I bottlefed my babies, majority breastmilk, but never nursed directly. I cannot imagine loving them anymore than I already do. Does anyone beleive that bottle/formula feeding parents do not love and bond with their children like breastfeeding mothers do? I can't get it. Love is love. I understood what their cries and babble meant before they could even speak...half sleep, down the hall, three rooms away, I could decipher the cry that meant "I'm poopy" from "I'm hungry" or "Hurry!! I'm poopy and hungry!!"
I looked into their little eyes and could read their thoughts as I held them and fed them their bottles. They read mine too. We shared telepathic laughter, baby smiling with milk oozing down their chin. I have taught my youngest simple games and silly sounds that we alone share, our special things we do. When she sees me, she goes "bbbbrrrrrrrt gooo!" and I go "gooooooo bbbbrrrrttt!!" And we burst into laughter. She's nine months
How can anyone negate a mother's bond with her baby?
2006-08-20
10:58:19
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Goddess of Nuts PBUH
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