Depression during weaning from breastfeeding after 'extended' feeding

[Pinklilly123]

First off I don't know that this is what this is... All I know is I am not right and the only recent change is that I've night weaned by 3 year old. Suddenly I am obsessed with how quickly my children are growing up. Initially I just thought I was nostalgic and feeling a bit sad about them growing up as this may be my last child and he has 1 year left before starting school. I miss the others baby years and literally feel devastated about the change. I am sobbing and a mess most days and this has been about 2 weeks now which coincides with weaning but I already have anxiety so could be linked with that. Can anyone else relate to this? How common is weaning depression? Is it really a thing? Or is something else going on? This feels really unhealthy and I am consumed and literally feel like someone has died. Wondering if it's time to get some professional advice?

When ds2 started eating more food and I stopped feeding over night at about 7/8 months I felt very hormonal for a week or so. It also coincided with ds1 starting school.
I might have cried sometimes

I think if you still feel like this in another week then get to the doctors. In the meantime, try to exercise, eat well and get out in the sunshine

It will definitely be the change (drop?) in hormones op!
When mine were toddlers, oh the very rare nights that they slept through I would wake in the morning feeling quite strange until they'd fed. Hard to explain, like a panicky hormonal feeling maybe?

I think it's supposed to be oxytocin withdrawal. Passes fairly quickly though

Just an update, today was much better. I think it probably is hormonal.

I had exactly the same when my toddler dropped night feeds at 2. It lasted 2-3 weeks.

It's completely passed now. It was so strange and felt like baby blues. I think it must have been hormonal.