Hi, I'm a senior BSN student (on temporary leave) and I am studying to
eventually become a CNM and IBCLC. I have posted on LactNet very few times but
have been lurking for about 2 1/2 years.
I had my son at 19 and said I was going to "try" breastfeeding. I read
as much as I could and when my son was born, to me, there was no other way to
feed him. I got lots of bad information in the hospital after he was born but
because I had read so much on the subject, I knew it was bad information. I
was the first person I knew that had breatfed. He was a fussy little guy
sometimes and nursed at least every 2-3 hrs during the day and every hour at night
for the first year. My husband's family all said he wasn't getting enough
because he nursed often. It even got so bad they were practically chasing me
with a bottle of karo syrup and water. I hid and nursed my little one in the
car. My son got no formula, or that darn bottle of karo syrup. When he was
born, until he was about 12 months, my viewpoint of breastfeeding was "it's
wonderful, except those people who do it TOO long," which to me was about 15
months. When my son hit a year, I could not take away his favortite thing. So, I
thought we would nurse for 18 months. When that time came, I had met a great
group of extended nursing girls online. I decided then to trust my son
enough to let him know when it was the right time to wean. I really began to get
worried that he was greatly crossing my comfort threshold when he nursed
through my pregnancy with his brother. He self weaned at 4 years and 3 months, the
day his brother was born, saying, "ew, it's baby milk." I wish I could have
one last time nursing him since I don't remember his last nursing session. I
didn't realize it would be the last. But, I trust him that he knew that right
day to wean.
Jessica, student nurse (taking a break to be home with my new little
nursling), and most importantly, mommy to Cristian who is 4 1/2 and my little boobie
boy, Jaden who is 4 months
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