Cry With Me For a Minute

thejennigirl

I think Saxton is weaning himself

He spends as little time at the boob as possible.  He nurses for a couple minutes, and then wants down to play.  And that's if I can get him up to nurse.

He's nursed twice in the last 3 days.

:::SOB:::

I really, really wanted to reach 18 mnths with him, and the supply is there.  He just isn't really interested anymore.  He wants water in his sippy, and that's it.  And it has to be room temp, not cold.  He doesn't want to cuddle before bed either.  He just says "nigh nigh" and wants his crib.

I lost my supply when Xavian was 6 months old & I ended up in the hospital requiring emergency gall bladder surgery.

Korra weaned herself just before her 1st birthday.

I thought I would still be nursing Saxton at bedtime when he was 18 months, in my biggest hopes, still when he turned 2.

I'm really heartbroken.

papagena

((hugs))

 

~somdgirl~

I am sorry.

ladyyoung

i'm sad for you!  i can relate, sort of.  we are down to nursing once a day and i have such mixed feelings about it.  ds has always been a kind of take-it-or-leave-it nurser (except in the middle of the night!), so weaning has been kind of easy for us, and mostly led by me because i know it's what i want, rationally (want to get pg again in the fall and dont' want to regret not having any "me time" for my body) .  but now that we're close to the end, i'm so conflicted!  i want him to be my little baby forever! i'm sure it's even tougher since saxton is your 3rd (and maybe final?). 

but as my pedi (also a lactation consultant) said to me, "they grow up, regardless of what you do to keep them small"...

andrealynn0707

Big hugs to you. Before I got pregnant, I never thought I would care, but I know I will be sad when DD weans.?

andrealynn0707

ladyyoung:

but as my pedi (also a lactation consultant) said to me, "they grow up, regardless of what you do to keep them small"...

Ok, this totally made me mist up. ?

triumphantreturnofplanningbug

(((hugs)))

Hippinski

SapphyrEyes

((Hugs))

Lady Galadriel

ab&jim

Ahhh, that's so sad. I sometimes look forward to the year mark when I've always said I wanted to wean, but I have a feeling that when that day comes I'll be sad too. On one hand it's nice that it's not a struggle and he seems to be okay with it. It's just hard on us mommies who 'get' it more. Don't worry, he'll always be your baby and you'll always be his mommy. (((Hugs)))

AmandaHearn

This honest to goodness brought tears to my eyes. 

I know exactly how you feel.  I still miss it with DD and it's been a month and a half (thought it feels like so much longer).  She did the same thing

(((hugs)))

lytedark

andrealynn0707:

ladyyoung:

but as my pedi (also a lactation consultant) said to me, "they grow up, regardless of what you do to keep them small"...

Ok, this totally made me mist up.  

me too!!!  and i don't even have little ones yet!!

big hugs jenni..  where's glad with that chocolate...  :-)