What is working and not working with Lucas :)

7 mos bf :)

Lucas is breastfed and loves it....I breastfeed my child, and yes I do think breast is best.I understand it doesn't come easy for some women, there is so much that can make bf soo hard like latch, amount of milk, work, pumping, sleeplessness. I don't judge Moms, breastfeeding is a very personal choice. I actually never thought I'd be bf myself but it worked for me and I wouldn't have it any other way. It does however take a bit of sacrifice from the mom, but if your committed and love your babe it doesn't seem like that. I plan to bf now until L is ready to part with it..there i said it. In the past I've said that i wouldn't do it past 12 months but it was only because i was getting bullied to think it was gross to bf a tot. As L is growing my convictions are growing and I may stand up to those bullies one day.

Lucas eats with his hands, not with me feeding him(master of holding itty bitty cheerios)....I'm allowing my babe to self-feed (baby-led weaning) I think it improves and helps his motor skills and allows him to have fun and experience foods textures. I was worried about choking! I'm a first time mom so everything under the sun worries me. At 4 months I started wit mushy cereal to make sure he could swallow, and yes it turned out he could. To date he has tried a variety of food from strawberries to steak and chicken. I allow for time and to see if allergies do arise. Since he has a protein allergy to milk I have stayed away from cheeses and milk, At about 2 1/2 months the pediatrician gave me an ultimatum, to either go on a lactose free diet or I would have to stop bf and have him go on a soy based formula...needless to say I had to completely change my diet around. It has helped me loose the extra baby weight, at least. I'll wait until after 10 month to start giving him yogurt and other milk products.

Lucas goes in the potty (work in progress)....We have began doing Infant potty training, basically reading into his cues and placing him on the potty for him to go. I didn't expect to have poop the first time and I did. He has done well for his first week, he doesn't fuss or cry and in one day I've wasted about 2 diapers. The goal is to get him to be diaper less at 18 months but no pressure.It's one of the reasons I don't really wanna talk about it, except to my family. I was reading that the average tot isn't fully potty trained until age 4! wow!. We'll see how this pans out, as long as he's content we will keep this going.

Lucas sleeps w/ mom & pop( Not working for us )....oh and Co-sleeping, It is greatly shunned by Pd's because of the SIDS risk, again something I'd never think I'd try because of the risk.When done correctly it's very effective in getting baby to sleep, It has worked for us but it's time to get Lucas back to his crib. I can't sleep like this anymore, he's too big and I'm sore..
All mothers are different I have to say that I really enjoy being a mom. You have to do what works