I think we're really truly done nursing. It's been two weeks (?) or thereabouts, with only a couple requests which were easily redirected.
It's occurred to me that I'm not sad or wistful or anything, that I'm really glad to be done. And that seemed weird to me, given how agonizing it was to stop nursing LG before I was even close to ready (even though she was sick and I was literally starving).
See, nursing a toddler wasn't particularly enjoyable.
It involved being pawed at and bitten. It involved nursing someone who was frequently upside down or rolling around (and generally behaving like a toddler). It involved poor sleep. It involved milk letting down at seemingly random times because sometimes we nursed a lot and sometimes we didn't.
Nursing an infant on the other hand--well, that I could have done longer. So I'm a sad that I won't have that experience again, with Tiny Boy or, presumably, any other baby. But man am I happy to be done nursing a 22-month-old.
It's occurred to me that I'm not sad or wistful or anything, that I'm really glad to be done. And that seemed weird to me, given how agonizing it was to stop nursing LG before I was even close to ready (even though she was sick and I was literally starving).
See, nursing a toddler wasn't particularly enjoyable.
It involved being pawed at and bitten. It involved nursing someone who was frequently upside down or rolling around (and generally behaving like a toddler). It involved poor sleep. It involved milk letting down at seemingly random times because sometimes we nursed a lot and sometimes we didn't.
Nursing an infant on the other hand--well, that I could have done longer. So I'm a sad that I won't have that experience again, with Tiny Boy or, presumably, any other baby. But man am I happy to be done nursing a 22-month-old.
Hooray and congratulations! I was so happy with the changes weaning brought to my relationship with the bean. Mostly that when he came to snuggle, I could have some sense that he actually liked ME, not just "not starving."
ReplyDeletesounds like you will enjoy having your boobs back, instead of them featuring as a nutritious part of a human jungle gym. And I'm hoping that this will help, help, help with his sleep and yours.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I for one am glad I had the mandate to stop nursing around one in order to get pregnant again. Once the teeth came in, and the squirming...it was quite painful, and unpleasant. I have lots of friends who continue to nurse until two and beyond, and to each his own, but I couldn't do it.
ReplyDeleteYou cracked me up with nursing upside down. I cannot even imagine Jay staying still enough to eat! Great work Momma.
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