Help! I stopped breastfeeding now DS hostile towards me!

[BabbleBitch]

I stopped breastfeeding DS age 3.7 (not his choice!) a few days ago while we were on a family holiday.
Since then he has refused to hold my hand, include me in games, let me wash him etc. He is clinging to his daddy and he is nice to everyone except me!
How common is this? Will this pass?
I feel like putting him back on the breast to get my loving boy back!

I'm sure he'll get over it! Understandable reaction from a 3.7 yr old I would say!

Although someone more knowledgeable will be along in a minute I'm sure. :)

Give him time, he's just "sulking", typical 3 year old behaviour I reckon.

Where there pressing reasons for weaning or was it a case of 'Argh if I nurse you one more time I'll scream' or ???

If it's for a reason like needing incompatible meds or for treatment or because you will no longer be about to nurse him when he usually does (e.g. starting night shifts when he only nurses at bedtime) he may respond to you explaining why he can't nurse any more, he may not realise why he has to stop and may think it's you being 'mean' to him (as only pre-schoolers can!).

If you can see a way to continue nursing even in a limited/proscribed fashion (e.g. only at home on the easy chair or only when you are not out) it may help your DS to come to terms with his 'loss' as it is kind of a loss - especially for the child - nursing has comforted away pain, nightmares, loneliness, shyness, anxiety, etc for so long and children can be a bit bereft when it ends before they have come to that decision themselves. It may just take one more nursing session to come to terms with it (perhaps asking your DS if he needs to have one last nurse - did he know you were weaning him in advance?) or it may be that he won't nurse or even that he needs to continue for a bit longer.

DD1 self weaned due to jaw development stopping her latching at 3y 6m and she wasn't upset even though it wasn't her choice or mine (DH cried though!).

When the same thing happened recently with DD2 she was absolutely devastated, she didn't reject me however it was as though the world had ended (she was 4y 8m and her 1st adult molars are bulging in her jaw). She has tried again since but she just can't, she is moping around and so disheartened even now a month later that I wish I could nurse her! Hopefully your DS won't be so unhappy for so long whether you decide to continue nursing or stay stopped.

Was the a reason to do this whilst on holiday in unfamiliar surroundings? Just wondering if stopping whilst not at home might be the issue rather than the just stopping?