(Breast)feeding Carnival

 
Lotus over at Sarcastic Mom decided to re-post her story about her breastfeeding and bottle feeding endeavors with Braden and she has challenged the rest of us to do the same. Here’s mine.
When I was pregnant I knew that I wanted to breastfeed. I went to the prenatal classes, I listened to podcasts about the [...]

The end of an era

It seems that Boog and I have come to the end of an era for us. Monday night was the last time I nursed him and I suspect it will be the last time ever. If I’m honest I can say that his interest has been waning for some time now. I have continued to [...]

Haiku Friday

I made it 12 months!
breastfeeding is hard sometimes
Yay, I reached my goal
Should I start to wean?
only nursing twice a day
maybe baby led
Oh cry baby cry
separation is so tough
wants mom all the time
55 week phase
development leaps are hard
sleep out the window 
Going to the doc
the one year well check today
shots and more crying

Liberation Day!

Today is Breast Pump Liberation Day! Yesterday was the first day in 9 months that I did not pump at all while being away from Boogie all day. It was awesome. I came back to work when he was 3 months old and vowed to pump breastmilk for him until it just couldn’t be done [...]

Randomness

Just when I think I’m ready to give up on this whole breastfeeding thing, he stops biting again. I had made up my mind this weekend. I was giving it up. Then the husband and I spent a lovely night in Atlanta attending a wedding and staying at a swanky hotel. When I returned, I [...]