Hello Hellobee! Long time no see! I've even been away so long that I lost my Gold status. I guess that's bound to happen when you become a SAHM after having your 2nd child and come to terms with just how little time is left in the day for yourself.

That's a post for another day though...

I have a question for you lovely bees, I'm almost 7 months in to breastfeeding my second son. I'm so proud of myself for making it this far. I only lasted about 3 months with my first son.

As I mentioned, I now stay home with my kids. I never really felt the need to start pumping. I figured I would be with my kiddos all day, why hassle with that? Plus, I just really have no desire. But now, I'm at this point...with my oldest at 2 years 2 months, and my youngest at almost 7 months and SOOO distracted, I'm finding it hard to have the energy to continue to breastfeed.

In the beginning, my oldest wasn't interested or crazy. He would sit there watching a little TV while I fed his baby brother. But, as he has gotten older, he's gotten a bit wilder. So it's harder to stay in the room with him while I try to feed his brother. TV isn't always doing the trick, or any unique activity each time I breastfeed. Plus, if I'm in the space with him he's either trying to climb me, or need attention which makes it hard to feed his brother. And if he doesn't feed well, he doesn't nap well. And if he doesn't nap well, we all suffer. No attention for the older one while I run around the house just trying to get him to nap. It's downward spiral.

I found it easier to leave the room and leave a new show on for a while. I could successfully feed and then even get him down for a nap, returning to my 2 year old with my full attention. But as he gets older, he's more aware that I have to leave him alone. So he cries. And has begun exploring things. Opening doors. Climbing things.

I guess my simple question is this, for SAHM's and those who breastfeed an infant and have another kiddo running around you while you do, HOW do you do it? Tips? Advice? I'm leaning towards formula if I can't figure this out. I'm not interested in pumping. And I figure if I don't have to hide then maybe the chaos will be limited.

Just looking for some advice...