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Weaning from Breastfeeding – Our 16 Month Journey

October 22, 2010 By Emily 5 Comments

  • Just over 2 years since we found out we were expecting the sweetest squishiest baby ever.
  • 16.5 Months since we had said Squishy Baby.
  • 500+ days of our lives.
  • Easily over 3000 Nursing sessions.
  • Hundreds of hours of bonding time.
  • One formally 10lb 2 oz baby, Now a healthy 26+lb 33inch Toddler.
  • Cracked nipples.
  • Un-totaled amounts spent on nipple creams, nursing bras, breast pads and other breastfeeding paraphernalia.
  • Pinch marks.
  • A million sweet smiles hidden sweetly behind my breast.
  • 14 teeth.
  • A few bite incidents.
  • Countless public boob flashes.
  • A place where sleep kissed both of our eyelids from time to time.
  • Sweet Hands on Mama’s Face.
  • Soft baby skin for me to rub with love.
  • A lot of hard work.
  • A lot of love.
  • An end of a chapter.
  • A healthy beginning.
  • A sad and sweet moment for me.
  • A reminder of Roots and Wings.

My son has been fighting his only nursing session of the day. The past few weeks, nursing has only been frustrating for him, and work for me. Last night I nursed for the last time. I am thrilled to have made it this long. I am counting my blessings. I am sad it ended this way. I always thought it would be him nursing, gazing into my eyes, me knowing it was our last time nursing. A tear or two. A sweet end to a rough beginning.

Instead I knew it was the right thing to do. My son self-weaned himself. I had gotten him to a point where he was ready to be done. I just thought it would last longer, and end different. I am kind of numb to it right now. Despite the fact that my son was ready, my breasts are still feeling full having not nursed in over 24 hours. I knew being a mother would be filled with ups and downs, but I never realized it you could be filled with such sorrow at the same time as you are proud to have made it this long.

"Breastfeeding A Toddler" "16 months old" "Extended Breastfeeding"
Taken 4 days prior to self-weaning.

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Emily is a wife & mom living in Las Vegas. The owner and writer at Our Knight Life, Emily loves sharing her two adorable boys and journey through motherhood. Emily has run four half marathons to date and is always training for her next big race. She also enjoys creating healthy recipes for her family and sharing family friendly product reviews.

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Filed Under: Breastfeeding, Parenting Posts Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Letting Go, Roots and Wings

Comments

  1. Kitty Catie says

    October 22, 2010 at 5:32 pm

    Congratulations on making it that far!!!! That is amazing! You definitely should be unbelievably proud of yourself.

    I am already dreading our last nursing session. I never thought I'd love it so much, but it really is such a bonding experience!

    ๐Ÿ™‚

    Thank you for following me! I love your blog!

    Reply
  2. KCB says

    October 22, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    Hey miss! ๐Ÿ™‚

    I nominated you for an award over on my page.

    <3

    Reply
  3. manysleeplessnights says

    October 25, 2010 at 12:59 pm

    {{Hugs}}

    You should be proud that you made it this far with him! Great job, momma!

    Reply

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