My sister’s birth experience was not “according to plan.” She had the home birth she wanted, but then thing went wonky and she ended up in the hospital with preeclampsia. She’s doing better now, but she did require a blood transfusion.

Needless to say, her milk did not come in right away. Friday, four days after the birth, still no milk and my sweet niece was noticing it. She was waking up ever 20 to 30 minutes to nurse and was a bit emphatic about her disappointment. The “advice” from the stupid books was something to the effect: “Your milk will come in 3 to 5 days, your baby’s not really hungry anyway, it’s all good.” But it wasn’t all good. Because of her health issues, they weren’t sure when or if her milk might come in. She was committed to breastfeeding and there is a non-profit breast milk bank in her city, but that stuff’s not cheap. All in all, a very stressful situation.

My stressful situation is that 20-month-old Satchmo seems to be in no hurry to nurse, and in fact seems to prefer nursing to all other forms of nourishment. So I still have a very good supply of milk.

So I took my stressful situation to her stressful situation and had the amazing and wonderful experience of nursing my niece. But just for a few hours. We arrived at about lunch time Friday and by Friday night, Carrie’s milk had come in.

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I can relate to the need for breathing space. I could use an hour, a day, or a weekend not to carry the responsibility of keeping all the kids alive and fed and reasonably clean. I’m sure my husband could use some breathing space. I know my friends need breathing space. In fact, everyone, everywhere could use a little down time. Not just a time to relax, but a time to relax and not be carrying your normal responsibilities. As a mom, this doesn’t happen very often for me. Our monthly date nights and my weekly late night trips to the grocery store are the closest I come to escape.

What about you? Do you take time to get away? How often and for how long? Who take up the slack? What are your tip for “getting away from it all” on a non-existent budget? Do tell.