This video is perfect for my late-summer, vacation state of mind. It's of Amy Wilson, a mother of three under five, known for her one-woman off-Broadway show "Mother Load," a comical look at the cutthroat world of competitive parenting. This performance was recorded at a 2008 luncheon for Chicago-area moms hosted by Medela.
For more breastfeeding-related stand-up, don't miss this post!
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You've sent me some great stories about the things your kids say about breastfeeding! Here they are:
My daughter Julia came into my bed one morning, took a big drink of milk, popped off, looked adoringly at my breast and said, "My coffee!" The latest in funny nursing stories in our house is that when I put on my sports bra before going to the YMCA, Julia says, "NO Y bra! Mama wear 'nursie' bra. PLEASE!" Recently, during a heat wave, she woke up from her nap and asked to nurse. When she was nursing she looked up at me and said, "Mama's breast SO HOT!" - Gina
Just the other day Gray, 2 1/2 pointed and said that when the new baby is born he will take "that side" (my left side) and baby can have the other one. "Take turns," he said. - Stephanie
Every couple of months, I ask my 2.5 year old what "momma milk" tastes like, out of curiosity. Last month he popped off, grinned widely, and exclaimed, "SUGAR!" - Maureen
In order to get a full night's sleep myself, I have night weaned Sara Ellen who is 2 1/2. It's been so refreshing but usually she will still want milk in addition to stories. She'll ask for a "little bit drink." If I take of my shirt to change she'll say, "look at that mommy milk" which is what she calls my breasts, seeing as that's how I ask if she wants to nurse. - Rebekah
This wasn't me, but a story that was relayed to me by a friend. She said that her son who as almost five said once: "I know why mommy milk is so good." Mother: "Why?" Son: "Because you have lollipops in there!" - Trevor
While I was nursing my third child, my second child (about 2.5 or 3 years old at the time) started to refer to breastfeeding as "beauty breast". I think he heard the phrase "beauty rest" somewhere and misunderstood it. Since I'm always very matter-of-fact with my kids when it comes to breastfeeding and body parts, I guess he got the two phrases "breastfeeding" and "beauty rest" confused. I didn't really correct him, I just asked that he only talk about that kind of thing when we were at home. I love the phrase! I'm glad that even my 3 year old son could see the beauty in it! - Alli
My younger son, at about a year, began to associate being laid on the bed and then having me take my shirt off to nurse and cuddle on the bed with him nursing. As soon as I'd lay him down and take off my shirt, he'd clap and say "Yay!" I told my husband, "Geez, no one's been that enthusiastic in years!" Now, at 18 months the says "Mo? Mo?" and pats my chest when he wants to nurse. He's also been known to point to my breasts and say "Mines!" - Jennifer
When I ask my son what breastmilk tastes like he says, "Cannoli!" He also calls it "delicious drink" and "delicious sip." And he's very specific, sometimes asking for "lap boobs" vs. "couch boobs." - Amanda
For my own stories and others from our carnival on this topic, see this post, and feel free to leave your own story in the comments section!
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Last year we did a great Carnival on the things that babies and toddlers say about breastfeeding. Recently some of you have emailed me some hilarious things your kids have said about breastfeeding, and it made me think that I should do a post on it again.
So please email me and tell me what your kids have said about breastfeeding. You can tell me what they call nursing, and the things they say (or sign) about it. Can't wait to read them!
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Thanks to reader Jennifer, I have more Baby Blues breastfeeding cartoons to share! She's been collecting them and was kind enough to send them to me.
For others Baby Blues breastfeeding cartoons, see this post.
And here's another great one from the comic Rubes, send by reader Beth: Nursing in public
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When I tell people that I run this blog they always assume that I'm technologically savvy. I'm really not. I know no HTML and almost nothing about Photoshop. The fact that I can do this is just a testament to how easy blogging software has become.
So, it took me quite a while to do it, but I finally set up an iTunes store for the Motherwear Podcasts, and I've been patting myself on the back ever since.
If you use iTunes (which you can download for free), check out the new Motherwear iTunes store. You can download all of the podcasts to your iPod or other mp3 player for free, and you can also subscribe to the podcast feed so you'll never miss an episode! The little icon to the left on the sidebar will also take you there.
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No, this is not about cookies made with breastmilk, though I wouldn't blame you for thinking so after Monday's post. It's about cookies that contain ingredients which increase milk supply.
I baked a batch of chocolate chip, oatmeal "lactation cookies" for my breastfeeding support group this week. The moms at the group thought that they were really good.
You can find the recipe on Epicurious if you'd like to try it out. The recommended "dose" is four cookies a day. Oh, how I wish someone would write me a prescription for cookies.
Before I talk about the ingredients in these cookies, I should say that these cookies would certainly not be among your first options for increasing supply. For a list of good ways to increase supply, see this page on kellymom.com, or Dr. Jack Newman's handout on milk supply.
So, what are those special ingredients? Oats, brewer's yeast, and flaxseed meal.
Oatmeal is a frequently recommended food for increasing milk supply, possibly because it contains iron and nursing mothers are often iron deficient. It's also a good source of fiber, and I'm told that if you ask a dairy farmer what they do to increase milk yield, they say that they increase fiber intake.
Brewer's yeast has long been recommended to increase milk supply, though there are some doubts that it does the trick. It does contain lots of B vitamins - another area where nursing mothers may be deficient. At a minimum it might give you a bit more energy. When eaten in large amounts it also might give your baby a "yeasty" smelling diaper, and I'm not sure if it's recommended for mothers who are struggling with thrush. The recipe said 'no substitutions' for this ingredient, but I couldn't find brewer's yeast in time, so used nutritional yeast instead.
Flaxseed oil (this recipe calls for flaxseed meal) is considered by some to be a galactagogue, but I had a hard time finding much on its effects. It does contain Omega-3 fatty acids, and many nursing mothers are deficient in that area because our stores are used in breastmilk. Omega 3s from fish oil are considered a promising therapy for preventing and treating postpartum depression (see the podcast I did on this topic), but the Omega 3s in flaxseed oil are a different form and are not viewed as effective for this purpose.
For more on lactogenic foods, check out this great page on the MOBI Motherhood website!
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This clip cracked me up. Hope you enjoy it!
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Baby Blues is one of the few mainstream American comic strip that dares to take on breastfeeding, and I love seeing those strips. Another one which recently dealt with the topic is Stone Soup.
I've compiled links to the ones I could find below. I know that there are more, including a great early one involving breastmilk and coffee. If any of you can find links to strips in addition to these, please email me!
Here they are, starting with a very recent one. I've made up the titles.
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