Daphne Bennett

I made this drawing when my baby was still tiny, about 5 months old. Now he is 19 months. Still a baby, but a lot bigger and stronger. He is going through another growth spurt this week. He seems to eat quite a lot and nurse most of the time. He was not interested in the songs and activities in the baby groups and just has his mind on eating. It is really exhausting for a breastfeeding mummy.

I never thought I would be able to nurse my baby for so long. I came from Hong Kong, a very unfriendly society when it comes from breastfeeding. I was also the kind of women thinks it is awkward when babies nurses beyond a year old. But I am quite proud that we are still very close and I have learnt a lot about breastfeeding and its benefit this year.

Recently I recall someone says babies that are responded to promptly are less likely to cry later. Bertie is a relatively calm child, I wonder if it is because my husband and I firmly believe following our instinct to give him as much love and attention as a baby.

Bertie looks so much more muscular even overnight throughout this growth spurt. I start missing him as a baby already. They say ‘they grow so fast’, don’t they?