15 month self weaning?

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Hello all!

my 15 month old has suddenly refused the boob since last Weds. the last time i fed her (still fed to sleep) for nap was on Weds afternoon but for some reason when i offered it that evening she refused. I've bene trying to pump in case this is a nursing strike but is this the end of our breastfeeding journey? She also came up with Hand foot and mouth spots and my period started over the weekend, is she just rejecting it for now....? i'm just worried my supply will go right down. Prior to that she's been doing a lot of night wakes and nothing but boob will soothe her so this is very sudden.

Also just before this, she used to be latching on with her teeth? so not really suckling. and on Friday/Saturday she would try to reach for boob at night but just to hold it - she would refuse it when i offer her.

Could possibly be self-weaning. I only say this because I went through the same thing 4 months ago when my son was 16 months old. From everything I read and was told, that's very young for a toddler to self-wean and unusual for it to be so abrupt, much more likely for it to be a nursing strike, but nope, he just decided one day to not latch on and gave me a weird look and never latched on again. I kept offering every day for a few weeks and expressed to keep my supply up but I had to just accept that was the end. When he refused to latch he bit me instead and I recoiled and said 'Ouch' quite loud and I worry I scared him and that's why he stopped but maybe that was his way of saying he doesn't want to breastfeed anymore. To be honest though, it's sad and I really miss breastfeeding but at the same time at least he stopped himself and he made it easy and I haven't had to force him to wean and he's got upset over it or anything, so I'm taking that as a positive. That's my story anyway if that helps, hopefully it's not the end of breastfeeding for you and she is just having a nursing strike!

My daughter stopped about this age, maybe 14 and a half months. She just weaned herself and lost interest. I found it much nicer that way (I'd tried stopping before but it was more difficult than I'd thought!)

@WhiteHorse92 thank you for sharing your experience I feel the same and feel a bit sad really! It took us a while to establish breastfeeding so for it to end so suddenly made me rather emotional really. I was worried I scared her as well as she was biting a bit and I'm sure I has said ouch rather loudly. I think I will just keep expressing for a few more days but I think I have to just accept it now.

@bigfamilygrowingupfast thank you, yes two weeks ago I was thinking when I would ever stop! But it just happened so suddenly, I just couldn't prepare myself mentally.