My poor son... Wednesday was beyond difficult, and he was such a trooper - until 2:00PM hit and he turned into a non-stop screaming MACHINE. Seriously, don't babies need to breathe??
That being the experience of our first day of full-on forumla, we decided to stop this weaning business and continue breastfeeding. There has GOT to be something out there (medicinal, homeopathic, or otherwise) that can provide me with some relief while we get my thyroid figured out that does not require me to stop nursing my 3 month-old son!
I'm sure Dr. Ball is going to blow a gasket, but he's so close-minded and old fashioned about breastfeeding that that is to be expected. Plus, he really does have my (the patient) best interest at heart, so I have to respect him there.
I just know how good breastfeeding is for babies, and how much Bruce loves it... so we're considering this the first big "mommy sacrifice" that I'm having to make for him. I would gladly continue to feel like crap in order to give Bruce the best start possible.
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So I am totally not judging you or trying to ad pressure on you in any way, but as a friend and someone who loves both of you I think you need to fix yourself. It can be a hard transition but I think after a day or 2 of formula he would adjust and then you can get the help you need to be the mom that Bruce needs you to be. I think having you physically and mentally healthy is way more important than being able to breastfeed. I'm not saying that what you're doing is bad or trying to act like I completely understand the situation because having never been in this situation I know I'm not a genius about it (shocked huh?) but you need to get better too. I think your first big mommy sacrifice should be sacrificing your ability to breastfeed so you can get better. It will be hard but you need to get better or else you will get too sick and too weak to be a mom to Bruce at all and I would hate to see that happen.
ReplyDeleteThat being said I love you and will support you no matter what, but I hope you rethink the importance of you getting better. *hug*