Oh well done!!! Had been thinking of you and how you were doing
It's a great achievement! I fed until DS was 2yo. I didn't start out expecting to. I had hoped to feed for 6m, may-be more. But week 1, week 2, 1 month etc - it just felt like so many issues one after another and I was constantly asking myself whether I wanted to continue. I found it hard, yes. But I think accepting that whether I continued BFg or not, I'd done a great job already, well that really helped me. And I had amazing support - no one was judging me either way
It got so much easier so quickly! That's the main thing. In those early weeks it is hard - are they eating enough, getting the right balance, is the latch right, is it a growth spurt, are they snacking and so on. It suddenly eased off - at around 6 weeks things settled down so much, we both found our rhythm and DS was much more relaxed with feeds. The GSs became easier to spot and my body starting fixing itself.
And so the aim for a few weeks went by, and a few months, and 6 months, 9months, a year.... I've never forgotten how heartwrenching those early weeks are - the worry and the frustration, but it does get better.
Give yourself plenty of room to decide - no judging yourself. You're doing a fantastic job already
Holler anytime you need a cheering squad or a hug
