Breastfeeding
Today was kind of boring but OK. I got some supplies for my silly bubblewands, and made a few tonight.
I also just remembered that hey! I've been breastfeeding for a year now! Wow! Jaeger is starting to eat more solids, but still gets most of his nutrition from me. Some days more than others - like today, he ate a little in the afternoon and evening, but he was all about nursing today. Other days, he prefers solids.
Now that his upper teeth are coming in, sometimes I think about weaning him. Mostly because he nurses a lot in the very early morning, for a long time. I've had very few full nights of sleep (a few times I've stayed from home or he's stayed at my mother's) since he was born. I'd like to have a few more in the coming year! Well, someday.
I think folks should do what's best for their families, but personally, I am hoping he's weaned by the age of 2. For myself, I feel like that's a nice long time, but still within the acceptable range of society I live in. I had already had people be shocked that I'm still breastfeeding at a year! I had people shocked at 7 months! Very strange to me!
Speaking of weaning - we're doing baby-led weaning. Jaeger doesn't seem to like babyfood when we've given it to him (homemade that tasted good to me)! He wants whatever we're eating. He wants whats on our plates, to feel like he's part of everything. He's not too big on pureed or soft textures. He loves to suck on bones, hard veggies, gnaw on hard fruits, and more. He also enjoys the freeze dried fruit & veg I carry around as a snack as we travel all over NYC. He likes most foods... no mango or avocado though! I didn't like them as a child either, so I don't blame him. This week's new foods were fresh coconut from a drinking coconut in Chinatown and fresh lychees. We also had some dim sum on Sunday - he had pumpkin "cake", steamed pork bun, lotus leaf wrapped rice with chicken, and steamed cake. Mmm.
Anyway, I'm exhausted, but I'm proud of him and of us. I think back to those first few weeks and what a struggle they were - I think it was very much worth it. His tortocollis is mostly gone now, but I still feed him mostly off of one breast. My breasts are lopsided - I hope not permanently! I still sometimes get engorged if I'm away from him all day. I don't pump much anymore on the days he's with his grandmas, but that's because I dislike pumping. Both grandmas feed him formula and solids on those days. He's always happy to nurse when we are together again though!
I joke that breastfeeding made me a lazy Mom. I resent having to bring SNACKS with me everywhere I go! Ha ha! Though recently I've started to enjoy being able to give him something other than my breast when we're someplace inconvinient and he gets hungry - like a crowded train where we are both all squished up! At times like that, I'm glad I have my freeze dried bananas and a little bottle of water!
Good night all :) Maybe in another 6 months I'll have that emerald 18 month ribbon!
N.
I also just remembered that hey! I've been breastfeeding for a year now! Wow! Jaeger is starting to eat more solids, but still gets most of his nutrition from me. Some days more than others - like today, he ate a little in the afternoon and evening, but he was all about nursing today. Other days, he prefers solids.
Now that his upper teeth are coming in, sometimes I think about weaning him. Mostly because he nurses a lot in the very early morning, for a long time. I've had very few full nights of sleep (a few times I've stayed from home or he's stayed at my mother's) since he was born. I'd like to have a few more in the coming year! Well, someday.
I think folks should do what's best for their families, but personally, I am hoping he's weaned by the age of 2. For myself, I feel like that's a nice long time, but still within the acceptable range of society I live in. I had already had people be shocked that I'm still breastfeeding at a year! I had people shocked at 7 months! Very strange to me!
Speaking of weaning - we're doing baby-led weaning. Jaeger doesn't seem to like babyfood when we've given it to him (homemade that tasted good to me)! He wants whatever we're eating. He wants whats on our plates, to feel like he's part of everything. He's not too big on pureed or soft textures. He loves to suck on bones, hard veggies, gnaw on hard fruits, and more. He also enjoys the freeze dried fruit & veg I carry around as a snack as we travel all over NYC. He likes most foods... no mango or avocado though! I didn't like them as a child either, so I don't blame him. This week's new foods were fresh coconut from a drinking coconut in Chinatown and fresh lychees. We also had some dim sum on Sunday - he had pumpkin "cake", steamed pork bun, lotus leaf wrapped rice with chicken, and steamed cake. Mmm.
Anyway, I'm exhausted, but I'm proud of him and of us. I think back to those first few weeks and what a struggle they were - I think it was very much worth it. His tortocollis is mostly gone now, but I still feed him mostly off of one breast. My breasts are lopsided - I hope not permanently! I still sometimes get engorged if I'm away from him all day. I don't pump much anymore on the days he's with his grandmas, but that's because I dislike pumping. Both grandmas feed him formula and solids on those days. He's always happy to nurse when we are together again though!
I joke that breastfeeding made me a lazy Mom. I resent having to bring SNACKS with me everywhere I go! Ha ha! Though recently I've started to enjoy being able to give him something other than my breast when we're someplace inconvinient and he gets hungry - like a crowded train where we are both all squished up! At times like that, I'm glad I have my freeze dried bananas and a little bottle of water!
Good night all :) Maybe in another 6 months I'll have that emerald 18 month ribbon!
N.