We weaned!

Weaning from breastfeeding is very a delicate situation becuase bf your child is such a connection and emotional comfort for both baby and mother it is very hard to wean away from this and find another way to connect .
So we have finnaly done it! I on a ocassion bf just for the comfrt reasons for our son but he now sleeps in his own bed,gets up early and is starting to eat much more regualr food.so this is a great thing that we have done. i do miss bf our son becuase now he doesnt want to cuddle and just wants his daddy all the time :( but were learning to figure it out.

Working on it

Well i still have in mind to wean and end this phase of my/our lives but yet it seems our son is not quite ready to totally wean. We only typically nurse at night and allthough i wish to 100% wean. Slowly is the best. Clod turkey i know can be very negative for him so i think this slow weaning process will be best.
Im fasting right now which is another reason i dont him to drink much of my milk because im sure alot of toxins are in my milk so im reporting that i realize slow is better than cold turkey after hours of crying and me feeling really bad.
I will give him a bit more time but it must be fading out,soon.

Bitys First Real Christmas 3

Since the last 2 Christmas's for him have been something he doesn't really remember much and last year we lived on a island with not much interest for Christmas we went all out this year. Which reminds me that maybe I should remember somethings I learned about this Christmas for next years. Its rather hard when people ask you what your child would like for xmas , like grandmas and great grandmas and then they want to argue with you on what they think your child would want. Then the rivalry comes in that so in so has to get the same gift or else they will get jealous and then aunts and uncles will be upset and on and on. This is how Christmas is in my family. So hopefully next year it will be nice but quiet with out so many expectations.
Bub got what he wanted which was a wooden train set. He LOVES it and there is nothing that can replace that look on his face when he walked down the stairs and saw all his gifts under the tree just waiting for him.
He is such a kind and sweet child and he was sooo thankful for all he got from “santa” which I told him was not a real person but an idea that he once lived and now the memory of giving lives on.

A New Year a New Start

This is 2009 , finally!

I have decided with espically the stress im under and for health reasons to start the weaning process of our 2/12 year old son which will be 3 in april.

So I guess we are on the road to weaning from breastfeeding.
Getting them to find your breast when your children are first born is the easy part then weaning is a whole different story.
I decided to go with long term breastfeeding but our son is now turning3 years old soon and I personally feel for myself I m ready to stop.
Breastfeeding has been a wonderful journey with our son building bonds that are so very important and strong but It really hurts me to see him cry and ask for my milk and I just simply cant any longer.
We happen to co sleep as well and so I have not really got a good nights rest in 3 years.
Co sleeping is wonderful but I think that they should sleep in a “side car “ bed and then eventually off to their own bed.
By nature I roll around a lot at night, one side to the other then on my belly. When I have to roll over and breastfeed all night I cant move. Im between my husband and my son. Not comfortable and irritated because im so uncomfortable.

Yet I feel so sad that this part of both of our lives is soon to be over. I remember just like yesterday he was a new born in my arms so tiny and fragile. Breastfeeding has been a great way for us to connect even if we have a disagreement.
He needs to rely more on solid foods, he tends to be very picky and does obviously eat normal foods just not the kind of variety I would like him to have.

So right along with many other things im starting here in the new year this is one of my newest ventures...