Also sad is how quickly my boobs returned to their former (minuscule) size. Blah.
A small recap:
- Nurse at NICU with little tube attached to a syringe and nipple shield
- Visit lactation consultants and ditch the finger feeding
- Wash those stupid shields with limited hot water due to pipe issue at condo
- Lived through nursing a squirmy reflux baby
- Ditched the shield and nursing goes smoothly (ah, short-lived bliss)
- Nursing becomes possible only when I am not talking and we are bounding on the exercise ball
- Nursing possible only when no one is talking, white noise on, bouncing on the ball, and Logan is sleepy
- Keep this routine up for 6 months
- Stop pumping
- Start using impressive (if I do say so myself) frozen stash of breastmilk with regularity
- Nursing dwindles and so does stash
- Logan nurses for the last time and stash depleted almost simultaneously
- Don unplugs deep freezer and I cry
4 comments:
Big hugs to you. Breastfeeding is the hardest thing ever. Stopping might just be the next hardest thing. You did a wonderful job and have grown and nourished quite an adorable little bub. Way to go :)
You really have done a great job. It's amazing how hard it can be, how wonderful it is when it's "easy" and I am NOT looking forward to mine weaning. Anything you work that hard for is a loss when it's gone.
But again, what a wonderful job you've done!!! :-)
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Hugs to you Carrie. What an emotional event, but as folks have said, you've done such an amazing job. I hear you on motherhood being hard job - and yo, no one talks about this stuff (especially the start AND end of breastfeeding) Thank you for putting it out there, I know I'll have someone who understands when this eventually arrives for us. *hugs*
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