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I enjoyed reading the breastfeeding thread and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Echo (Vera). I have a 16 almost 17 month old daughter Xochi (so-chee) Eartha and a wonderful partner CJ.
We're recently going veg (for me again) and I had a couple of questions...
My daughter still wants to nurse ALL THE TIME. I feel like I have to set a few limits and distract her from time to time in order to not get frusterated with our nursing relationship. I'm currently trying to night wean. I hold her tight and rock her when she wakes and explain that she can nurse again when the sun comes up. I feel a little mean doing it but waking 3-4 times a night is no longer good for my sanity... I love the gentleness of the notion of self weaning but I don't think I have what it takes. I feel a little alone with my frustrations regarding our nursing relationship and more than a little mean for night weaning... Those of you that nursed until 2 years or more, am I out of my mind or are fustrations (like mine) along the way fairly normal?
The other question I had was regarding weight loss and bfing... I feel in the minority on this one too, but did any of you experience taking off more weight than you put on with your pregnancies? Pre preg I stayed around 125 give or take a few now I can't get above 112 sopping wet. Could it be the extra caloric demand of nursing? She's been eating solids now for a year so I thought perhaps the major strain of exclusive breastfeeding would ease the burden on my body... this first became a concern of about a year ago and that is when my midwife suggested toning down on the night nursing but over time we've just slipped back into habit...
My daughter has all along been a slow gainer (not much over 20 lbs now) which hasn't been a concern of mine as her father and I are both quite slight. We eat a varied diet with lots of grains and a great variety of local, seasonal produce (our neighbors are the community gardeners) and bake our own bread once a week at minimum. Now that we're going all veg I don't want people to look at us and accuse us of being skinny, sickly vegetarians... any advice on fattening up a family on a veggie diet?
I look forward to reading your responses and appreciate any insight you might have from your experiences.
love and blessings
echo
I enjoyed reading the breastfeeding thread and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Echo (Vera). I have a 16 almost 17 month old daughter Xochi (so-chee) Eartha and a wonderful partner CJ.
We're recently going veg (for me again) and I had a couple of questions...
My daughter still wants to nurse ALL THE TIME. I feel like I have to set a few limits and distract her from time to time in order to not get frusterated with our nursing relationship. I'm currently trying to night wean. I hold her tight and rock her when she wakes and explain that she can nurse again when the sun comes up. I feel a little mean doing it but waking 3-4 times a night is no longer good for my sanity... I love the gentleness of the notion of self weaning but I don't think I have what it takes. I feel a little alone with my frustrations regarding our nursing relationship and more than a little mean for night weaning... Those of you that nursed until 2 years or more, am I out of my mind or are fustrations (like mine) along the way fairly normal?
The other question I had was regarding weight loss and bfing... I feel in the minority on this one too, but did any of you experience taking off more weight than you put on with your pregnancies? Pre preg I stayed around 125 give or take a few now I can't get above 112 sopping wet. Could it be the extra caloric demand of nursing? She's been eating solids now for a year so I thought perhaps the major strain of exclusive breastfeeding would ease the burden on my body... this first became a concern of about a year ago and that is when my midwife suggested toning down on the night nursing but over time we've just slipped back into habit...
My daughter has all along been a slow gainer (not much over 20 lbs now) which hasn't been a concern of mine as her father and I are both quite slight. We eat a varied diet with lots of grains and a great variety of local, seasonal produce (our neighbors are the community gardeners) and bake our own bread once a week at minimum. Now that we're going all veg I don't want people to look at us and accuse us of being skinny, sickly vegetarians... any advice on fattening up a family on a veggie diet?
I look forward to reading your responses and appreciate any insight you might have from your experiences.
love and blessings
echo