Breastfeeding Support - 6 months and beyond!

[Eve]

Aww Shiv poor you & Sophia. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you both. Sorry, I can't think of anything to suggest to make it all better. It is surprising how quickly they heal. K was born by an emergency section and when the surgeon cut me the scalpel went right through and cut K's cheek too. We were all amazed at how quickly it healed up and now he has a scar of course but its fading all the time.

Florabean - what you got planned for Harry's birthday?

Dragonfly - glad to hear William's spots are going.

That's horrifying!! I'm glad he's okay. That sounds like grounds for suing honestly.

Yeah - although it was an emergency section they still had time for me to sign the paperwork which covers them for everything! In fairness to the surgeon he was very very apologetic and did seem to be genuine about it. At the time I was just soo relieved that K was ok other than the cut though. A few days after it when I was looking at K it dawned on me how close it was to his eye - it could of been much worse!! A few of the MWs said that they had seen it before but its usually bum cheeks that get it when the baby has been breach. I've never known it to happen to anyone else.

So scary! Good thing it wasn't any closer... and at least the doctor seemed to feel bad... wow!

 

[Dragonfly]

Dragonfly- Such a shame about your mom... maybe someday she will turn around and realize what she is missing out on? I hope so... I don't know what I would do without my mom...
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no she wont , nothing is ever her fault and she will never admit to that. I had to ban her a few times from the house for upsetting william and when she came back months later she still wouldnt come to an agreement that she would keep her cheeky remarks to herself as she didnt see her doing a thing wrong. She will always blame me, its all my fault that she cant come in because as she says "I am only saying" apparently thats not an insult.. I cannot deal with her, I do not have time for her any more I have had to many times I should have been happy ruined by her and she isnt ruining any more of it. If my son cant please her and he is the best thing I ever made ever or done then there's nothing that can, i admit defeat.

 

[Shiv]

Gosh that surgeon better feel bad about cutting his cheek - scary, glad it turned out alright in the end

Still no BFing here, Iam pretty sure it is the end for us Sophia's mouth doesn't seem to be giving her any trouble now but she still looks at my boob with utter confusion She is refusing EBM now too, so I am thinking of stopping expressing, It seems like i am just prolonging the agony of my boobs shrinking to tiny proportions I guess that means i will have to leave you guys and take down my ticker - ok now I am actually crying - how sad.

 

[cleckner04]

Your making me sad too Shiv. I'm so utterly sorry. I keep hoping that Sophia will just suddenly remember how great the boobies are and decide that she wants them again. On one hand, she really did self wean so you accomplished a goal but it's not really on the terms that you had hoped for. I wish I knew what to say to help but I know I'd be just as upset if it were me.

 

[polaris]

Shiv - I really hope that it's not the end for you both, your post made me feel really emotional. I would be crying too if it was me. But you are still welcome to contribute to this thread as far as I am concerned, after all even if this is the end, it was totally Sophia's choice and there's so few babies who get the chance to self-wean so you are still an inspiration to many women.

 

[CocoaOne]

Can I join please ladies?

I've been BFing my LO for 6 months and 5 minutes so far and I hope to make it until at least a year (returning to work when LO is just over a year so we'll see how it goes)

Shiv - so sorry to read your post. I can only imagine how hard it is for you

 

[florabean1981]

well, as of about 40 minutes ago, I have officially been breastfeeding Harry for one whole year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dragonfly]

happy birthday Harry, welcome coco!
shiv i hope its a phase but how long is that now?

 

[cleckner04]

Happy birthday to Harry!!! Congrats on such an amazing milestone!!!

CocoaOne- Welcome to the group and congrats on six months!!!

 

[Eve]

Gosh that surgeon better feel bad about cutting his cheek - scary, glad it turned out alright in the end

Still no BFing here, Iam pretty sure it is the end for us Sophia's mouth doesn't seem to be giving her any trouble now but she still looks at my boob with utter confusion She is refusing EBM now too, so I am thinking of stopping expressing, It seems like i am just prolonging the agony of my boobs shrinking to tiny proportions I guess that means i will have to leave you guys and take down my ticker - ok now I am actually crying - how sad.

