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Old Apr 6th, 2012, 08:43 AM   #1
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End of my bfing journey *cry*


My little one fed fine on the 29th March (15 months exactly), and ever since has been refusing to drink from me.

I guess I was kind of expecting the end to come soon as he's only been feeding from my left boob for a couple of months now, but as he was feeding 2 or 3 times a day still I thought it was a little way off yet. I didn't expect him to go from 3 feeds to nothing overnight!

I thought that maybe this was a nursing strike that coincided with the , but it's been a week now and whenever I try and feed him he screams blue murder and wants to get as far away from me as possible, pronto!! I feel so rejected it's untrue I don't want to force him when he gets so obviously distressed so I think our journey is over.

I want to thank all you lovely ladies for the advice and support you've given me throughout, I would never have made it past two weeks without you guys!! I won't be a stranger, far from it, but I won't be visiting as often as before, my lil monkey likes to keep me running around after him


 
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Old Apr 6th, 2012, 09:00 AM   #2
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15 months is amazing! It may well just be a nursing strike even at this age but if it isn't then you have done brilliantly xx


 
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Old Apr 6th, 2012, 09:11 AM   #3
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im in the same boat and charlie is just about to hit 10mths, he just hasnt wanted me last 4 days and its really upset me, we had been slowing down on the day feeds over the last few months but i really cherished his bedtime, hed take such a big feed and it was the one time in the day i could shut the bedroom door, the other kids knew they were off limits and it was just the 2 of us having that lovely, cuddling feed time, i didnt even mind the night feeds as we were co sleeping, hes my last baby and im very sad this is it, i'll never have a baby to feed again, also shocked that he's self weaned at such a young age, thought i'd have another 6mths at least.


 
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Old Apr 6th, 2012, 14:48 PM   #4
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I feel for you! I have just written how sad I feel at electing to stop, so cant imagine how hard it is the otherway round. 15 months is fabulous and you´ve done so well. I guess if on the 29th of March you had known it was the last time you could have savoured it more and had a bit of closure with it. You never know, if he is really tired one day he might just do it for comfort - hugs xx


 
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Old Apr 6th, 2012, 15:24 PM   #5
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I feel for you! I have just written how sad I feel at electing to stop, so cant imagine how hard it is the otherway round. 15 months is fabulous and you´ve done so well. I guess if on the 29th of March you had known it was the last time you could have savoured it more and had a bit of closure with it. You never know, if he is really tired one day he might just do it for comfort - hugs xx
If I had known I would have done exactly that! I feel like I never got to say goodbye to it iykwim?


 
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