Thursday, March 13, 2008
Moving on?
I'm about 85% sure we're done nursing at this point. After consulting with the leaders of our parent/baby group today, there might be a few factors playing into why Addison is biting me. Teething, the milk consistency/flow has changed etc. are some possibilities. Yesterday morning she actually refused to nurse, which was a FIRST for her. This morning I didn't even try. I'm going to give it another shot tomorrow morning and see what happens. I was told today that if I'm not ready to stop, then I shouldn't put a timeline on it and just relax and see what happens. I'm very emotional about quitting. If you would have told me 10 months ago that I would be feeling this way, I would have said "Yeah, right!" We had such a rough start, it's hard to believe that I've made it even this far! I absolutely LOVE nursing, and it's hard for me to think about stopping. I know that eventually I'll feel fine about it, and it will be fabulous to get my body back to myself...which includes putting these hideous nursing bras away. I also need to think about the fact that Addison has gotten about 75/25 breast milk/formula, for almost an entire year, so that's not too shabby. But in the meantime, I'm going to give it another go, and if the sharp daggers come out, then I need to listen to Addison and say goodbye to nursing.
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This is the same age that Madison stopped wanting to nurse too. We were down to just one or two feedings a day and she just stopped wanting it. Fortunately I didn't get nipped since I know how sharp those little teeth are! It was hard in the sense that it signified to me that she wasn't a baby anymore but it was a great milestone to see her starting to assert her independence. I thought that I would have been more sad but other than wishing I could nurse her when we had a 12 hour flight to Hawaii right after she stopped and she didn't want to sleep :0), I found that we still had lots of times that we sat alone together and cuddled while reading or her drinking from a sippy cup. So whatever she decides - don't worry, you still get to be Mommy for a very long time. Every age and stage is so very fun.
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