I think of so many things I'd like to blog about, but life seems so busy theses days. Time is moving ahead quickly. In a matter of days Maggie will be one! Her birthday falls on a Wednesday, so Dave and I will be home. We will have a nice little lunch out with her, before having a family celebration on 30 August.
This week is world breastfeeding week. A couple of weeks ago I told David I should
just stop feeding Maggie. My body will
continue to produce milk for as long as I nurse. It is David that has encouraged me not to
rush. She is my last baby he says. I fed Nicholas and Audrey until they were 7
months old and then they went to a bottle.
It has been nice to skip the whole bottle thing for Maggie, although it
does mean we are in a routine where I nurse her to sleep. When I think about it, it is the last thing
that only I can do for her. When I come
home she immediately wants me to hold her.
While the constant waking at night leaves me tired, during the day there
are moments where I miss feeling her in my arms.
She sleeps in our bed.
It is part of the cycle. She
began sleeping in our bed at around 4 months old, while we finished her
nursery. It was there she has become
used to my being able to feed her through the night. I tried to put her to bed in her cot. Still, she stays in there from around 7pm until
midnight or soon after when she wakes.
Just when we are going to bed. It
becomes easier for her to sleep between us.
Now she is mobile though, and I want to get her sleeping in her cot for
that reason.
A trip down memory lane. To the park near our house today for doughnuts and hot chocolate. While the kids played I was reminded of a time not long ago. Five years does fly.
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