About Sara
My first child is due Feb. 8th 2012. As I wait with anticipation for my breastfeeding adventure to begin, I feel so lucky to be able to be a part of the breastfeeding blog world. For more about me read the About Us section of the blog! This blog is intended to be a place of inspiration and information. It is a place to share stories and ideas. I love hearing from you!
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Archive for the ‘Monday’s Breastfeeding Quote’ Category
Monday, December 19th, 2011
The best thing to spend on your children is time
~ Unknown
I’m not sure who originally said this. I found it amongst other excellent (and humorous) parenting observations on breastfeeding.com.
With the holiday season upon us, money and presents seem to have a way of taking over the spirit of things. Another interpretation of this quote is for breastfeeding mothers specifically. The holidays can often be a busy, hectic time and unintended early weaning can be something that a little extra time can help avoid. This excellent post by Nurtured Child has tips and advice to keep up your milk supply and fend off well-meaning relatives!
What special activities do you do with your children during the holidays?
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Monday, December 12th, 2011
A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten and the future worth living for.
~ Author Unknown
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
Countless women have regained trust in their bodies through nursing their children, even if they weren’t sure at first that they could do it. It is an act of female power, and I think of it as feminism in its purest form.
~ Christine Northrup
I love the attitude that breastfeeding is empowering. That a woman can feel such strength and trust in her body and nourish another human being, that is something to be celebrated!
Happy Monday!
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about.
~Angela Schwindt
How true. It even seems to be the case with breastfeeding. I am reading, researching and joining groups to find out as much information as I can, but I know when my baby arrives in February that they will be teaching me what it really means!
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.
~ John Wilmot
So it is not a direct breastfeeding quote, but I think the sentiment still applies. Whether it is parenting theories or ideas about breastfeeding, before and after actually having children can make a big difference. I am on the before side, being pregnant with my first child. I have many ideas (theories) about how I’d like to be as a parent and especially as a breastfeeding mother. I think it is great that I formulate my thoughts before I actually have a child, but I have a sneaking suspicion that many of my ideas will be tossed out the window (or at least thrown against it a few times:)) Children, especially newborns, have their own ideas too!
Did you breastfeed longer or shorter than you “planned”? Before birth were you adamant the child would not share your bed and then attachment parenting suited you and your family best? Did any of your parenting plans get a makeover once your little one arrived?
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Monday, August 29th, 2011
“As long as you can – breastfeed! And get that protection into your child.”
Dr. David Rose, Deputy Director, Maternal and Primary Care Administration, DC Department of Health
Momzelle recently received beautiful pictures of a Momzelle mom nursing her toddler and we wanted to share them.
Thank you, Cristy!
How long do you plan to breastfeed?
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Monday, August 15th, 2011
The benefits to the mother of immediate breastfeeding are innumerable, not the least of which after the weariness of labor and birth is the emotional gratification, the feeling of strength, the composure, and the sense of fulfillment that comes with the handling and suckling of the baby.
~Ashley Montague
I have just moved to a new city and I needed to find a doctor quickly, as I am fourteen weeks pregnant. I feel quite lucky to have found one and even luckier that the hospital I will be delivering at has a very comprehensive breastfeeding policy. They have taken it from the recommendations of the WHO. It ensures that I will be given immediate opportunity to breastfeed. It is so important to me and this quote gives me yet another perspective. I wanted to have skin to skin contact immediately for the benefit of the child, to help us bond, to comfort them, to provide them nourishment and security, but I didn’t think about how I would benefit too!
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Monday, August 8th, 2011
“I’m busy milking all day long. I feel like I have probably lost a good 75 percent of my brain power. … I say it halved itself and it halved itself again. It’s not just the sleep deprivation, it is the breastfeeding and I call it the ‘lactose lobotomy.’”
~ Naomi Watts on David Letterman
Just beginning my second trimester with my first child, I am feeling the pregnancy scatterbrain syndrome (where did I put my keys?…). The “lactose lobotomy” is new to me. Something else to look forward to on the breastfeeding adventure!
Click here for more sweet and funny celebrity quotes on breastfeeding on Babble.com.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
Breastfeeding is an instinctual and natural act,
but it is also an art that is learned day by day.
It is almost always simply a matter of practical knowledge
and not a question of good luck.
- La Leche League
As I anticipate breastfeeding with the birth of my first child (in February), I think of all the women in my life that have shared their adventures with me. Most of these women had wonderful experiences breastfeeding, but I doubt any would say it was because of luck! I want to believe that I will know what to do and that my child will know what to do. I also want to believe that I will be supported (or reach out and find the support) if it doesn’t all go to plan, because when does it all go to plan with children!!
Sara @ Momzelle
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
It has been a while since I posted a Monday’s breastfeeding quote. This morning I was reading an article about how to help mothers feel good about breastfeeding in public (basically what Momzelle is all about!), and found this, with regards to what makes moms nurse for longer:
“The key to being successful is being able to nurse anywhere.”
Claire Latham, La Leche League leader and mother of two, Springfield, Va.
(as quoted on breastfeed.com)
We just came back from the BabyTime Show in Toronto and I often heard mothers say that they’d rather pump a bottle than nurse in public. Wouldn’t life be easier if they felt good about breastfeeding in public? Some moms have such a hard time pumping a bottle… Feeling good about breastfeeding in public is definitely a key factor to successful breastfeeding!
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