26 March, 2009
Weaning offMiguel is 14 mths old.
Yes..
I have been breastfeeding him for 14 mths.
That's a record to me.
Thou Miguel is my 1st child, but I always tot I will NEVER struggle thru this breastfeeding process esp after so many hiccups during the first few mths of BF.The engorgement -> expressing of bm every 2-3 hrs (to make sure he gets enuff to drink) -> store bm -> warm bm -> slowly shift to direct feeding (to make things worst Miguel will enlatch if the flow was too fast & the bm will spat everywhere - bm is sweet & will attract ants!!).
I tot direct feeding was good cos no longer need to pump out milk which was very tiring esp if the flow was slow in the early stage.. but when it was time to go back to work after 3 mths of maternity leave. It was nightmare, my breasts works according to Miguel's feeding time~ I will have to express mik at least once in the office -> Store milk in fridge & kind colleagues of mine will always remind me to bring my milk home. -_-lll -> engorge -> rush hm straight after work to empty my breast. It goes on for few mths till I finally kept away the breast pump. I finally got in control of when I wan milk to come and not to gorge unnecessarily!
I am still breastfeeding Miguel. He will cling onto me cos been so many hrs since his last suckle. I will give in. His fav. spot to suckle will be in the car when we are alone. Meaning, if we are driving his cousins hm.. he will not request. But once they are off the car. He will change position automatically! -> lay on my lap -> start pulling my blouse -> Amazing~~
Recently, I was thinking of weaning off. Esp I was quite sick last week and find it unhealthy to bm him at all. During process of googling - "how to wean off breastmilk?" I chance upon this article -
"he is still a tiny little person with lots of growing up to do. It’s a tough world out there, and before you know it he’ll be too big to hold your hand, much less nurse. Why rush him? Ask any mother with older children and she’ll tell you the same thing – babies grow up way too fast, and when you look back on it, the time he spent nursing (even if it was several years) is a very small piece of the pie."
Fine, I give in.
I will let him auto-wean off.
P.s - I wish I had a picture like tat to show little Miguel in future.. :)Yes..
I have been breastfeeding him for 14 mths.
That's a record to me.
Thou Miguel is my 1st child, but I always tot I will NEVER struggle thru this breastfeeding process esp after so many hiccups during the first few mths of BF.The engorgement -> expressing of bm every 2-3 hrs (to make sure he gets enuff to drink) -> store bm -> warm bm -> slowly shift to direct feeding (to make things worst Miguel will enlatch if the flow was too fast & the bm will spat everywhere - bm is sweet & will attract ants!!).
I tot direct feeding was good cos no longer need to pump out milk which was very tiring esp if the flow was slow in the early stage.. but when it was time to go back to work after 3 mths of maternity leave. It was nightmare, my breasts works according to Miguel's feeding time~ I will have to express mik at least once in the office -> Store milk in fridge & kind colleagues of mine will always remind me to bring my milk home. -_-lll -> engorge -> rush hm straight after work to empty my breast. It goes on for few mths till I finally kept away the breast pump. I finally got in control of when I wan milk to come and not to gorge unnecessarily!
I am still breastfeeding Miguel. He will cling onto me cos been so many hrs since his last suckle. I will give in. His fav. spot to suckle will be in the car when we are alone. Meaning, if we are driving his cousins hm.. he will not request. But once they are off the car. He will change position automatically! -> lay on my lap -> start pulling my blouse -> Amazing~~
Recently, I was thinking of weaning off. Esp I was quite sick last week and find it unhealthy to bm him at all. During process of googling - "how to wean off breastmilk?" I chance upon this article -
"he is still a tiny little person with lots of growing up to do. It’s a tough world out there, and before you know it he’ll be too big to hold your hand, much less nurse. Why rush him? Ask any mother with older children and she’ll tell you the same thing – babies grow up way too fast, and when you look back on it, the time he spent nursing (even if it was several years) is a very small piece of the pie."
Fine, I give in.
I will let him auto-wean off.