"It's a wonder that, of all the mothers in the world, you're my mother!" –Charlotte Gray
Mother – a simple word from which everything begins, where pregnancy becomes the journey to adaptation, knowledge, evolution of a new life.
The mother-child connection is created from conception, in the womb, when the first cell divides and life emerges. The mother is everything that the child can contain, from the primary basic elements, food, to deep emotions, experiences and feelings, which intertwine with the new breath of life.
The body is the first visible transformation, followed by actions, gestures that emphasize the transition of the woman to the mother. The mother gives birth at the same time as the child is born, at which point she will be carried outside her body into the new baby. The appearance of the first child also brings with it the ability of the mother to acquire unsuspected powers, but to the same extent also fears that she did not have until that moment.
The birth of the child is the first "rupture" that appears between the two after 9 months of living together. It is also then that the infant's inevitable dependence on the one who accompanied him on his long journey is manifested. Now the mother begins to lay the foundations for a harmonious relationship of the child with the external environment, to create balance and strengthen the parental relationship.
Breastfeeding is the purest form by which the connection of the two souls is restored, it not only nourishes the body, but especially provides spiritual food. Through breastfeeding, the child returns to the intra-uterine position, the mother and the fetus were still united, breast feeding becomes the most intimate moment in which deep and intense emotions take place, in which love is shared and received, calm and tranquility are restored.
If we agree that love requires intimacy, and breastfeeding is precisely love, then these moments will be lived at maximum intensity only in privacy, without prying eyes, away from the world, from any factor that can interfere with your moment of peace, of love . .
When you breastfeed, you don't shy away from the inquisitive privileges of those around you, but you retreat to a safe place because you want to be present and seen only by your baby. You will not hide, you will not cover your body out of shame, but you will do it in such a way that it is just you and him in harmony and love.
Mom...You are the role model!
Carmen Mariana Ardeleanu, psychologist
