Yesterday, E. had his twelve month well-baby checkup. He was breastfed for his entire first year. He has (we are nearly positive) outgrown the MSPI. Far out. We made it. It’s hard to feel a lot of pride as a mum. You don’t want to take any credit for the lovely things about your baby, [...]
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We made it.
Posted in MSPI, Nursing, Sleep, Soapbox on May 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Making progress (on all counts)
Posted in Nursing, PhD, Running, Sleep on April 17, 2012 | 3 Comments »
– For the last week, E. has started nursing again before he goes to bed. Some of the feeds have been very short and distracted, but some have been good, solid drinks with lots of cuddling. I don’t know what changed- I’ve been offering every night, and for three weeks he would just turn his [...]
Where’d my baby go?
Posted in Baby, Blink and you'll miss it, Food, Nursing, Sleep on March 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
E. has made some huge developmental leap in the last couple of weeks. It’s not surprising, as we’re in a wonder week right now. But I think he’s actually made the jump before the wonder week. It’s just a whole combination of things that make him seem like a radically different baby from the one [...]
Dragging across the finish line…
Posted in Baby, Food, Nursing on March 22, 2012 | 3 Comments »
E. is refusing to nurse during the day. Point blank, not a chance, not at any point during the day. Not before naps, not after naps, not before bed, nothing. The only time he will feed is at night (and at least he is still doing that twice). If I offer, instead of just pushing [...]
Get off the couch!
Posted in Food, MSPI, Nursing, Running on February 21, 2012 | 3 Comments »
So there is no getting around it. I am OUT OF SHAPE. Even though breastfeeding got rid of the baby weight, a little bit of it has snuck back on again in the last couple of months (a result of my continuing to eat like a trucker even as E. cut back on his feedings). [...]
Nursing again (or why are my posts these days always about my breasts?!)
Posted in Food, MSPI, Nursing on February 16, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Thanks for all your comments- as always, they are hugely appreciated. We don’t actually think E. is trying to wean at the moment. He is just busy busy busy during the day, and taking time out to nurse doesn’t seem to fit with his all-crawling, all-pulling up action lifestyle. We went from 4-5 feeds during [...]
Sleep is for the weak
Posted in Baby, Food, MSPI, My addled brain, Nursing, Sleep on February 13, 2012 | 5 Comments »
E. had his nine month well-baby appointment this afternoon. The office was a total zoo- our appointment was at 1:30, and we didn’t get home until 3:15 (we live a fifteen minute walk away from the doctor’s). In the waiting room I recognized a mum with her son who is a few months older than E., [...]
