Yesterday I had the privilege of attending a wonderful conference hosted by La Leche League of St. Louis. The conference was titled Breastfeeding & Parenting: Making It Work. I learned SO much and feel empowered to follow through with my decision to breastfeed my child even though I know I will be returning to work. There was actually an entire breakout session on Breastfeeding & Working that I learned so much from.
The conference was filled with women (and their children) at all different stages of parenthood: pregnant, mother of 1 newborn, mother of several young children, and mothers whose children are grown, but they could provide so much insight on how to make this natural art of feeding and caring for our children possible in the real world. God designed women to be the natural habitat of a baby beginning at conception. After (hopefully) 40 weeks, maybe more, of carrying the child in the womb the mother's body still has everything the baby needs to adjust to life on the outside.
This is not to say that fathers are unimportant, because their love is equally important. And fathers can bond with baby by holding them, rocking them, bathing, burping, etc. I have just over 10 weeks left until the expected arrival day of our baby girl and I will continue to read and educate myself on how to meet her physiological and emotional needs in those first few hours, days, and weeks to form a secure attachment just as God works to form a secure attachment with each of us.
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