Wow, I no longer have a baby in the house... I have been waiting to write this blog because I am a little sentimental about the subject. Alivia is no longer nursing- she nursed for 17 months!! Ben and I decided that it would be best not to co-nurse with Baby Spiers #2 on the way. We didn't want Alivia to be jealous of the baby. She still asks for "milk" sometimes but I have been answering with, "we have to save the milk for the baby!" I then ask her where the baby is and she points to my belly! :) I loved breastfeeding. It was such an amazing bond!!! It was sad in a way to stop, but I know that Alivia got what she needed and in a way she weened herself as much as I helped her ween! She asked for "milk" a lot at first but I would just tell her "no, it's for the baby." Slowly, she started to ask less and less. She only asks every once in a while now and some days she doesn't even mention it. It's been about a month now and even though I loved breastfeeding, I am thankful for a little break before the next baby comes!
On another note, Alivia asked to use the potty today. She went right up to the toilet and said "pee pee!" How exciting. She didn't go, but she tried! She even tried to wipe and flush the toilet! haha. So cute. Looks like we are starting the potty training process soon!!
That is so awesome you were able to nurse that long!!! Mine always gave it up right before 1! And Yay on going potty!! Make sure you take her lead and do it while she is interested..my Sadie was potty trained fully by her 2nd birthday cause she was so interested and we went with it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara!! My goal was to nurse for 1 year! I was determined to nurse when going back to work because I had heard so many stories of women who quit when returining to work because it was just too hard to pump at work. It was rough at times, but I knew how important it was for Alivia and to me. After I quit, it was much easier to nurse over pumping all the time. I'm glad I was able to get through it. I was surprised that Alivia wanted to nurse for that long too but I think she found it comforting and I liked breastfeeding, so it worked! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd... potty training seems hard, but I am glad she is taking interest in it. Wow, that is awesome that Sadie potty trained by 2. I would love that for Alivia! :)