…That has become the question. And finally I think the health benefits to me for stopping breastfeeding out weigh the benefits to Lisa for me to continue. It was truly a hard decision to make, I wanted to breastfeed for a year, so Lisa didn’t have to have formula. But my body is completely saying NO. In the last week or so my restless legs have returned with a vengeance. They are not happy, and I am not happy because I am not sleeping once again, it has truly gone back to the way it was before I went to the Dr. for my sleep issues. On top of that my body doesn’t know how to process the foods it is getting. I have gone back to my low glycemic index diet, but with breastfeeding I am constantly hungry, and my body is making milk and storing fat and not giving me the energy I need. So I need to go back on my medicines, and be able to cut down on my food intake (something I am fearful of doing now with breastfeeding). At least I saved us from having to buy formula for 3 and a half months… On the bright side I have enough breastmilk in the freezer that Lisa will probably still be getting breastmilk for another month or so, since I plan on slowly moving her over to formula.

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