Everybody talks about the benefits of breastfeeding your baby.
I suppose I could go into all the benefits, but that would require things like research, and linking articles, and not getting ready to drag my very, very tired self into bed…. only to realize I never wrote anything and forcing myself to sit down and start a post at 9:27 pm on a borrowed computer.
Was that whiny? Don’t get me wrong, I love writing… but the twins haven’t let me sleep very much the past few nights, and this is pretty much what my brain is shouting at me as I type, making it very hard to focus on my story.
Please bear with me.
Moving on:
I suppose you’re just gonna have to trust me on the benefits of breast milk. I mean, I suppose you could go research it for yourself… just keep in mind that a lot of those sites tend to be SUPER pro-breastfeeding, and kind of negative against formula.
How dare you use formula. Ding Ding Ding. How dare you.
I say however you want to get food in that infant of yours is all the same to me. Besides, I’m not necessarily sure I believe all the stuff that breast milk is purported to do.
Are you concerned about your newborn getting sick? Try breast milk! It’s chock full of antibodies!
Does your baby have an eye infection? Try breast milk!
Do the people on your morning commute have trouble merging and cause traffic to back up? Try breast milk!
Anyways, there’s all sorts of reason to breastfeed your baby, but nobody talks about the best part:
Nursing your baby = Guilt-free phone-surfing or book-reading time.
Oh, sure, you could be one of those uber-moms who manages to nurse her baby while simultaneously sweeping the kitchen floor…. but why? Why would you do that to yourself, when you have this built-in alarm clock of a crying baby that gives you the chance to just sit down and be lazy every 2-3 hours?
I will admit that tandem nursing the twins has been amazing simply based on the fact that it’s literally impossible for me to do anything but nurse them. It’s the ultimate in excuses.
What’s that? The living room needs vacuuming? Oh, I’m sorry… I just don’t have the time. I’m currently providing sustenance to my tiny infants. Oh, gee… the older boys need lunch? Honey, can you make them sandwiches? The babies are hungry, and if I don’t nurse them right now, my supply might drop and then where would we be?
There is only one downside to all of this: by choosing to nurse, you are kind of the sole provider of food to the babies… and thus you do end up getting the short end of the stick when it comes to sleep. This wouldn’t be so much of an issue except…. except I get really clumsy when I’m sleepy.
And this wouldn’t be that big of an issue, except that I like to read my book while I’m nursing….
And even that wouldn’t be that big of an issue if it were a light paperback, but the problem is that I have been reading most of my books on my phone…
Which means I either need to find a way to get more sleep, and thus improve my dexterity…
Or I need to quit dropping my cell phone on the babies’ heads while they are peacefully enjoying their meal.
Not only does it make me feel like a super, super crappy mom to watch them slowly screw up their faces and wail in fear/pain…… but I’m beginning to question whether or not they are even going to be able to pass the 4th grade.
