Guest guest Posted May 12, 2000 Report Share Posted May 12, 2000 Just thought I'd introduce myself, finally. I've been lurking on and off for quite a while now. I am a 24yo SAHM to 3 beautiful children... (9/9/95- bf for 15 mos), (12/22/97- bf for 17 mos), and (3/5/00). I also had miscarriages 4/93, 9/96, 2/97, and 4/99. My DH is very supportive of bf, until the 1st birthday comes and goes. He then suffers under the delusion that I " can't " wean the kids. I tell him that I'm not weaning for a reason... That extended (slightly in my case) breastfeeding is good for children... But he still tells people that I " had problems " weaning the kids. <sigh> He never pushed weaning, though. He just stood back and watched. had his 2-month appt yesterday. He is 13 lbs 1 oz, up from 7 lbs 8oz at birth (a gain of about 9 oz per week). He'll surpass his sister (21 lbs) by the time he's 6 months old at this rate! Breastfeeding is going great, and will take a bottle of EBM occasionally when the need arises. We recently traveled from KY to KS (a 12-hour trip) to visit grandparents and every other feeding I pumped (Avent Isis) and bottle-fed. Worked out great. I just wish there was some way I could do that again while traveling alone with the kids next week (for my sister's HS grad). DH couldn't get the time off again. He's in the Army and they're very particular about that. Anyway, that's a bit about us. Belinda in KY SAHM to (9/9/95), (12/22/97), and (3/5/00) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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