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<div>Originally Posted by <strong>Chunklin'sMommy</strong></div>
<div style="font-style:italic;">This question is for mamas with DCs that absolutely loved nursing at one year old (e.g., asks to nurse, nurses at night, <i>must</i> nurse every time DC sees you topless... or even if DC sees too much of your neck :LOL , DC buries head in your chest like it is the most wonderful place in the world, etc.). When did that nursing-lover self-wean?</div>
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DD was a loving nurser, she nursed easily over 20 times a day well into her 2nd year (night & day). I put down several limits (that make her not "truly" CLWed) while pg with DS and we consider her to have weaned at 50 months (though she went on to nurse very infrequently until almost 5.5).<br><br>
DS nursed less than DD his first year, but still much more than most children I have had contact (including LLL CLWers). He will be four at the end of this month and still nurses a couple times during the day and several times at night.<br><br><div style="margin:20px;margin-top:5px;">
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<div>Originally Posted by <strong>Chunklin'sMommy</strong></div>
<div style="font-style:italic;">I <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/luxlove.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="throb"> my nursing relationship, but I have anxiety about my ability to tandem nurse successfully, so DH and I were kinda wondering if DCs who love to nurse, like ours does, ever self-wean at, say, 24 months,which is when I would probably consider TTC again, or if they tend to want to go on and on for years. Maybe there's no predicting, but I am interested to hear from those who have BTDT. Thanks!</div>
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There is not a lot of predicting, but 24 months is VERY VERY early to CLW, IMO. Research would indicate that humans are "supposed" to wean between 2.5-7 so the kids who truly CLW before that time are few and far between. I don't think it is something you can bet on.<br><br>
That said, I really did not want to tandem nurse. We planned on spacing our children at least 4-5 years apart to avoid that, but then decided we wanted them closer. I didn't know how long it would take to get pg, so I had said in my mind that if DD was 2 or under I would definatley continue nursing, if she was 4 or older I would definately feel okay about weaning and if she was 3 I would decide as it happened. We got pg when DD was 23 months old and she obviously continued nursing for quite a long time. It was hard *for me* but I realized that DD was an small child, with no choice in the matter, while I was an adult with choices (such as choosing to have another child) and I could just deal. And it worked out.<br><br>
Good luck with your decision.
