It shouldn't be any surprise to anybody that I would LOVE to get pregnant this year. But rather than the intense, stress-filled, non-stop anxiety fest that was my last fertility experiment, I've got a different mind set this time around. I've gotten pregnant before; chances are I'll get pregnant again. I know what was needed before, so I can start taking those steps now.
The biggest one: weaning.
I started on Monday. I haven't full on stopped, but just cut back from "Here, large child, attach yourself to my chest whenever it appeases you" to "Three times a day and the middle of the night, that's IT." I've mentally prepared myself for tears, hysteria, and tantrums galore.
I've been surprised. It hasn't been that bad. Patrick is going with the flow pretty well, and hasn't had a single tantrum (yet) about it. He tries, but he's easily distractable.
We'll see how this month goes, and I might start cutting him off more in February. It's a struggle for me. I love nursing this boy. And the end is in sight. It feels like the true end of his babyhood.
2 comments:
You're officially on my pregnancy watch radar! (Considering we're officially trying, too.) I'm glad that Patrick is allowing this process to be a bit easier for you to handle. Good luck!
The last sentence really hits home. How exciting and sad to watch them grow and know you will never have those days back. I had a wonderful time with my 3.5 year old niece over the holidays and found myself thinking that I wish there was a way I could preserve her at that age forever. I hope the weaning goes well.
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