MaternityShare

Moms Unite August 20, 2008

I went to a lactation support group at Alta Bates Hospital and got some breast feeding tips from the lactation nurse who led the group of a small room full of women and their newborns. I also met some neat moms. I gave the two of them that lingered after the group to chit chat my number and email. One of them ended up inviting me to a Le Leche meeting where I learned more cool facts about breastfeeding and where I met another cool mom who I invited to the tea date mom #1 one and I had set for after the Le Leche meeting.

I don’t ususally get people together in this way but now that I am it feels good. I have really needed this kind of comradere… women who are going through a very similar experince as me. We talked about nipples and all the amazing things they do as a breastfeeding mom, nipple shileds, latching on, thrush, premature babes, etc etc. If anyone was to over hear our converstations they might think us strange but to us we were in great company. Ahhh… this is just what I needed. Oh, I already said that.

Our tea date was at Tumble Tea, a place on Telegraph Street in Berkeley/Oakland area near Emeryville that catered to adults and kids. They even have a dress up area for the kids. I saw a little girl walking around in a mermaid costume and a boy in a horse suit who was posing proudly for his mother’s camera. So cute. Meanwhile us moms with our babes ranging from 4-11 weeks old were breastfeeding and chatting happily away in our little corner.

We agreed that we should meet up again next week. I am looking forward to it.