feeling sad

soup · Nov 23rd, 2009, 10:43 AM

my breastfeeding days are numbered! this is my choice he is 6 months tommorrow and has started taking occasional bottles this week which is great cos he has always refused them, but i said i would feed him for a few more days to hit that 6 month mark! i only ever said i would fed him for a couple of months so i am soooo proud of feeding him all myself for 6 months but its suddenly hit me i won't get to feed him anymore!

i have loved it and know it was done him soo much good but guess its time for us to move on.

pennysbored · Nov 23rd, 2009, 10:47 AM

But you will get to feed him still! Bottle feeding isn't all that bad, my daughter was bottle-fed, and it did give both myself and her more independence. But it doesn't have to mean that in the end. You can be more interactive during feeds, too. And you can play with all sorts of solids now....
Congrats on going as long as you did!

cleckner04 · Nov 23rd, 2009, 12:11 PM

Aww, well you did an amazing job making it that far! Most women don't even come close to six months!

MelanieF · Nov 23rd, 2009, 13:02 PM

Well done Soup! It's great that you've given baby so much of your wonderful, satisfying milk. It's a wonderful beginning for your little bub.

Do you want to talk a bit more about stopping? What you are looking forward to, what you will regret? What aspects you think will be easier as you stop, what you will find harder? How it fits into your interaction with your LO? What appeals to you about ceasing to BF, in the context of your unique family situation? It sounds like you have mixed feelings about stopping, and it can be useful to work through the ideas that undermine the decision. Stopping is easy, but re-starting afterwards will be harder and so it's worth being confident as you make the choice.

Melanie

soup · Nov 23rd, 2009, 15:55 PM

thanks everyone, no i know it is the right choice for us i just feel a little sad about it, i will be going back to work in the new year, and lo used to take bottles of ebm before but then started to refuse bottle so now he is taking it again we need to keep it up cos don't want to risk him refusing it again! but think we will decrease breastfeeding gradually!, hoping maybe we can keep at least one feed a day going for a while. although not really sure how this will work. we have a great breastfeeding consultant at local chilrens center so will ask her advice when i go.

feels wierd tonight oh gave bubba his bottle before bed and put him to bed! thats never happened before! i am looking forward to being able to go out a bit more now, espeically with christmas coming up!

Nov 23rd, 2009, 10:43 AM	#1
soup Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 656	feeling sad my breastfeeding days are numbered! this is my choice he is 6 months tommorrow and has started taking occasional bottles this week which is great cos he has always refused them, but i said i would feed him for a few more days to hit that 6 month mark! i only ever said i would fed him for a couple of months so i am soooo proud of feeding him all myself for 6 months but its suddenly hit me i won't get to feed him anymore! i have loved it and know it was done him soo much good but guess its time for us to move on.

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 10:47 AM	#2
pennysbored Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver BC, Canada Posts: 2,357	But you will get to feed him still! Bottle feeding isn't all that bad, my daughter was bottle-fed, and it did give both myself and her more independence. But it doesn't have to mean that in the end. You can be more interactive during feeds, too. And you can play with all sorts of solids now.... Congrats on going as long as you did!

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 12:11 PM	#3
cleckner04 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 21,311	Aww, well you did an amazing job making it that far! Most women don't even come close to six months!

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 13:02 PM	#4
MelanieF Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 185	Well done Soup! It's great that you've given baby so much of your wonderful, satisfying milk. It's a wonderful beginning for your little bub. Do you want to talk a bit more about stopping? What you are looking forward to, what you will regret? What aspects you think will be easier as you stop, what you will find harder? How it fits into your interaction with your LO? What appeals to you about ceasing to BF, in the context of your unique family situation? It sounds like you have mixed feelings about stopping, and it can be useful to work through the ideas that undermine the decision. Stopping is easy, but re-starting afterwards will be harder and so it's worth being confident as you make the choice. Melanie

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 15:55 PM	#5
soup Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 656	thanks everyone, no i know it is the right choice for us i just feel a little sad about it, i will be going back to work in the new year, and lo used to take bottles of ebm before but then started to refuse bottle so now he is taking it again we need to keep it up cos don't want to risk him refusing it again! but think we will decrease breastfeeding gradually!, hoping maybe we can keep at least one feed a day going for a while. although not really sure how this will work. we have a great breastfeeding consultant at local chilrens center so will ask her advice when i go. feels wierd tonight oh gave bubba his bottle before bed and put him to bed! thats never happened before! i am looking forward to being able to go out a bit more now, espeically with christmas coming up!

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