We will know when we are done,
I’ll breastfeed you when you are one,
Even when you’re two or three,
Even when shamed by society.
We will have our boo boos at home,
In our bed and all alone,
At the shops or at the park,
In the light and in the dark.
We will have boo boos around our friends and family,
Even if they tisk or disagree,
In the sun we will breastfeed freely,
Or under the shade of a magnificent big tree.
My milk is growing you healthy and strong,
In my arms is where you belong,
Where its easy for you to see me.
You will only be small for such a short time,
Breastfeeding you is not a crime.
When you ask by pulling at my top,
When people gawk and mouth back “Stop”,
All you want is your milky drink,
We don’t care what others think.
You fought so hard to be here with me,
My beautiful miracle darling baby,
So when you pull at my bra strap,
I will happily place you in my lap,
For our magic milk on tap,
Strangers stare but they should clap,
For it takes a lot to breastfeed a baby,
And I do it from love, not because I’m crazy.
I refuse to use a wrap,
To hide away or take the judgmental crap,
Your milky drink helps you to nap!
And in my arms is where you will stay,
I will never push you away,
As long as you want your boo boos they are yours,
And frankly I think we deserve an applause,
Feeding a preemie is really tough,
And its up to you to declare when you have had enough,
12 weeks you lay in an incubator whilst I pumped for you,
I did it for love, its all I could do,
And that day when you were strong enough to latch,
no other feeling could ever match,
How love swelled in our hearts,
We both had a fight right from the start.
Even when onlookers contort their faces,
We know our milky cuddles has been one of our saving graces,
They will never understand,
But I have chosen to breastfeed you on demand.
So in the shops or at the park,
In the light or in the dark,
On the move or at home in bed,
You tell me when you want to be fed.
It’s not up to anyone, but you and me,
so you can still have your boo boos when you are three.
You both freaking rock! To nourish our children physically and emotionally is why we have these parts. I, too, breastfed my children as long as they were interested – five children over a total of 14 years. It was the best time of my life. As it has been two years since you posted this, I don’t know whether or not you are still breastfeeding, but I am always happy to see this type of message. You have done a good job.
Hi Paula, Thank you for the kind words! We Mummas need to support eachother and you have done an amazing job with your breastfeeding journey 🙂 We are still breastfeeding and I am thankful we have this.