I loved this post. I nursed my older son until he was almost two. Somewhere around 21 months we were down to mornings, naps, and bedtime and at that time I actively weaned him off of nap nursing. It was a rough week, but finally he went down. And then for several more months we nursed at night and in the morning. One night he was distractedly nursing, popping on and off. He was almost two, and VERY verbal. Finally asked him if he wanted nursies or to read books with his dad. And he jumped up and said, “read books with daddy!” and ran to get his dad. