Family Forum / Pregnancy / Breastfeeding / June 2007

I started breastfeeding at 8pm on October 18th, 2003. YoungBloke took to it
well and was exclusively breastfed, on demand for 6 months. I had enough
supply to donate to the local milkbank for three months and then started my
own stash in advance of returning to work. I had to dump half of that
because we realised YB had a dairy intolerance and I had to cut dairy out of
my diet. The milk I stored before that period got used a few times in meals
and had undesired effects so had to be ditched...

From 6 months we introduced solids and from 10 months he went to nursery
full time while I went back to work.

Over the last two years he's slowly reduced the frequency of breastfeeding,
and then length. For the last 6 months or so he hasn't been nursing every
day. When he does it's normally a morning thing, rather than an evening
thing. If he asks I nurse him, but I stopped offering a couple of months
ago.

This morning he woke up early, upset because he couldn't find the thing he
took to bed last night. I found it for him and tucked him back up in bed,
and then he said "I want mummy milk". So he had a couple of swallows from
each side and curled back up under the duvet.

I just wanted to note it, because I don't know when he'll next remember to
ask, and I don't want it to end without having made a note myself!