https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:22:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-were-you-emotionally-after-weaning#post-1821916 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:13:17 +0000 bhbee 1821916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>aw, hugs. it is totally normal to feel sad about it. my LO self-weaned around 18 months so it wasn't so many big-girl things at once, but I was torn between being ready to have my body back and not wanting to give it up. I think you just have to give yourself time to feel sad, and then maybe look for new ways to be close? extra book time, cuddling on the bed, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-were-you-emotionally-after-weaning#post-1821910 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:11:24 +0000 bpcmarj 1821910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: @oliviaoblivia: @Vegmama: @birdofafeather: thank you all for your kind words. It has been such a tough day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-were-you-emotionally-after-weaning#post-1821904 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:08:53 +0000 birdofafeather 1821904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i slowly weaned DD at 18 months, so a little different, but it was bittersweet. sometimes i think it would be nice to go back but it was a good time for us both and she loves to cuddle more than she did before! hugs mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-were-you-emotionally-after-weaning#post-1821722 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:59:27 +0000 Vegmama 1821722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have advice, but I just wanted to send love. My daughter is only nursing once per day, and I know she's nearly done. It's so hard ... BUT, you are amazing. 27 months?!?! That's such a beautiful gift you've given her. Someone in my BFing group suggested making a Blurb or Shutterfly book of photos of breastfeeding since she was born. I had quite a few I've taken with my phone. If you have some, it could be a great way to have those memories to reflect back on.</p> <p>Thinking of you. Be gentle with yourself, and don't forget to give yourself a high five! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-were-you-emotionally-after-weaning#post-1821693 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:47:06 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1821693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wrote a post a few months back about how devastated I was when dd didn't nurse one morning. I cried at my desk three times that day. It was far harder on me then it was on her. She has really thrived since weaning and I know that I did a great job. Our bond is still so strong, but now she shares a similar bond to DH. I can see now that their relationship had flourished in a way it couldn't while we were still nursing.<br /> Hugs mama. You had an amazing run! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-were-you-emotionally-after-weaning#post-1821682 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:41:29 +0000 travelgirl1 1821682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bpcmarj: Hugs, mama, it is such an emotional process. I was a mess about it for a while, I had to wean to TTC and I wasn't ready for it at all but more to the point DD wasn't ready for it either. She asked for it every day for months. It made me so sad. But it hasn't changed our bond one little bit. I hope it gets easier for you soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-were-you-emotionally-after-weaning#post-1821673 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:38:18 +0000 bpcmarj 1821673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Out of nowhere, DD (27.5m) stopped asking for milk. One night before bed she just didn't ask. And then didn't ask again in the morning. The day before she stopped asking I told her that she was going to have a special milk cup and gave her a little bit of almond milk and that's what I have been giving her now if she asks for milk.</p> <p>I thought I was ready for this but I am feeling so sad. We are on day three and I have already cried twice today and cried hard after she went to sleep last night. I think this is just coupled with the fact that she is such a big girl all of the sudden. She doesn't wear diapers, and picks out her own clothes, and gets dressed by herself. I think it is just hitting me that I am not nearly as needed by her as I once was. If you BF, especially for an extended period of time, how were your emotions when your LO weaned? Any tips for snapping out of it? </p>