It began when you were very small,
No other source of food at all,
every hour, sometimes less,
you would suckle at my breast.
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Everywhere we went they’d smile
supportive of us all the while,
You were young and cute and small
of course I breastfed, after all.
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Strangers told me they were proud
in voices strident, voices loud,
that I chose to bare my breast.
They told me it was for the best.
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Now that you walk, and run, and play,
our nursing support has become dismay!
Though you are still a babe to me
a big kid and breasts is all they see.
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Despite the heads that shake away
We still nurse all night and day!
You are still my little one,
we will nurse until you’re done.
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(Support breastfeeding, celebrate World Breastfeeding Week!)
(Also posted on API Speaks)
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I think it’s weird that people are concerned about kid size and breastfeeding. No doubt Otter is a larger-than-average baby. Maybe people are just confused by his size. They think he’s a toddler. Here’s a thought – could his size be a result of being breast-fed (in addition to the tall parent effect)? Hmmm . . . interesting conundrum.
Babies “in the wild” nurse until about age four. (Am I wrong about that? Just another factoid I learned in college.)