KUDOS to you, mamas!

adoxyinherear

I've been thinking a lot lately about how we beat ourselves up or second guess a lot of the choices we make as parents, so I wanted to get a good ball rolling here! What's one (or two or seventeen) things you've done lately as a mom that you feel really good about?

orangegoggles

What a sweet idea! You are right- as moms we always second guess ourselves and have a lot of guilt. 

I feel really good about our BF relationship right now, I'm starting to really notice his hungry cues and he's eating and gaining great.  

karma79

Oh I need this!

We are done with bottles completely! Really he was done with them so we followed his lead and I'm so glad we did it that way. So I'm glad that I listened to my own instincts and didn't ditch them suddenly on his 1st bday. (Not that doing that is bad - I just felt like he was weening himself at his 1st bday)

Now if I could just work thru food fears - kid is going to have crazy fine motor skills with how I cut up every.single.thing. :::sigh:::

Izabella22

Still nursing at 13+ months! Its the one thing I haven't 2nd guessed, and I fought hard to get here - and will probably continue to get the "oh you're still nursing" from friends & fam but hey, worth it.

crystalknpp

I think really sticking to my guns when it comes to DS's nap/night time routine and not giving into all the pressure to start him on cereal and solids before 6 months.  I get a lot of crap from people about trying to keep DS on his routine but it's getting me 8-10 hours of straight through sleep at night and DS is a very happy and very rarely a fussy baby so obviously it's working!  I also got a lot of pressure to intro cereal/solids early.  DH and I have really stayed strong and we're skipping cereal altogether and starting BLW at 6 months.  We're really close to the 6 month mark and I'm looking forward to letting DS "play" with foods and discover what he enjoys.

adoxyinherear

pangnl79:

What a sweet idea! You are right- as moms we always second guess ourselves and have a lot of guilt. 

I feel really good about our BF relationship right now, I'm starting to really notice his hungry cues and he's eating and gaining great.  

Awesome!! It feels so good when you can finally get into a groove.

karma79:

Oh I need this!

We are done with bottles completely! Really he was done with them so we followed his lead and I'm so glad we did it that way. So I'm glad that I listened to my own instincts and didn't ditch them suddenly on his 1st bday. (Not that doing that is bad - I just felt like he was weening himself at his 1st bday)

Now if I could just work thru food fears - kid is going to have crazy fine motor skills with how I cut up every.single.thing. :::sigh:::

Good for you for going with your gut! And hey, crazy fine motor skills could really come in handy

Izabella22:

Still nursing at 13+ months! Its the one thing I haven't 2nd guessed, and I fought hard to get here - and will probably continue to get the "oh you're still nursing" from friends & fam but hey, worth it.

That is AWESOME.

crystalknpp:

I think really sticking to my guns when it comes to DS's nap/night time routine and not giving into all the pressure to start him on cereal and solids before 6 months.  I get a lot of crap from people about trying to keep DS on his routine but it's getting me 8-10 hours of straight through sleep at night and DS is a very happy and very rarely a fussy baby so obviously it's working!  I also got a lot of pressure to intro cereal/solids early.  DH and I have really stayed strong and we're skipping cereal altogether and starting BLW at 6 months.  We're really close to the 6 month mark and I'm looking forward to letting DS "play" with foods and discover what he enjoys.

You are totally obviously doing something right!! We skipped cereals and purees, too, and so far are enjoying BLW (and I think she is, too!)

shell041783:

We just had DD's 2 month check up, and she is gaining weight like a champ!! We had a rough start with BFing, so it is awesome to get the positive results now.

Woo hoo for a great checkup! It is such a good feeling to have your work pay off at a good weigh-in

 

Teresa1896

I BFed DD for 16 months, no formula ever. I am ridiculously proud of myself for this, although I've gotten the "you're STILL nursing?" From almost everyone, including DH.
I also think my kid is getting awesome, mostlyhealthy eating habits from us, which makes me very happy. She eats everything!

mork

With all the BF, supply, and pumping sh!t we've been through, I really have to remember and be proud of how I've stuck it out and continue to give Ella as much BM as possible. It's a serious time and effort sucker, but it's important to me, and I've found a balance that lets me still feed her mostly BM while still keeping most of my sanity. It's hard to give her those F bottles and semisweet when she latches but gets very little, but it feels good to give her BM bottles. I need to remember those times instead of focusing on how much formula I had to give that day.

adoxyinherear

Teresa1896:

I BFed DD for 16 months, no formula ever. I am ridiculously proud of myself for this, although I've gotten the "you're STILL nursing?" From almost everyone, including DH. I also think my kid is getting awesome, mostlyhealthy eating habits from us, which makes me very happy. She eats everything!

That is an amazing accomplishment! And it worked for you two, and that's what matters.

mork:

With all the BF, supply, and pumping sh!t we've been through, I really have to remember and be proud of how I've stuck it out and continue to give Ella as much BM as possible. It's a serious time and effort sucker, but it's important to me, and I've found a balance that lets me still feed her mostly BM while still keeping most of my sanity. It's hard to give her those F bottles and semisweet when she latches but gets very little, but it feels good to give her BM bottles. I need to remember those times instead of focusing on how much formula I had to give that day.

You've persevered through an INCREDIBLE challenge. She-Ra mama!

Allycat11

I am really proud of my motherly instincts with breastfeeding and toughing out some major set backs.  We had a horrible nurse in recovery who tried to convince me breastfeeding was not going well and made us supplement with formula.  I am happy that I recognized that we were getting inaccurate information from her.  Even though there were days I wanted to give up so badly in the first couple weeks, I am so happy that I did not.  Breastfeeding is way easier now and DD and I both love it.  

Eris-Alexis

I was a very picky eater as a kid and have a lot of texture issues because of it.  I'm really proud that I have been able to introduce C to a variety of foods and that he doesn't seem to have those issues.  I'm also really glad that I started him on veggies before fruit.  

bmv1980

I'm proud of myself for EBFing DD. I supplemented from the beginning with DS, and it was really tough when I threw in the towel. I am amazed at my body's ability to provide all the nutrition dd needs for now. I really love nursing, and I'm so glad that it's working for us.