Weaned

[wrappedupmama]

I finally weaned my DD at 4 1/4 years old. In some ways I feel a little bad about it because she still would be nursing several times a week if I let her, or even up to 2+ times a day at times. I was just really done. I always thought I would let her decide, but I pushed her along a little. She is fine with it. No crying or being upset. She asked for a week or so and I just told her she was big enough to not need to do that anymore. She accepted it. Not sure exactly what I'm looking for with this post, I just felt the need to tell people. Anyone else have mixed feeling about weaning their preschooler?

[jillmamma]

I felt that way about both of my older two. Kind of sad because it was a passing of an era, but happy that they felt good enough to be okay and grow beyond it. With both of them, I had them down to just bedtime for over a year, then would sometimes ask if we could just snuggle instead and did that if okay, if not would nurse. Both of them gradually stopped asking at about 4.5. So with us, it was mutual weaning. I think with DD, the birth of her new baby sister kind of ended things...she saw it more as her passing it on to her sister. So, all that said, yeah, I hear ya!

Congratulations on making it 4 years!

[staceychev]

Definitely bittersweet! I pushed DD along a little, too, because she was four and I was pregnant and miserable. She asked for it every once in a while over the course of my pregnancy, even to just before I delivered (which was 4 years, 8 months), but once the baby was born she stopped asking.

Don't beat yourself up about it! You and your little one did something really special to make it to four years!

[MountainMamaGC]

We had a mutual weaning. I cut my DD back to 4 times a day at 18 months and then cut her down to 2 times a day at about 21 months. I was going to keep the last 2 feedings as long as she wanted and she weaned herself a week before she turned 2. It was so bittersweet. I almost felt like I had been dumped because I always thought I would be the one to wean her. lol.

Its been about 2 months and she sometimes asks for "boobie". I let her try but she doesnt have the nursing reflex anymore so she only tries for like 5 seconds. Plus I am dried out. I think she is satisfied that she wont be nursing anymore.

She is not a preschooler, but I did have mixed feelings. Its a very bittersweet time no matter when it happens.

[tinybutterfly]

Moving to Breastfeeding Beyone Infancy.



tinybutterfly

[wrappedupmama]

Thanks for moving my post tinybutterfly. I often seem to be unable to pick to right forum for my posts.

[tinybutterfly]

No worries!