breastfeeding-my experience- part I (interactive)

i'v decided to write an interactive blog-i'll divide it up so it's not too long to read at once-comment on the peices if you want!


it seems as if breastfeeding is a pretty hot button issue, i have a girlfriend who was not able to breastfeed with her first son, she is pregnant again i can just see the anxiety growing to "get it right" this time. i have a 20 year old sister who is not even considering it with her baby due next month, and they have no money, breastfeeding would save them the expense of formula.

so i'm going to tell my story (for what it is worth)

i am nurse, so all through nursing school they pounded into us the benefit of breastfeeding, good for the mom, good for the baby, good for the families economics....you have heard them all, we all have.
now this is personal but i have never been a big fan of my boobs, big, heavy, in the way, and very sensitive, didn't love em being touched much. as a matter of fact when i was a preteen i did not want them! ( i lost that battle in a big way) as a teen i learned they had strange powers that i learned to use to my advantage, and i'm sure they helped land me my hubby! overall though still not my favorite body part. i had seen other people nurse and frankly found it wierd and gross, do i look ?, don't i look?, act natural, act natural...
i cannot explain why i had such a strong reaction too it, but i just didn't like it. then i was pregnant with Will sitting on the little table thingy and they asked the dreaded question....are you going to breastfeed? the first time i said i don't know cause i wasn't ready for the question. eventually i told them i would try (and in my head think and i'll fail and he will be on formula and that is fine with me cause i don't wanna anyway.)

ok here is the interactive part...before you had kids how did you feel about the idea of breastfeeding? how did you feel and what did you say to the doctors when/if they asked?
does this feel like an essay question from high school? :)

holy cow you guys are great!

i am just amazed how much of a responce a new blog with only three posts gets! thanks to everyone for such a warm welcome! (its because it's a mommy blog right-we need each other!)
i would love help making this space more interesting, unfortunately i haven't got a clue how, or even what to ask. i have to say msn spaces is much easier to find a starting point.

this is the coolest community! looks like a bunch of hot mammas!

ok i'm back

so i haven't been writing here for a while...a few reasons are 1) i don't really have readers here yet but i have a precious few at my other site http://rnmom.spaces.msn.com/PersonalSpace, 2) i'm having a really hard time navigating this system to customize my blog, add links or lists, 3) stayed away so long i forgot my password, 4) have been spending more time playing with my other blog. and the top reason 5) feeling a little insecure about having enough material for two blogs-not being sure anyone is really reading the first one.

but i have reset my password, i still want to meet other moms who are loving the mommy life as much as i am, i am still a dork...oh wait that has nothing to do with this...so i'll keep going, if your reading me let me know so i know i'm not doing it for nothing, i am comment dependent!!!!

and as for the customizing stuff, is there anyplace i can go for simple instructions?

wedding today

my sister is getting married at 11am, cost of wedding $5000.00, i have a hair appt at 7:30 am $45.00, my son getting up at 5am, one hour before the alarm was set to go off....priceless

it will be a long day, with a reception ending at 4pm on 5 hours of sleep when i'm a 8-10 hrs kind of girl. now honestly i never get 10 hrs, but between night time sleep and day time naps i can usually get 6-8 hrs.

all i can say is it's a really good thing he gives me his most adorable smile when i get him out of his crib in the morning!

and why is it daddy gets to stay in bed another 45 minutes until i HAVE TOO get in the shower?
who said i wanted to get up? who!
please read above with the understanding it was written by a sleepy mama!

my first post

ok so i have started reading some posts on blogger, and while i have an msn space it seems to have evolved to be more about work than home.

i have a beautiful 14 month old son who is the major focus of all my days and i wasn't connecting with other mommies and daddies out there who understand how thrilling it is to watch a little person learn new things and develop!

most of my days are filled with the prerequisite diaper changes, meals, snacks, sippy cup filling, but i'm sure plenty of you know how enjoyable it is to hear your child begin to truly talk to you while he goes about his buisness :

"mama!" "yes Will" a smile, "mama! aba da whassat? oh aaba"( add in lots of voice inflection and gesturing ) "oh really baby?" and off he goes again!

he learned to walk last week and i still haven't gotten used to seeing him come around the corner carrying a sippy cup or a toy, doing his own thing....kind of amazing and a little bit sad! he's so big! he can entertain himself! when did this happen?

anyway i hope this blog can be about celebrating my amazing little guy, and making some like minded friends to share all the fun of toddler temper tantrums and the glory of two hour naps with!!