tinytabby
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My LO is 10 months and for the last 2 months I've been combi feeding since I went back to work.
We're now down to one bf a day, first thing in the morning and I'm thinking that she's not really getting much from me anymore. It's more of a nice cuddle than anything else.
I'd been hoping to bf her even a wee bit until she was one but I'm thinking the end may come sooner.
I'm not going to try to keep bf her as it doesn't fit with the work I do and I also think she has made the transition to ff and solids really well. We've been doing BLW and she will now put anything away, she's a regular gourmet!
So... Just a few thoughts on bf which I wanted to share I guess. I'm feeling mixed up about it being over. There were days I couldn't wait for this to happen but I'm also sad now that it's the end of an era.
I had mastitis 4 times, horrible oversupply for about 4 months, LO has always been extremely wriggly and colicky so feeding her has never been the beautiful bonding experience it was cracked up to be.
However, I'm proud that I stuck with it for so long. I'm glad she was ebf for 6 months and only had formula after that time. I feel like my hard work will have counted to her health in the long term and I'm glad that I could do that for her. I'm glad that when she has been sick bf has been a comfort to both of us. I'm glad that I could make her feel safe and secure when she woke up in the middle of the night and comfort her quickly back to sleep.
I hope that many of you can identify with the bittersweet feeling of the achievement of bf for months on end, and the slight feeling of relief as well as loss when it comes to an end.
We're now down to one bf a day, first thing in the morning and I'm thinking that she's not really getting much from me anymore. It's more of a nice cuddle than anything else.
I'd been hoping to bf her even a wee bit until she was one but I'm thinking the end may come sooner.
I'm not going to try to keep bf her as it doesn't fit with the work I do and I also think she has made the transition to ff and solids really well. We've been doing BLW and she will now put anything away, she's a regular gourmet!
So... Just a few thoughts on bf which I wanted to share I guess. I'm feeling mixed up about it being over. There were days I couldn't wait for this to happen but I'm also sad now that it's the end of an era.
I had mastitis 4 times, horrible oversupply for about 4 months, LO has always been extremely wriggly and colicky so feeding her has never been the beautiful bonding experience it was cracked up to be.
However, I'm proud that I stuck with it for so long. I'm glad she was ebf for 6 months and only had formula after that time. I feel like my hard work will have counted to her health in the long term and I'm glad that I could do that for her. I'm glad that when she has been sick bf has been a comfort to both of us. I'm glad that I could make her feel safe and secure when she woke up in the middle of the night and comfort her quickly back to sleep.
I hope that many of you can identify with the bittersweet feeling of the achievement of bf for months on end, and the slight feeling of relief as well as loss when it comes to an end.
