I have been riding the baby train...with baby brain...but missing putting thoughts on "paper".
I am going to TRY to join with
Jen this week and do 7 posts in 7 days.
Today, I have a pile of bills to sort through so I will be very brief. Quick intro for anyone new to me. I have four children, in 6 years, after 5 years of infertility. #1 bio, #2 & #3 adopted from foster care, #4 bio. (
about us)
With my first child, I was convinced of nursing immunity. I was a stay at home mom and she was never sick. I was sure breastfeeding protected my child from everything. #2 and #3 were frequently sick as infants. Now...with #4, "breastfeeding immunity" is not as huge as I thought. "Joy" is currently recovering from a cold with bronchiolitis, plus double ear infection. She hates the antibiotics and it is a trial twice a day to get 5ml of the pink stuff into her little resistant, rasberry spitting, tounge pushing mouth. Baby Joy is not only here to bring me Joy, but also to teach me that bio does not mean better. More on these thoughts as the week progresses.
6 comments:
Found your blog from Jen's 7 day challenge. What a lovely family!
How I wish breastfeeding DID prevent illnesses better. I am tempted to take my son out of preschool until cold/flu season is over.
I learned the same thing with my #2. My #1 was never sick but he also wasn't exposed to much. Now #1 brings all sorts of bugs home from school with him and #2 is sick constantly. She has been on antibiotics several times in her short 5 1/2 months and even went into liver failure a little over a month ago from a round of antibiotics. Praying your little one is better soon. It is so hard to have a sick infant.
I thought of you when I read this post over at Smicha's. Interesting, huh? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/simchafisher/2014/02/27/breastfeeding-bullies-redux/
JBTC thank you so much for sharing that!! Impeccable timing on Simcha's part! :-)
^^^ from me
I am finding the same thing with baby #2! I guess child #1 just wasn't exposed to too much--he didn't get his first significant illness till he was 1!
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