Just told ds he can't have "mummy drinks" anymore

[bobbybob]

I have just spent 4 days in hospital with pnaumonia and complications and am on some pretty serious ABs and painkillers, anti nausea etc.

Anyway ds is 2.5 and I would rather he had no breastmilk than that little cocktail.

He never asked or talked about it in hospital but this morning he said "I need mummy drink".

I sat him on my knee and explained mummy was on "medicine" (he has lots of medicine himself so understands this) and couldn't do mummy drinks any more. His little lip went and a tear rolled down his cheek. i asked him if he was sad and said that I was sad too.

Then I offered him some soya milk and a cuddle which he accepted, at the end of the milk he said thank you and got down to read his books.

So, not the way I wanted to end, but his reaction was quite endearing.

Didn't ask last night or this morning.

Bob was in a concert last night and was so pooped when he got home I thought he might ask - but he didn't.

Nothing this morning, just came into bed for a cuddle and then was all action boy again. Can't believe it was as easy as explaining twice!

Aww, really pleased it has not been more traumatic for the two of you! He's a lucky boy to have had 'mummy drinks' for this long anyway

Morning and evening - not asked. I am getting extra cuddles though.

Enjoy the cuddles bobbybob, thats what its all about really, isn't it.

I can't believe it was this easy. Kind of turns the "extended breastfeeding makes children clingy and they are always pulling your shirt up" myth on it's head doesn't it?

A quite update - ds woke up this morning and announced he would like a mummy drink.

We told him he didn't have them anymore, and he said "when you are better..." and wandered off.

I realised that he had heard me telling people I was better, and assumed that he was okay to restart. I couldn't believe that he had held that thought for so long.

So when he asked later, I said he could see if there was any milk. He couldn't remember how to do it! Announced I was empty and he would try again later "mummy not better yet!"

Oh my, he asked again. I can't believe he waited until I told people I was better!

bless him, sounds like a sweetie

I stopped bf DD when she was 2. We changed her routine, so instead of coming into bed for 'boobie', she went downstairs for brekkie. DH would take her & she would point at our bedroom door saying boobie. Made me feel quite sad that it was over, but she didn't cry & she only asked for a few days.

Would you be able to change your routine slightly ? The offering a cup sounds a good idea ?

Also my mum has gone home now - and ds would never ask in front of her (could sense disapproval at such a tender age). So it might be that my easy month was down to that. He's fine when we say no and trots off to the next thing.

Bob...melts my heart every time I read about him!

sounds like you'v done brilliantlyand just keep it up, its a brill age to get to still being bf and you should be proud! he will get it eventually, and so will you!

Bob to hairdresser - "I'd like it short and blond please - and don't cut my ears"

Bob drove his little plastic car to Pre School (about a km) when we got there he parked it in a parking space and went in.

There you go Hunker - that's your Bob anecdote fix.

Awww! SO sweet!

(DS cuddles the stairs as he climbs them - and says "ahhh" as he loves climbing stairs so much )

Cuddling the stairs - what a wee man!

Ds got me a blanket today and made me lie down while he examined me with his stethascope (which was actually a rather cold belt). He obviously thinks I am not long for this world.