Each night I sit in Bailey's room with her and hold her, love her and yes, nurse her. My 22-month-old princess still nurses before nap time and bedtime and I love that in the crazy world that she lives in, she still finds comfort and rest with me in this way. I keep reminding myself that she is my last baby and these last few months of breastfeeding will be it. I've been sharing my body for quite a few consecutive years now but I wouldn't trade the precious moments for anything. I am proud to say that I have nearly 6 years of breastfeeding between all of my children. I'm pretty sure that that's awesome breast cancer prevention so it's an added bonus!
Now that she's sleeping, it's all I can so to take my eyes off of her. There's something about a sleeping baby ( or toddler, in this case) that makes my heart melt! I'm so in love!!
2 comments:
I LOVE this post. It's so amazing that you've been able to nurse her this long. I was devastated when Roman weaned himself so early (13mo - when I got my wisdom teeth out), but I loved nursing Arianna for 29 months. It's a wonderful gift to give our children, and it's wonderful for mommies too :-)
Way to go you and all your girls! Extended nursing is so not for me....I was happy with 15 months for Ray and 13 months for John, but what a blessing to be able to keep going when it is one of your heart's desires :)
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