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the beginning of the end

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Today I started to wean Peanut.. I’m doing it slowly so I don’t get too engorged or get mastitis.

Since I feed from both sides, 4 times a day, the plan is to eliminate one side at one feeding session until we’re done.

January 21: 2,2,1,2 (morning,lunch,dinner,bed)
January 26: 2,1,1,2
January 31: 1,1,1,2
February 5: 1,1,1,1
February 10: 1,1,0,1
February 15: 1,0,0,1
February 20: 0,0,0,1
February 25: Done

March 10: Peanut’s 1st Birthday!
March 11: Back to work

Ugh. I think this time will be harder emotionally because it really is the end. There won’t be any more kids. The bond that a mother has with their baby while breastfeeding is hard to describe. You mom’s out there who breasted their babies know what I mean. But I will be proud to said that I breasted both my girls for their first year of life!

safe saturday

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[This post is back-dated as it was a “computer free weekend”]

There has been a lot of talk about how safe PBA (the endocrine-disrupting hormone Bisphenol-A) is.

The Globe and Mail recently had an article saying that:

Health Canada is conducting studies to try to find out how much bisphenol A is leaking out of polycarbonate baby bottles and infant formula cans.

This article sums everything up (read this on if you read nothing else): Ban Bisphenol A Fact Sheet

And here is another good article with lots of references: Bisphenol-A in Baby Bottles: Scare Tactic or Toxic Concern?

So until we know how safe it is under normal-use conditions, I’m going to limit my kids exposure to it.

I found a great blog that talks about PBA- and toxic-free baby and toddler stuff: http://thesoftlanding.wordpress.com/

Luckily Nuby carries a lot of PBA-free stuff and is reasonably priced at Wal-mart!! There are some really nice products on the market (like Kleen Kanteen), but they have a really nice price tag to go with them.

I’m sure I’ll post more about this as information becomes available.

and she’ll have fun, fun, fun

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…until Mommy makes her go home! LOL!

Today we had a great day over at a friends house. There were 5 moms and 7 kids! All the kids played together and made an amazing mess while the moms hung out together and talked. I’m not sure who had more fun…the moms or the kids.

Munchkin didn’t want to go. Luckily we could tell her that she’d see everyone again at her friend’s birthday party in a few weeks.