Actually, my little secret is that I've never really enjoyed bfing DD, not in the way I enjoy a good book or my favourite TV show - and it's been 2 and a half years!
BUT I did it because it was sooo convenient when she was little (and I'm a lazy sod LOL) and I continue to do it because I know how much SHE enjoys it. I make the effort to kiss her now and stroke her little face and I like that interaction. But I HATE the way she fiddles with whatever she can grab (sticks her finger in my belly button, grabs my nose, pokes my mole, really, it's quite painful!) and I would rather forget the times I was sick with mastitis, etc... I keep doing it now because she is so healthy and so confident that I think bfing must help. She's also the only toddler at preschool that I know that is rarely sick beyond a mild cold and has never had antibiotics. And I definitely love that - so here's hoping she keeps bfing for one more winter until she self-weans!
PS The only time I do like bfing is when she snuggles in bed next to me in the morning and I get lots of lovely cuddles. But that's more about the cuddles than the bfing!
Yep, I have felt pretty much the same as all you guys! Sometimes it's just plain annoying! like when you just feel like you need your own space or when you're exhausted, or even when it's cold!- lifting up my shirt is the last thing I feel like doing at times like that! Or like what Jennifer said, those times when DD just fiddles with everything drives me nuts!
I remember thinking in the first couple of weeks after bub was born 'how the hell do people keep doing this for months? Let alone YEARS!!' But, here we are now, DD 15 months, me 24 weeks pregnant and still bf! Some days it's great, others not so but overall I wouldn't have it any other way.
okay.....i seriously love it, i really do. But dont think anything less of someone who doesnt love it, no way. Like Liz said, its like cooking, some of us hate it, some of us love it, but hey, we have to do it......
I think my DH loves it more than me though....... (never once has he had to get up for a 2am feed with our children....no wonder he loves it ).
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(never once has he had to get up for a 2am feed with our children....no wonder he loves it ).
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