I wanted to cry reading your post too hun I really hope it's not the end but if it is, I think still having you around here would be great! You did an amazing job and plus, it's nice having ya

BIG to you!

Dragonfly- Such a shame about your mom... maybe someday she will turn around and realize what she is missing out on? I hope so... I don't know what I would do without my mom...
=

no she wont , nothing is ever her fault and she will never admit to that. I had to ban her a few times from the house for upsetting william and when she came back months later she still wouldnt come to an agreement that she would keep her cheeky remarks to herself as she didnt see her doing a thing wrong. She will always blame me, its all my fault that she cant come in because as she says "I am only saying" apparently thats not an insult.. I cannot deal with her, I do not have time for her any more I have had to many times I should have been happy ruined by her and she isnt ruining any more of it. If my son cant please her and he is the best thing I ever made ever or done then there's nothing that can, i admit defeat.

Oh I wish I lived next door, I would love to visit and do so without insults! I can't even imagine what it must be like having your mom as your mom...

 

[Eve]

Happy Birthday Harry & Congratulations Momma!

and welcome Cocoa!

 

[lynnikins]

Happy birthday Harry, welcome to the group Cocoa ( becki)

 

[Kaybee]

Happy Birthday Harry & congratulations to you Florabean. A year

Welcome & congrats to you as well Cocoa.

Shiv - I don't think you should stop posting in here & I don't think you should take your ticker down either if you don't want to. 13 months is still a fabbie milestone even if BF has stopped before you were ready. I plan to leave my ticker up at whatever milestone it is at when our BF journey ends.

 

[Dragonfly]

My son will not drink out of plastic things any more he has to have what we do and well he is careful so he does get it. he is so careful when holding plates carrying his dinner in the livingroom and drinks from a mug or glass. Never his plastic cup any more.

he blows fart noises on my boob when feeding lol

he has undressed himself, top to toe tonight.

waves good buy to the news man and will see him later he says at the end of the news.

Chats on my phone! whole conversations!

helps himself to anything in the cupboard or fridge, loves smooties. (only way i get fruit in him!)./

takes his nappy off and hands it to me saying thank you.

I am amazed at him very proud!

 

[lynnikins]

wow my 2 yr old wont do some of that , William is definatly adorable hun

 

[Eve]

What a doll!!! xx

 

[AnnaBanana9]

Happy birthday Harry and congratulations Fleur! A year is an amazing milestone!

Hi Cocoa and welcome to the group! :wave:

Shiv, I agree - please don't leave our group and don't remove your ticker. What a wonderful milestone you have both reached, and what a magical journey you share. I know I'll be leaving mine up when Alyssa stops to mark with pride whatever milestone we attain

Anneka, William is so clever and so sweet! Alyssa sends him a kiss as always

 

[Dragonfly]

There must be something going on here between William and Alyssa he was feeding and doing this cheeky laugh while looking at you avatar of Alyssa and making eyes at her! and he is grinning ear to ear pointing.

 

[florabean1981]

thanks for the birthday wishes for harry we had a lovely day, thankyou. (tons of pics on facebook, lol)

shiv; i really, really hope sophia changes her mind & goes back on the boob once her mouth's not as sore... it's only just occurred to me how emotional breastfeeding really is huge

 

[CocoaOne]

Did anyone find that their supply dropped at 6 months, or that their milk couldn't keep up with their LO?

I think we had the 6 month growth spurt a few days ago, she's back to normal now (feeding every 2.5-3hrs and only 1 or 2 night feeds) but she's feeding on both sides most of the time, which she never did even when she was tiny. She's getting really frustrated with feeding at the moment and I get the impression that I haven't got enough milk. Hopefully it's just a follow-on from the spurt and it will calm down soon, but I'm worried just in case!

I just wondered if any of you had the same thing, if it passes or if there's anything I can do. TIA!

ETA - She's a big girl - around 20lbs and has always drank/eaten a lot, and we're BLW now too!