Monday, February 27, 2012

Whip It Out

Its been a LONG time since I've posted anything! Life has just been in the way...in a very blessed way =)

We added a new family member recently...and its because of her that I am writing this post. She is 8 weeks old and we call her Anna...sometimes I call her Fuss Bucket. And she totally deserves that one.

She is a very different person than her big brother (who loves her to pieces). Her brother was easily pacified with a pacifier when he wasn't hungry. Not Fuss Bucket. Her brother was not so interested in fleshy suckers. Not Fuss Bucket.

For the first time since her birth 8 weeks ago today, I have learned about "EBF" - Ecological Breast Feeding. You see, this phenomenon, when done right, is what leads to a natural spacing of children 3-4 years...without using birth control. To be quite honest, as of yet I see no need for birth control because so far, I've been spending my nights with my little flesh-sucker permanently attached to me.

EBF is popularly referred to as "feeding on demand". This means when baby is hungry, when baby is tired, when baby is feeling sick, when baby has a tummy ache, when baby needs comfort...omg the list could go on!!!

So after my 100+ time feeding Fuss Bucket, modesty has lost all meaning to my weary brain and I'm afraid that I may "whip it out" because I no longer see it as anything but a fleshy feeding apparatus that is regrettably permanently attached to my body.

*Please note I love my new baby girl to pieces. I just wish she'd suck on a pacifier occasionally.

8 comments:

Kathy Farrelly said...

Congratulations and best wishes, Christina. :)

Ame said...

have you considered changing your diet? i couldn't eat broccoli with my first b/c it hurt her tummy and made her fussy.

Christina said...

Ame, It probably was broccoli. I eat it like candy =p We were having some interesting over-supply issues that were keeping her high on carbs and low on fat...inducing hunger and gassiness. We've since resolved some of the issues, but she still refuses everything but mommy's best. I like it that it means I'll probably make it a year with her like I want. I'm just a little leery that she might go longer than that lol.

Ame said...

my first would ONLY take me ... absolutely nothing else. i nursed her 13 months and my 2nd 14 months. i started my 2nd on a bottle a day b4 she turned 6 weeks old. i needed a break.

MarkyMark said...

Congrats on the new arrival, Christine...

Justthisguy said...

Heh. I can't avoid thinking of that Keith Laumer story in which the Groaci lizard-man says to the good-lookin' human woman, "Don't flaunt those udders at me, you disgusting mammal!"

Oh, and my most earnest congratulations, you mammal, you!

P.s. I got here from Elusive Wapiti.

Justthisguy said...

My Mom told me that she tried, but mysteriously dried up and had to go to the bottle. My earliest memory is of getting annoyed at my bottle and hurling it out of the crib. Mayhap I felt cheated, or something.

Anonymous said...

Nice work with the little one...my wife has breast-fed all six of ours, and yeah, I have to be the one that occasionally puts my coat or something else that is handy over her shoulder - she just goes about her business taking care of what is most important, and sometimes forgets about the rest of the world. The best decision I ever made was asking her to marry. Best of luck!
An old dad.