I Deserve a Metal
On many parenting sites women are told things like “you don’t get a metal for not taking the epidural” or “you deserve a metal for (insert parenting accomplishment here.)”
I want a metal for breastfeeding twins for 10 months. Specifically, I would like several ounces of platinum.
Oh, wait, do those people mean medal? Well…shit. Can I take the metal anyway?
Stumble it!
and the 529 college savings accounts get a kickback.
May 7th, 2007 07:10
Thats wonderful that you were able to nurse for that long. Congrats to you.
May 7th, 2007 08:21
wow! you do deserve a (metal or medal). that sure is something to be proud of.
May 7th, 2007 08:42
Congratulations — I know what hard work that is, and you should be very proud even if the only metal you get is steel in your nursing bra.
May 7th, 2007 09:34
Thanks for your comment on my blog…we have resigned ourselves to 39 weeks (our scheduled c-section as both kiddo’s are breech). We were fooled by our doc’s into thinking we wouldn’t still be waiting, but then again, they are only doctor’s!
I enjoy reading your blog…I read the archives on breastfeeding and feel like I have a more realistic idea of what I am in for! One thing I would love to mimic you on is your astonishing weight loss! Yahoo for breastfeeding!
Thanks for blogging…it is like having a mentor from afar!
May 7th, 2007 09:50
Congratulations on an incredible milestone! Are you going for 2 the WHO recommended years? More power to you!
May 7th, 2007 09:59
Krissy — Thanks so much. You are very sweet.
Paige — Yep. I actually plan to do “child led weaning” unless they never wean on their own, in which case I’ll move to “mother encouraged” weaning.
May 7th, 2007 10:19
What’s even more wonderful than actually making it to 10 months, is that you seem to really enjoy it, too. I’m so happy for you & your babies that it’s working out so very well. I was worried about you early on, but you overcame your difficulties. A really big accomplishment!
You should get a, um, uh, meadow! A motto! A mandolin! A museum, a monkey who does tricks for you!
May 7th, 2007 10:30
Oooo. A meadow would be nice.
You know, P., the most helpful thing anyone said to me during the early days ws you when you said that 50% was good. I was stuck in this “all or nothing” mindset in which I felt like a failure if I wasn’t able to exclusively breastfeed. You were the voice of sanity, and I’m not sure if I ever thanked you for that.
May 7th, 2007 13:58
Aw….. that is wonderful! I am so glad to hear that was helpful to you! So many moms don’t realize that bf is not an all-or-nothing affair.
May 7th, 2007 14:12
You are my hero. You and your boobs.
May 7th, 2007 14:23
Kuddos to you! BF one was difficult at times…I can’t imagine two. Your babes are so lucky to have you.
May 7th, 2007 16:33
You’re my hero, so you deserve a MEDAL and some metal. How about platinum with a big diamond in the middle. Yeah, i want one of those. I’m hoping to go as long as I did with my first two kiddos- around 14-15 months, but we’ll see how it goes. Breastfeeding twins is certainly an adventure!
May 7th, 2007 18:44
The parenting superninja…
While I do think that I’m generally a less judgemental person than I was pre-infertility and pre-parenting, I do have moments where I get my superiority complex on, mainly related to breastfeeding….
May 7th, 2007 18:58
My superiority complex tends to focus more on grammar, but, hey, I’m a Latin and English teacher.
May 8th, 2007 01:30
We’re going strong at 21 months. I keep thinking we’re going to do ‘child-led weaning’ but they do not seem to be slowing down at all. I love it so much too, so it’s fine, but when I talk about ‘when they wean’ my husband just rolls his eyes. His mom said all 3 of her boys loved b/fing so much she had to kick them off at age four. Re: grammar, I’ve always prided myself on spelling and grammar but now with my mushy mama-brain I know I’m sending some stuff out into cyber-space that is less than stellar…please forgive!
May 8th, 2007 09:26
Dang, you go girl!! I wish I could have done it. Then again … maybe not.
: )