My adventures in motherhood also include adventures in breastfeeding. My Angel Girl is breastfed exclusively, which is no small feat, since I work full time and leave her home with my husband (who also works full time--and trust me, the math doesn't add up to us either, and my husband all but stands on his head to make this possible). This leaves me to pump breast milk at work, which is a Pain in the Ass (capitals intentional), but that's okay. There are many more horror stories about poor mothers who really want to and really try to breastfeed and can't, so my minor annoyances about pumping at work hardly register as reasons to stop. The bottom line is that I enjoy breastfeeding when I'm at home, I'm just barely keeping up with her while pumping at work, but it's working, so I'll keep it up for as long as I can. Three months is bronze, baby.
My breast pump of choice, and the backpack I use for transporting it.
In light of my interest in breastfeeding, I've discovered the following two articles, which really speak to both the value of and scientfic interest in this topic.
Breast milk contains more than 700 bacteria: Microbes taken from breast milk by the infant are identified
Breast milk contains stem cells
The far-reaching benefits of breastfeeding make lugging my pump back and forth worth it.
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