BREASTFEEDING, IS BEST FOR TODDLERS TOO!

nursing my Brendan as a newborn

While browsing my own blog which had been empty of my posts for a while, I saw a post about breastfeeding. There was only one post because I wasn't really nursing anymore during that time. My son Boris was weaned by me when he was about two years and nine months.

On that post, I was encouraging mothers to breastfeed their babies less than two years old. During that time, I wasn't really knowledgeable about breastfeeding except by personal experience and some things I heard from a few different people. However, even if I lacked the proper information, I knew then that breast milk should be the babies' primary source of food.

Now that I have my second son who is two years and seven months, I know better. I may not be a breastfeeding expert, but I know enough to personally encourage mothers to breastfeed. I know enough to share to those who are willing to listen (and even those who don't) about breastfeeding and its countless benefits.

What I realized about that post is that I was under the impression then that breastfeeding is only best for babies two years and below. I was thinking then that after the baby turns two, he should be stopped from nursing from mom and should be taught to drink formula milk from a glass. That was why I made sure I weaned my firstborn before he turns three. He didn't want to stop breastfeeding then but I told him there won't be enough milk left for his future baby brother or sister. At that very young age, my son willingly agreed that he will no longer feed on my breast. 

Looking back at that time makes me really sad. I regretted the fact that I made up a story just to wean my little Boris. I didn't realize that it may have a bad effect on him. He stopped drinking milk altogether after that. He has been a picky eater until now, so he is very thin. I'm just glad that he is not a sickly child, which I attribute mostly to the fact that I breastfed him. It wasn't exclusive, but it is better than having just formula.

With my little Brendan now, milk formula is not an option. No matter how much people around make unnecessary remarks about him still breastfeeding, I just smile.
For me, breast milk is the only milk for babies from birth until he weans himself.
I know now that BREASTFEEDING, IS BEST FOR TODDLERS TOO.

No One Can Stop Me

I read it somewhere that a person must not make a decision when he or she is angry. They say that it will cloud your judgment and therefore will not make a worthy decision. However, I was thinking, when is the best time to decide?
When you're angry you feel so much that you want results immediately. You want everything taken cared of right there and then. That's the point of deciding on the spot. But then as they say, don't.
So what should you do if you want results right away but you are not supposed to decide? Do you wait for five minutes, ten, an hour, or 24 hours? Or do you wait until your anger eventually subsides? What if the cause of your anger is just around the corner? What if the anger doesn't leave you? How should you manage?
I just made a decision while I am still angry. I made a decision to think of myself rather than contemplating on others. I made a decision to make my self my priority, since no one makes me one. I hope I will not regret it. After all, life is too short to have so much regrets. So by all means, I'll decide when I can. No anger or happiness should stop me from doing so.