Hi everyone!!

Weaning week 4, what a week it was! First, we had a holiday on Monday, which is usually when I start the new routine with my little one with exchanging a nursing session with a bottle. My hubby was at home and we just had too much going on so I didn't replace a feeding that day. Then Tuesday came and we had been snowed in so again my husband was at home and I postponed it another day. Long story short, with all the things going on with us not having a consistent routine I didn't get to replace a nursing session until Friday, and let me tell you, it was a disaster!!! I for some reason thought that I would replace the middle of the day nursing. Well, what a huge mistake that was! If you have been reading my blog regarding weaning you will know that I have already replaced the second morning feeding, and the second to last feeding. Replacing the middle of the day nursing session meant I did not nurse from 7 am until 7 pm!!! By 5 pm I was in so much pain from being engorged that I had to feed my baby at a different time than his normal schedule. Not only that, I felt so sad from all the crazy hormones that I was crying and felt weepy and overall crabby! 

Because of all of this, I have made a new decision, I will wean my little one every other week from a breast milk feeding. I feel that weaning is not only for the baby but also for the mom! I never thought I would say this, but it has been harder for me than it has been for my baby! I miss staring into his eyes while he nurses and seeing him fall asleep and look at his beautiful long eyelashes! So I will take it slow! Slower than before. 

At this new schedule he will be done nursing by the time he turns 9 months! Which is actually 3  months longer than I expected to nurse him when I got pregnant! Crazy how your plans change when you become a mother and experience breastfeeding! 

This is his eating schedule for last week and this is his new schedule that will start this week:

So there it is, this is what works for me individually. I hope that you mamma's out there have found a routine that works and if this looks like something you might like give it a try and let me know on the comments how is it going. Also, let me know what worked for you! This is a dynamic thing so I could use some pointers! Anyways, I hope you all have a lovely week and Happy Monday!!

Hugs, 

Frances