Anyone else with loopy hormones on stopping bf older baby?

[TheRedSalamander]

Has anyone else had their hormones go loopy when stopping bfing an older baby? I could understand me being a bit hormonal if ds was a little one on 8 feeds a day but...

I recently made a decision to stop bfing at night time. DS2 is 19 months old and has been waking at least 2-3 times a night for as long as I care to remember, only going back to sleep after I go in and feed him so I am desperate for sleep. Don't think he actually got lots of milk though, more a comfort/dummy replacement thing. So Monday/Tues this week have been bf free nights.

Idea was that if he still wants to bf first thing or even the odd snack during the day that's fine but during the night my beebies (his word!) are off limits. He's not bothered about bfing at all during waking hours though, that's ok with me I think the time has come where we were only keeping going for him (not for me, if that makes sense)

Now I am feeling really tearful - def not nostalgic/regretful at stopping bfing though- is this my hormones? Has anyone else felt like this or am I coming down with something?

Sort of - and yes, it's hormones!

I think I've stopped bfing ds, I say think as I've been thinking it for the last month at least, but manybe once a week he arrives in bed first thing and demands milk!

Ds is my fourth child, he's 25 months old and I've now fed in total for over 5.5 years!

I'm not feeling emotional about it at all now, but was very wobbly about the thought of stopping months ago before we stopped if that makes sense. We were(are?) down to just feeding first thing in the morning, but when I did get all emotional before I think it was when we dropped daytime feeds, down to just breakfast and bedtime.

I think what I'm trying to say is, yes I've had the emotional wobbles, but for me it was the dropping down feeds not the stopping feeds that caused it. I can't remember how long it lasted (which probably means it wasn't that long!)

Hope you're feeling more 'normal' soon

Thanks- glad I don't at least have the lumpy horrible boobs I did when I stopped bfing ds1! Thanks heaven for small mercies.

I had this with ds when he moved to two feeds a day at 11 months or so. Don't know how much was hormonal and how much was due to other stuff like starting back at work. With dd not experienced anything yet but she is still going strong at 13 months