I just had to post here...in exactly 2 hours, my little guy will be 3 years old. A NURSING 3 year old!!!
For those that don't know the story, we dealt with 3 bouts of failure to thrive, 5 weeks of thrush, reflux, Celiac disease (in both of us!), and extreme low supply. At 2 months old, he completely refused the breast and screamed every single time we offered, and he would take only bottles. I pumped every couple hours for him around the clock. By 3 months old, he was finally back on the breast with a supplemental nursing system. I continued to feed him every 2-4 hours, and pumped every 4 hours around the clock.
At 12 months, I ditched the pump. At 24 months, I ditched the SNS. At 36 months, he's nursing without aids and is showing no signs of stopping!! It took him a LONG time but he finally got the hang of it and he's a pro now!
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I'm so proud of my little guy! When I was sitting there with tears in my eyes pumping every couple hours and listening to him scream when I tried to nurse him, I never thought he'd be nursing still 3 years later!
I hope that our story...our struggles...our successes, I hope that it gives hope to someone here. I remember the days of tears and frustration and depression over the nursing problems...but in the end, the perseverance paid off for us!
For those that don't know the story, we dealt with 3 bouts of failure to thrive, 5 weeks of thrush, reflux, Celiac disease (in both of us!), and extreme low supply. At 2 months old, he completely refused the breast and screamed every single time we offered, and he would take only bottles. I pumped every couple hours for him around the clock. By 3 months old, he was finally back on the breast with a supplemental nursing system. I continued to feed him every 2-4 hours, and pumped every 4 hours around the clock.
At 12 months, I ditched the pump. At 24 months, I ditched the SNS. At 36 months, he's nursing without aids and is showing no signs of stopping!! It took him a LONG time but he finally got the hang of it and he's a pro now!
:I'm so proud of my little guy! When I was sitting there with tears in my eyes pumping every couple hours and listening to him scream when I tried to nurse him, I never thought he'd be nursing still 3 years later!
I hope that our story...our struggles...our successes, I hope that it gives hope to someone here. I remember the days of tears and frustration and depression over the nursing problems...but in the end, the perseverance paid off for us!
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You are an inspiration to us all!
