Aug 02 2006
Joy Of Breastfeeding Toddler
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Thanks to MMB, I have managed to breastfeed WH for 21 months now and still going strong and no sign of him weaning just yet.
I have exclusively breastfeed him for a year and introduced solid to him at 6 months. He started taking bottle formula at 1 year (without much problem) and is having both formula milk and breastmilk now. I’m proud of my achivement. I enjoyed most of the moment when having him close to my heart.
I no longer have to breastfeed WH in public. Once we were out, he’s just too busy with his surounding. I only need to nurse him in the car
He knows how to ask for nen nen and differentiate nen nen and milk, he’s quite certain of his choice at different time of the day. If he wants milk, means he really drink from the formula from the bottle eventhout I offer him nen nen
When I’m working in front of the PC, he knows how to come and help himself. No longer need to carry him on my lap, by standing and me sitting continue to work, he can help himself. He would nurse at one side, run around the chair and help himself at another breast. Sometimes when he’s playing, and suddenly he feel “ketagih”, he would come to me for his addiction and runaway, continue with his play after a few minutes of sastifaction.
He knows how to alter from one side of the breast to another side after nursed for too long at one side of the breast. He demand to nurse on the side he’s comfortable in.
He can say “nen nen please” and he knows how to pull down my shirt after he’s down.
He sayang me when I’m nursing him by patting my chest.
It’s the most easiest way to sooth him when he’s crying. Immediately he will stop crying even after a hard fall or a fight with JS.
He’s addicted to McB. He can nurse for a few minutes, then went off to play and come back again to be nursed and it repeats over and over again for a good 1/2 hour, and it’s so fun to see..
It’s the most easiet way to put him to sleep.
I love the bonding so much though sometimes I wish the whole breastfeeding thingy can end (when the pulling and tucking starts to get uncomfortable, when WH moves alot, kicking me when nursing). Don’t know for how long more I will breastfeed him, I’ve not attempt to wean him yet. It’s my habit to ask me many times daily “WH, you want nen nen?” ”WH, come mummy give nen nen”…. I feel something missing from me if I don’t nurse him. Old habits dies hard….
I wonder if I would ever get the chance to tandem nurse WH and another baby….maybe by that time he will be weaned from McB already….. just wonder.
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