Well it wasn't my intention, but Shawn is no longer a breastfed baby. I've always read that you should be very cautious introducing bottles, because some babies will refuse the breast. I never had a problem with my first 3, they would switch easily back and forth. After 4 months (its been the same age with all 4) I get tired of nursing every 3 hours- I like the freedom that giving the occasional bottle provides. It's really hard scheduling your entire life around feedings. Shawn decided to take the easy way out, apparently he prefers the instant gratification of the bottle and now refuses to nurse at all. I had planned to continue nursing (morning, evening, and night) for his first year. I hate the fact that cold and flu season is coming, and who knows what kind of germs BriBri will bring home from the other snotnosed Preschoolers. I miss the comforting feeling knowing that he's recieving antibodies from me. I hate dragging myself out of bed to fix him a bottle, life was so much easier before. I miss our Mommy/Shawny time, it was our time- to just chill out, set everything else aside, and I could just focus on him. Cuddle him, smell him and remind myself to treasure every moment because this all passes so quickly. Formula has just accelerated all of this. In the 3 weeks or so since he's gradually been nursing less and less and nursing more he has really started packing on the pounds!
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