Ok...I might get a lot of flak for posting something like this but what the hell...it's my blog...
Why, you ask?
Well, I'm not about to write several paragraphs here about the wonders of breast-feeding...just go google that subject and you'll probably find in excess of one million sites that can tell you that..
This is not what this post is about...nor am I going to refute anything those one million sites will tell you...
One word...addiction....
Have you ever been addicted to breast? Ok that didn't come out right...all the men reading this stop nodding...this is not what you think it is...
Thane is simply addicted to breast...it's his source of comfort and probably not off any fault of his since that has been his primary food source for the past 18 months and he's never been given a pacifier (we don't want to deal with ugly front teeth in future)
Well it's fine when the sun's high up in the sky...it's not when it's freaking 1 am in the morning and he refuses to sleep and is fussing for a breast...
Hang on...let me add 2am, 3am, 3.30am, 4am, 5am, 6am, 6.30am....
Sometimes, I wish I had lactating mammary glands...so I can take some load off mummy....but then again, he doesn't drink anything...the breast is merely a source of comfort...it's like that stinky pillow or ragged blanket...
Many a nights I catch myself feeling utterly helpless and not able to chip in to help ....and it does not make it any better that mummy's such a light sleeper....most of the time, she's kept awake all night attending to his "addiction"
I guess this is testament to the saying "Nothing is for free"
As good as breastfeeding is made out to be, and it's all true, there is still this one little aspect which is negative....
What's next for Thane? Cold turkey my boy....unless you want daddy's breast....
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Just FYI... My wife also breastfed and is still breastfeeding, and once we'd identified that he was sucking for comfort, we stopped allowing him to suck even in the middle of the night. It worked - he's still on breastmilk at 17 months (single feed at night) and it's only for milk. He can tell his mum "close" when he's done feeding so that he can get to his bed. And he sleeps through the night.
Just FYI. :) Recommend The Baby Whisperer for some info on that - tho for your case may be a bit late...
Describe how you "stopped allowing him to suck"
r u saying im like a stinky pillow? wahahahah
Finger in, break latch, let him cry. That was how we stopped him sucking specifically. :) He may need a pacifier though...
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