Posted by kat on August 08, 2001 at 23:34:58:
NO I'm not talking about breastfeeding tropical fish and horses!
I had some comments on breastfeeding since this is an area where I may have more experience than some of you.
I think it's interesting that so many women have trouble with breastfeeding as I did the first time. Like Bill said about our society being pre-packed and all, I think we get used to that microwave, and the intimacy that is required is intimidating not to mention the fact that you have ato be available at any time your child needs you. Sure you can pump and all that fun stuff(easier said than done by the way.)but you are sacrificing your personal space and freedom to some extent in that you can get anyone to give your baby a bottle but the mother is really the only one that
can breast feed her baby.
However, breast feeding for me only got better with each child. I did it for longer with each baby, Patrick, i was able to feed for 8 months, before he decided he wanted to be more independant, It was really a sad thing for me, I really enjoyed it and missed it when it was gone. Anyway now that all the men have gone on to other messages--- : )
It's funny but my experience with tropical fish preceded the birth of my last child. I had a small tank of fish I had and Anglefish and some catfish and those kind that suck on the side of the tank(I can't remember their name.) I also went to the little pond behind my house and had got some snails. I had a really clean tank! I enjoyed taking care of them, but i knew I wouldn't have the time to do it when I had my baby so I sold the fish back to the store where I got them.
i had a really bad experience one night when I got into a big fight with my ex-husband and he ended up smashing the tank by pushing it off the counter, the fish were everywhere and I was terrified they were going to die. i picked them up and put them in clean water and prayed they would live, i loved them so. All this while I'm big and pregnant. The next morning, i was sitting outside the pet store when it opened so I could buy a new tank and save my fish. i bought and even bigger tank than I had before and they all lived, i got a companion for my angelfish while I was at it and they turned out more beautiful than I could imagine. I hated giving them up.
Oh yeah, did I mention I like horses, doesn't anybody else out there like horses?