Episode 323

Since you are the breastfeeding mother, this show is meant primarily for you, and yet selfishly I share and talk about these 2 moms because it makes me feel happy doing so.

I feel like this show should have a title:  Perhaps not so creative, but I am calling todays show:  A tale of 2 SNSs

First things first:  Here is my usual disclaimer which states:  – When I share stories of moms I have worked with, I change enough of the details of the story so that no one will know who I am talking about, while preserving the bulk of the story.

Let’s start with the definition of an SNS, otherwise known as an “at breast supplementer.”   IN Episode # 308 I talk in greater detail about “at breast supplementers” so feel free to check out Episode # 308 for more info.  For now, I am going to give you a very basic definition.

The 2 most common “at breast supplementers” are filled with milk, like a bottle.  One is a hard container and the other is a soft container.

They are placed at your breast and they have a thin, clear plastic tube that carries the milk from the container to just past the nipple.  Your baby latches on and sucks. This draws milk from the container through the tubing and into their mouth. The main purpose of the at breast supplementer is for the parent to be able to keep their baby at the breast for a feeding.  If your baby can get a full feeding at breast, you avoid bottles. If they can get a partial feeding at breast, you use less bottles.

I would like to share with you 2 stories of moms who used the SNSs.

Several months ago I met Tricia.  I always love hearing how moms learned about me particularly when they are from out of state.  Half of the time, how we met, is an interesting part of the story. Tricia is from the state of Oklahoma.  She has a friend Diana who is from the state of Nevada. They met each other years ago at a Creative Memories weekend.  Creative Memories is a scrapbooking company that helps you make beautiful photo albums. Well my sister, attended a creative memories conference about 6 years ago and met Diana and became friendly with her.  As my sister watched her fill her album with memories of her kids school years, they got into a conversation about her kids. Diana showed her a few pages that are her most favorite. It is a collage of her nursing her 2 kids  in many different places, all over town and throughout her travels. It cover the cumulative 4 years she breastfed. My sister said it was like that Dr. Seuss like poem about breastfeeding. It is written in the Dr. Seuss style of Green eggs and ham.  Have you heard it. I will digress from my story for a minute because it is too cute to not share right now right here…. Ahhh, get it.. I rhymed. Okay, here is is.
Dr. Seuss for Nursing Moms

Would you nurse her in the park?

Would you nurse him in the dark?

Would you nurse him with a Boppy?

And when your boobs are feeling floppy?

I would nurse him in the park,

I would nurse her in the dark.

I’d nurse with or without a Boppy.

Floppy boobs will never stop me.

Can you nurse with your seat belt on?

Can you nurse from dusk till dawn?

Though she may pinch me, bite me, pull,

I will nurse her `till she’s full!

Can you nurse and make some soup?

Can you nurse and feed the group?

It makes her healthy strong and smart,

Mommy’s milk is the best start!

Would you nurse him at the game?

Would you nurse her in the rain?

In front of those who dare complain?

I would nurse him at the game.

I would nurse her in the rain.

As for those who protest lactation,

I have the perfect explanation.

Mommy’s milk is tailor made

It’s the perfect food, you need no aid.

Some may scoff and some may wriggle,

Avert their eyes or even giggle.

To those who can be cruel and rude,

Remind them breast’s the perfect food!

I would never scoff or giggle,

Roll my eyes or even wiggle!

I would not be so crass or crude,

I KNOW that this milk’s the perfect food!

We make the amount we need

The perfect temp for every feed.

There’s no compare to milk from breast-

The perfect food, above the rest.

Those sweet nursing smiles are oh so sweet,

Mommy’s milk is such a treat.

Human milk just can’t be beat.

I will nurse, in any case,

On the street or in your face.

I will not let my baby cry,

I’ll meet her needs, I’ll always try.

It’s not about what’s good for you,

It’s best for babies, through and through.

I will nurse her in my home,

I will nurse her when I roam.

Leave me be lads and ma’am.

I will nurse her, Mom I am.

To my knowledge, the author remains unknown.  If you know any different, let me know.

Of course, you know what happened next.  My sister, told Diana about my work. Diana had some help early on with a lactation consultant so she was interested to hear about my work.  Diana and my sister saw each other yearly at the conferences and made it a point to always sit at the same table and have lunch together. Getting back to the star of this show, Tricia.  She attended a few Creative Memory conferences, lost interest in it a few years later, but remained friends with Diana over the years pretty much through email and Facebook.

For the full story, please be sure to listen to the podcast.