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By: and now for the “momming” part of the blog… breastfeeding « quaking aspen

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:58:51 +0000

[...] I recently discovered the blog 5 Minutes for Mom. Loving it, definitely on my Bloglines (which by the way makes it so much easier for me to read my blogs, even given Firefox’s fabulous “open all tabs” feature in the Bookmarks. As soon as I figure out how to add a link I’ll put it there on the side so you can see what I read. Since I know you care SO MUCH). This entry has inspired me to write some on it. [...]

By: falwyn

falwyn — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:05:02 +0000

I posted on my blog, too. Click here.

By: Momma Piñata

Momma Piñata — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:31:49 +0000

Did you nurse your baby(s) and for how long? Charlotte was nursed for 2 months. She is almost 4 months old now.
What was your favourite aspect of nursing? The bonding, especially right before bed at night.
Did you ever get bitten? Nope, didn’t get to nurse long enough to do that.
What was the hardest part of weaning? That she decided it on her own, and after trying many many things, three days later, I had to give in, all the tears weren’t getting us anywhere.
Do you have any advice to share with moms about nursing and/or weaning? Not really because she weaned herself…but my breasts hurt a LOT!!!!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:42:36 +0000

OHHH I was soo excited to come here and read your post! We have been doing some things to celebrate too, and added in the fun with answering your questions!

Breastfeeding is a wonderful thing isn’t it?!
http://parenting-news.hightopbabydesigns.com/2006/08/continuing-to-celebrate-nursing.html

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:34:44 +0000

I also have a couple posts about breastfeeding at our blog. Here’s more answers to your questions –
Did you nurse your baby(s) and for how long?
This is my first baby & I’ve nursed him for 10 1/2 months so far -
What was your favourite aspect of nursing? The tender and loving feeling that envelopes us as I feed him. Plus, the bargain aspect of it is nice — it’s nice to be able to save money with all the other costs we’ve faced this year
Did you ever get bitten?
Yeah – a couple times — when it happens I just stop the nursing session right then, and that’s it.
What was the hardest part of weaning? Don’t know yet!
Do you have any advice to share with moms about nursing and/or weaning? It was hard in the beginning – but it’s been so worth all that work in the start — get help from LLL or the help that the hospital offers — because they really can make the difference for you. It’s worth it.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:17:01 +0000

I have nursed all of my babies- it has been one of the most incredible and rewarding times of my life.

I just did the blogathon about breastfeeding and raised money for LLL. We self weaned here, too. So I have no real advice about weaning- just listen to your heart and your baby. Not doctors and others moms.

Breastfeeding is worth any of the trouble that you may feel it will cause. Trust me.

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 23:57:17 +0000

I loved breastfeeding! Thank you so much for doing this!
I nursed Sophia until the week of her 2nd birthday, when she told me “I’m a big girl now. I don’t need mangia anymore.” So self-weaned was the way we did it so the weaning process wasn’t hard at all. And we did the family bed, too, until she told us she wanted a “big girl bed”. We set one up in our room, then it wasn’t much longer until she was telling me she wanted to sleep in her big girl room.
I love all aspects of nursing: free, anywhere, anytime, perfect temp, perfectly made for my child. And the bond? Irreplaceable. period.
The only thing I’d say as advice is listen to your baby. The clock & your life cannot decide when your babe needs to be nourished or comforted.

By: Eli's Mom

Eli's Mom — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:12:32 +0000

Did you nurse your baby(s) and for how long?
I nursed/am nursing Eli for 1 year.

What was your favourite aspect of nursing?
I loved the alone time I got with Eli while nursing. Even though I’m a SAHM, so most of our time is ‘alone’, nursing sessions were different. They were much more personal and ‘sweet’. I think that is what I’ll miss most as I continue weaning for the next few weeks.

Did you ever get bitten?
OUCH! Unfortunatly, when Eli first got his top teeth he did bite me a handful of times. I was quick to correct him and (luckily!!) he stopped.

What was the hardest part of weaning?
Right now the hardest part is letting go of that special time we share. I LOVE our first morning nursing session because Eli is always in such a good mood, so he’s smiling and touching my face. I’ll miss that a lot!

Do you have any advice to share with moms about nursing and/or weaning?
Enjoy nursing for as long as you can. I know sometimes it seems like all you do is nurse your baby, but remember that they’ll only be a baby (and a nursing baby) for a limited time.

By: Xav's Mama

Xav's Mama — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:02:03 +0000

I posted on my blog just click on my name to view!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:16:24 +0000

G’day! I love this idea!

