tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post2893543433432956894..comments2023-04-12T04:58:59.365-04:00Comments on Party of 5: Bedtime BottleHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05046870363509253257noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-86265891074502201812009-02-17T22:13:00.000-05:002009-02-17T22:13:00.000-05:00Thank you, Heather. Thank you. xoThank you, Heather. Thank you. xoMamato2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06806107872956157971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-41511736950361299662009-02-17T15:25:00.000-05:002009-02-17T15:25:00.000-05:00I so relate to this post. I loved nursing my kids ...I so relate to this post. I loved nursing my kids and was so sad to give it up. I nuresed the last two until past their second birthdays and the day it ended I was a blubbering mess. Good for you for nursing so long!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14616187772404216643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-2408399666460037952009-02-16T22:33:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:33:00.000-05:00I remember feeling much the same way as nursing ca...I remember feeling much the same way as nursing came to a close. It's beautiful that you're able to embrace the beautiful ambiguity of the moment: knowing it's happening the "right" way for both of you and feeling the sadness of another inevitable separation from your little one.lubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793680713150678346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-41144152675105298522009-02-16T19:55:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:55:00.000-05:00Malia's Mama,Hi friend! Yes, I know, I know, I...Malia's Mama,<BR/>Hi friend! Yes, I know, I know, I did, I had it. I was thinking a lot about *that* when I was writing this post. I thought about how many of my adoptive-mommy-friends would do just about anything to have the chance to nurse their babies. And I also thought about how K & O (O in particular) would do just about anything to have had the chance to have been nursed by his mama (birthmother or me-- he'd happily take either). Yes, it is a beautiful realization and memory and I TRULY TRULY am grateful.<BR/>Lots of love to you and your baby girl!<BR/>:)<BR/>HBJHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046870363509253257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-82489593489881880602009-02-16T19:48:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:48:00.000-05:00But you had it, mama. You got that chance and her ...But you had it, mama. You got that chance and her health, her well-being today came from you, drop by drop. It's a beautiful realization and memory.Mamato2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06806107872956157971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-31655399071138774352009-02-16T18:56:00.000-05:002009-02-16T18:56:00.000-05:00such a heartfelt post.i never nursed our son, but ...such a heartfelt post.<BR/><BR/>i never nursed our son, but i treasured those late night feeding sessions when all was quiet and it seemed it was just the two of us awake in the world.<BR/><BR/>she's such a happy baby girl!Anihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513687544829152823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-77138870283720294272009-02-16T18:31:00.000-05:002009-02-16T18:31:00.000-05:00Tears here too. I had twinges of these feelings wh...Tears here too. I had twinges of these feelings when first introducing Nora to solids—that realization that (both figuratively and literally) she was now growing apart from me. I can only imagine what it will feel like when we begin to wean, giving up that beautiful and intimate act we share only with each other. Bittersweet, for sure.<BR/><BR/>Of course, by that point we'll be packing her up to send her off to college, so maybe I'll be more focused on that larger act of letting go. :-)<BR/><BR/>BTW, I just caught up with the last few days of posts, and I wanted to say how sad it makes me that your beautiful blog has become a forum for such hateful commentary on careers and motherhood. You so aptly illustrate the complexity and ambivalence of our choices as mothers and professionals; it's hard to believe that the people making the disparaging comments have been reading your blog at all.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302374456833324866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-24954369879445689342009-02-16T16:46:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:46:00.000-05:00So wonderfully heartfelt and beautifully written. ...So wonderfully heartfelt and beautifully written. I had known and felt the same way with both of my babies too as I had breastfed both of them, but have never been able to put it into words like you have.<BR/><BR/>Love and Hugs,<BR/>ClaudiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-72950336256551432712009-02-16T16:38:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:38:00.000-05:00waaah. the last of the nursing is a weird mix of ...waaah. the last of the nursing is a weird mix of crazy emotions ... i wanted to quit and be more available to the other kids but I also really did not want to ... Lyd was ready at 8 months so we let go then too ... still sad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-45514591815703684682009-02-16T15:44:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:44:00.000-05:00This was lovely. Thanks for sharing.The snarky si...This was lovely. Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The snarky side of me wonders where are all the whiners / self appointed judges claiming that you aren't a good mom unless you keep her on the breast till she's at least 5 years old... <BR/><BR/>ok.. no more being snarky. I'm a bad example of good behavior.Sha Zam-https://www.blogger.com/profile/11705917883828933628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-7565840621047952702009-02-16T12:49:00.000-05:002009-02-16T12:49:00.000-05:00That was very beautifully written and made me cry....That was very beautifully written and made me cry. Your girl is so very loved!tshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444829568322030127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-59378654409570800992009-02-16T09:36:00.000-05:002009-02-16T09:36:00.000-05:00That was so beautiful and heartfelt and honest. Yo...That was so beautiful and heartfelt and honest. <BR/><BR/>Your children are truly lucky to have such connected and tuned-in parents.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134893299580266047noreply@blogger.com