Welcome to a NEW beginning...
It took me some time to get my caption for this topic right. I did think of saying something like goodbye, getting emotional, mums guilt etc.. but that is SO NOT me. And why saying goodbye to breastfeeding should be negative? 🤔
Maybe, I did have the mum's guilt when I stopped breastfeeding Yi He (eldest), but that doesn't last long.
In fact for every pregnancy I had, I didn't really look forward to breastfeeding although I breastfed all my children.
I feel that stopping breastfeeding should not be a negative thing. Does it mean that your bond will be gone? Nope. Does it mean you are not a mother anymore? Hell no!
In the dictionary, the definition of mother means a woman in relation to her child or children / bring up (a child) with care and affection.
Society and peer pressure has placed so much emphasis on breastfeeding that we longer think for ourselves. We put so much blame on ourselves that we forget that we need to love ourselves in order to provide better care for our child.
The circuit breaker then came, with work and taking care of kids, they took a toll and my supply dropped. I just did whatever I can to maintain but not doing anything extra to increase. I did thought of not giving up for a lot of reasons but after the breaker, I decided that it's enough and stop. I did try to convince myself a few occasions to "tahan" since I come so far but I think is enough.
I definitely salute all the mothers who persevere, because it is not easy. It's beautiful but not sexy. U can feel sexy with all the modern nursing bra but during nursing, all the sweat, spraying of milk all around.. drooping boobs & big nipples. I don't see which part is sexy.
Properly, this is the most WTF post on breastfeeding, but I just want to let those mothers who really wish to quit (but feel pressured) or quit already, but felt guilty about it, that you shouldn't.
As for a new beginning, definitely more focus time on the kids, work and time to exercise haha!
And talking about size for BF and FM kids... It's the genes please. All my 4 kids, they are always under percentile no matter BF or FM, and their appetite? Like the mum. 🐷
