Monday, April 15, 2013

Done

Guppy is no longer nursing.   About three week ago, he had a nasty cold.  He was very stuffy and miserable.  During that time, he decided that he no longer wanted to nurse.  I kept offering to breastfeed him, but he refused my offers every time.  I thought that everything would return to normal when he was feeling better.  I was wrong.

For the past few weeks, I have continued to try to breastfeed my baby at nap-times and nighttime, but he wants nothing to do with it.  He is done.  Completely and totally done.  At first I was okay with it, but then I went temporarily insane.  My crazy hormones kicked in, and I was a disaster.  I found myself constantly fighting with my husband, yelling at my kids, and randomly crying in the car on the way to Target.  Let's just say that last week was rough.

I am feeling better this week, and I am trying to find peace with the whole situation.   I was prepared to nurse my baby until he was at least 2 years old.  And even then, I thought he would gradually wean himself from breastfeeding.  I was not ready for an abrupt stop.  But ready or not, my baby is growing up.

5 comments:

amanda said...

so so so hard mama.

thinking of you....

allyk said...

:( So sad, but he is damn cute.
Alyssa

Chris said...

I feel your pain. So sorry to hear! This is almost exactly what happened to my girl and I at about 8 months old. She got sick, wouldn't nurse, and that was it. It's definitely hard to deal with the abruptness of it! I just had to get more hugs and kisses from my kids instead. Thinking of you!

Jenny said...

they grow up way too quickly! love that cheesy smile...so sweet!

antropologa said...

Awww. :(
Weaning is always hard.
Hope your hormones aren't too much trouble!