Who cares?
I miss Abagail being the happy fun baby that she was becoming. She had such a great attitude until I decided that it was time to wean her off the breast and start taking a sippy cup or bottle of normal milk. I started thinking it was time as Abagail is so attached and she does inappropriate things to me in public such as pulling my shirt down, licking my chest, trying to pull my boob out, and so on. I mean what mom does not think this is slightly embarrassing especially when others point it out. I have been told that it is was a sign to stop breastfeeding as she is becoming to old and those inappropriate jesters are not okay.
I have been trying to teach her how to say milk please in sign language as an appropriate way to say she is hungry but she still has not caught on. She has always taken juice or water from her sippy cups with no issue but once I put milk in it she said "NO WAY" She screams and throws the cup across the room. I have tried warming it up, putting strawberry powder in it, and doing half and half with more breastmilk and its still pleasing her. I have also tried putting it in a bottle as a last resort.
So for a week now I have constantly tried, constantly fought, and constantly had a grumpy baby. After reaching my limit I decided to say...
Who Cares?
I want that smile back, I want that connect we have back, I want her to be happy, and if I have to deal with those inappropriate jesters I will because they seem like easier problems then constantly fighting my child.
I'd rather look at the positive, she is happy when she has the breast. I have made it to a year of breastfeeding. Not many can feed that long as many have supply issues, latching issues, or even medications that eliminate the choice of breastfeeding period.
I haven't had many and for that I am truly thankful for just being able to.
Breastfeeding has been a great experience overall and why should I make the weaning process difficult if it doesn't have to be? I'm going to wait for her to make the decision. I will continue to introduce milk to her as I know one day she will have to get use to it but I will not go cold turkey on her and I will not be has persistent as I have been. So until Abagail decides that she has had enough, I'm going to continue to breastfeed as I love our connection, I love her smiles, I love the experience, I love every moment we have together and I want a great experience of weaning my baby no matter how long she decides that this process will continue.
Who cares?
Not this mommy, there is no way I am going to have our great connect jeopardized as I love our connection more than anything in the world.
I miss Abagail being the happy fun baby that she was becoming. She had such a great attitude until I decided that it was time to wean her off the breast and start taking a sippy cup or bottle of normal milk. I started thinking it was time as Abagail is so attached and she does inappropriate things to me in public such as pulling my shirt down, licking my chest, trying to pull my boob out, and so on. I mean what mom does not think this is slightly embarrassing especially when others point it out. I have been told that it is was a sign to stop breastfeeding as she is becoming to old and those inappropriate jesters are not okay.
I have been trying to teach her how to say milk please in sign language as an appropriate way to say she is hungry but she still has not caught on. She has always taken juice or water from her sippy cups with no issue but once I put milk in it she said "NO WAY" She screams and throws the cup across the room. I have tried warming it up, putting strawberry powder in it, and doing half and half with more breastmilk and its still pleasing her. I have also tried putting it in a bottle as a last resort.
So for a week now I have constantly tried, constantly fought, and constantly had a grumpy baby. After reaching my limit I decided to say...
Who Cares?
I want that smile back, I want that connect we have back, I want her to be happy, and if I have to deal with those inappropriate jesters I will because they seem like easier problems then constantly fighting my child.
I'd rather look at the positive, she is happy when she has the breast. I have made it to a year of breastfeeding. Not many can feed that long as many have supply issues, latching issues, or even medications that eliminate the choice of breastfeeding period.
I haven't had many and for that I am truly thankful for just being able to.
Breastfeeding has been a great experience overall and why should I make the weaning process difficult if it doesn't have to be? I'm going to wait for her to make the decision. I will continue to introduce milk to her as I know one day she will have to get use to it but I will not go cold turkey on her and I will not be has persistent as I have been. So until Abagail decides that she has had enough, I'm going to continue to breastfeed as I love our connection, I love her smiles, I love the experience, I love every moment we have together and I want a great experience of weaning my baby no matter how long she decides that this process will continue.
Who cares?
Not this mommy, there is no way I am going to have our great connect jeopardized as I love our connection more than anything in the world.
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