Hi mamas and mamas to be!
here are the facts:
I am 8 months pregnant (EDD Feb 6) and have a little boy who is 2 (27.5 months) and still loves his "mama milks." Around his 2nd bday he started miraculously sleeping through the night, which was a huge relief because I wasn't looking forward to nightweaning him before the baby came. Well, about 2 months ago that stopped, and he's now waking and nursing anywhere from 1-4 times a night.
This of itself is not a problem. I am waking up to pee ALL THE TIME anyway, and I generally just nurse him for a couple minutes before he rolls away back to sleep. I've had no nursing discomfort during the pregnancy and it's not bothering me at all.
But I have this nagging voice telling me in my head that I need to nightwean before the baby is born, for everyone's sanity. When he wakes at night and is denied the boob he gets mad, but calms down very quickly if my husband takes him out of the room. And while my hubby can get him to sleep in the daytime, if it is dark outside my son is quite stubborn about staying awake until he gets mama milk.
I know that our first night with our newborn is not going to be a fun time to be denying my son and struggling with him. I also don't want him to associate those changes with the new baby. But honestly, mamas, I am so unmotivated. I'm not the kind of person that can force change in my life when it doesn't FEEL immediately necessary, and because nothing is wrong right this minute, I don't feel motivated to change things.
But the nagging voice is probably right---I need to get my son ready for these changes, and I know I won't be able to meet these nighttime needs as much when there is a new little nursling in my lap.
Will you motivate me?
here are the facts:
I am 8 months pregnant (EDD Feb 6) and have a little boy who is 2 (27.5 months) and still loves his "mama milks." Around his 2nd bday he started miraculously sleeping through the night, which was a huge relief because I wasn't looking forward to nightweaning him before the baby came. Well, about 2 months ago that stopped, and he's now waking and nursing anywhere from 1-4 times a night.
This of itself is not a problem. I am waking up to pee ALL THE TIME anyway, and I generally just nurse him for a couple minutes before he rolls away back to sleep. I've had no nursing discomfort during the pregnancy and it's not bothering me at all.
But I have this nagging voice telling me in my head that I need to nightwean before the baby is born, for everyone's sanity. When he wakes at night and is denied the boob he gets mad, but calms down very quickly if my husband takes him out of the room. And while my hubby can get him to sleep in the daytime, if it is dark outside my son is quite stubborn about staying awake until he gets mama milk.
I know that our first night with our newborn is not going to be a fun time to be denying my son and struggling with him. I also don't want him to associate those changes with the new baby. But honestly, mamas, I am so unmotivated. I'm not the kind of person that can force change in my life when it doesn't FEEL immediately necessary, and because nothing is wrong right this minute, I don't feel motivated to change things.
But the nagging voice is probably right---I need to get my son ready for these changes, and I know I won't be able to meet these nighttime needs as much when there is a new little nursling in my lap.
Will you motivate me?
