I think we've weaned. . . .

I don't know how many people here remember me--DS just turned 3.5 this past
Friday (9/8), and he has also just gone through 15 nights without nursing
(he'd dropped down to bedtime-only nursing and, more recently, roughly every
other night). I think he's through with nursing. It's
funny--intellectually, I knew it was coming, but on a more emotional level,
it's taken me a bit by surprise--as though I just expected things to
continue as they were.

Since we are not planning on having more children, this is truly the end of
an era. Big thanks to the members of this group who helped me with my
newbie questions in those frantic early days. Your support and information
really helped me establish bf. Little did I know three and a half years ago
that I'd become an extended nurser. As I've mentioned in other posts, my
early mindset was that bf would last a year. Then reading this group opened
me up to the idea of two years and beyond, and particularly to child-led
weaning. And I feel very good about having done just that.

--
Belphoebe, slightly wistful, and DS, 3.5 years old

I remember you! Congratulations on nursing so long.

I've never experienced the regret on weaning that some feel, because
I've either been tired of nursing (tandemming) or knowing that another
baby was coming soon. I expect knowing that it's the real end of
nursing will feel sad when it happens to me!

Leslie

Belphoebe wrote:
I don't know how many people here remember me--DS just turned 3.5 this past
Friday (9/8), and he has also just gone through 15 nights without nursing
(he'd dropped down to bedtime-only nursing and, more recently, roughly every
other night). I think he's through with nursing. It's
funny--intellectually, I knew it was coming, but on a more emotional level,
it's taken me a bit by surprise--as though I just expected things to
continue as they were.

Well done!

Mary W.

Hi

I remember you, I have been here far too long now!

I understand about the end of weaning. I have felt sad each time. My last
baby weaned at 26 months, 7 months ago. I am not planning on having
anymore children.

I also started the whole relationship with a goal of about 6 months.

Well done on your extended nursing relationship!

Larissa
who still reads this group because
breastfeeding is important to me and I am training to be a counsellor with
the Australian Breastfeeding Association
Mum to 3

"Belphoebe" wrote in message
news:GDWMg.1740$rc3.1726@trndny03...
I don't know how many people here remember me--DS just turned 3.5 this past
Friday (9/8), and he has also just gone through 15 nights without nursing
(he'd dropped down to bedtime-only nursing and, more recently, roughly
every
other night). I think he's through with nursing. It's
funny--intellectually, I knew it was coming, but on a more emotional
level,
it's taken me a bit by surprise--as though I just expected things to
continue as they were.

I remember you. I can't believe it has been over three years! Well
congratulations on such a lovely and bittersweet milestone. You've done an
awesome job!

--
Nikki, mama to
Hunter 4/99
Luke 4/01
Brock 4/06
Ben 4/06

I remember you too!

Congratulations on nursing for so long. It is bitter sweet when they wean.
Now onto the rest of their lives :-)

Suzanne
(Who lurked much more in the past, so you probably won't remember me!!)

"Belphoebe" wrote in message
news:GDWMg.1740$rc3.1726@trndny03...
I don't know how many people here remember me--DS just turned 3.5 this past
Friday (9/8), and he has also just gone through 15 nights without nursing
(he'd dropped down to bedtime-only nursing and, more recently, roughly
every
other night). I think he's through with nursing. It's
funny--intellectually, I knew it was coming, but on a more emotional
level,
it's taken me a bit by surprise--as though I just expected things to
continue as they were.

Since we are not planning on having more children, this is truly the end
of
an era. Big thanks to the members of this group who helped me with my
newbie questions in those frantic early days. Your support and
information
really helped me establish bf. Little did I know three and a half years
ago
that I'd become an extended nurser. As I've mentioned in other posts, my
early mindset was that bf would last a year. Then reading this group
opened
me up to the idea of two years and beyond, and particularly to child-led
weaning. And I feel very good about having done just that.

--
Belphoebe, slightly wistful, and DS, 3.5 years old

Thanks for the kind words, Leslie, Mary, Larissa, Nikki, and Suzanne!
Occasionally I find myself expecting him to ask--and then he doesn't. I
look at this little kid I've got, and I wonder what he's done with my baby!


--
Belphoebe