When I first became a mother, I assumed I would be fair and treat all my children the same. I soon learned that such an approach overlooks their circumstances and temperaments.
Children enter our lives at varying stages of our parenting.
The changing parents these children encounter have a marked effect on their development. As a second-time mom, I learned that some of my decisions would change with each child. Specific conditions influenced my decision to breastfeed one child but not the other. I did not breastfeed Michael, our oldest son. Because of my epilepsy, I had already exposed him to medication during my pregnancy.