tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136056672660705454.post8168375433340142623..comments2023-10-05T07:42:27.904-04:00Comments on I can't whistle: push me pull youKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533501052787233233noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136056672660705454.post-87086744127554872482012-12-21T11:11:06.516-05:002012-12-21T11:11:06.516-05:00I don't have anything to add to the conversati...I don't have anything to add to the conversation, but I can imagine this is a tough transition to make. I hope it comes easily for you and Della.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136056672660705454.post-79601085573774193252012-12-19T22:12:23.146-05:002012-12-19T22:12:23.146-05:00We are also in this odd spot-- I'm kind of rea...We are also in this odd spot-- I'm kind of ready (the biting has a lot to do with this) but also want it to be child led. So I feel you, and I wish you the best as you work through this, and will be watching from my similar perch.Erin Bakalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611203589607633273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136056672660705454.post-86011177735051117302012-12-15T12:12:06.307-05:002012-12-15T12:12:06.307-05:00I nursed all of mine to age 5. We sort of had a ce...I nursed all of mine to age 5. We sort of had a ceremonial Last Nursing on the night before their birthdays, where we celebrated the fact that they were now Big Girls, and ready to start homeschooling.Trecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282492933139593682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136056672660705454.post-46181010417028562162012-12-13T15:32:21.667-05:002012-12-13T15:32:21.667-05:00With my first 2, I weaned them far too early in or...With my first 2, I weaned them far too early in order to return to a job that kept us housed. No choice. With my third I thought I would nurse a little longer, a few months perhaps? At 3 days of age, I dropped $200+ I didn't really have on a good pump. Then I was determined to at least pump until it paid for itself. :) <br /><br />When she was just shy of 2 years, she was sitting on my lap and pointing at buttons on my shirt. "button, button, button". She pointed at my belly, "Belly". I asked, "where are milkies?" "Milkies ally-all," she replied. I realized then that I had no idea when she had last nursed. So baby-led but I still mourned. Even now that she is almost 16 and drives me crazy, I still mourn. It is a special time that I will never have again. <br /><br />If you are at all ambivalent about nursing, just tell yourself, one more day. Some choices can't be undone. Sorry if this isn't what you want to hear but I rarely hear a mom say "I wish I would have weaned sooner". But I often hear "I wish I would have tried harder/not given up/ breastfed longer/not given into family" etc. <br /><br />Best of luck,<br />~Jenn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136056672660705454.post-39120340128785627722012-12-13T14:17:36.756-05:002012-12-13T14:17:36.756-05:00Thinking of you Kate, and hoping that there is pea...Thinking of you Kate, and hoping that there is peace in this in the road ahead. Hugs...Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681333723382119281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136056672660705454.post-4315342365080212182012-12-13T14:13:58.356-05:002012-12-13T14:13:58.356-05:00I feel a little less like a bad mom now, after rea...I feel a little less like a bad mom now, after reading this. I'm starting to dream of the days when I won't "have to" nurse any more. I judge myself for it but it would be so liberating. I'll dress without worrying that what I wear provides coverage while feeding. I'll wear a normal bra (I sneak one on once in a while... so much more comfy and more flattering). Draft- napping toddler just snuck down the stairs. So much for free time. More later.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08006692086413417834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136056672660705454.post-61444643072593010702012-12-13T12:28:45.503-05:002012-12-13T12:28:45.503-05:00Oh my, does this post resonate with me. I did not ...Oh my, does this post resonate with me. I did not expect to have to give up nursing before Hen was a year old! Even when I knew it was something we were going to have to do--for his health as well as mine--it was hard (SO hard!) to actually do it.<br /><br />But I did. And it was not as awful as I'd feared. It made me sad, yes, to realize that this was a milestone, a 'last time', but it also gave me a chance to actively find other ways to nurture our relationship. And it turned out he loved me for more than boob-comfort/food after all! And while I will always remember our nursing days with extreme fondness, because I truly loved many things about breastfeeding, it has been replaced--as is normal--with other things. <br /><br />Thinking of you during this hard, bittersweet time. It'll be ok, in fact, it'll be better than ok. But I know it's hard right now. <br /><br />Sprogbloggerhttp://www.sprogblogger.comnoreply@blogger.com