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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Big Girl Now
My daughter Dylan just turned 1 on February 20th and it has been quite a year! Becoming a parent has been one of the most exciting things in my life. Every day is different, and you never know what to expect. Dylan is in daycare and has had her fair share of illnesses, which in turn has made me have my fair share of illnesses too. She has always been a good girl though who you could hardly ever tell was sick. She slept through the night early on and does not seem to be afraid of anything. All in all we can't complain, because she a great daughter.
I started nursing Dylan from the start and am proud to say that I have made it 1 year and over without her ever having to have a drop of formula. Now I know that there are plenty of babies that drink formula and are just fine and a lot are even healthier than Dylan. The thing is, it turned into a personal goal for me after going back to work. I went back to work full time when Dylan was 12 weeks old, ever since then I really enjoyed the bond nursing provided me with Dylan since I could not be with her all of the time. It did require me to pump 3 times a day at work and sometimes on weekends and mornings in order to have her bottles for daycare and extra for storage (for that out of town business trip). Pumping was my least favorite thing to do, but I realized that it was a small sacrifice in order to feed my child.
Now that Dylan is one year old I have started the weaning process. She was off bottles a couple of weeks before she turned one and began drinking her milk out of sippy cups. A couple of days before her 1st birthday I started doing half whole milk in some of the cups. I decreased my pumping sessions and am happy to report today she drank all whole milk out of her cup and I did not pump once. I am still nursing her first thing in the morning and at night. Over the next couple of weeks I am going to drop the nighttime session, which I can tell will not be that big of a deal. The morning one is the one that means more to Dylan. She constantly hugs me and does sign language for milk (open and closing of fist) during that time. I know that it will ultimately be hard for me to give that up too, but I am ready to reclaim my body and get a break to myself (maybe even a Saturday morning sleep in). I know that it will all work out because she is a big girl now...
Big Girl Now
My daughter Dylan just turned 1 on February 20th and it has been quite a year! Becoming a parent has been one of the most exciting things in my life. Every day is different, and you never know what to expect. Dylan is in daycare and has had her fair share of illnesses, which in turn has made me have my fair share of illnesses too. She has always been a good girl though who you could hardly ever tell was sick. She slept through the night early on and does not seem to be afraid of anything. All in all we can't complain, because she a great daughter.
I started nursing Dylan from the start and am proud to say that I have made it 1 year and over without her ever having to have a drop of formula. Now I know that there are plenty of babies that drink formula and are just fine and a lot are even healthier than Dylan. The thing is, it turned into a personal goal for me after going back to work. I went back to work full time when Dylan was 12 weeks old, ever since then I really enjoyed the bond nursing provided me with Dylan since I could not be with her all of the time. It did require me to pump 3 times a day at work and sometimes on weekends and mornings in order to have her bottles for daycare and extra for storage (for that out of town business trip). Pumping was my least favorite thing to do, but I realized that it was a small sacrifice in order to feed my child.
Now that Dylan is one year old I have started the weaning process. She was off bottles a couple of weeks before she turned one and began drinking her milk out of sippy cups. A couple of days before her 1st birthday I started doing half whole milk in some of the cups. I decreased my pumping sessions and am happy to report today she drank all whole milk out of her cup and I did not pump once. I am still nursing her first thing in the morning and at night. Over the next couple of weeks I am going to drop the nighttime session, which I can tell will not be that big of a deal. The morning one is the one that means more to Dylan. She constantly hugs me and does sign language for milk (open and closing of fist) during that time. I know that it will ultimately be hard for me to give that up too, but I am ready to reclaim my body and get a break to myself (maybe even a Saturday morning sleep in). I know that it will all work out because she is a big girl now...
I just built Niki her own blog. What else could a woman ask for? That is the biggest prize ever!
Are you on Humzoo yet? Cause you need to get an account and put some photos up of Carter!