My 5 1/2 year old sees my baby breast feed and now...

2008-08-24T00:49:00.000-07:00

My 5 1/2 year old sees my baby breast feed and now she wants to breast feed again. What should I do? She hasn't breast feed since she was 5 months old.

Once my son 2.5 y.o. son pulled up his shirt and s...

2007-07-25T12:59:00.000-07:00

Once my son 2.5 y.o. son pulled up his shirt and started nursing his bear :-)

Oh so cute! She is a little Lactivist in the makin...

2007-07-25T12:09:00.000-07:00

Oh so cute! She is a little Lactivist in the making!

And I'm having a Breastfeeding advocacy Note Card Give-Away this week. Anyone can swing on by to enter by leaving a comment on my blog. Good Luck!

my 25 month old nursling will, when finished with ...

2007-07-24T13:30:00.000-07:00

my 25 month old nursling will, when finished with one side point to the other side and say 'this side please mommy!' breastfeeding also teaches manners!

He he doesn't have a younger sibling, but when we are around friends who have new babies and they are nursing, he's very concerned that they too get the 'other side' and will let the mom know that baby wants the other side too.

My daughter has recently started to ask for mama's...

2007-07-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

My daughter has recently started to ask for mama's milk. I used to think it was just her wanting something he has and she doesn't or just her needing that mommy cuddly time, but this morning she walked in on me getting ready for work and said "I'm ready for my mama's milk." Um, ok.

I actually think I'm going to attempt to give her some in a sippee because of her weight gain (non)

My little boy weaned at 13 months, but for the nex...

2007-07-24T03:24:00.000-07:00

My little boy weaned at 13 months, but for the next 6 months when he saw a baby breastfeeding he'd come and sit on my knee and hide his face and complain. He still likes to put a hand down my top if he's feeling particularly vulnerable!

Let's all pray that when Elnora's a Mommy, nobody ...

2007-07-23T16:23:00.000-07:00

Let's all pray that when Elnora's a Mommy, nobody will be blogging about breastfeeding in public. By then, let's hope, such blogs will be in the nature of 'remember when women were given grief......"

My 3 year old daughter regularly "nurses" her babi...

2007-07-23T15:29:00.000-07:00

My 3 year old daughter regularly "nurses" her babies and stuffed animals when I am feeding our 11 month old (and even when I am not). She knows that is how babies eat. She even has a lap desk that she uses as a nursing pillow. It is really cute to see her imitating me.

sounds like she will make a great mama. :)LOL at n...

2007-07-23T14:29:00.000-07:00

sounds like she will make a great mama. :)

LOL at not being discreet. ava will pull up her whole dress to "nurse" her pretend babies. it's pretty darn cute.

My 3-year-old son also wants to use my pump. Thin...

2007-07-23T14:27:00.000-07:00

My 3-year-old son also wants to use my pump. Things I've heard him say: "I have a big chest. I pump." "Boys don't feed babies. Only mommies do." "Mommy, Ben's crying. You need to give him yummies." I love that he thinks it's perfectly normal for his baby brother to eat the perfectly normal way.

Even though I've had to switch over to formula (ab...

2007-07-23T10:39:00.000-07:00

Even though I've had to switch over to formula (about 2 months ago now), my 5 year old will still tell me I need to feed my 6 month old daughter by saying 'she's hungry and she needs to drink your boob'. Or he'll hear her crying and tell me she's hungry. Then when I'm feeding her a bottle he says 'not like that, like this' and lifts his shirt and tries to nurse on his own nipple.

My 2.5

Lately, if I'm holding him, my nine-month-old will...

2007-07-23T10:28:00.000-07:00

Lately, if I'm holding him, my nine-month-old will grab hold of my ears, and pull himself forward until his mouth is firmly around my nose. Still doesn't use the 'milk' sign, even though I'm still doing it pretty regularly. He does get excited when I say 'milk'. ;)

Too cute! For roughly the first 9 months of Levi'...

2007-07-23T09:53:00.000-07:00

Too cute! For roughly the first 9 months of Levi's life, anytime he cried Jonny or Gracie would say, "Mom! Levi wants your boob!"

This was always at full volume, and it did not matter if we were sitting in the living room by ourselves, or in a long line at the grocery store.

It helps to see that often girls learn about breas...

2007-07-23T08:56:00.000-07:00

It helps to see that often girls learn about breastfeeding from seeing younger siblings nurse and not necessarily their own nursing experience, which I'd imagine many baby girls would be too young to remember.

Gives me more motivation to try again with the next baby.

LOL...and she's not discreet either.She's all "get...

2007-07-23T08:47:00.000-07:00

LOL...and she's not discreet either.

She's all "get that shirt up and give the boy some access Mom!"

That's ok, I have years to teach her the finer points of how to nurse in public. :)

Tee Hee - Methinks I sense a Little Lactivist in t...

2007-07-23T08:46:00.000-07:00

Tee Hee - Methinks I sense a Little Lactivist in the making!!

I love how Elnora knows what her brother needs! So...

2007-07-23T08:17:00.000-07:00

I love how Elnora knows what her brother needs! Sometimes my older daughter will take it a little too far though, and ask her sister if she wants me to nurse her (to get her little sister out of her hair LOL). She has learned that doesn't go over very well!

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