tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227945636407573872.post1481936200926642426..comments2024-02-11T23:03:48.418-08:00Comments on torthúil: Sunday bookmark challenge #3: Boob feedingtorthúilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227945636407573872.post-50365078259517092882016-02-08T18:57:06.289-08:002016-02-08T18:57:06.289-08:00Thanks! I am glad you feel so comfortable in your ...Thanks! I am glad you feel so comfortable in your own skin. Motherhood inevitably changes your body and how you feel about it. But many of the changes can be beautiful and liberating, if we let them.torthúilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227945636407573872.post-65656603727724106752016-02-08T12:01:22.390-08:002016-02-08T12:01:22.390-08:00Before having a baby, I was incredibly modest. I ...Before having a baby, I was incredibly modest. I was always that person who went into the bathroom stall to change in public locker rooms, etc. Anyway, after giving birth and breastfeeding, I am now the completed opposite (about my boobs at least). Who cares? It is so easy and so good for little ones and such a sweet experience (when it works well for both mama and baby). I wish it weren't such a hot button issue with some people!<br /><br />Anyway, love the post!A Few Good Eggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654170259337486983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227945636407573872.post-6045895508928223462016-01-30T17:55:26.681-08:002016-01-30T17:55:26.681-08:00Thank you! I don't think you need fear any arg...Thank you! I don't think you need fear any arguments about parenting as you think things out so well and have good reasons for everything you do. I think it's great that the option to induce lactation exists for those who want to try it, but it certainly isn't for everyone. And yes sometimes it's better just to avoid all the fuss of people's opinions, especially the badly thought out ones. torthúilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227945636407573872.post-49544628502315526442016-01-30T14:44:11.990-08:002016-01-30T14:44:11.990-08:00Beautiful photos! I don't understand all the h...Beautiful photos! I don't understand all the hoo-ha about breastfeeding in public. I love the various things that come up about how it's okay to totally display boobs for the sake of aesthetics in low-cut tops or whatnot, but use them for what they were originally meant for and GASP! Horrible! Scandalous! So dumb. I wanted to breastfeed, and while I could attempt induced lactation I'm not going to. It makes me sad, and adds to loss, but formula feeding will be just fine for me (although man people are rabid about making sure I know that I could try breast-feeding and then judging me about it, which doesn't go well for them because I love entering into debate well-versed...heh heh heh). Besides, I'm pretty sure I would have been someone who embarrassed the heck out of my husband because I would have totally done it in public and stared down anyone who might say something to me. And angry breastfeeding probably isn't so great, like crying while making a cake. Supposedly that makes it taste bitter. :) I love your beautiful pictures, and this bookmark that captures such a great moment in your life. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227945636407573872.post-9046982923873465212016-01-27T09:23:26.618-08:002016-01-27T09:23:26.618-08:00It definitely isn't easy to accept that one...It definitely isn't easy to accept that one's body (or mind for that matter) can't do what one exoects. To rationally understand is one thing: to be fully ok with things as they are rather than the way we want them to be: I haven't managed it!torthúilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227945636407573872.post-31329205477617867972016-01-27T06:48:48.210-08:002016-01-27T06:48:48.210-08:00I think breastfeeding is a beautiful thing, and I ...I think breastfeeding is a beautiful thing, and I am always in shock when it's banned in public. I think it's hugely emotional (for some) for the same reason that infertility is hugely emotional (for some): if you are a woman and women are supposed to be able to do X and you cannot do X... does that make you a lesser woman? The answer is clearly no, but what the brain knows and what the heart suspects are two different things.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227945636407573872.post-26568564732655859612016-01-25T18:55:27.810-08:002016-01-25T18:55:27.810-08:00Thank you! It is an amazing part o an amazing expe...Thank you! It is an amazing part o an amazing experience.torthúilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227945636407573872.post-7087599100203367132016-01-25T11:06:33.711-08:002016-01-25T11:06:33.711-08:00I love that you posted these photos! It shows a be...I love that you posted these photos! It shows a beautiful feeding relationship you have with AJ. I agree with you about the emotions surrounding feeding your child. There's a strong biological drive to do so (for good reason). I firmly support which ever method parents use to feed their babies. And I'm also glad to see photos that show the beauty that exists with this process. Because it is truly magical.Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.com