1/16 Mommy Milk Monday

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk?

Solids?

Questions/AW?

What's one piece of advice you give new moms interested in BF?

GTKY: did you do any extracurricular activities in school (sports/newspaper/band/etc) and if so, would you like if LO is interested & does the same thing?

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? 22 mo

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? - no idea. Lots during the day. Once at night.

Solids? - stir fry was our biggest hit last week

Questions/AW?

What's one piece of advice you give new moms interested in BF? - my phone number. Lol. Really, I tell them to take a break class with their partner. Having a partner who is educated in how BF works, what is normal for BF, and how to appropriately support a BF mom is invaluable.

GTKY: did you do any extracurricular activities in school (sports/newspaper/band/etc) and if so, would you like if LO is interested & does the same thing? - dance was my big one. It's rare for boys to go to dance school here but I'd certainly be on board if G is interested.

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 23 months

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? 0. He's weaned. He even went to sleep for H with only a little crying because I had a meeting to attend. I'm not so much sad to be done as I am that my baby is growing up. And that getting him back to sleep is not as easy as task as it once was.

Solids? He's hooked on these cumin crackers H bought at the Middle Eastern market. H thought they were an off-brand cheezeit. They give DS curry breath.

Questions/AW? I'm amazed at you ladies still chugging along. DS decided he was done and I'm glad I followed his lead.

What's one piece of advice you give new moms interested in BF? Get a LC and have your spouse there. I think spouses need to hear how to support you and what's normal and how to deal with issues. And they may be more likely to listen to a professional than their wife.

GTKY: did you do any extracurricular activities in school (sports/newspaper/band/etc) and if so, would you like if LO is interested & does the same thing? I did Academic Decathlon, mock trial, band, and English club. I want DS to do things he's interested in, but won't force him to do particular things. I will have a rule of do extracurricular activities or have a part time job as a teenager.

[agm04]

seamonster lol at the idea of baby curry breath!

How old is your LO? 22 months

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? usually once a day, bed time

Solids? constantly requesting PBJ

Questions/AW? BF hurts again, and i feel so guilty, but sometimes i seriously can't take it.

What's one piece of advice you give new moms interested in BF? that it's okay if it doesn't come easily, and it DOES get easier!

GTKY: i was class VP all through HS, and a cheerleader. i definitely want DD to do something, but not necessarily those. i'd love it if she decides to play a sport, particularly something she can do as an adult too. it was so sad to pour so much into cheerleading through college, and then not really have a way to practice anymore as an adult. tennis seems like an awesome lifetime sport. i'm rambling - whatever she wants to do is cool with me.

[lilyelayne]

seamonster congrats on 23 months of BF and self weaning! Especially since the first year was a pretty rocky road.

agm04 I'm sorry pregnancy is making nursing so painful. Hopefully LO is okay with super short sessions (or none at all, if you're okay with that!) How far along are you?

[seamonster]

Jan 18, 2017 17:02:17 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

seamonster congrats on 23 months of BF and self weaning! Especially since the first year was a pretty rocky road.

agm04 I'm sorry pregnancy is making nursing so painful. Hopefully LO is okay with super short sessions (or none at all, if you're okay with that!) How far along are you?

Near 2 weeks without nursing and he decides he wants to nurse last night. Turns out it was just a delay tactic and I should have read it as such since he didn't want to nurse when he was sick. Cheeky monkey.

[agm04]

seamonster i second what lilyelayne - congrats on a long and successful BF relationship and woooo self weaning! ideal and impressive.

lilyelayne most of the time the pain is only intense for the first minute or so, but lately it's rough. thanks for the support. i'm 18 weeks. mostly DD is great about shortening the sessions if i tell her it's hurting mommy. i just feel guilty, because she's my little baby and she needs me too.