Nursing mamas? - Page 5

[AmieV]

HI ladies!

I am nursing my almost 2 year old anywhere from 3-5 times a day/night at this point and I really wish she'd wean. I'm kind of done with it but apparently she's not just yet. It's mainly a habit but she's pretty attached to it. I wanted to be done by 2 even before the pregnancy so I kind of have to get on it. Weaning my oldest was so easy that I don't really know what I'm doing!!

I have no idea if I have milk or not, but sometimes it feels fine and sometimes it hurts like a mother!! I'm 18 weeks.

[superlori]

My 18 month old dd is still nursing, even though I've tried very hard to convince her it would be better to wean. I'm telling you, every latch makes me what to SCREAM in pain. She's now down to mornings, bedtimes and before/after naps. And when she hurts herself or is driving me nuts.

That's a big drop from the all day stuff she was doing when I first fell pregnant, but yeow, it hurts like crazy. And there is no milk at all.

I'm not against tandeming, but I really didn't want to. Oh well.

[applecider]

DS and I are finally done. It happened almost a month ago, he would forget to ask a lot so it was kind of his doing, but on the other hand after several days of not nursing, he asked and I said no. It didn't seem to bother him much as long as I let him lay on or touch the bbs. He REALLY likes to use them as pillows! I feel a bit bad that I didn't warn him that this was going to happen, but I just couldn't take anymore. When he would nurse it was like he thought it was funny. Like he didn't know what to do! And that just drove me nuts. Anyway, I think it's a good thing because now he has plenty of time to adjust before baby gets here. I think maybe in October or so I will let him know that baby will be needing "oowahs" when they get here. I was going to wait till then so it was not so fresh in his mind!

[wrzos]

My dd is still nursing and there is plenty of milk there. She is 19 months, and I'm 20 weeks along now. I'm working her off of some sessions, more to incorporate her dad into the bedtime routine, but I'm not opposed if she were to wean before the baby arrives. It's a tough call for me though, b/c my eldest self-weaned at 23 months, before she was born, and I feel a little like I'm pushing her away just to get a break, kwim?

Anyway, her latch has gotten incredibly sloppy lately and I've been in super pain, so I cold turkey cut off her bedtime nursing and have switched her to a cup of milk instead. We are at the end of our 2nd week, and some nights are easy-peasy, and others she screams a while at me. Once she chucked the sippy cup at my head!

She still nurses at will any time during the night (she starts out in her bed, but joins us anytime b/n midnight and 3 or so), at the start of the day and of course before naps if she isn't with her sitter. So I'm not completely cutting her off - just that bedtime one. It has still been tough though. The thing is, I can tell she isn't sad or upset about it (in a sensitive way) but rather super PISSED off - hence throwing things at my head! She is full of drama normally, and very determined to get her own way. I guess if she were sad and pitiful, I'd probably cave in, but b/c she is getting aggressive about it and more mad than upset (so-to-speak) it has made it easier for me to stick to my guns on this bedtime thing.

[Swandira]

Just checking in. I'm still nursing my almost-2 1/2-year-old, and except for the first 15-30 second when she latches on, it's perfectly comfortable for me. I still seem to have plenty of milk, but I guess the taste has changed or something, because she isn't asking for "nursie" very often these days -- mostly in the morning when she comes and joins me in the bed, and sometimes at other odd times.

Nealy
mama to T, 5; L, 2; and EDD 12/20/08