I love my daughter more than anything, and I really love the connection we have because of me breastfeeding her, but there are still a few things I haven't been able to do for a while, that I'm looking forward to doing again. Here are a few:
- wearing clothes that don't have convenient openings for breastfeeding.
- drinking more than half a glass of wine.
- leaving the house for a few hours on my own, without worrying about feeding when I'm gone.
- that she might learn to take a bottle of breast milk, so that I can get a bit more rest at night.
- not having to breastfeed in public. British people can sometimes be a bit awkward and weird about me getting my breast out in public to feed my baby.
- wearing pretty clothes and not worrying about getting vomit all over them (one can at least hope!)
At least in the scheme of things, you won't be breastfeeding her for very long. And when you stop, you will most definitely appreciate all those things so much more than when they were just normal activities.
ReplyDeleteGood point. I also know that when I do stop I'll really miss it!
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ReplyDeleteSelv om jeg har pumpet siden Iben var en uke (nektet å ta brystet) kan jeg skrive under på dette! Jeg har heller ikke spist hvitløk eller sterk mat, knapt rørt vin og lite kaffe. Vi har hatt mange flotte stunder med flasken også, så jeg føler ikke vi har gått glipp av den biten :D
Jeg gleder meg sånn til å ikke være så bundet av å måtte være tilgjengelig for amming hele tiden! F har nektet å ta flaske eller tutt helt siden fødselen, og jeg kan nesten ikke huske følelsen av å ha tid bare for meg selv! Gleder meg til å nyte et stooort glass rødvin med god samvittighet :)
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