Breastfeeding Support - 6 months and beyond!

[AnnaBanana9]

Wouldn't you know it.... Alyssa self-weans and she now sleeps through the night!
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[JellyBeann]

Wouldn't you know it.... Alyssa self-weans and she now sleeps through the night!
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I think (hope) this is what Ollie is gonner do!!

 

[AnnaBanana9]

Alyssa was waking once a night at least for mummy milk until she stopped BF almost 2 weeks ago. Now waking is the exception rather than the norm.

She must have been well and truly ready

 

[Shiv]

Alyssa was waking once a night at least for mummy milk until she stopped BF almost 2 weeks ago. Now waking is the exception rather than the norm.

She must have been well and truly ready

Bet you were more than ready for a full nights sleep as well

 

[AnnaBanana9]

I am... and still can't manage it! Pregnancy and the need to pee so frequently puts paid to that!
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[Shiv]

I am... and still can't manage it! Pregnancy and the need to pee so frequently puts paid to that!
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I feel your pain!

 

[JellyBeann]

Anna how did it feel feeding with no milk, I think mine's drying up! My left nipple is so sore, cracked and red! I even think it could be swollen! It kills to feed!! I am almost crying! But he seems to get milk out...as I can hear him drinking?

 

[AnnaBanana9]

That's just how I felt JellyBeann! It was pure agony at the very last; our final BF had me in tears (thankfully Alyssa never noticed). She seemed to be getting some milk out, but I think she was more and more just going through the motions of swallowing as time went on.

 

[JellyBeann]

I thought as much, usually by this time in the day i am engorged, but, I don't feel uncomfortable at all! My nipples are so sore! The left one went numb!! I think I'll try him again but if he is hurting me tonight I'll leave it! I'm just so sad that it's happened this way, as he still wants booby, he asks for it still! he's drinking a bottle of cows milk right now, but he knows it's not the same! I wanted him to give it up himself, not be forced to, and so abruptly aswell! He usually has booby at least 5 times a day (if you count through the night) I feel so sad that we're stopping, I know we are, I can sense it's coming to an end! The last time we comfortably fed him was my cousin's wedding on Friday!! I never wanted to make him carry on, or encourage him to feed for longer, when he's ready, he's ready I always thought, but for my milk to just go...I'm all teary!

(sorry I rambled)

 

[staceyg]

sending hugs jellybeann x
i go back to work on thursday really gonna miss my little man

 

[AnnaBanana9]

Big JellyBeann. Always just a PM away if you need to talk.
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[Seraphim]

Geez, and it's meant to only be tough in the beginning

Tonight was our first night without BF at bedtime. Haven't fed her since 6.30am. Feels so odd.

I'm not trying to remove all feeds or anything. Actually I don't really know what I'm doing - I just need a break.

Anna, hearing Alyssa is now sleeping... just makes me think milk in a cup is going to be a good thing for us. I've been over 2 years without a full nights sleep. If hubby could settle H it might be different, but I'm so tired.

I wouldn't mind if we could get to 1 or 2 feeds and a routine where H would settle without me. I don't know if we're gong to have that option though.

Hmm I didn't realise I was so confused heh.

 

[Kaybee]

Geez, and it's meant to only be tough in the beginning

Tonight was our first night without BF at bedtime. Haven't fed her since 6.30am. Feels so odd.

I'm not trying to remove all feeds or anything. Actually I don't really know what I'm doing - I just need a break.

Anna, hearing Alyssa is now sleeping... just makes me think milk in a cup is going to be a good thing for us. I've been over 2 years without a full nights sleep. If hubby could settle H it might be different, but I'm so tired.

I wouldn't mind if we could get to 1 or 2 feeds and a routine where H would settle without me. I don't know if we're gong to have that option though.

Hmm I didn't realise I was so confused heh.

