weaning at 1yr and PPD

jennyelf

LO is almost a year, and so I've started daytime weaning over the past few weeks, dropping a pump session, and nursing only on demand during the day on weekends. I intend to keep the first morning and bedtime nursing sessions for as long as we both want to.

Anyway, I've noticed that since I started weaning, I'm kinda in a less than happy mode and DH is concerned. I didn't have PPD when LO was born, but I'm reading now that some women have PPD when they wean. Anyone else experience this?

shotzie

Weaning can causing feelings of depression, but it's usually short lived. When my best friend weaned her second child, she became depressed, but it only lasted for about 3 weeks. 

https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/wean-how/weaning_mom/#sadness

(Scroll down for the info on depression, there are links to other articles too).