Please cheer me up... stopped bfing and now got mastitis

[suis]

I gave DD her last feed a week ago. Even though she was only down to 1 or 2 feeds per day, and not much at those, she has been strenuously objecting. However she is 16 months and I have been wanting to stop for a while now. She is now able to ask for a feed, and try to help herself and that's not on for me.. and I feel that I want to stop having sore breasts and bitten nips all the time, and I want to return to normal life/shape.

However, we aren't planning any more children, and bfing has been a big part of bringing up both my DCs. I feel sad that I won't ever do it again, and that it marks the end of me having a proper "baby". If she's not bfed, then she's really a toddler now.

I have now developed a blocked duct and mastitis...which I would normally deal with by applying a baby to feed, and now I can't, so now I feel sad and lousy at the same time.

Oh you poor thing

Have you tried expressing to help clear it?

Also have you been to the GP?

Expressing did nothing... got anti-bis from the GP, which are probably making me feel kinda drained too.

At least DD went down to sleep tonight with relatively little fuss... she seems to be getting used to it at last.

Awwww well lots of sympathy coming your way, try to eat nutricious food and drink plenty to keep your strength up lovely. ((hugs))

Aw, suis.

Sorry you are feeling crap, mentally and physically.

Many congratulations on feeding till 16 mths btw. A fine achievement. Once the mastitis has healed, do something really nice for yourself. You have given your DD the very best start. You deserve it.

Thank you for your lovely messages... I think you are right, I'll try and have a wee treat for me to set me back to rights.