Milky Milk is out of here!
November 17th 2008 02:02
Our breastfeeding days are finally out of here. We have not nursed in 4 day, and there is no turning back now. Mr. Babyman turned 15 months old a couple of days ago.....he is growing up. He is really not a baby anymore, but I will be calling him that for at least a couple of more months. We started out the weaning process by dropping a feeding, and then another, and so on and so forth. We had just dropped it down to the morning feeding, and about a week and half later the Mr. Babyman slept in till a little after 7. He never does that! I had to wake him up so we could get the show on the road. He did not display any of his normal interest in feeding. It really wasn't an interest, as it was a demand. This day there was none of that, so I took that as my cue to drop the habit. Of course every morning since then has been pure torture, with Mr. Babyman waking up anywhere from 4:30-5:30. Today, the 4th day was the first day he actually went back to sleep. I have been strong though, but it hasn't been easy. I do kind of miss our little bonding period every day. Of course we still have it, but it is just different. I think Mr. Babyman feels like he has lost a dear friend. He cries "MiMi" from time to time throughout the day. I just ignore it, and he forgets about it. I know this will all become a distant memory for him, but it will stay with me forever. It is so strange how you can anticipate an event so much, but when it finally arrives it isn't as spectacular as you thought it would be. It will be nice to have my body back to myself. It will be nice to be able to leave him with others knowing they can give him everything he needs. I feel very lucky that I was able to do it for this long, and I will cherish those moments forever.
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