Please note that this article is just my opinion of breastfeeding and should not be taken   as offense.
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                 Vanilla Smell                                                  

Since your baby lives inside of you, it gives your body birth into animal-like. You get yourself a nice belly, just like an animal, and then you push your baby out just like an animal. Animals lick their babies into shape, so do we by kissing poor little them all over. Animals feed their babies with their milk… Not all women do.

 I think, it’s not just of a ‘because’ reason bottle-nipples are designed in a mother’s nipple shape… And not just of the same reason, all formulas are designed to be of approximate taste to Mother’s milk… Babies like sweet yet living in your womb, as scientists suppose, and – did you ever taste it? It tastes awful for grown-ups, but still it is sweet, and smells of vanilla… 

My Mother lost her milk supply when I was a month and a half. I’ve been so lucky to have had it bursting for a year with my first daughter, and I'm keeping it up live with my second one so far..

Yes, it’s been almost three yearsr, since I'm a mother. And it’s been almost three years  since I first held my firstborn in my arms trying to show her the right way to latch her best, and she soundly fell asleep after  a couple of  drops of colostrum…. My baby knows values of things after those couple of  drops. And I had enough time to be sure. 

I agree, it’s not so convenient, to be fattish, and always explain to inquiring minds and   faces, “Hey, guys, I’m breastfeeding”… But did you ever see those inquiring faces change to amazed  faces with, “Wow, girl, well done!”. It’s not so convenient to deny yourself a glass of good wine in a good circle of good friends… It’s not so convenient, I agree, to wake up in the morning in a milk pond, jump out of  your warm bed and run pumping because your baby is fast asleep…

I guess, the list of reasons is not complete here, and every Mother can use her own reasons, but what is all that in comparison with the feeling that you’re the only one your baby lives on?

My reasons for breastfeeding go beyond mere health recommedations. Since my children don't have extra-immunity, they do have allergies, eczema, they are prone to colds, just like any others.

 It’s a matter of pride, that your baby needs you, not anybody else to  nourish herself upon! You’ll chose later for how long, but still in the beginning it’s tiresome, but it’s a very sweet feeling of you being NEEDED by someone very special and precious. The only thing you do in return is produce that sweet  vanilla liquid. And in order to keep it up the only thing you do is feed your baby and feel her vanilla smell enriched by your milk… 

             My  husband could testify the smell all the house acquires when  there is a breastfed baby there. Once my baby and I had to go away from home for a week, and with our arrival the first thing he  said entering the door, “The smell of home is home. Vanilla smell…” 

Formula smells of potatoes! And tastes of raw. I found that out when started to wean my daughter, and thought she was still so littlel for cow’s milk. And my ever open to all organic foods  baby, refused to drink after three drops of it. Her sour face said everything… Obviously, it tasted unnatural. And then I smelled it … nothing close to vanilla.

By the way, when I was scrupulously studying the  ingredients, one thing caught my eyes, “Pediatricians remind that you should hold your baby not to let her choke while being  fed”. No one will remind a nursing Mom to hold her baby, it goes without saying…

Pediatricians also remind that your baby needs your constant touch, and I guess there’s not a big number of those who can avoid it nursing naturally… 

You can avoid those six steps in preparing food for you baby, heating, cooling, sterilizing… You pop it out just like that, ready to serve. Kind of a mystery trick… 

And one more thing here, it’s free. Your baby will have enough time to interfere with your family budget, but here you save for 6 months at least… I would never think of that, but my hubby once told me about a talk to one of his acquaintances. “My wife is nursing”, “What?
Saving on your baby?”, that man said… It had never occurred to us before. It only had occurred  that I saved my babies'   antibodies  and injected some of mine into them. And not only antibodiess, I hope.

                     And  some vanilla, for smell.

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