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Weaning is emotional...

dana316dana316 member
in Success after IF

I feel like a crazy lady lately.  We are down to one nursing session a day, and it seems to be turning me into a nutjob.

Tell me this gets better?  I am a hot mess...

 

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    cjsbdlcjsbdl member
    I thought I had lost my ever-loving mind (and my husband thought so, too), but it only lasted about three weeks for me. That is, three weeks after my last nursing session ever.
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    MouseygailMouseygail member
    Ugh!!! Hugs! I hope you feel better soon!!
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    jmkatzjmkatz

    I am not actively weaning yet per se, but I think these feelings are normal.  Hang in there, Mama :)

    ps - I love the phrase "hot mess" and try to incorporate it as much as possible into my daily jargon :) 

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    close2itclose2it

    Ugh, so not looking forward to that! 

    I'm so clueless about it all...is it emotional because you don't really want to give it up or because of a hormonal change? 

    In any case, I'm sorry and hope things change for you quickly! Hugs!

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    LMK8605LMK8605
    You made it far longer than I did (I stopped EPing at 9 wks due to low supply) but I remember being very upset about it.  Just remember, not only is it emotional but also bioloigical - your hormones change when you wean.  So don't feel bad about feeling emotional, just know that you did an AMAZING job!   You can't send your kid to kindergarten still nursing, it has to end eventually.... kudos to you for nursing so long - you are awesome!
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    dana316dana316 member

    Thanks y'all.  I appreciate the support.

    I'm not really sad to be weaning her...she is thriving on WCM, and she never acts like she wants to nurse...I have to initiate the on session per day that we have left. I'm not in a hurry to drop that session, but some part of me feels like I am postponing my suffereing.  I don't know.

    I guess this is a hormonal thing?  Weaning hormones, plus me trying to conquer this binge/emotional eating thing, plus deciding to postpone TTC all at the same time is really kicking my ass. 

    Tomorrow is a new day...

     

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    armywife76armywife76 member
    Oh man, the hormones are crazyl! I cried for about a week straight, every night. Dh thought I was BSC, but it does get better. Like a week after stopping, I felt like, ok I can do this. It's like quitting an addiction or something. Awful. Hugs to you.
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    MayDayGirlMayDayGirl member
    It's hard! HUGS. I still miss it tremendously and sometimes wish I wouldn't have quit and it's been 3 months!
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