I am nursing my second child now and enjoy it thoroughly. I nursed my daughter, now 3, until she was 14 months old. Nursing became painful for me then and that’s why I weaned her, though I regretted it later. Turns out we probably had a yeast infection and that’s why I was so sore. I didn’t have a breastfeeding support network (amazingly, I knew NO other nursing moms when I was nursing her) to help me figure things out and work through the discomfort. Fortunately, since my son was born, my daughter has taken up nursing occasionally–especially for comfort after she’s gotten an “ow-y.” It’s nice to have that relationship with her again, even though it’s very infrequent. My son is six months old and was exclusively breastfed ’til a couple weeks ago…he’s eaten a little avocado (gave him diarhea), banana (likes it okay), and the best carrots my local farmer grows (not really interested, I suppose that 1/2 pound of steamed and pureed carrot ice cubes that I made will go into soup or something).

I just love the closeness of breastfeeding–looking into my baby’s eyes as he stares up at me. Such cherished moments! Even when we’re out and about, we can create our own little private world, enjoying one another’s company, staring into each other’s eyes. It’s such an amazingly beautiful thing.

My son doesn’t have teeth, but he’s teething and occasionally “bites” while nursing. My daughter also bit me some…that’s what I thought was causing me pain when I weaned her.

The hardest part of weaning was getting over my fear of weaning. I thought it would be a horrible experience, but we took it slowly (about a month from when I “decided” until the last nurse) and it really wasn’t that bad. The next hardest thing was getting over my regret about weaning so early. Weaning doesn’t make parenting any easier.

My advice: even experienced moms have trouble nursing! I thought starting off with my second would be easier, but he has a short tongue (not actually tongue-tied, but just short and not very flexible). We had a terrible time the first month or so. Fortunately, I did recognize there was a problem and visited a lactation consultant. Also, La Leche League or another support group can really help! I know lots of nursing moms now, but having a dedicated couple hours every month for talking about breastfeeding issues really helps–I’ve gotten support when I’ve needed it and been of help to others.

By: Randi

Randi — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:18:21 +0000

I enjoy breastfeeding soooo much!! My son is going to be 7 months on the 12th and we’re still going strong. He has no teeth yet. I am so glad that I am doing this:) I pump once in the morning, he get’s two bottles during the day, and the rest of the time he get’s the breast. It’s just such a wonderful and special time to share with your baby.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:43:06 +0000

Breastfeeding can be a great thing for baby and mom (they can bond even more during feeding time) and then it’s healthier for baby!

By: Waya

Waya — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:21:20 +0000

I’ve nursed my first son until he was 8 months. My other two children until they were 6 months. I’ve written about it here in my blog. Love to share it with you. I think breastfeeding is so good for your children and such a great bonding experience for me. And all the people who were offended by that infamous picture of a baby being nursed on the cover of “Baby” magazine, I have to say “get over it”!
http://www.beforebaby.com/waya/2006/02/04/breastfeeding-your-baby/

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:39:56 +0000

Again, thank you all… what wonderful stories!

I wanted to also add that “O Mama Mia” at http://omamamia.com/ has a couple of great posts about breastfeeding right now.

She links to many wonderful sites including:
http://momsmilkanywhere.blogspot.com/

By: Heidi

Heidi — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 04:11:59 +0000

Love what you’ve shared and the picture. My last post is about one breastfeeding experience and I’ve posted a picture there as well. I will start by saying that my son (2 in two weeks) was also a co-sleeping, nurse to sleep type. We tried a few times to night wean him, I wanted to to let him ultimately wean himself but I was ready to sleep more than 3 hours in a row at night. When he was about 17 months old my SUPER HUBBY really took over nights. We left him in his crib for the entire night but my hubby would go in to comfort him. After a few nights it got better and better and after a week or so he would rearely awake at night. That’s how we did it.

To answer your other questions, we nursed until my son was 22 months old.

My favorite parts about nursing were just about everything about it, I like how natural it is, not that it’s easy but just heathy and bonding and cuddly. I like how it made me stop and adore the precious bundle that God gave to us to parent.

I did get bit at times but it never became a major problem.

The hardest part of weaning I though would be the night weaning that I described before, but now that we are completely done I think the hardest part was right at the end. I generally tried to be a nurse on demand mom and after he was night weaned then he nursed in the morning and after nap. He gave up the mornings between 18-19 months and soon after the afternoon nursings became spuratic. He would go for 2,3 sometimes 7 days without nursing and then ask again. After two months of such on again off again nursing I was pretty well done and I figured if he could go a week or at the end 10-12 days he certainly was done and just holding on to something that was nice. So now we just cuddle and rock and read books.