Boob Milk

In a time when most mothers choose to breastfeed, I clung to the selfish thought that I was ready to have my body back. So, when the topic came up my eight year jumped right in the middle of it. "Everyone out, Ann is going to breastfeed," I said as I hustled all the children out of the room so my dear friend could have a little privacy for a few minutes. "Why do we need to leave, she's just feeding the baby," said my very clever six-year old. I said, and I was definitely going for shock factor, "If you stay in the room you will see her boob, do you want that?" "NO, I DO NOT!" replied my son. As we are climbing down the stairs I can feel the curiosity pouring off of my eight-year old son. And I knew before the words came out what he was going to say, "Mom, why would we see her boob if she is feeding the baby." "Well buddy, she is breasting feeding," I answered quickly trying to insure the end of this conversation. "Okay, but I don't know what a breast is." Oh geez. I tried to sort out in my mind how to explain this without totally grossing him out. I just went for it, "Well, a breast is a boob. Some moms choose to feed their children that way." At this point I'm praying for an end BUT I did raise naturally curious children so, I knew this wasn't the end. My son looks at me with a horrified look on his face, "MOM! Did I suck on your boobs when I was little?!" Trying my very hardest not to laugh, I answered, "No, you did not. I fed you with a bottle." "OH THANK GOD!" my grateful eight-year old replied. I really thought the conversation would be over but, after several minutes of thought he said, "Mom, why do people breast feed?" "It depends. Some people breast feed because they think it's better for the baby, some do it it because it's cheaper, and some do it for the bond it is said to create between a mother and child," I replied thinking I was so creative with my answer and that subject would be done. "So what your telling me, Mom, is that you didn't breast feed me because you didn't want to take me anywhere?"