The last feed

On Sunday the 10th of February 2019 Reuben and I had our last feed! He was 5 days short of 18 months. That's 541 days of feeding my boy! Wow, when you break it down like that it's pretty special.

For the past 3 months I had only been feeding Reuben once a day in the morning and I absolutely adored those early morning snuggles in bed! In fact in the end I was reluctant to stop and if circumstances were different I perhaps would have carried on for a tiny bit longer. Ultimately though I think it was the right time. Reuben didn't cause to much fuss. He had a tiny cry when I said no for the first two days but he was more than happy to get up and have some food instead.

I am so proud of our breastfeeding journey and I will Always be an advocate for breast feeding. I have never felt more proud of myself and my body than I have the past 18 months. Not only did I provide for and nourish Reuben whilst in my tummy, I also did it on the outside for all this time too! I feel like we have an incredible bond and no matter what anyone says or thinks I will never be ashamed to share our successes. Being proud of yourself and your achievements doesn't mean you think less of anyone else, in fact I'm not even thinking about anyone else! Just our incredible journey. Sometimes society is somewhat backwards and you can never do right in certain people's eyes. All that matters is you're happy and you do you.

It hasn't always been sunshine and roses though. Those first few weeks are tough! The sore nipples, constant feeds around the clock, crazy hormones and unsettled milk supply but once you hit a certain point it Just becomes one of the easiest, most natural things. I had one case of mastitis around 3 months which wasn't fun and of course quitting crossed my mind several times throughout but in the end I grew to love breastfeeding and the bond/snuggles it provided.

Having being so successful with Reuben and experiencing all the highs and lows I would be lying if I said I wouldn't be disappointed if I couldn't feed any future children but I know you have to do what's best and each situation/child is different.

So here's to my boobs! (Now what do I do with them).