Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is something that is very near and dear to my heart. I nurse my 7 month old and will continue until he decides to stop. The bond that we have is something that I hold very close. I enjoy every minute of our time together. The benefits of breastfeeding are what made me want to be able to do it. Infants benefit so much from nursing. They receive antibodies to many illnesses from the mother. It is something I feel every mother should at least try. The first few weeks I felt like giving up but kept on because I knew how beneficial it would be for my son.

In the United States it is common for most mothers to stop breastfeeding at the age of 1. After reading many articles and websites this is not common in many other countries. Moms will breastfeed until their child is 4 or 5 years old and sometimes longer. It's not frowned upon as it is here in the states.

Birth Experience

My son, Kasen, was born on June 3 of this year. I remember thinking that he was never going to come after being in labor for 17 hours. I was terrified of having an emergency csection. I remember the process being fairly easy other than the intense pain. I tried to make it without any pain medication but did not last very long. I had read many articles about the effects of epidurals later on in life and did not want to have one. Well I ended up having an epidural but it had worn off by the time I delivered. I remember very vividly once it was time to deliver the amount of people that came into the delivery room. The doctors, nurses, and people from the NICU were overwhelming. Overall giving birth to my son is an experience I will never forget. I chose to share my own experience because I felt it was an overall good experience. 

I feel that some things during birth can impact the child. At the same time I also feel that some things happen for a reason.

I chose to read about births in Italy. In that part of the world if you want to have an epidural it has to be prebooked and they don’t have any other form of pain relief. There are many natural birthing centers. I find this very interesting. During my birth experience as soon as I said I wanted the epidural someone came. I can’t imagine having to prebook for the epidural. How would someone know when to make the appointment?