any advice for mama who is always tired?

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  • zipa78
    zipa78 Posts: 354 Member
    ohheythatgirl wrote: »
    So I'm not supposed to nurse my son because I want to exercise? Should I have not nursed him at all because it was too taxing, and my exercise should come before his needs?

    Your son, your rules. You should do whatever you believe is best for him. Well, to some extent, anyway.
    ohheythatgirl wrote: »
    I'm not sure when my son plans on weaning.

    I'm not sure why you think that it is for him to decide?
  • ohheythatgirl
    ohheythatgirl Posts: 34 Member
    I'm not sure why I need to defend myself to you? Maybe pick up a copy of La Leche League's "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" - you might find it enlightening.
  • sengalissa
    sengalissa Posts: 253 Member
    Hey, don't let other people bother you :)
    I am still nursing my fifth child (she is 22 months, but she typically sleeps through the night and only nurses in the evening), and exercising happens very early in the morning before everyone wakes up. I cannot take naps during her 30 min nap time because my other four kids are awake then. Often, my youngest will wake up when I try to sneak out but to keep me sane, my husband takes her then and I still go exercise. I need one hour to myself in the day, or I get very, very, very grumpy. It was ok to not get time in for myself when each baby was a year or younger, but then it was time to do something for myself.
  • FunkenWagnel
    FunkenWagnel Posts: 131 Member
    You're doing a great thing for your baby :) Yes, doing good things for our kids wears us out.

    There's absolutely nothing wrong with letting the child decide when to wean. My youngest (third child) was the one I breastfed for the longest, and she decided to wean at two and a half years old!

    My older two, I chose to wean them at 2 weeks for the first child, and 5 weeks for the second child (we were having issues with breastfeeding).

    My youngest child, the one who self weaned at two and a half years old, hardly ever gets sick, and on the rare occassion she does, doesn't get as sick as the other two.

    I don't blame you for NOT putting your exercise before your child's needs, I wouldn't either. But, hopefully you'll be able to find some ways to work around it. It might not be much in the early days, but it WILL get easier! And for sure, when my youngest one, still breastfeeding was your child's age, yep, she woke up a lot for feeds in the night, because she had loads of growth spurts. I wouldn't have had it any other way.
  • ohheythatgirl
    ohheythatgirl Posts: 34 Member
    Thank you both for helping to normalize "extended" breast feeding - though to me it's normal and it's definitely the way nature intended it. Super thankful we have other options because I know it's not always possible! It is a personal choice but one I don't regret. Things will be much easier after these subzero temperatures go away! I would rather not be able to workout but know I'm doing the best I can for my child, so I'm okay with it. I think eating right is more of a struggle even if I am able to workout so I'm enjoying exploring healthier options etc. for now! :)
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