be screaming for food every hour. And then I had to start giving him baby food. Now that he's six months, I am doing a lot better. I stay at home so that I can nurse my baby. And latching on is still hard for me. It just hurts sometimes. Especially when my menstrual cycle is in certain stages. But I love how he touches my face with his little hand, and draws pictures on my chest, and makes funny noises, and stares contently at me. I also know I'm doing the right thing by refusing to give up on breastfeeding.

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7/17/12 10:20 A

Hey Jude,

I also have seizures, and this is my second baby. I am very concerned about whether I will be able to breastfeed at all. My daugther was born with special needs so I didn't get to breastfeed her at all. I really want to breastfeed with this one.