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04-8-2010 - Samuel is off the shield!!!

My mood while writing this blog: very very happy!!

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Yep, thats right Sam is off the shield!! at 15 weeks 5 days old he finally decided to do it without!

We gave him a bottle, which we have been doing for the past 4 weeks to help with his weight gain (which is going well, he is now 13lbs) and always afterwards I try him without, usually he screams and turns away, well yesterday he just went on! he fed for about 10 minutes then fell asleep!! :-D

I thought it would be a one off thing which has happened before, but in the night he did it again and all day today! so no more shield!!!

I am so glad I stuck with it and didn't give up, I love breast feeding, even more now!

I hope this gives hope to other mums who have to use the shield that one day your baby might just do what Sam did and was ready.

Thank you all for your help before, your stories helped me to carry on.

Its so different without the shield so I think the next few days we are going to be learning together....I am just SO happy!!

YAY!!!

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1 Comments on Samuel is off the shield!!!


R-N-E-Bump - Friday, 20 Aug
I'm way behind so this is a delayed reply but I just wanted to say how happy I am for you and Samuel! YAY!!! Brestfeeding is so special and I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't do it. Good for you to really stick it out!!!