For those of you breastfeeding out there, congratulations!! That's fantastic! You are giving your baby vital nutrients and saving yourself a lot of money. I'm proud of you.
I, on the other hand, am no longer in cow mode. (I mean that with love. I do enjoy the bonding experience). Little Dylan goes through a can of formula every 8 days. That totals out to be $575 in a year on formula...if he stays at the same pace / same # of ounces. Odds are, it will go up.
So, don't you feel better about yourself for breastfeeding? Good. YOu should. My next one will be breastfed for a year. That's the goal.
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i breast fed Lucky for a year and a half....breast feeding that long does have its down side...he is now obssesed with naked barbies...!!!
Bradley never got the boob and he's just fine..he's very etc. etc.. so i hope you aren't beating youself up over this.. My my mother was concerned about not breast feeding one of my brothers for a full year and the dr told her "he'll be fine.. if your that concerned get him a girlfriend".. after looking at this typed i think i looses something in the translation...
anyway he'll do fine!!!
luv ya!!
Ky
It's okay. it's more important for Mommy to be happy!
I've never gotten "warm fuzzies" from breastfeeding. It's more of a "Yeah!" (frat guy style) when I hear them gulping and when they pull off with a drunk smile and milk dribbling down their chin. =]
oh, i don't deserve any credit for Adam and Lily! I believe that was Josh and Laura. I just hung out with them on Sam & Amber's wedding day because we carpooled! it was fun though! I'm wasy happy for them. Chicago is good. But I can't wait to go home in a month and a half!
I just wanted to let you know that I'm wearing the braclet you guys gave me today. Every time I wear it, I think of you! You're a great friend!
don't stress about it. yeah the cost of formula sucks. i ended up buying "parents choice" powdered formula at wal-mart for my kids since it was the cheapest. karina stopped nursing at 8 months (i was preggo again), wayne at 4-6 months (i was working and the pump and save didn't work out to well..i kept forgetting to do it. gabriel was 4-6 months. only nathaniel and tali nursed for 1 yr., i couldn't nurse any longer i wanted my boobs back and to not feel like a milk cow anymore. so i understand completely.
No worries, you always do what you can. Remember that he'll start eating real food soon, so his formula budget should actually go down. I have lots of frozen fruit and plenty of applesauce and almost always bananas for when he comes over! I also have several boxes of baby cereal as well that I've got waiting for him. Keep up the good work, you are a great mom!
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