Me, it’s me being bitten real hard by the cold bug again, the dunno how many umpteenth times in 2 months. Never have I been this weak and susceptible to coughs and colds in my life. This time it’s pretty bad again. The phlegm is dark green, thick and sometimes hard too! Ewwww…. and it smells foul too. I think the infection this time is pretty bad coz my head is throbbing and the pain goes all the way down to my teeth and jaw… and all these pains are on the right side, as if I’m semi-paralyzed! I’ve been popping on Panadols but that do not seem to make me feel better. I better see the doctor to get some antibiotics coz I feel really weak and I hope Baby C doesn’t get bitten by the bugs too.
I think my weak immune system could be contributed by the fact that I’m still breastfeeding and my sweetie-pie is sucking me dry and sucking all the nutrients away from my body, like a leech… for the past 1 year! This is making me contemplate weaning her off my boops and start her on formula. I just can’t go on falling sick so often. What say all you experienced breastfeeding mums out there?
It is definitely alright to wean her off. You have done your best. It’s about time. Mother’s milk is always the best but now that she is over 1 year she may need more than what your milk is able to give. Don’t get me wrong… I am all for breast feeding but if you are always sick… who is going to take care of your two kids? Do you know that in Australia that breastfeeding over one year is not allowed and considered abuse? It’s a little nutty… I know…. but my point is… research did show that over one year… our milk is just not sufficient to give our children all the nutrient they need.
So go ahead and don’t feel guilty and start to take care of your health!
I agreed with what Florence said…
It’s important that you take care of yourself first…I believe Baby C will still grow well with formula milk..
Hope you get well soon!!
have u done any blood test lately?
Please do take care of yourself first.
Like I said earlier, breast milk is still the best. Of course as the baby gets older, there are tons of food they can start on and perhaps rely less on boobs. Like in my SIL’s case where she breastfed till age 5, the kid was drinking cow’s milk and eating other stuff. I had food poisoning (still balk at “seafood alfredo” after all these years) when I was breastfeeding..I couldn’t eat but managed to keep water down for a couple of days, but still continued to breastfeed. Most impt thing is to mantain your fluid levels. In your case, it sounds like u are fighting some kind of lung infection…suggest to dr. to analyze a sputum sample and see what antibiotics you need. Having the wrong antibiotics is like having candy, maybe worse, as it can strip away at your gut. Always a good idea to have yogurt while on antibiotics. Good luck!!