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just breast fed dd for the last time

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beansontoast · 10/10/2008 20:21

well thats the plan.

im so so sad but know that it is teh right thing to do,on balance.

i dont know what ill do if she suddenly wants it in a couple of days time.

my booby booby baby has moved on ....and i am hormonal to say the least.

i am dreading the 'no boobs arse fatter than ever,spots and tantrums' stage that followed last time i stopped feeding.im off to style and beauty!

i feel a bit twatty/weepy but...thanks everyone for all help and advice over the last 15 months

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callmeovercautious · 10/10/2008 20:23

Well done for your 15m

I have no real advice as I am still going but I am dreading the day she says no

Go and get drunk, eat anything you fancy and buy some nice new bras.

whomovedmychocolate · 10/10/2008 20:24

I can't wait till DD weans herself - but she's two and I have a 12 week old!

Go out and look at pretty bras if you need help with your resolve. Obviously don't buy any for a few weeks but then have a proper fitting and buy some nice knicks! You deserve them.

Aitch · 10/10/2008 20:25

WELL DONE!

Shitemum · 10/10/2008 20:27

Never say never - I 'fed' grouchy, tired but refusing to sleep DD2 in desperation on a long bus journey after a 5am start and plane journey. It was 3 months since I'd stopped feeding her at 20mo.
She went out like a light and my nipple complained for about 10 days afterwards from the unaccustomed use!

lollipopmother · 10/10/2008 20:28

Really well done on reaching 15 months, I am on 3 weeks and 4 days and I know even if I stopped now I would really miss it so I can imagine how you feel giving up after so long.

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beansontoast · 10/10/2008 20:28

yep a drop of something is def called for CMOC

oh blimey wmmc! i bet you cant best of ..luck? with that ol bean.

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beansontoast · 10/10/2008 20:30

you go lollipopgirl...(ahhh a wee one...its actually making me cry...which is tricky cos im laughing aloud at shitemum ...in a nice way of course)

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ilovetochat · 10/10/2008 20:39

hi beans, my dd is 15 months and still bf morning and night and i'd like to cut the night one, did she self wean?

MamaHobgoblin · 10/10/2008 20:59

Oh well done! I was just talking to my mother and she said that for years after feeding me, she was never as proud of anything as she was of feeding me for 9 months. It's no little thing. I'd feel sad too.

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beansontoast · 10/10/2008 21:08

hi ilovetochat,
i am no expert.she didnt really self wean.

i demand fed her always.didnt offer her anything else really untill she was past twelve months (she didnt even have a cup )

however in the last few weeks she seemed 'distractable'...so i could offer her a drink in a cup and she would be interested,sort of interupt feeds and then put my breast away.

then on sat i was in hosp all day with ds so dp had dd.i fed her in the morning and the night that day,and teh next and the next (so basically cut out squillions of daytime feeds) then last night when i offered her 'nubbles' it was as though she had forgotten such a thing existed!

so i thought now is the time!

i am not suggesting this sort of approach!
x

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callmeovercautious · 10/10/2008 21:17

ilovetochat - not beans I know but here's my experience. DD is 25m. Since about 18m she has been on Morning and Night feeds. She does go to bed for DH with a cup of milk but still prefers me

Give that a try, it will give you a break and if the morning feeds aren't a problem then see how you get on. I was aiming for 2 years but she has carried on and atm I am OK with that, I may start pushing it more towards Christmas.

I think the important thing is that you stop for your own reasons and no one elses

supadoula · 10/10/2008 21:26

I breastfed DD for 13 months and DS for 18 and although they are 3 and 5 now, I still miss it a lot and they still talk about it!
I stopped one morning with DS when I told him that big boys come down for breakfast and he never looked back!!
Breastfeeding is such an intimate special time. Well done you for doing it for so long!

ilovetochat · 12/10/2008 15:42

last night dd didn't seem too interested but came for a bf and only had a couple of mins. This morning she didn't come for a feed at all and hasn't fed today so i'm wondering if she will want a feed for bed? It will be nice when I don't have to feed but it will be very sad, like my baby is growing up.
She drinks water during the day, not very much though, and i've given her cows milk in a cup this morning which she sipped at. Is that enough milk, fluid?

Elasticwoman · 12/10/2008 17:31

Don't worry about the milk intake after weaning (baby being older than 12 months). I didn't worry and my two girls who weaned at that age are fine: tall, healthy, perfect teeth as teenagers. They will get all the dairy they need from other sources; it's hard to avoid with a normal diet.

ilovetochat · 12/10/2008 19:22

she eats yoghurt, fromage frais, cheese every day so i think she gets her calcium but doesn't seem to drink enough and i worry she will dehydrate.
sometimes the cup is there but she keeps walking past and then i pass her the cup and she guzzles it like she has been thirsty.
she still hasn't fed and going to bed soon.

Elasticwoman · 12/10/2008 21:15

Cow's milk is not the best drink to offer some one who doesn't drink enough fluids. Water or dilute juice is better.

ilovetochat · 13/10/2008 21:33

she fed last night and twice today, don't know whether i'm happy or sad, we will get there soon.

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