Breastfeeding

10.5 mo old nursing strike or weaning?

I nurse DD typically before bedtime as part of her routine. She also nurses about three times during the day. The last three nights, when it comes to bedtime, she won't nurse. But she is content to cuddle. I thought it might have been the soap I was using so I didn't use it tonight for my shower. Same thing. We didn't nurse. But we did cuddle. I'm going to try one more time tomorrow, but I'm not going to shower before I nurse her. I'm really sad. I didn't want her to wean the bedtime feeding yet. I thought that would be the last to go. And she isn't even a year old yet. I want to make sure she nurses at least a year, if not 15-18 months. I just cried while I rocked her. And of course she was smiling and making eyes at me. I'm just not ready for this. Could it be she's on a strike? The thing is, she nurses just fine during the day. She starts getting really clingy and crawling on me and looking at my chest when she is ready to nurse. So I know it isn't a complete nursing strike. Any other moms experience this?

Re: 10.5 mo old nursing strike or weaning?

  • My kids, other than when they were newborns, never nursed to sleep. The night feeding was first to go for dd I assume because she nursed when I got home at 530 and had dinner so she was not hungry. Ds just went through this for two weeks but is nursing again. He just cut a tooth and I think that is the reason he did not nurse 
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