Breastfeeding Check In

We are 10 months in these breastfeeding streets and mama is tired! I am tired of pumping, Iʼm tried of nursing in the middle of the night, Iʼm tired of getting bit by those little razors he calls teeth. Iʼm very much over it.

But even with all of that being said, Iʼm not ready to quit.

Mothering is a special kind of coocoo!

With my daughter, we breastfed for 2.5 years…I donʼt think weʼre going that long this time around. Why Royeal?

I donʼt think he will want to. Heʼs showing an interest in food a lot sooner than his sister did. Home boy will grab our plate and stick those tiny little hands in them if he gets close enough. Itʼs not as cute as it sounds.

With his sister, I wanted to breastfeed for at least 2 years. I wanted to prove to myself I could do it. I wanted to prove to everyone else that I could do it. I wanted to prove everyone who told me I wouldnʼt be able to breastfeed or wouldnʼt want to wrong.

This time around? I have nothing to prove to anyone. I know what I can do and I know what Iʼm capable of. Now, itʼs just a question of if itʼs something I want for this journey. I donʼt know the answer to that yet. I donʼt have a goal in mind, so weʼre just trucking a long until one of us decides weʼre done. Itʼs a beautiful complex journey, but I wouldnʼt trade it for anything in the world.