Attachment Parenting In Nature
| February 24, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Baby Led Weaning, Breastfeeding, Discovering Nature, Incidental Learning, Raising Conscious Children |
Becoming a mother has changed me in more ways than I knew possible. I am passionate today about things I’d never heard of two years ago. I also spend a lot more time around animals than I ever did before, since we’ve tried to get Ameli outdoors and into nature as much as possible.
Over the last two years I’ve started a ‘collection’ of sorts, of photographs I’ve taken of wild animals practicing ‘attachment parenting’. These are the best I have so far, but I intend to extend my collection whenever I have the opportunity.
It’s no secret that I am a massive fan of breastfeeding. I think it’s the most amazing gift women were ever given. And whenever I see animals feeding their young, nurturing them and helping them grow, I have strange little flutters of excitement in my belly. A little OTT, I’m sure, but it’s true.
Here are three of my favourite animal nursing shots
Kangaroos in Perth, Australia
Giraffes in Longleat, Somerset, England
Zebras in the wild, Dhikololo, South Africa
The origin of the term Kangaroo care – and the ultimate in babywearing.
Perth, Ausralia
More to come…
I love these photos so much! What a great way to portray natural parenting in its most natural form!
We actually saw a giraffe nursing her baby when we were at The Living Desert in CA last week. The zoo volunteer said that it was a fairly rare sight for visitors to see because the mama only nurses once a day. It was so cool to see that as a breastfeeding mama!
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Luschka Reply:
March 12th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
@Charise @ I Thought I Knew Mama, I entirely relate! What thrills me about it is that those babies follow their mama’s around as much as ours do. I can just imagine the giraffe coming up to it’s mother and saying ‘dhoo’ (which is what Kyra calls milk. I think it’s her version of the word ‘boob’!)
I hope to add more photos to the page over time. Will have to wait for a decent spring again!
Thanks for the comment!
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that’s so cute! Thanks
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Luschka Reply:
February 25th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
@Mamapoekie, Thanks so much
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LOVE the pictures! I also like watching mamillian births lol.
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Luschka Reply:
February 25th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
@Rebekah C, yes! I don’t often, but I find it so reassuring. I’d love to be on a farm for a lambing season one day. Thanks as always for stoping by!
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Those are precious!
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Luschka Reply:
February 25th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
thank you
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