co-incidence or some sort or weird withdrawl? I know its co-incidence but its getting silly now!
its not a protest as he has been genuinely ill. First time it was V&D and wasn't eating or drinking so I had to re-start BFing just to get fluids into him - was a really bad bug and think it woulda been hospital for a drip otherwise, other times its been temperatures and v bad colds and flus etc. Or front teeth coming through so refusing bottles / beakers / food.
this time I think its his molars bothering him, he's really distressed. I went 2 whole days without BF and thought "this time we've cracked it" but he's been in so much pain and distress. I knew I still had some milk and it just felt wrong to have a means of comforting him without using it - maybe this time I was just being too soft?
Now I'm wondering if I shouldn't attempt to give up again till after his MMR incase he gets poorly.
should I just bite the bullet and stop before the MMR? Is there any point in waiting till he's bug free when with babies (esp ones in nursery like mine) it's one bug after another? what if there's never a long bug free period? Or is it really really mean to quit BFing when the baby is poorly or distressed?
maybe I'm just lacking confidence in my ability to comfort him unaided IYKWIM
help, I WANT to stop, I've wanted to for months!! it doesn't come easy to me, each feed leaves me feeling so drained!