I remember when I was pregnant, and I was so very excited to breastfeed. I read every breastfeeding article I could find, I watched videos of the perfect latch, & I imagined what it would be like once he was finally in my arms, and I could nurse him for real. When I first got to hold him in the recovery room, I was beyond excited (and terrified). "What if he couldn't latch? What if he couldn't get the milk out? What if they gave him a bottle and sabotaged my efforts?" I held him for about 10 seconds before I excitedly asked the nurse if we could do skin to skin (because "that's a great way to start off the breastfeeding relationship!"), and soon I was helping him latch for the first time. Perfectly.
I originally wanted to breastfeed until age 2, but before we even hit our 6 month mark, I had decided I was cool with letting him self wean. Now, at 10 months, that's still my resolve. I love our breastfeeding bond!
That's the end of my little update then. :)
Peace, Love. & Happiness
Momma E & Baby G
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