I'm FREE!

[HistoryMamaX3]

Finally, I am free.

Tonight, I am officially a free woman... err, well- actually I am far from being free. I am a wife and mother to three small children- however, I can now say that I am no longer a milk makin' machine. No longer is my body at the whim of a young one- whose very whimper would send my body into the quivers of milk production- engorged, leaky breasts...

Now, don't get me wrong. I loved nursing. I loved the look that my babies got when they happily nursed away. The way they roll their eyes back... the breathy happiness that only comes when a baby loves what their getting. Mother Nature's way of letting me know that I am doing the best thing for my child.

When my daughter was born, I made the decision to nurse for her first year. She was going to be our only child and I wanted to give her everything. However, 2 months after I quite nursing- I found myself pregnant again... wow. What a shock. We had our wonderful little boy- who I nursed for 11 months. I would have nursed him for the full year- but I was diagnosed with mono and I had to wean early. I was starting to feel better when BAM! 2 months later, I was pregnant again.

Let's do some math...

Pregnancy #1= 36 weeks
Pregnancy #2= 39 weeks
Pregnancy #3= 36 weeks

Total= 111 weeks or 27 3/4 months

Nursing Child #1= 12 months
Nursing Child #2= 11 months
Nursing Child #3= 12 months

Total= 34 months

27.75+35+4 (2 months of normal body between pregnancies.)

For a grand total of 67.5 months- or 5 years of being either pregnant or nursing!

While I love my babies... that is one long amount of time!

So, you can understand (hopefullly) why I am so glad to have my breast back in a condition that I can once again consider them to be mine! lol

Tags: breast feeding, finished, long time, math

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[Rebeccalynn_dj]

Oct. 28, 2008 at 10:00 PM

Enjoy the freedom but cherish the memories.  I remember doing the math.  It is overwhelming to look at the time. 

[JoyeAustin]

Oct. 28, 2008 at 10:17 PM

YAY! Carmin, you kick ass! Congratulations on a job well done.

[Jen528]

Oct. 29, 2008 at 12:19 PM

Congratulations on your freedom!  Wow, looking at the years total shows what a caring and nurturing mother you are and you are so entitled to the excitement of getting your breasts back!  Enjoy!