Many of the mothers of newborns I photographed would pull me aside and whisper an almost embarrassed request to take a few
pictures of their baby nursing.
Take plenty of
pictures of your baby nursing or drinking from a bottle and put them together in a scrapbook along with some of your child's favorite items from the same time in his or her life.
Not exact matches
Some
of the most precious moments
of my life have been spent
nursing all
of my
babies and yet somehow I have next to no
pictures of that time.
One
of Ava's books about
nursing (Breastmilk Makes My Tummy Yummy) contains a
picture of a mom
nursing a toddler and a
baby and states: «Two can breastfeed without fuss, there is room for both
of us.»
The
picture of you with crappy
baby nursing while you're practically comatose (or wish you were) almost did me in!!
Until the photo
of her glamorously
nursing her
baby causes no more fuss than the
picture of her glamorously looking into her
baby's face or glamorously sitting on a diner stool, then I think the photo is very much needed.
In the post, she included this
picture of her sitting on the bed,
nursing her
baby, with laundry strewn around her, a half consumed drink and off - kilter lamp shade on the bed side table, and the breastfeeding pillow on her lap and more pillows behind her back to provide the needed support in those early days.
I don't think either
of us relized how lopsided things had gotten since a lot
of it felt natural (i.e I did all
of the feedings since I was
nursing, which meant I was the one up at night which meant I did the sleep «training» which meant that I desparately read all the
baby books which meant I knew more when she got sick... you get the
picture).
I remember my mom telling me she would laugh whenever she saw a
picture of a mother in her dressing gown, serenely
nursing her
baby.
A few potted things the boycott and campaign has achieved: The International Code
of Marketing
of Breastmilk Substitutes (despite what Nestlé told the bloggers, it opposed the Code - scans
of documents from the time are on our site), the Code's implementation in 70 countries to greater or lesser degrees, breastfeeding rates in countries taking action to stop malpractice increasing (Brazil from median duration 3 months in the 1980s to 10 months today), Nestlé changing its policy on milk
nurses and
baby pictures on formula, stopping specific cases
of malpractice such as Nestlé promoting formula in Botswana as preventing diarrhoea etc. etc..
Nothing is «just so» at iRobot, even the bathroom impressed me with a separate dedicated room for
nursing moms — complete with a wash sink, armchairs, fridge and
pictures of babies on the wall.
I had a hard time
picturing myself
nursing before my
baby was born, but because
of the health benefits, bonding and cost my husband and I both felt strongly that breastfeeding was something we would do for the first year.
I
nursed all my kids but there is no way I would sit on the carpet
of a public place, put some kind
of flower wreath on my head and my
baby's head and have someone take a bunch
of pictures.
In most
pictures of nursing,
baby seems slightly under the breast - this is because as breasts enlarge w / pregnancy / milk, nipples tend to move lower on breast and point down.
I LOVE seeing
pictures like this
of celebrities out and about unabashedly
nursing their
babies.
How can you achieve your
picture - perfect vision
of nursing your
baby without more days or weeks
of tears, frustration, and pain?
While we often see
pictures of smiling mothers
nursing their newborn
babies, the truth is that many
babies simply refuse to
nurse.
«You know those
pictures of moms serenely looking down at their
babies as they quietly
nurse?
A topless mom is being held by her equally topless partner while
nursing her
baby, a young mother is wearing a revealing black lace bra and puts make - up on while she has the
baby at the breast, various mothers
nursing in public... and yes, small bits and bigger bits
of breasts showing on the
pictures.
My Dad took a
picture of it because he thought it was hilarious that I was boating,
nursing, and applying sunscreen on my
baby at the same time.
I had to add this funny
picture of me
nursing my
baby on the boat a few summers ago.
The extent
of benefits and significant difference between
nursing and formula feeding for the lifetime health and well - being
of mother and
baby is soooooo BIG, that working through any other issues and being persistent and focused on the big
picture is the most worthwhile choice you may ever make in your lifetime.
This
picture of this mother
nursing her
baby and her almost five year caught so much heat from our followers on Breastfeeding Mama Talk & the Opinionated Mamas Facebook page.
This is a
picture of me and my daughter Noa
nursing our
babies.
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nursing,
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baby dresser and changing table, gift certificate for a muralist, digital camera, video tape recorder, photo gift package certificate that pays for a certain number
of wallet - size, 8x10, 5x7, and 8x14
pictures or
picture frames,
baby car seats, baby strol
baby car seats,
baby strol
baby stroller.