We are quickly approaching little miss A's first birthday. My mind is constantly full of ideas and things that I need "to do"...but it seems that I don't quite get there lately. These ideas and "to dos" aren't just for the birthday..but for Daisy's. I've been working on the website....filling orders...and trying to get little A to actually eat her food instead of play with it.
As I type, little A is in her crib, crying. Yes, I'm letting her cry. Her schedule is all messed up because of this time change thing. I'm tempted to stay home tonight from church, just so she gets to bed at 8pm and not more like 9:30... She already had a 3 hour nap from 11-2...but we only got up at 9...but before that at 6am...she went to bed at 9...well you see the pattern...nothing is normal. I want my clock to go back!!!!!
Last Wednesday, on little A's 11 month birthday, we decided...yes, her and I, that we were done nursing. She hasn't been waking up as often or as soon at night the past week, making me feel like I made the right decision. We almost made it to a year....I'm fine with the decision, but the outside world doesn't always nod in approval. It's so funny how people think nursing is just the only way...and then later you find out they had been supplementing all along the way too...or that they only nursing for a short while! Come on people! What's with all the judgement!? Don't you have better things to do? I know I sure do. Really as long as baby is feed, loved and growing...what else really matters? Ok, there is more that does...but judging one another concerning our feeding choices-well that just doesn't. I'm not feeding her pizza, so stop staring!
What encouraged me was an article that I read yesterday in a parenting magazine I get. It is Canadian, so there are some very liberal concepts (more on that later), but this article about the hot topic of "Formula is not poison" was just what I needed. It isn't, I agree! I know many women who have had no other choice. Yes, ok breast is best...but what happens when that fails? Do you sit and force your baby to latch on, only resulting in tears of frustration for both of you? No...you make sure that baby's tummy is full. Many times I found my little A just too busy and excited about her new little world...she couldn't see anything when she was nursing....and it took her too long to get anything...so downstairs Daddy went to grab a bottle...at the beginning it was breast milk...but after 6 months I was done with the pumping and out came the can of formula.
And contray to everyone around me who said she was "too skinny", "needed to eat more"...she ate just the same amount...and acted just the same way...until month 10. That was when I sensed she was done. She wanted to hold the bottle and feed herself. She didn't want my help. We limped along for a month and then I had it. She was waking up twice a night...only nursing twice during daylight hours. Which every mom knows that just depletes the supply ever faster.
Bedtime feeding started to come more and more from a bottle just to fill her tummy...but she was too tired from sucking and not getting anything to finish a bottle....only to wake up 2 more times that night to get her fill.
Little A always slept through the night. Until we went to Hawaii at her 8 month bday. Then it was all over...teething and illness over after a month...she was still doing it. And now having switched to the bottle, she's sleeping the night 4/7 times a week. It's been every second night this week. So that's a great sign!
My point in blogging all this is that when I went to find some sort of "support" or "it's ok to stop nursing" I got nothing. So I'm hoping that the next mommy who searches, "done nursing" or something similar-will find some support in knowing that it does happen to some of us before a year: self-weaning.
I love little A so much....but can't wait until this time change thing straightens out...we just figured out the sleeping the night thing again...and now that silly clock! Oh well...it's in my court and I'll figure it out...just like I figured this out.
Onto more "Daisy's" info.... here's my recent project:
It's a custom blanket for a former student. Her mom made the first purchase on my site (Thank you!) And her daughter just needed a "Daisy's Original". This is a child's size blanket and runs at 39.99 with minky on one side and 45.99 with minky on both sides. I'm putting in an order for more minky this weekend, so if you are wanting something done, let me know what colors you'd like and I will get some for you!
Anyway. The next project is Little A's birthday skirt. I can't tell you any more than that, because if it doesn't turn out, I don't want anyone to know..although I'll probably blog about it anyway!
Happy hump day (Wednesday)
Krystle
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