Hi all, haven't been here in ages but we seem to have hit the weaning process so I felt like reading through some posts here to feel a sense of camaraderie! I know there's a weaning board but I felt like my posted was more suited to extended breastfeeding, let me know if not.
DD2 is going to be 2 years old on Wed. She loves nursing, and was wanting it constantly until I managed to cut it down to 3 times a day in the last few months (wake up, before nap, before bed). This made me feel more sane and okay with it. Now I've been starting to feel like it's time to wean, but I know how much she loves it...
Anyway, yesterday she said to me, "your milk is all gone right mama?" ... I think it was her way of saying she wasn't allowed to nurse in the middle of the day but I kind of rolled with it as an opportunity. I said yes, it's all gone, and we repeated this at bed time when she usually nurses. She was very upset but she went to sleep after a few minutes. This morning she was sad but pretty easily distracted and nap time just now was a couple minutes of crying but then passed out.
I don't feel quite as heart broken as with DD2, who was also 2, but I do feel sad. Mostly because I know it's her special mama time, she just loves it. My supply has been low so she was barely getting milk, just comfort. She eats tons of food. I don't even feel engorged and it's been well over 24 hours since we nursed. I just wonder if this is too sudden - it seems to be going smoothly so far but I wonder if I should keep the morning one going for a while and do it more gradually? Anyone gone from 3 (short) BF's to zero?
Thanks for listening...