Today is just a lot of little things going on. First, I saw an article on line about the AMA attacking Rikki Lake recently. If you didn't know, she had her second child at home and has become an advocate for homebirth as well as made a movie about it (The Business of Being Born). The movie was really good. It is funny to me how the medical world feels so threatened by the small percentage of us who choose homebirth. When all we want is the choice to give birth where we choose. I am so thankful that I live in a state where homebirth midwives are legal and governed so that I know I can get quality care of my choice and not worry about consequences. I truly believe homebirth is not for everyone, but what kind of country would we live in where abortion is legal and homebirth is not. How far could that extend. Would a miscarriage at home become illegal?? I could go on about this, but here is a link to the article.
http://www.comcast.net/articles/tv/20080617/People.Ricki.Lake/
I am now feeling the baby move several times a day. I will be halfway there tomorrow. I am still kinda in a state of not really believing I'm pregnant. I still physically feel like myself. In a way, I am totally unprepared for this baby, but I do plan on taking the last couple of months to focus on all that.
Lily has totally weaned. She was just nursing at night anyway and then we would skip nights. When we started skipping nights my breasts started to get sore so I just started saying not tonight. She has not nursed now for a week and a half. I was ready to wean and so was she, but I still feel a little guilty and I miss it. She is not much of a cuddler so I will miss that time of closeness. I nursed Miriam until just over 3 yrs old, so I feel guilty for weaning Lily "early". I know many people would think I was crazy for nursing that long. So now I have my breasts to myself for a little over 4 months. For the last 6 yrs (since Miriam's birth) I have only not nursed for 5 months. One day my body will be totally my own again!
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I felt a little guilty when I weaned Ryan when I was pregnant with Jacob, but I had to do it. It felt nice to have my boobies to myself even if it was just for a few months. But now that I have weaned Jacob, I really miss nursing sometimes, but for the most part, I am enjoying not being pregnant and/or nursing. But I am sure my feeling will change here in a few months when my boys have their birthdays ;)
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