Hormones are a bitch. It wasn't until he was like... well over a year that I didn't get at least a little nervous anytime he slept for more than like 5 hours in a row.
I'm too lazy to wean. Seriously. I thought I'd wean between a year and 18 months... now we're over 27 months and I'm like... but how would I get him down for a nap? He really only nurses 1-3 times/day, some days not at all, so it's not a big deal. I keep *meaning* to wean, but it just seems like too much work. And I am a little worried about the hormones when I do. Like, I'm not the kind of mother who's all "ohhhh, but I just have such a wonderful nursing relationship and bonding and the idea of stopping makes me soooo saaaad" but there's this little panicky hormone-voice inside my head going "No! Must feed baby! Must FEED BABY! Who cares if not baby anymore? FEED BABY!" and I'm a little scared of what the hormone-voice will get up to when I stop. :^/
Here's to happy hormones for you! *throws fairy dust*
Sometimes I'll have sudden, vivid mental images titled "How Your Baby Will Die!" It's all gashlycrumb tinies up in there, and I just have to breathe, and remind myself that she is REALLY OK and that the hormone fairies are assholes.
27 months! That's amazing and you are amazing! And maybe we ARE the kind of moms who have a "nursing relationship." The idea of stopping DOES make me sad - I'm worried that she's not going to do this to me anymore. Because if anyone can have a foodz, why is Momma special? UGH and now I'm tearing up again. ASSHOLE HORMONE FAIRIES HATE
Oh don't worry, mama is special no matter what! Even babies that are on formula from day 1 know mama is extra-special. Milk is great, but so is everything else about mama.
I kinda wish my kid would think I was a little less special... He's going through a "no daddy! No daddy!" phase, which is very flattering, but a bit of a bother sometimes. Like, no, really, daddy can clean you up after dinner as well as I can.
It makes me sad to think of stopping, but it's this weird sad that feels entirely hormone-driven, so it makes me uncomfortable. But he and daddy are going to visit grandma without me for five days in a couple weeks, so we'll see what happens. He might wean, he might not. If he doesn't I might need to think about actually making an effort. *sigh*
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I'm too lazy to wean. Seriously. I thought I'd wean between a year and 18 months... now we're over 27 months and I'm like... but how would I get him down for a nap? He really only nurses 1-3 times/day, some days not at all, so it's not a big deal. I keep *meaning* to wean, but it just seems like too much work. And I am a little worried about the hormones when I do. Like, I'm not the kind of mother who's all "ohhhh, but I just have such a wonderful nursing relationship and bonding and the idea of stopping makes me soooo saaaad" but there's this little panicky hormone-voice inside my head going "No! Must feed baby! Must FEED BABY! Who cares if not baby anymore? FEED BABY!" and I'm a little scared of what the hormone-voice will get up to when I stop. :^/
Here's to happy hormones for you! *throws fairy dust*
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27 months! That's amazing and you are amazing! And maybe we ARE the kind of moms who have a "nursing relationship." The idea of stopping DOES make me sad - I'm worried that she's not going to do this to me anymore. Because if anyone can have a foodz, why is Momma special? UGH and now I'm tearing up again. ASSHOLE HORMONE FAIRIES HATE
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I kinda wish my kid would think I was a little less special... He's going through a "no daddy! No daddy!" phase, which is very flattering, but a bit of a bother sometimes. Like, no, really, daddy can clean you up after dinner as well as I can.
It makes me sad to think of stopping, but it's this weird sad that feels entirely hormone-driven, so it makes me uncomfortable. But he and daddy are going to visit grandma without me for five days in a couple weeks, so we'll see what happens. He might wean, he might not. If he doesn't I might need to think about actually making an effort. *sigh*
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