We've had a rough 4 or 5 days here nursing Little Man. I swear he was up every hour. One night in an hour and a half he woke me up to nurse 3 times. By Saturday afternoon I was ready to go buy formula. Glad to say I didn't. I pushed through it and last night was back to normal, 3 wakings. I'm fine with 3 wakings. Anything more and there isn't enough coffee in the world! It was really frustrating and there were times I just wanted to cry. Times I wanted to give it all up. I'm so pleasantly surprised that we made it this far before hitting a speed bump. Almost 6 months of nursing! For me that's a huge accomplishment. I really want to make it to 11 months. That's when I go back to work and I plan on only nursing at bedtime and maybe in the morning. I really don't want to ever have to give him formula. When I'm frustrated and tired though I set a smaller goal. Let's get to exactly 6 months which is on the 27th. Then, I'll say, let's get Christmas. And so on. I know giving him formula may be instant gratification but I know I will feel guilty about it long term.
I just wanted to share that. I can't wait until my next La Leche meeting so I can discuss this with some other moms! I need a pep talk right now.
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Go Elaine! My little one is also almost 6 month (on the 1st of December). There are rough times indeed. When he started teething, I was up like 7 times a night. But I also never want to give him formula. It just doesn't feel right, since I got so far. I also want to continue nursing till at least 12 month, if not longer. I am sure, you can make it too! Good luck.
Thank you for stopping by www.EcoCrazyMom.com. I have breastfed 4 kidlets, and no exactly how you feel. The one thing I can say is that it does get easier! Keep up the great work, and feel free to stop by the #BFcafe Twitter chat every Thursday at 7pm Pacific. If you are new to Twitter Chats I have several posts on my blog tagged as "Twitter Chats". #BFcafe is a great place to go for support! Best wishes.
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