Nursing through Change
Reneé Morin
Sea Bright NJ USA
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 20 No. 2, March-April 2003, p. 57
I gave birth to our fist
child, Knicole, in October 2000. I knew my life would change but I had
no idea how much. I always knew I wanted to breastfeed my baby but was
a little nervous about what to do. When Knicole arrived she seemed to
know exactly what to do and we began our breastfeeding journey.
Two months after Knicole
was born, my husband lost his job because of "downsizing."
With a new baby and no money coming in, we decided to stay with family
while my husband found another position. We packed up and headed from
Seattle, Washington, USA to New Jersey, USA. Knicole breastfed all the
way across the country and really did not seem to mind being in the
car for 10 days straight. I knew staying with family would not be easy.
I was most worried about how Knicole would react to her new surroundings.
At eight months of age she was becoming more inquisitive and mobile.
Whenever she would start to get upset, she knew she could nurse for
comfort. My husband found another position almost a year later and now
we were on the move again to Florida. After another long car ride and
new surroundings for Knicole, there were no problems again thanks to
nursing. But once more my husband was "downsized" and we were
forced to stay with family.
Through all of the moves
and changes, nursing has been the one constant in Knicole's life. We
have ridden in airplanes across the country in search of a new home
and Knicole has nursed on every flight. She is a wonderful 23-month-old
girl and she is still nursing. There were many times during all of the
stress of moving that I felt like quitting. I would always turn to New
Beginnings and the stories and articles would remind me that I was doing
the best thing for Knicole. I am really looking forward to being settled
very soon so I can attend La Leche League Group meetings. I am very
thankful to my friend, Angel, who introduced me to LLL. Without the
support and guidance of LLL and the love of my husband, I don't know
if I would still be nursing Knicole. I am so thankful that I am. In
spite of all the changes, we have a happy, healthy, fun-loving toddler!
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