Your Baby Is How Old and You're STILL Nursing?!?

Well she is 13 months and YES she is STILL nursing. I don't know how many times I've been asked that. Kennah enjoys nursing and I am willing to let her as long as she wants. Don't get me wrong here, there are those days when I'm ready to give her a bottle or cup, especially when she decides to try out her teeth! OUCH!!!

I have five children and I nursed all of them with the exception of my oldest. Being a first time mom there was no way I was going to breastfeed. I was going back to work and that was the last thing I wanted to mess with. Corbin was 3 weeks early and only weighed 5lbs. 15 ounces. If any baby would have benefitted from nursing it would have been him. But I knew better or so I thought.

Kollin, my second child was full term and weighed 7 lbs. and 8 ounces. I decided this time to give nursing a try. My neighbor had convinced me that it would be sooo easy. Once I got the hang of it things weren't so bad except that this child could eat ALL day and still be hungry. By 6 weeks I gave in and opted for the bottle. It didn't faze him one bit, infact I think he was happy to get his milk a lot faster and in greater supply.

Well now here is baby #3, Karley my first daughter. She weighed a whopping 7 lbs and 13 ounces. I now was a stay at home mom and decided I should breastfeed because I wasn't working. Karley was quite the marathon eater! She nursed until approximately 4 months of age. I had decided to go into business with a relative (BAD IDEA!) so she had to quit the boob.

When Camren, baby #4(7 pounds even) came along I again nursed. I nursed him until he was 6 months old, I had quit the business with the relative, but gave into "INLAW" pressure to give him a bottle. Well as soon as he stopped he broke out in a rash and we thought he had an allergy to the formula. In comes the soymilk, still no luck with the rash. Turned out he had eczema. This has since cleared up and he has not had an outbreak for 6 years!

Seven years after Camren, my second daughter Kennah was born.Kennah is just like her big sister, she weighed 7 pounds and 12 ounces! It's funny how the girls outweighed the boys! She is so adorable. I have been nursing her for 13+ months. I keep thinking that she will give it up on her own. She's eating table food and drinks from a cup. I guess I'm her security blanket. Now it's more of a nurse when I'm tired kind of thing. Hopefully soon I will be able to wear a normal bra, throw away the nursing pads and feel like I am in control of my body. Whenever she decides to quit is fine, I just want to enjoy this special time with her.

So if you see a nursing mother out there, be kind, just smile and go on about your way.