Ive been getting a lot of questions lately about the fact that Maggie is still nursing frequently. Some have been merely repsectful requests for bits of information which I had and they did not. Some have been overwhelmingly hurtful and/or downright thoughtless. Anyone who knows Keith and I know that we dont make any decisions lightly, especially not when they involve our daughter. The choices we have made, from the big to the small...we have TRIED to make with what was truly in Maggies interest and with what we thought was BEST for her. Not what was something we could get away with and she would still be ok. What is BEST. We have stuck by the ideals we had from before she was conceived....which I think many thought we wouldnt do (I cant count the number of people who swore we wouldnt stick with cloth diapering)....but they were our ideals after a LOT of thought, consideration, and research. Yes, many of them are harder or require more work, but I didnt decide to become a parent because I thought it would be easy or simple. All that being said, a large part of why we chose what we did is because we knew/assumed/found-after-some-trial that it worked best for our family. That does NOT mean it works best for yours, nor do I assume to know what would. One of my closest friends, who most everyone who knows her considers to be an AMAZING mother.....has nearly all the same ideals as we do, except she HATES cosleeping. Good for her, dont cosleep. I miss the hell out of Maggie when she isnt next to me in bed....that coupled with a lot of research backing the safety and benefits of cosleeping made our decision for us. Her situation made the decision for her. I have no judgement of her decision....she is easily the best mother most of us know. That one choice doesnt change that for me at all...I respect her reasons 100%. Frankly....as a cloth diapering, extended breastfeeding, attachment mother....I dont have the TIME to judge other peoples parenting. Even if I believe what I am doing is BEST....I am likely giving you the benefit of the doubt that you made a different choice for a good reason. But either way, I really am too concerned with my own family to judge you. I would appreciate the same respect in return. :) To continue the breastfeeding debate....here are some of the reasons we have chosen to keep Maggie on the boob until a minimum of 2yo.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 03:56:10 +0000
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