9 months and counting
24 October 2006, 10:05
Rather than focus on the 9 month milestones of our little girl (significant though they are) I’d like to celebrate one of my achievements – 9 months of breastfeeding.
I never thought I’d go for this long and the path has had its fair share of hurdles – grazed nipples in the first few days when I was physically unable to breastfeed, five (5! count them! actually… not) blocked ducts (extremely painful), 3 bites from a newly fanged oompa loompa, and a barrage of disapproving stares if I were to breastfeed in public (although, to be fair, the vast majority of people couldn’t give a shit, which is really how it should be).
At 6 months, I thought I’d replace her evening feed with a bottle of formula to help her sleep through, but then decided that this was really quite a ridiculous and selfish notion (and I’m not convinced it even works) and have kept going – we’re now down to 4 feeds a day and I’m actually enjoying it! When I look back at those excruciatingly difficult early days, I never would have thought it would be so easy now. In fact, I’d love to go to 12 months, but alas with my going back to work in January, we’re going to have to get Scout used to a cup of formula at lunch.
So hey, congratulations Kinki. You are a bloody wonder in your own universe.
Please mum. No more milk…
Permanent Link | - The theory of expressing at work is all well and good, but in practice it’s not so practical, even with a baby-friendly company (as mine is, apparently) – getting the milk stored appropriately and then home in the middle of summer is a bit of a gamble. In any case, she’ll be almost ready for cows milk by then (gradually) so I’m not too concerned – it will be pretty much 12 months when I go back to work so I won’t be too hard on myself that she gets a bottle of formula a day!
— Kinki Oct 25, 08:39 AM # - Congratulations Kinki. I´m sure she will be all the better for it – well balanced personality, positive outlook! Here is an ages-old “war-story” (oh no, not again :-) ours had his circumcision at 2-days old in the hospital. After that, my wife had a 2-day milk stop (being a bit upset) then continued. However, the stupid nurses gave him full-sweet Milumil in those 2 days. That was the end of that. They should have given him Pre-Aptamil, not sweet, but no, they had to earn their commissions from the manufacturer !!
— Ferit Oct 28, 05:08 AM #
