Comments on: Killer Bees and Underwater Breastfeeding

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:37:51 +0000

I’m pretty allergic to bees and have to carry Benedryl with me everywhere. I admit that I have definitely put myself first when there are bees around, children or no, but if something happens to ME then the babes are toast, too! You save yourself, you can save them.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:41:48 +0000

As much as we’d like it to be, Motherhood isn’t a superpower. Even it can’t overcome basic biological instincts that have been ingrained in our DNA for a few million or so. Just because you’re holding a baby doesn’t mean you can shut down that survival part of your brain. If anything, it just amplifies our responses. You WERE saving her from killer bees, scientifically speaking

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:31:16 +0000

I am terrified of bees and probably would’ve done something similar–possibly after just hearing a bee buzz by my ear. It’s like a reflex, can’t help it. So cute that Cedar didn’t even break her latch! We’ve joked that maybe Ivey’s tolerance for water in her face is partly due to her being born in the water.

By: lahancock

lahancock — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:54:34 +0000

Ahhh. At least you’re able to share your parenting experiences to make the rest of us feel normal. Not that I’ve been stung by a bee recently.