My follow-up to the first BF post

So this is a follow-up to this post.

We made it. We made it six months. Well, almost six months. I am saying six months because we got pretty close. I have to say that I am proud of our family of three. I say I am proud of all three of us because it took me sacrificing my body and time, Preston learning to master nursing, and Brian coping with it all :) Mostly coping with me and being supportive.

As of right now, Preston is officially weaned. It was much easier than I thought it would be, and it only took about a week. In a way, this was bad for me, or should I say Brian, because my hormones went CRAZY because we stopped fairly quickly. I have kind of been stretching out my feedings and pumpings so that it wouldn't be like that, but I don't think it can really be avoided.

My plan was to wean at 6 months, but truthfully, Preston kind of weaned himself. It got to the point where he was much more interested in the food in his highchair than he was in his mom. I am glad it went this way, because it could have been so much worse. Preston just wasn't interested in doing it anymore, and of course, I am not going to push it. In fact, I am pretty sure it was harder on me than it was him. I would bring him to me, and he would just look around and pull away, and was totally distracted. I interpreted that as, "Mom, I'm over this. I am almost 6 months old. Can I have bananas?"

I had a few friends ask me if I was sad that BFing is over. I say no, because I never really liked it that much anyway. But, then when I think about it, maybe I am a little. I think what I am sad about is that he isn't a tiny baby anymore. I think I would feel that way no matter what. So, with that said, I will definitely breastfeed again although that won't be anytime soon. Who knows what challenges with BFing our next child will face, but I can go into it with confidence because I know I conquered it the first time. However, the #1 thing having a child has taught me is that YOU CANNOT PLAN FOR EVERYTHING.

So... bring on the drinks, the caffeine, the dieting, my old wardrobe and a renewed sense of freedom!