Wheeze. Thump. Squish.
Wheeze. Thump. Squish.
Tucked deep into the subconscious of one exceptional local six-year-old, those are the sounds of love.
They91裸聊视频檙e mechanical. If read quickly, they91裸聊视频檙e even a bit maniacal. But love is love, as they say.
And there91裸聊视频檚 arguably no bigger love than that of breeding-human for the creature who sprang for them, even if there91裸聊视频檚 a 99 per cent chance they entered the world looking like a mix between Winston Churchill and a gremlin. Not mine, mind you. He91裸聊视频檚 always been gorgeous.
Beauty aside, he had no ability in the category of breastfeeding in his earliest days. More likely, I didn91裸聊视频檛, but at this point, who knows? Who cares? Let91裸聊视频檚 blame the infant.
So I strapped on my outrageously expensive pump every day and night and muddled through what I believed was the right thing for the person I made. Thus, the Wheeze. Thump. Squish became his Pavlovian call to nourishment, the most basic expression of human love. It worked for me, but it wasn91裸聊视频檛 exactly the dream.
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Here91裸聊视频檚 a fun fact about being a baby-maker, it91裸聊视频檚 not totally natural for everyone. It91裸聊视频檚 kind of hard.
If you were to take an unsentimental look, you may think it91裸聊视频檚 torturous.
The Canadian Armed Forces, for example, are prohibited from using sleep deprivation as a interrogation method because it has harmful psychological effects.
If you can find a woman who sleeps more than three hours a night in those early days, I91裸聊视频檒l be impressed.
Now, I was lucky to contentedly become robomom for the creature I made. He was healthy, happy and I could meet his needs even if I was losing Zs. A recipe for success.
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That91裸聊视频檚 why the B.C. Women91裸聊视频檚 Hospital91裸聊视频檚 Valentine91裸聊视频檚 day call for breast milk donations resonated.
It91裸聊视频檚 the only milk bank in the province and provides donor milk to the sickest babies in B.C. across NICUs.
It is also always in need of donations.
91裸聊视频淢any moms who deliver preterm babies do not produce milk right away or have enough. Studies have shown that breastmilk provides needed antibodies for babies to fight infections which is critical for preemies,91裸聊视频 said a representative from BC Women91裸聊视频檚 Hospital.
91裸聊视频淲e were thinking for Valentine91裸聊视频檚 Day, it would be a good opportunity to remind moms to give something close to the heart: mother91裸聊视频檚 milk (breastmilk).91裸聊视频
It91裸聊视频檚 so much more valuable than any chocolate treat or useless Hallmark sentiment. It91裸聊视频檚 also a labour of love for people you may never meet 91裸聊视频 which makes it all the more more amazing that people like Natasha Brenko (story on A3) go to the effort to do it.
It91裸聊视频檚 enough to melt this robomom91裸聊视频檚 mechanical exterior, just a little bit.
So, remember on this day of love and beyond, the beauty of three little words 91裸聊视频 Wheeze. Thump. Squish.
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