I have mom guilt.

Tb2331

My dd is 13 months old. She has been ebf, never had formula and I am so proud of that. I had a huge freezer stash we used 4 Oz a day mixed with WCM during the day when I started weaning at 12 months, but we used up the last one today. We are only nursing once a day now at 5am and tonight I plan on weaning her... I just feel so guilty tomorrow will be her first day with no breastmilk. I am incredibly thankful for being able to nurse her this long, I truly want to wean her I just feel so bad bc she loves nursing, and I do too. Thanks for listening!!

kj07

Weaning is definitely an emotional roller coaster.   It sounds like you've done great for your LO so far.

Cheekers2010

I feel ya.  I've been in tears several times in the last week or two because I'm weaning G.  I really don't want to, but I'm having some health issues that are forcing my hand.  Talk about mommy guilt!  

But, our kiddos will be fine. We just gotta keep moving ahead. 

lrn327

Ahh, I totally understand. I still nurse in the AM only and have been putting off weaning bc I don't know how to handle it.

Tb2331

lrn327:

Ahh, I totally understand. I still nurse in the AM only and have been putting off weaning bc I don't know how to handle it.

part of my angst about stopping is I know that when she wakes at 5am if I nurse her she will sleep until 8am!!

Tb2331

Thanks for all the support ladies!

Tb2331

Thanks for all the support ladies!

bosha711

Tb2331:

lrn327:

Ahh, I totally understand. I still nurse in the AM only and have been putting off weaning bc I don't know how to handle it.

part of my angst about stopping is I know that when she wakes at 5am if I nurse her she will sleep until 8am!!

I hear ya on this one!

I am still nursing 3xs a day - that 5 am-ish session, before nap & before bed. Just for "fun" tonight, I didn't whip out my boob right away when we sat down in the rocker, just to see how he'd react. Yeah, it didn't go well! haha

I feel like I'm going to be stuck with these 3 sessions for a while.

Tb2331

bosha711:

Tb2331:

lrn327:

Ahh, I totally understand. I still nurse in the AM only and have been putting off weaning bc I don't know how to handle it.

part of my angst about stopping is I know that when she wakes at 5am if I nurse her she will sleep until 8am!!

I hear ya on this one!

I am still nursing 3xs a day - that 5 am-ish session, before nap & before bed. Just for "fun" tonight, I didn't whip out my boob right away when we sat down in the rocker, just to see how he'd react. Yeah, it didn't go well! haha

I feel like I'm going to be stuck with these 3 sessions for a while.

I feel the pain! If I get M out of her crib at 5 am and sit in the glider she literally flings herself into "position" and roots an paws at me until I lift my shirt up!

jarebearsmom

Tb2331:

bosha711:

Tb2331:

lrn327:

Ahh, I totally understand. I still nurse in the AM only and have been putting off weaning bc I don't know how to handle it.

part of my angst about stopping is I know that when she wakes at 5am if I nurse her she will sleep until 8am!!

I hear ya on this one!

I am still nursing 3xs a day - that 5 am-ish session, before nap & before bed. Just for "fun" tonight, I didn't whip out my boob right away when we sat down in the rocker, just to see how he'd react. Yeah, it didn't go well! haha

I feel like I'm going to be stuck with these 3 sessions for a while.

I feel the pain! If I get M out of her crib at 5 am and sit in the glider she literally flings herself into "position" and roots an paws at me until I lift my shirt up!

Psh J will just pull my shirt down. I mean what are you suppose to do when they wake up that early?! I have no clue where or when or even how to start weaning so we're still at it

EVM1216

We're down to once a day and I think that Jan 31st is going to be our last day, but I'm not ready to commit to that yet.

jessmae10

Uggh, I am feeling the exact same thing.  I have FINALLY got nursing down to morning, nap and before bed (and once during night) and I was planning to cut out the nap nursing this weekend- but she just started having a really hard with teething two days ago.  Now, I am feeling even more guilty than I was before and I guess will be pushing it off another week.  She loves it, but mommy needs to get it down to at least once or twice a day only. 

MommaEA

I don't know what to do about weaning.  LO is starting to drive me a little crazy pulling on my shirt and looking down my shirt.  He even stuck his hand down my shirt the other day.  I had originally planned to nurse until 18 months if I could, but I don't know now.  There was also a point that he slowed way down and seemed less interested.  I thought he was going to wean himself, but he is very interested again.  I really just don't know how to go about weaning.

sdpookie13

We've been almost weaned for a few weeks now..just nursing before bed pretty much every other night.  Since I have a bunch of night meetings coming up I decided to just stop.  I was able to put her to bed last night (for the first time) without nursing.  It took a LOT of rocking, swaying, cuddling, and humming but I did it!!!!  My DH can do it easily but clearly it's different with mom.  I just needed the patience to do it.  It is so much easier to just whip it out and give in but if you really want to do it you'll find a way to comfort them.