I breastfeed a 7 month old baby who has teeth. When I write this, it doesn't seem weird to me, but the statistical truth is that I am the minority. The U.S has a breastfeeding rate at six months of 47% and at 12 months of 25%. These numbers are on the rise and I think that is just spectacular but they just do not compare to other countries. The power of breast milk is more than I think any of us even know, as it is the perfect substance for our little ones. I mention teeth because everyone likes to bring them up when you talk breastfeeding. Babies get teeth early and it is no reason to wean. There was just a news story where the baby was born with teeth. This does not mean that you should not breastfeed your child. Has Nugget bit me? Yes! He bit me before he had teeth, too. So, what is it like to breastfeed not only a 7 month old baby, but also one that is off the charts large?
Nugget weighs in the range of 20lbs and is about 30 inches long. I will admit in my perception of what breastfeeding looked like, me breastfeeding Nugget is humorous. Before we stopped swaddling, it was like nursing a humongous burrito. Being that he is 7 months old, Nugget is far more distracted than when he was a newborn. Nursing necklaces are my friend and luckily keep him on the task at hand for now. There is more fighting and more wrangling and sometimes I feel like I am actually trying to feed an angry octopus.
We have started solids and have said to goodbye to that easy to deal with EBF poo. Nugget still wants to nurse, although he is losing interest in taking milk from Dufda during the day. I know there will come a point where he will wean, but hopefully that is far from now. It is a struggle because I would like to keep and maintain my same pumping schedule at work, which translates into porn star size boobs while home because Nugget doesn't eat every two and half hours anymore.
Nursing in public is a whole other ball game with a 7 month old. I have pretty much master what I need to wear to discreetly and quickly feed Nugget. This usually translates into me wearing the same shirt in different colors everyday of the week. Nipple Lash. Have you heard of it? It will happen to you. You will seek out the most quiet area and there will still be someone or something that will distract your baby causing this very unpleasant tug of your nipple. People also expect that you stop breastfeeding within this time frame so you get a lot of: "Your still doing that?" "That must hurt." "I bet he would love a cheeseburger."
Being that Nugget is older we have laid the foundation for a successful and hopefully smooth sailing breastfeeding relationship that will go until he is at least 12 months old. I know his cues now, I know how to solve a problem if it arises, I am very comfortable with my decision. If you would have asked me a 7 weeks how long I would breastfeed, I may have told you 12 months still but I would have been very unsure of that decision.
If you are debating quitting, my advice for you is don't! To commit to breastfeed for a year is such a small sacrifice in terms of the the benefits that breast milk provides. There will be times where you long to not "have" to feed him this way. You may get touched out that you are about to lose your mind. It will be difficult to do weekend trips with your girl friends. If you do go away you will be attached to a pump. Are these things inconvenient, maybe, but they are necessary so that we breastfeed in our children and in turn hopefully our children will maintain this practice and breastfeed their children.
Nugget weighs in the range of 20lbs and is about 30 inches long. I will admit in my perception of what breastfeeding looked like, me breastfeeding Nugget is humorous. Before we stopped swaddling, it was like nursing a humongous burrito. Being that he is 7 months old, Nugget is far more distracted than when he was a newborn. Nursing necklaces are my friend and luckily keep him on the task at hand for now. There is more fighting and more wrangling and sometimes I feel like I am actually trying to feed an angry octopus.
We have started solids and have said to goodbye to that easy to deal with EBF poo. Nugget still wants to nurse, although he is losing interest in taking milk from Dufda during the day. I know there will come a point where he will wean, but hopefully that is far from now. It is a struggle because I would like to keep and maintain my same pumping schedule at work, which translates into porn star size boobs while home because Nugget doesn't eat every two and half hours anymore.
Nursing in public is a whole other ball game with a 7 month old. I have pretty much master what I need to wear to discreetly and quickly feed Nugget. This usually translates into me wearing the same shirt in different colors everyday of the week. Nipple Lash. Have you heard of it? It will happen to you. You will seek out the most quiet area and there will still be someone or something that will distract your baby causing this very unpleasant tug of your nipple. People also expect that you stop breastfeeding within this time frame so you get a lot of: "Your still doing that?" "That must hurt." "I bet he would love a cheeseburger."
Being that Nugget is older we have laid the foundation for a successful and hopefully smooth sailing breastfeeding relationship that will go until he is at least 12 months old. I know his cues now, I know how to solve a problem if it arises, I am very comfortable with my decision. If you would have asked me a 7 weeks how long I would breastfeed, I may have told you 12 months still but I would have been very unsure of that decision.
If you are debating quitting, my advice for you is don't! To commit to breastfeed for a year is such a small sacrifice in terms of the the benefits that breast milk provides. There will be times where you long to not "have" to feed him this way. You may get touched out that you are about to lose your mind. It will be difficult to do weekend trips with your girl friends. If you do go away you will be attached to a pump. Are these things inconvenient, maybe, but they are necessary so that we breastfeed in our children and in turn hopefully our children will maintain this practice and breastfeed their children.
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