Weaned

I'm still trying to convince Josie that nummies are done (they are, but she's nostalgic).

Lynn Siprelle, Editor

i have yet to have one announce 'all done' -- though a friend of mines 2.5 yr old did that a couple of summers ago (he said the milk was too hot LOL)

Ian insists he still nurses even though he really forgot how more than a year ago and even now will take only a stab at it about every 6 wks or so. I was doing my belly cast last week and he came over very concerned about how they would nurse w/ my nipples covered in plaster.

jessica
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mom to Amber (9/12/93), Austin (born still 7/31/97), Ian (10/16/98), Rachael (3/7/01), and ??? 1/1

I for one am mostly glad Chance is done. He is 15 months now and pretty much self weaned. He quit trying to lift up my shirt about 3 weeks ago on that last before bed feeding. 14 months is the longest I nursed any of mine (other two were 10 and 11 months). I miss some of the snuggles, but I DO NOT miss the biting and blood, and it's nice not to be completely tied down to him.

But, it's a little bittersweet. DH says 3 kids are enough, so this was my last baby more than likely. Which means my boobs are done with that purpose. Kinda sad. But, DH is glad they are done and "his" again. LOL!! Well, not quite yet.

She is 3.5yrs now but she was 28mths when she weaned. I was 7mths pregnant at the time and it hurt so bad. She just slowly stopped asking. I sometimes ask her if she wants a sip and she says, "No ma'm, it's nasty" I say, "Why is it nasty?" She says, " It tastes like strawberries." Me, "I thought you like strawberries" She says, "Not warm, juice ones!" LOL I almost peed on myself when she said that!

My Sophie weaned at 28 mos., mainly the effect of lots of summer traveling preventing much nursing, but at nearly 5 she still likes to pat 'em every now and then. (When she really tries to cop a feel I tell her they belong to me and they're private, so no touch-ee!) If I had made a special effort to keep it going that summer, she'd probably still be nursing today! She absolutely never said "no thanks" to num-nums.

Little Iris, now 9 mos., I worry about making it to 12 mos.! She is just not as enthusiastic as Sophie, and I can't imagine we'll ever get to 2 years. She's also more of a biter -- never a big problem with Sophie -- tho luckily she's never drawn blood!

Anyway, enjoy the freedom to leave town! I did the same thing right after Sophie weaned -- took off up north for a women's yoga weekend. Stayed in a B&B all by myself -- even ditched the group and went to restaurants by myself. "By myself" -- what a wonderful concept!!

Although I don't nurse much beyond 14 mos. (so far). We usually get it down to one bedtime feeding then. This is my last baby, so maybe we'll go longer this time if she's still interested by then!

Emma's starting on rice cereal this week.

Congratulations! You're lucky you were able to nurse for so long. I wasn't able to nurse any of my kids for very long. I nursed Angel for 3 months, but she never nursed well, mostly cause she was always sick. I nursed Elizabeth for 2 months, but then I got really sick from the Crohns and dried up (which is odd for me). I was told not to nurse Daniel at all, because my dr wanted me to go directly back on my meds, but I nursed him for a week. I wanted him to get all the colostrum, and antibodies. Now for my odd thing. Other than briefly when I was sick with the Crohns, I have never dried up. Daniel is now 13 months old, and I'm still producing milk. I can still squirt, I've got so much. Same with Angel. I produced milk from when I had her (August of 1998) to when I dried up from the crohns (October of 2001). I think in a past life I was a wet nurse. I actually produce more milk than any child could drink. One of my nipples are inverted, so I've only ever nursed from my right breast, and I NEVER DRIED OUT. I could nurse every 3 to 4 hours and nurse them full, and still have a full breast. I'm just wierd