Part 1: "Things my baby taught me"
Livelihood.
The
first few days of breast feeding are the most difficult. Mother and
child are just getting acquainted with each other. Baby is still
trying to figure out how to latch. Mother's breasts are not used to
milk flowing through them. Mother's nipples are sore from baby
latching. Those first few days are demanding. "All beginnings are
difficult." This is one of those beginnings.
In those first few days, I remember Baby getting herself all worked
up because she was hungry and wanted milk. She got herself so worked
up that she wasn't able to latch properly and the milk was unable to
flow. All she had to do was relax and the milk would start to flow and
she would get her grub.
G-d is the mother. We are all little babies. Milk is money. When
our 'milk' is not coming we work ourselves up. We get all tense and
start screaming at everyone in our vicinity. Sometimes all you may
really need to do is relax and the 'milk' will come. G-d wants to give
you milk but if all you do is scream and shout all you do is cut off
the milk from flowing to you.
Just relax. Mommy wants to give you your milk. Just relax. G-d wants to give you your 'milk'.
