Does stopping breast feeding mess with your mood?

[goosey123]

I stopped feeding my 10 month dd2 2 weeks ago. I am an emotional wreck. Snarling at children one minute, can't stop weeping today, and have been looking up about single mum benefits cos I feel so fed up with dp.

I've been a bit up and down since dd2 born, and I'm usually a bit of a pmt sufferer, but nothing out of the ordinary. Has anyone else been thrown all over the place when they stop? I remember feeling a bit down last time with dd1 but there were other things going on then.

i imagine there are a lot of hormonal changes taking place and you'll be getting AF soon? I don't remember feeling down last time but I had been stopping very gradually over 2 months. This time am still going at 6 months

A friend had a similar experience to you. I went straight from BF into my second pregnancy so I can't personally comment but I think it's pretty normal.

Yes, it is common apparently. I've just stopped feeding my 10 month old and am feeling very emotional - more teary than anything though. Although this is partly because I didn't really want to stop so I'm feeling a bit wierd about it anyway.

Sounds normal from what I've read - Kellymom has some info.

Hell yes! I went totally nuts when I stopped bfing dd at 9.5 months. I don't even love bfing that much. Mercifully it only lasted a few days. Hope you are on the upswing before too long. I don't know if you've felt at all fuzzy-headed over the last ten months but I did (maybe just the sleep deprivation) and when the madness subsided I felt wonderfully clear-headed and back to 'myself' if that makes any sense.

Thanks for your replies, it was useful reading the kellymom info. I will ride it out for a week or 2, and try my hardest not to pack my bags and move out until i feel more balanced and sane....