Most people in real life have been saying "it's about time", so I guess I just wanted to come on here and "talk" to people who get it. Who understand that, though I feel ready, I also feel quite sad.
I dry nursed through pregnancy and have tandem nursed the two of them for almost a year. I've been finding I don't enjoy nursing as much since nursing in pregnancy and it's at the point where I'm worried my irritation nursing my daughter is having an effect on my nursing relationship with my 11 month old.
So after a lot of thought I've decided I really need to wean my daughter. I have been cutting down her nursing sessions over the last few months. This past week I've cut it down to one breast for two songs before bed. She has always been a major comfort nurser, so I know this might be a tough week.
I'm planning on getting her a new book to read before bed and taking her out for lunch without her brother or daddy on Sunday (something we never do).
Wish me luck.
I dry nursed through pregnancy and have tandem nursed the two of them for almost a year. I've been finding I don't enjoy nursing as much since nursing in pregnancy and it's at the point where I'm worried my irritation nursing my daughter is having an effect on my nursing relationship with my 11 month old.
So after a lot of thought I've decided I really need to wean my daughter. I have been cutting down her nursing sessions over the last few months. This past week I've cut it down to one breast for two songs before bed. She has always been a major comfort nurser, so I know this might be a tough week.
I'm planning on getting her a new book to read before bed and taking her out for lunch without her brother or daddy on Sunday (something we never do).
Wish me luck.
) I'm hoping the change of environment/routine will be enough to make it a relatively easy transition. I've already told him we aren't going to have nursies at Nana's because she doesn't have a nursie chair (although he suggested we just buy one for her 
!) But he seems okay with that, so we'll see how it goes. I'm worried that I will get emotional about it, but I'm trying to remember that it's time to move on to other things and we've shared a wonderful and lengthy BFing relationship. Fingers crossed it goes as smoothly for me as it did for you!
I'd have to agree that if it went that easily, she was definately ready! I'm glad to hear that you are celebrating the ending of this big part of your relationship together. I always think of CLW as an ideal, but like any ideal not everyone is going to meet it. If you can MLW respectfully when they child is 2+ there is certainly nothing to criticize, IMO!
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