20 days to go

So I have been awol ... a lot.

But I had to come back and share my joy, and hopefully the countdown of the last few days of the milestone I set for myself. 12 months feeding my baby.

It has been hard, that I wont deny. I was about ready to call it quits when she got thrush because it seemed that I was just asking her to deal with that because of what I wanted to do.

Then there is the well meaning people who seem to think that having a tin of formula in the cupboard is an open invitation for them to just do what they damn well please! Apparently the fact that it is a sealed tin (for actual emergencies) does not deter them. So we have had issues of fighting with supply again in the last few weeks that should stabilise again now as said well meaning but wrong person is not here now. Perhaps that constant fluctuation in her milk is what caused the thrush in the first place. *shrugs* Who knows.

But we are almost there. In just 20 days I will be able to say that I fed my baby for 12 months. That all those "professionals" from before were wrong. I can do it. That I had more faith in my body than others (and apparently still do, sadly) and it paid off.

I would like to say it was exclusive, but what can you do about teenagers...

But thank you everyone here for your support and wisdom. I may not even have tried if not for you.

I think next I am going to want to get through winter then reassess where to go from there. I dont want to be getting out of bed at 2am in this weather!

Well done and nice to see you around again!! What a great achievment!!

Noticed you hadn't been around for a while :)

Well done on reaching your goal, that's a great achievement and you should be very proud of yourself! :D

Fantastic! well done Inertia, nice to see you around again :)

well done darl!! a well deserved pat on the back to you!

:clap: what an awesome job you have done and look forward to celebrating that next milestone in 20 days with you :D

What an awesome achievement hun - well done. It must be a fantastic feeling to have overcome so many difficulties - I am sending you lots of pats of the back!! Congratulations!!

:hug: Inertia.
Welcome back and congratulations on your milestone babe.

Awesome job!!! Well done!! Great to see you back too! xxx

Well done, hun!! You should be very proud of yourself and your body for nourishing your DD this long.

That's awesome! :hooray: