The battle continues

I notice that this blog is quickly becoming about breastfeeding and it's struggles.

Well all the standoffs produced nothing except the one time he took 2 ounces from the bottle. It has been a week since I have been off of work and I wish I could tell you that it was easy but it is not. Arrangements for space at work was like pulling teeth and I had to figure it out on my own which I did.  My freezer is full of breastmilk that my son refuses. I am able to now have a 45 min lunch which is great because since the baby sitter is 5 min away I can nurse him on my lunch breaks and my MIL has agreed to bring him to me on my lunch breaks. Praise the Lord because now he is refusing the doppler all together! Last Friday my husband didn't work because of the rain and so my son stayed home with him and I did not come by to nurse him. I was really hoping that he would take the bottle but he refused everything and cried all day and slept so much. I am so exhausted. I get home and there are dirty dishes, floors, clothes, rooms but there is my precious baby boy just waiting for his mom to feed him and so there we go on our marathon nursing sessions.

I hate that I am starting to resent my choice in breastfeeding my son. Although I do love it,the stress of being at work has taken it's toll and i'm only in 1 week. When I went to pick him up from the baby sitter he was crying bloody murder and refused all attempts to feed him. Thank God I came at that time. Our next step is to purchase a doidy cup.

So what exactly is a doidy cup? It is this very strange looking cup that is popular in the UK. It is a big boy cup with no spout that is slanted. It is to help wean and babies as young as 3 months have had success. Since my boy is getting better at his motor skills I am hoping that he will do much better with this.