Well after many tears yesterday (and achey boobs) I decided that cold turkey was not going to work for us. So I nursed her before bed and early in the morning. But I am going to wean her. And it is going to start with not nursing her through her naps!!! (as seen above) Hence she has not slept since 5AM! I have gotten her out of bed twice to eat food, drink milk and play. Then I put her back in her bed screaming. She has screamed almost 6 hours today!!! AHHH! But I don't care! I am drawing the line. Either she figures out how to sleep alone or I quit! I can't do this anymore! Dan (God bless him) thinks that I should keep on holding/nursing for every nap...because at least she is getting sleep and not screaming her throat raw. But if I do that one more time I am going to loose my mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I refuse to be the binky. Sorry if I sound psychotic, but that is exactly how I feel. I will let you know how the rest of the day goes....chances are she will continue to scream until bedtime. This girl is one stubborn determined little chica.Monday, February 1, 2010
Not so fast...
Well after many tears yesterday (and achey boobs) I decided that cold turkey was not going to work for us. So I nursed her before bed and early in the morning. But I am going to wean her. And it is going to start with not nursing her through her naps!!! (as seen above) Hence she has not slept since 5AM! I have gotten her out of bed twice to eat food, drink milk and play. Then I put her back in her bed screaming. She has screamed almost 6 hours today!!! AHHH! But I don't care! I am drawing the line. Either she figures out how to sleep alone or I quit! I can't do this anymore! Dan (God bless him) thinks that I should keep on holding/nursing for every nap...because at least she is getting sleep and not screaming her throat raw. But if I do that one more time I am going to loose my mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I refuse to be the binky. Sorry if I sound psychotic, but that is exactly how I feel. I will let you know how the rest of the day goes....chances are she will continue to scream until bedtime. This girl is one stubborn determined little chica.
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Stay strong!!! I CAN'T believe you'd nurse her through naps. How did you ever get anything done? You are WAY nicer than I am!!!!! You can do it!
Oh, sad for both of you guys! I know what you mean thinking you get nothing done. My husband keeps having to remind me that the not getting the things *I* think should be getting done (and I really think I'm being reasonable, wanting to get the stuff done that most people seem to get done) but taking care of the needs of others really is totally getting stuff done. I hope you are surviving your transition. I know what it feels like to want to, okay NEED to be done with nursing. I had the WORST time with nursing Sarai after what happened with Dominic and Bridget during nursing. I wish I hadn't been so philosophically connected to the idea of nursing (and so compelled by the financial savings). There were times I was ready to quit. Many times. I even did quit in a way, just pumped milk for her, but wouldn't nurse. But she was telling me in her own way that she really did like nursing, and for whatever reason, I just felt like it wasn't unreasonable for her to want that. So I went back to nursing, using the pump when the anxiety got way too much. So now I still have a TON of breastmilk (I even donated a TON to the milk bank already). And I nursed her to a year and began weaning, like you. She got very sick and was in the hospital. She wouldn't eat, but she WOULD nurse. I was angry in a way because I was really NEEDING to quit psychologically, but I am grateful in hindsight that it was available to get her through that hard time. I weaned her at around 14 months. I thought I was going to go completely crazy for having to prolong weaning that long, but in hindsight I got through somehow. You have to do what is best for you and your family. I am just trying to let you know that if you go back and forth, that's normal, and eventually you won't be nursing at all. If you can quit all at once, that's great, too! Keep holding on. This mommy thing is really rough at times.
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