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I'm 99.999% sure Noah is finished breastfeeding.

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We introduced cow's milk starting at 11 months (which was ok'ed by our pedi) and as of last week he was only nursing to sleep (having a cup of milk when he woke up in the AM and after waking from each nap). Well, for the past 3 nights with me gone, DH has put him to bed successfully alone (with a new routine of: cup of milk, bath, book/rock/pacis), and tonight he did it again after we read him a book together- which I love since DH has never been a part of our night time routine after the bath.

 Noah hasn't nursed since Wednesday night. What is suprising is that I feel fine- no leaking or engorgement at all! I guess since we cut out the sessions gradually, my body adjusted along the way. I'm a little sad to think that I will never nurse Noah again (I mean, I can't, can I? If he hasn't nursed in 5 days? How quickly do you "dry up"?) but so proud of him for being such a big boy and taking so well to a new routine! Also, I feel very FREE- and now I get to go buy new bras! SCORE!

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Re: I'm 99.999% sure Noah is finished breastfeeding.

  • crackerjackprintercrackerjackprinter
    I bet you could still nurse him, but even if he just wants it for comfort at some point, why not?  I know what you mean by being sad.  DD weaned 3 days before DS was born and so she had a total of 5 days off nursing before I offered since she was having a REALLY hard time.  Otherwise I think she'd have been done nursing for good.  Part of me is REALLY ready and part of me isn't.  It's hard!
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  • nseesnsees

    Although it can be bittersweet, it is definitely also liberating in a way...I remember that.  We're not close at all with Evan yet though...the boy loves the boobs.

    I remember that it took at least a month for me to fully dry up and my boobs got to their post-breastfeeding size.  I wouldn't rush out and buy new bras.

    You could probably still nurse him at this point successfully I would guess.


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  • jwpbridejwpbride member

    Thanks for the advice y'all- good to know! I'm gonna wait a month or two on the bras... I still love my nursing bras (did I just say that?) so I'll wear them for a while!

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  • Dobie_MamaDobie_Mama

    I bet you could still nurse him, too - when S weaned, the last session she dropped was before naps on the weekends.  So I was going M-F not nursing at all, then nursing once around noon on Sat. & Sun.  I'm sure it was more for comfort than anything but whatever.

    I can definitely relate to how bittersweet it is, and also how nice it is to have daddies as a bigger part of the bedtime routine.

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  • Lotte134Lotte134
    You can totally still nurse him if you want.  I just went away to a conference for 5 days and didn't pump the whole time and was able to nurse DS when I came back.  But of course if you're happy with weaning then just stick to it and know you did a fantastic thing by nearly making a year!
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