Seraphim - I think I'm going through the same confusion as you. I REALLY need a good nights sleep and would love for DH to be able to grow a pair of boobs and put K to bed Seriously though, I've been trying to get K to sleep the last few nights without a feed and no luck yet. I always give in and let him have more and then he unlatches, turns over and goes to sleep. The routine has been shower, cream, pj's, into (our) bed, book while he has a cup of warm milk, bounce around on the bed, BF and then he will not settle. He cries if I stay in the room, if I leave the room and I can't bare him being upset so will let him have the boob again. If he would STTN it would be easier but he has never done that. I think DH is going to have to try get involved but I think because he is a SAHD he's off duty as soon as I get home. Then, this morning when K was cuddled in for a BF at around 6AM I was thinking how much I'd miss this closeness. Aargh I'm confused.

 

[Seraphim]

Seraphim - I think I'm going through the same confusion as you. I REALLY need a good nights sleep and would love for DH to be able to grow a pair of boobs and put K to bed Seriously though, I've been trying to get K to sleep the last few nights without a feed and no luck yet. I always give in and let him have more and then he unlatches, turns over and goes to sleep. The routine has been shower, cream, pj's, into (our) bed, book while he has a cup of warm milk, bounce around on the bed, BF and then he will not settle. He cries if I stay in the room, if I leave the room and I can't bare him being upset so will let him have the boob again. If he would STTN it would be easier but he has never done that. I think DH is going to have to try get involved but I think because he is a SAHD he's off duty as soon as I get home. Then, this morning when K was cuddled in for a BF at around 6AM I was thinking how much I'd miss this closeness. Aargh I'm confused.

Strange isn't it? heh

H wouldn't have settled for sleep if I had sat down with her or laid her into bed (I don't think)

In our routine she has a cup on our bed with hubby after bath n PJs... then we go into her room and hubby passes her to me and we close the door say nunnight dada and turn off the light.

Last night I just stayed stood up holding her and swayed around for 5 mins. She'd put her head on my shoulder so I figured it might work. I still felt cruel just randomly skipping the BF with no plan or anything

It seems she just needs to be over the edge of going to sleep and she can get into bed and snuggle down.

I'm not sure what our relationship will be like without BFing... I guess I'll find out sooner or later

 

[Shiv]

Can I give you some reassurance about your relationship with your LO's if/when you stop breastfeeding. Sophia stopped breastfeeding at 14 months, I was devastated and thought she wouldn't need me anymore. However she still loves cuddles and will sit with me for hours cuddling and reading books, and best of all i know she is sitting with me because she wants to be rather than just cos she is after boob (if that makes sense).

I managed to get Sophia to STTN by sending David in to offer her a cup of milk in the night (instead of me going in to breastfeed her), after a few nights she stopped waking up. This would obviously be more tricky if you cosleep i guess.

I hoep you can both figure out what you are happiest doing, kudos to you for not having had a full nights sleep in so long, you must be knackered! And whatever happens your LO's will love you and cuddle you because you are their mummy

 

[JellyBeann]

I'm thinking he may find the not having booby anymore easier if we move him to his own bed aswell as stop the booby...so I'm going to give him a bottle of milk to drink in bed and if he wakes in the night, give him another bottle then!

 

[Seraphim]

Aw thanks Shiv

2nd night with not BF before bed. It seems odd that we're skipping the one feed which everyone else keeps hold of... but I guess I'm looking for the feeds she is *happy* to let go of. It's so strange, I wanted to feed her at bedtime because I felt like I was denying her.. but she was ok (as long as I stayed standing and cuddling ) No complaints and actually a far nicer cuddle than we have during BFing. 5 minutes of my koala bear rather than 20 of being kicked in the face by a chompy gymnast

 

[Seraphim]

double post

 

[lynnikins]

well i havent fed EJ since Friday afternoon now and my boobs hurt we decided to stop for both of us, he wasnt really asking for it and being pregnant again it was getting too much for me

 

[AnnaBanana9]

I know what you mean Lynni... I can't believe that it's been 3 weeks since Alyssa last nursed, and about 2 1/2 weeks since she last asked for mummy milk.....

xxx