This week is World Breastfeeding Week and while I feel that it is completely up to you on how you choose to feed your child, I am very lucky to have been able to breastfeed all three of my children. I never thought that I’d be so proud to celebrate this week, but I’ve come a long way in the past five years. My breastfeeding journey has been an incredible one and one that I’m excited to share with you later this week. For now, I want to share with you one of my all time favorite posts. Possibly the favorite.
This is a post that I just threw together in nearly ten minutes. I poured my heart into the post and the words just flowed through my fingertips. I am so grateful to have this to look back on and it’s a great memory that I’ll cherish forever.
Saying Goodbye to Our Breastfeeding Journey
Last week Avery unexpectedly woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back asleep. She just stood in her crib, calling my name. Rather than letting her risk waking up Harlan, I grabbed her and went into my room to nurse her. She nursed for about five minutes before getting distracted and simply uninterested in nursing.
We haven’t been nursing that much for the past month. Maybe just twice a day, if that. Avery lost all interest in it. I’d try to nurse her first thing in the morning and she would latch on for a couple of minutes before trying to get down off of the bed so she could go and play with her sister. That was generally our time to connect and cuddle, but it was slowly starting to fade away.
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