Weaned 22 month old trying it out

[selazenby]

So Jake weaned about 4 months ago - totally his lead...in fact, I almost had a total emotional breakdown over it...but now that's it's been 4 months and this baby is nearing ready to be born, I'm not thinking I want him to start back up again. And he has never ever once tried to nurse since the day he told me it was gross and asked for water and daddy instead :( - until this morning. We were in bed snuggling like every morning and I wasn't wearing a shirt - like every morning (I am not a person who likes to sleep in pjs) and he suddenly just lunged for it and latched on - but not in any sort of effective sucking way. I was surprised but tried not to show it - I really don't want to do the "those are for the new baby" thing. After about 3 seconds, he pulled off, said "blech!" and got down out of the bed. It's funny to me that he said "blech" because I know he did not get anything out - I wonder if he was remembering back to the last time he did get milk and didnt like the taste. I don't know.

No real point to this thread at all - just not a lot of places I can talk about my almost 2 year old boy - in bed with naked me - trying for a little early morning action. :LOL

[spiralmg]

My DS is 27 months old and still nursing...but its been going through a very significant decrease. Until last week when suddenly he wanted to nurse A LOT, and always in the morning. I've been feeling conflicted about wanting him to "just wean, already!" (because it has been quite uncomfortable) and feeling so sad....So anyway, he went three days without nursing at all, after a nursing that was kind of sad because he wanted to do it more and I just couldn't stand it so told him he had had enough. So I thought, well, maybe that was that. And then this morning...we were just lounging around in bed, playing, and then talking about the new baby. And suddenly, he insisted on nursing. So I let him. He actually didn't force the issue, just did it, very gently, for a little bit. Then I offered him some milk from the kitchen and he said okay and we got up. He certainly is not getting any milk out of me right now!

But geez, this nursing business, I never thought I would feel so conflicted about it at this point....

[Spark]

:LOL I know what you mean about just wanting to share with some people who wouldn't think you were crazy! :LOL

Erin - I wonder if he did get a bit of colostrum? It's so salty in comparison to breastmilk. It sounds like he was really ready to wean! What a sensitive and caring environment to raise your son in where he's given the freedom to make his own decisions. :clap YAY!

spiralmg - I think it's pretty common to experience either painful sensations nursing during pregnancy and/or emotional GET OFF ME! feelings. A lot of mamas talk about that.

I'm still making milk, it's not quite as brilliant white as it was before and it's a bit less in quantity, but i'm not sure if that's pregnancy or reduction in Cicely's nursing frequency. Cicely is still swallowing and gulping at times. Just this week she was so excited about nursing that she opened her mouth and showed me her milk! :LOL She was so funny! She's 1 1/2 years old.

I continued to make milk through Cicely's pregnancy when Jude was nursing, too... Cicely had milk to drink when she was born... I have a picture of her a few hours old with milk drooling out of her mouth. (probably not the best thing since they have tiny tummies designed to only hold colostrum) But, anyway, I think there's a connection between producing milk and NOT having the pain or emotional GET OFF ME! feelings.

[IncaMama]

LOL i definitely understand the need to be in a place where nobody will think you're a pervert for sharing stories like that. i learned my lesson the hard way online with *dear dear* friends of mine that just...don't get it. sad, really. but anyway...rowan's said "yuck" and "blech" often about my milk (or lack thereof) and ESPECIALLY about the colostrum that came out of the right one a while back (he nurses 99% of the time on the left) but it didn't make him stop!! LMAO!! he's pushing through the nastiness i guess. he's determined!! HAHAHAHA

[Spark]

Funny thing Jude had said about milk changes during pregnancy. He was just under two and not talking too much still. I'd ask him what mama milk tasted like and he'd nod yes or no... while nursing of course. Early in pregancy he'd nod when I asked, "Does milk taste like chocolate?" and "Does milk taste like juice?" Then, later in pregnancy he stopped nodding when I asked him. He'd shake his head. I then named off a whole bunch of foods and drinks finally I asked, "Does milk taste like popcorn?" He finally nodded! :LOL

[selazenby]

Claire - Thanks for the encouragement. Some days I don't feel like I'm providing the aforementioned sensitive and caring environment (super tired today and NO patience) - and it's nice to remember that all in all I'm probably doing a pretty good job. Thank you!

Funny about the popcorn!

Big huge hugs and applause to all of you still nursing! I'm a little bit jealous and a little bit not. :wink

[spiralmg]

I'm still making milk, it's not quite as brilliant white as it was before and it's a bit less in quantity, but i'm not sure if that's pregnancy or reduction in Cicely's nursing frequency. Cicely is still swallowing and gulping at times. Just this week she was so excited about nursing that she opened her mouth and showed me her milk! :LOL She was so funny! She's 1 1/2 years old.

I continued to make milk through Cicely's pregnancy when Jude was nursing, too... Cicely had milk to drink when she was born... I have a picture of her a few hours old with milk drooling out of her mouth. (probably not the best thing since they have tiny tummies designed to only hold colostrum) But, anyway, I think there's a connection between producing milk and NOT having the pain or emotional GET OFF ME! feelings.

That makes a lot of sense. SO jealous - I WISH I were still making milk, maybe my life would be easier? Or maybe not LOL. I know that almost as soon as I became pregnant, my milk output started to change and DS got really mad about it! But it didn't stop him from nursing. I directly attribute the lack of milk to my discomfort...but how in the heck do you keep the milk coming when it decides to go? Perhaps it just varies from person to person. Because he sure was nursing a lot at all times...you'd think that that alone would keep it coming.

[hunnybumm]

DS started to wean at around 16 months or so. He very slowly cut down on nursings, I was about 3 months? I am not totally sure on dates because I didn't write anything down. But I had plenty of milk, I was actually leaking during his weaning months. He just stopped liking the taste of my milk. I was dissapointed because I really wanted to tandem but I can tell now after being weaned for a few months that he is totally done.

He has 'tried' to nurse a few times but he finds it humorous and doesn't latch. He just puts his lips to my nipple or about an inch away and pretends to drink. Or he just puts his lips up to it. He does say things like "mmmm" or other pleasurable sounds, so I am SO glad that he remembers what use to come out of there and that it was good. LOL

But the last few weeks of nursing were terrible for me, he wasn't latching well at all but he was only nursing once during the night, not at all during the day. It hurt so bad but if I would try and relatch him he would refuse. So there is really no chance of him starting up again when this baby comes, though if he wanted to I would happily let him and he should be old enough for me to direct him on how to 'properly' do it. I guess we will see!

[spiralmg]

What I find amusing (I guess! when I'm not feeling physically irritated by the whole thing) is that DS doesn't nurse much, but he still does that little hyper fast lip thing that he did as a tiny tiny baby. You know, the get-the-nipple-going kind of action. So, although he isn't nursing much, he still certainly knows what he is doing. Tandem nursing....um, here we come?