How long did your run last? Curious because I'm currently debating what I want to do - and I know it varies quite a bit, so not expecting this to give me a date that DS would self wean. I'm just curious how long others have gone (or are continuing to go). I have a trip planned, where I'm thinking of leaving DH & DS for several days (yikes - because I'll miss them, not because I think they won't survive) and it would be easiest if I DS was weaned at this point. Thinking of setting that as my goal - DS would be around 17 months, and that would definitely exceed my original goal (a year).
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Re: BF who let DC self wean
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DS weaned early, around 8-9 mos. At the time I didn't know enough to know that it was a strike I have guilt over it now
DD was just over a year. I would say that she started around 13 months and just began to lose interest very quickly. I am so glad we made it past a year though.
At 16-17 months we night weaned. At 19ish months we cut down to 3 times during the day- that was pretty easy bc he was used to not nursing all day at daycare. Now at 21 months we are down to one side in the am and the other side in the pm, and he is resisting a lot- cutting down further is going to be rough. I am trying to decide right now between letting him self wean from this point, or forcing the issue so that he is weaned well before baby #2 arrives and thus doesn't associate the baby with stealing his nursies.
Honestly though if you have cut down to 2 or 3 times a day by the time of your trip, I think you will be fine going away for a few days. There are times DS doesn't nurse bc I am not home and he could care less as long as he doesn't see me.
My friend just had an emergency c/s with her 2nd and she was away from her 17 month old son for 3 days but he went right back to nursing when she came home. So she is tandem nursing and he is loving all the milk!
This made me smile!
DD is still nursing about 5-6x a day. There are times when it would be nice if she didn't, but I love that she still loves it and asks for it (hand down my shirt regardless of where we are!). I am planning to let her go as long as she wants. I jokingly said to DH this morning as I was laying on the couch nursing DD that she'll still be asking to nurse when she's 10!
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