Stopping Breastfeeding after 14 months

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I'm not sure why I'm posting tonight. I stopped Breastfeeding about 8 days ago and have been really missing it. So tonight I popped my boobs out and she had a little go. She was chuckling as she did it!!! Very cute. But she also gave me a little nip and her suck was slightly uncomfortable too. I think this means I will stop now. I guess I was missing a type of Breastfeeding that she doesn't do anymore - where we're both relaxed.

I just stopped with no looking back after my first baby turned one. Not sure why I'm finding it so hard to stop second time round.

Anyone want to share your experience of stopping with me?

I am in pretty much the same position. DD self-weaned about 4 weeks ago, at 15 months. We'd only been doing a bedtime feed for a while, and she had gradually been taking less and less, then just totally stopped. I would have been happy to continue a bit longer, but it was her choice.

I was ok with it initially, but yesterday I realised I was not producing milk any more (had been testing every couple of days and was still getting a few drops), and that totally set me off, I was sobbing in DHs arms The past few weeks I still kind of felt we could start again if we wanted to (not that DD has shown the slightest interest!), but now it really is finished. DD is an IVF baby, and will be an only, so it is not something I will get to experience again. I'm just so glad I perservered through those hard first few weeks, as it has been an amazing experience. Lovely memories of her falling asleep on me, and also of me falling asleep as she fed alongside me in bed! Giving milk in a bottle simply isn't the same

I just have to deal with the hormonal fall-out now!

Ahh pointydogs what lovely memories. It's so sad that that bit's over, isn't it? I think the truth is we've (as is me and dd) both grown out of it, and we're moving to the next stage. But I do miss her being a little baby.

She is very happy at the moment, just learning to walk and talk a little. More independent too which is nice.