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Hello all! My name is Kristin and I have a precious little boy named Parker, born 10/15/01. We had some problems getting started nursing, but he had less than 8 ounces of formula ever (and every single ounce was heart-breaking for me). He still nurses all the time, and has recently been diagnosed with asthma. We are an AP, EBF, co-sleeping family and are lucky to have much more family support for our choices than I ever expected (since both sides were formula-feeding, CIO playpen-dwellers<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/winky.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink">).<br><br>
My question: I've been trying to follow the Don't Offer/Don't Refuse policy, but I'm still having to refuse just because otherwise he would NEVER not nurse. He nurses at least 8 times during the day and at least 3 times at night. I feel awful about it because he just cries his eyes out, but sometimes I gotta go pee or make lunch/dinner or drive<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/winky.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink"> ... so, what should I do? Have you been through this?
My question: I've been trying to follow the Don't Offer/Don't Refuse policy, but I'm still having to refuse just because otherwise he would NEVER not nurse. He nurses at least 8 times during the day and at least 3 times at night. I feel awful about it because he just cries his eyes out, but sometimes I gotta go pee or make lunch/dinner or drive<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/winky.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink"> ... so, what should I do? Have you been through this?