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more realistic?
the mom is obviously crazy.
how so?the mom is obviously crazy.
Tell me about becoming a mom and breast-feeding your children.
We were starting the process of adoption when I got pregnant. We weren’t expecting our biological son at all. He was born two months early, and premies that age don’t have a sucking reflex. The nurses in the NICU — they kept trying to put him on formula. I couldn’t see him for three days because I was so sick. I was basically passed out from the medication they were giving me. My husband is so great — he would bring the equipment in and actually do the pumping while I was asleep. It was a full family effort. My mother breast-fed me until I was six years old until I self-weaned. Her encouragement to breast-feed is why we were so successful.
(QUIZ: What’s Your Parenting Style?)
And your adopted son?
We were able to bring our son home in November 2010. I know so many amazing women who have induced their lactation, but I had milk [from feeding my biological son]. I had one of the easier situations as far as adoptive breastfeeding is concerned, but it was considered extended breastfeeding. And it was transracial. And he was adopted. I was ready for attack as soon as I posted one of the pictures [on my blog].
Being able to give him that [comfort] with the trauma that he faced was really, really important to me. But I didn’t realize how much it would help my attachment to him. When his English improved, because the connection was there, he didn’t do it as much. So now he’ll do it maybe once a month.
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/10/q-a-with-jamie-lynne-grumet/#ixzz1uUoR7vHS
she's crazy for breastfeeding her 3 year old?
so breastfeeding is not good for her to do, then?
no, breastfeeding is fine. just the whole mommy blogger shit creeps me out.
so she's crazy because you're creeped out by mom bloggers? Makes sense I suppose.

so she's crazy because you're creeped out by mom bloggers? Makes sense I suppose.
well, just the whole concept of taking pictures of her kids breastfeeding. also, who breastfeeds their child that is NOT biological? it doesn't make sense.
well, just the whole concept of taking pictures of her kids breastfeeding. also, who breastfeeds their child that is NOT biological? it doesn't make sense.
While her stuff kinda creeps me out....
I will say I've known a few women who breastfed their adoptive child. It's a bonding/emotional thing, I gather... That doesn't really creep me out. If she were trying to breastfed other people's kids, that would creep me out.
There's health benefits, as well as psychological benefits to the adopted kid as well as biological kid. It makes plenty of sense.
What if the other people's kids were 18?
