tylersmama
05-30-2007, 06:53 PM
DS turns one today! It makes me all teary just thinking about it. :)
When I was pregnant, I knew that I wanted to breastfeed. I thought that I would try to get to 6 months, and then see from there. I had no IRL experience with breastfeeding at all, but I'm the type of person to read as much as I can about something, so I read a couple of books, found this forum, and tried to educate myself as much as I could. I thought it might be great if I could make it to a year, but had no real expectations about it.
One year later, DS is a happy, healthy little boy who has never had formula. I am so proud of him, and of myself for accomplishing this. There were a lot of hard times, especially at the beginning when we struggled with getting him latched on to my ginormous boobs. We've had to deal with weight issues, but through the wealth of information that I've gotten here, we were able to avoid supplementing, and DS is back on the growth chart at 12 months (barely, but he's on it!). I was able to get the confidence to nurse DS wherever we were, whenever he needed it. We've nursed in restaurants, on airplanes, at the mall, and at the trailhead of many, many hikes.
I always thought that if I made it to a year, my work would be done, but I find myself in no hurry to wean. It's amazing what a difference a year can make in your expectations and attitudes. I never would have guessed that I would become a closet lactivist!
I guess I just wanted to send a big thank you out to all of you who post such great advice here. I have learned so much from you, and I hope that I'm able to share the same BTDT advice with the new moms here that all of you have done with me, and maybe help another mama out!
When I was pregnant, I knew that I wanted to breastfeed. I thought that I would try to get to 6 months, and then see from there. I had no IRL experience with breastfeeding at all, but I'm the type of person to read as much as I can about something, so I read a couple of books, found this forum, and tried to educate myself as much as I could. I thought it might be great if I could make it to a year, but had no real expectations about it.
One year later, DS is a happy, healthy little boy who has never had formula. I am so proud of him, and of myself for accomplishing this. There were a lot of hard times, especially at the beginning when we struggled with getting him latched on to my ginormous boobs. We've had to deal with weight issues, but through the wealth of information that I've gotten here, we were able to avoid supplementing, and DS is back on the growth chart at 12 months (barely, but he's on it!). I was able to get the confidence to nurse DS wherever we were, whenever he needed it. We've nursed in restaurants, on airplanes, at the mall, and at the trailhead of many, many hikes.
I always thought that if I made it to a year, my work would be done, but I find myself in no hurry to wean. It's amazing what a difference a year can make in your expectations and attitudes. I never would have guessed that I would become a closet lactivist!
I guess I just wanted to send a big thank you out to all of you who post such great advice here. I have learned so much from you, and I hope that I'm able to share the same BTDT advice with the new moms here that all of you have done with me, and maybe help another mama out!