Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Boobs No More

We have officially weaned Jack. We were in the process about a month or so ago, but then he got really sick with a stomach virus, so we backtracked some. He's not like Austin when it comes to nursing. Austin was very busy, active and independent and he pretty much weaned himself. I had just found out I was pregnant with Jack, so at 14 months I kind of took his lead and it was done.

Jack is much more attached to me. Everything that is "mommy". He's a Mama's boy, for sure, which I love. So while he was sick I realized that he was mostly throwing up my breastmilk and keeping other things down fine. That was the sign, and Jeff pretty much made it a reality. I'm a little depressed about it b/c I have these boobs that are larger than most and full of milk, just wondering where the baby all of a sudden went... They hurst some, too. More than that though, is the sad fact that I'll never see my baby Jack nurse from me again. 

He just grew up too damn fast.

1 comment:

Michelle Silver said...

I had "breastfeeding withdrawl" when I stopped 2 weeks ago. It really is a bittersweet process. I will miss the bonding... and the boobs!