12 months and still going strong!
Hi All
Well I just have to do a little yay me post!! I've now been breastfeeding for over 12 months and I am so proud of myself and so glad I was able to make it this far.
Before having my daughter I had no real expectations for breastfeeding other than hoping I would be able to do it for a few months at least! That might sound silly but it is just something I had never been exposed to. My mum didn't bf for long and all my friends and family seemed to have trouble bf and bottle feeding was the norm. Because of this I got a lot of pressure to put DD onto a bottle - every time she was unsettled or I was stressed I was told to just give her a bottle - as though ff would magically make everything better?? I still get told the same thing, even my next door neighbour who frequently hears DD when she is unsettled told me just the other day that maybe she needs a bottle at night :wall:
Well I showed them!! It hasn't been easy, that's for sure. Aside from having little support or encouragement to continue bf I ended up with PND which almost put an end to our bf journey. Thankfully I got some help and was able to stick it out and get back on track and 12 months into it we are still going strong with no sign of stopping anytime soon :dance:
That's all - just a yay me post!!
Fi :D
