Is my 14 month old baby self-weaning?

[lolalotta]

Hello, my 14 month old baby has about 3 BFs a day, morning, nap-time and bedtime (though if we are relaxing at home and not on the go she will feed more than this)tonight and yesterday evening she seems to be cutting her bedtime feed down, it's getting shorter than usual and she seems to be more interested in playing around and "talking" to me than feeding. She didn't seem that interested tonight after an initial feed and then seemed quite bored by it all and had a couple of goes at biting me!Is this the beginning of the end? :(
She still seems very much into her morning feed. I am not really sure how weaning works to be honest, I wouldn't mind hearing other's experineces so I know what to expect! TIA!

My oldest 2 did do this when they started to self wean, although in reverse (feed at night, not interested in the morning). So it might be the beginning of the end.

Having said that, DD2 has been self weaning for the last 6 months. Has cut down to a couple of feeds a day but shows no signs of quitting them.

Self weaning happens over months if not years, it is not sudden or unexpected. It is also supposed to happen between 2.5-7 years old, anything under that is considered 'pre-mature' weaning.

Kellymom on self weaning/premature weaning in young toddlers has some good info.

DD1 self weaned at 3.6y/o due to her jaw changing shape to accommodate her first adult molars and that affected her ability to latch (she got the first ones at 4.8y/o). That was a very quick weaning in the sense that it was only about two weeks of her having latching problems before she just was not able to latch anymore but I suspect it was brewing for awhile and the jaw-shape was the last stage.

DD2 is 3.3y/o and is slowly self weaning she has a feed every other day/every few days of about 10-20 secs each sides (and it has to be both sides).

DD3 is nowhere self weaning as she is 16m/o and feeds good few times a day and 1-3 times in the night.

Distraction from bfing is common in the 'teen' months and feeding in the dark before bed and making it calm (no toys, or talking/playing) seems to help. I find that if DH is in the room when I feed DD3 before bed her feeds are shorter (she likes DH to cuddle her between courses ) but if he only comes in to cuddle her she feeds for longer.