For medical reasons I have to stop breastfeeding my toddler by 15 February (when I will be going into hospital for two or three nights). It won't be possible to resume breastfeeding after the hospital stay.
DD is 3 years and 4 months old. She only nurses at bedtime and sometimes for a few minutes in the morning. Occasionally she will also ask for milk during the day, but it's rare - only if she is unwell or needs some post-tantrum reassurance and comfort.
I really don't know how to do this. Given how little she nurses now and the fact that there is a 'deadline', this is going to have to be a sudden withdrawal. There is going to have to be a definite 'last feed'.
Would it be best to get it over with well in advance of the 'deadline'? Or should I just feed DD up until I go into hospital and explain that she won't be able to have any more milk when I come out again?