I put up a ten month breastfeeding blinkie. Wow, ten months! Crazy! The last few months of breastfeeding have been a breeze, especially compared to the first few. Eleanor still has her moments of not being the nicest nurser – especially when she can’t breath because of a cold, poor thing – but for the most part she knows exactly what she’s doing now and how to do it without hurting me. Even with her seven teeth, she very rarely does something that hurts me. The only time she comes close to biting is when she gets distracted by a sudden noise or something. I was so worried about breastfeeding a baby with teeth, and now I’m a little surprised that more moms don’t talk about how easy it really is! I guess that’s probably partly because few women even breastfeed this long these days, and the majority of ten month olds don’t have seven teeth. Haha! Hopefully a few moms out there can learn from my experience. I always enjoy learning from other people’s successes and mistakes before embarking on my own journeys!
Last night was the best night for sleeping that we’ve had in this house in I don’t know how long. Eleanor was up only once to eat! She gave us a six hour stretch of sleep. To give you an idea of how rare that is: I woke up engorged and leaking! I never leak anymore, at night or during the day, unless I’m nursing her on the other side. I hope my body gets the chance to adjust to this. I know it will in a few days, if Eleanor just keeps this up!
As you can probably tell I’m in a very good mood today! A little sleep can work wonders. : )
