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[Jodi Sue]

I WAS WONDERING IF ANY MOTHERS OUT THERE REGRET NOT BREASTFEEDING WHEN THEIR BABY WAS BORN? I HAVE A TWO YEAR, WHEN SHE WAS BORN I WAS SICK AND DIDN'T HAVE THE CHANCE TO BF. I TOLD MYSELF THE NEXT BABY I HAVE I WANT TO EXPERIENCE BF. WELL THE NEXT "BABIES" I HAD WERE TWINS AND I COULDN'T SEE HOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE WITH A TODDLER. NOW, I THINK I MISSED SOMETHING SPECIAL, SINCE I WON'T BE HAVING ANYMORE CHILDREN. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE EXPERIENCE  THIS TOO?

 

[Evening Mist]

jodi sue -- just couldn't bear to let this go unanswered. I have successfully breastfed both my babies so I don't know EXACTLY what you are feeling. But I can tell you that I do regret missing other experiences that are similar in quality-- for instance, neither of my birthing experiences were what I hoped to experience. I suspect that every parent has regrets, and wonders about certain sensitive and important things like this.

After I had my first baby I was very depressed for a long time (to put it mildly.) The most helpful thing anyone said to me was this: Jesus will redeem every good thing we have missed, lossed, or messed up in this life. If you have experieced a true loss because you were unable to breastfeed your children, then Jesus will find away to restore that missed experience to you. Maybe not in this life, but you can rest assured that you will not always be "without" this.

My father told me that, and it gave me so much hope.