Weaned

Isaak's been weaned for about a month now. Every once in awhile he still asks for, "Bottles?" That's what I've always called nursing.
I just tell him, "Isaak Mommy's bottles are all gone. I now just have breasts. There's no milk in them anymore."
He looks sad.

Daddy's Help

• One thing that I've heard some people say about breast feeding, "I really wish I could of breast fed, but I wanted Daddy to share some responsibility and be able to bond with the baby as well."
  
• A breast fed baby can bond with the father. It may be a different type of bond, but everyone bonds in different ways.
• Some of the things my husband did to help out are:
  

1. He got me drinks of water while I was nursing.
2. He changed diapers.
3. He fixed some meals while I was nursing.
4. He burped the baby.
   
5. He cuddled with the baby.
   
6. When the baby was old enough Daddy gave him bottles during the day while I was at work.
   

• These are all important things.
• I really would of had more trouble nursing if it were not for all my husband's help.
  

Baby Not Taking a Bottle?

• I never had a problem with my two children when it came to taking a bottle. They would of sucked on anything.
• My sister on the other hand had huge problems with her youngest taking a bottle. You'd think after he'd go hungry, he'd just give up and drink a bottle. After all it still had mommy milk in it. Nope! His Uncle, his Daddy and his Grandparents all had to deal with a screaming baby that wanted nothing to do with a bottle. We had to train him early on how to use a sippy cup, and even that was hard to do.
  
• They make a bottle I just recently learned about that is ever so close to a natural breast. I learned about it from Mom 4 Life. Right now they have a 5% coupon on the site, free shipping and tax always!
• The bottles are BPA and Phthalate free.
  
• There are 3 stages of bottles for a different flows.

1. Stage One is white (slow flow) is generally used for premature and newborn babies up to 3 months old.
   
   
   
   
2. Stage Two is blue (med flow) is generally used for babies anywhere from 3 to 6 months old.
   
   
   
   
3. Stage Three is orange (fast flow) is generally used for babies 6 months old and older.

I Taught My Boys to Say, "Bottles".

• Both of my boy's nursed until they could talk. It wasn't necessarily my plan. I always wished that they would of stopped on their own.
  
• Isaak still nurses at least once a day.
• I taught both of them to say, "Bottles" instead of "Nurse". I just didn't want them to ask to nurse in public. I mostly call them, "Mommy's bottles".
  
• I find myself saying more then anything now, "Isaak Mommy's bottles are empty." or "Isaak say goodbye to Mommy's bottles".
  
• Isaak does know the word "Nurse" from his cousin Elijah. He still mostly uses the word, "Bottles".
  
• When Mica was about 3 years old, we were walking through a bra section at a store. Mica said, "Bottles Mommy, bottles!" He no longer nursed. I was thinking, "This kid is going to probably call them bottles until his teenage years".