My Nursing Story (for adopt-a-mom)

[thecranewife]

I'm applying to be a mentor to a new nursing mother over at adopt_a_mom  . I meant to do this SO long ago, but things happened, I got really busy, I lost my story, etc. But now, I've been reminded, and I want to try again.

Comments

[m0rg4n]

It's so fun to hear your stories.
We added journals well after our kids were itty bitty
and I can't even say I knew you nursed them and can say
I didn't know you tandem nursed.

It's one of the things that keeps my baby fever raging.
I LOVED nursing. Even when there were days I wanted to
cut my breast off and just hand it to Z - I loved it.

I caught myself laughing too loudly when you mentioned
Luna laughing at Solstice during snack time.
What wonderful memories.
Thank you for sharing.

[thecranewife]

I am really looking forward to nursing this time around! (Even though it's only been NINE MONTHS since I stopped!) I feel like I didn't have a long enough nursing relationship with just one baby because nursing through the pregnancy was a bear.

I'm sure there will be many nursing stories ahead :)

♥

[m0rg4n]

I nursed Z until she was almost four.
At the time, I was really ready for her to be done.
Completely touched out and just d.o.n.e.

After the fact, I wish I could have just relaxed a little bit.
I always thought there would be another kid later on
and now that it looks like there won't be -
I do wish I could say I nursed her until SHE was done.

[tellinellen]

the image of luna cracking up at solstice is so so cute.

great job and enjoy adopt-a-momming!

[thecranewife]

♥

I really did love that part of tandem nursing.

[cityjess]

Fun to read! Also, good recommendation on communities. I just applied for a mentor of my own. I'm nervous about breastfeeding and figure a mentor (in addition to Mom and friends) could only help!

[thecranewife]

yes!
get familiar with kellymom.com and also get 'The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding'

I will help you (virtually) any time of day or night, J :)

[shabbyesque]

Yay! I love reading BFing stories--your's is great! :) In fact, you've inspired me to work on mine some--I'm afraid it might be a novel though. :D

I have a question. How did you go about "gently" weaning? I am ready for my boy to phase out some nursing--he is still nursing 3-5 just during the day and still several times at night. Its starting to wear on me a bit--and I can't even imagine being pregnant with him nursing that much. :/ I mean, Emma was nursing 1-2 times a day and once at night...and she was only 20 months when I got pregnant with him--he is 29 months now.

[thecranewife]

Earlier on, we had nightweaned the girls. As with everything, it was WAY harder on Solstice. She would nurse before bed, then Sol was in charge of nightwakings, and she would nurse first thing in the morning. Luna nursed 746555 times a night... we had this idea that all she needed was a little distance, so we put a mattress down and she instantly just stopped night nursing

[mercy_rain]

Yay for you! I mentored two women, one of whom is one of my BFFs now!