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The end of breast feeding

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It has been a week to the day since I last breastfed K and to be completely honest, it is a bittersweet feeling! I thought this day would never come. I breastfed for a year and 3months. My boobs are done for. The damage is done now so, I guess it is what it is. Through breastfeeding K, I saw how women who did choose to breastfeed their babies, were frowned upon as though it wasn't a normal thing to do. The way people react to a woman breastfeeding her child is out of order, however being a 'strong woman that I am (LOL) I didn't care. As a mother, your child needs come first. Have I breastfed in public? YES. would I do ever do it again? YES. I have only done it in the park and on a plane. K only started to take the bottle at around 11 months, if I remember correctly. No matter what I tried [ formula, breast milk, changing the bottle, cold milk, warm milk] he just would not accept the bottle. On a good day, he would drink 4oz of pumped milk, but it was lik...