Breastfeeding

01 Jul 2012 1 Comment

Weaning & Milestones

Since my little Jayden is almost 1 year old, I decided to start weaning him from the breasts because I know it could take a while before he get used to it. It took me a couple weeks or so before I was able to wean his big brother so despite all the usual nostalgia and mixed feelings about it, I started to wean him.

Surprisingly, it was very easy to wean Jayden! It turns out that he was quite willing to let go of the boobs and doesn’t usually think twice about accepting a bottle from me.

For the past few days, he’s only been drinking pumped milk and formula out of his bottles. He also started to just walk instead of crawl around the house. He waves goodbye and point to what he wants or where we wants to go. He is growing up so fast, and I realized that I couldn’t hold on to him as a baby much longer. I tear up every time I look at his baby pictures and I just wish he could stay a baby a bit longer…

 

 

by Joy in Breastfeeding, Milestones

27 Sep 2010 No Comments

On Track to Weaning Successfully

For the past three months, I’ve been slowly weaning the Small Fry from breast feeding and I think it’s almost a success! Three months ago, I thought I wasn’t producing much milk anymore but I actually had more than enough for the Small Fry. More

by Joy in Breastfeeding

16 Jun 2010 4 Comments

Breastfeeding Successfully

After the breastfeeding post a couple days ago, I received an e-mail from a reader asking me how I managed to continue breastfeeding for eight months and asked me if I could share some tips. I am not a breastfeeding pro but I thought I’d add my bit on the reality of breastfeeding. More

by Joy in Breastfeeding

14 Jun 2010 2 Comments

Nearing The End of Breastfeeding

I have to admit that before the Small Fry was born, I was sure that I would breastfeed until about 6 months and then I’d give him just pumped milk and formula. But here we are at 8 and a half months, still breastfeeding. More

by Joy in Breastfeeding

12 Dec 2009 No Comments

What No One Told Me About Having a Newborn

When I found out I was preggo, I was determined to do everything right. I devoured every baby books and magazines, monitored every morsel I put into my mouth, and religiously rubbed my belly with cocoa butter. Now that I have a newborn, I’m delighted to share my hard-won wisdom with you. More

by Joy in Breastfeeding, Newborn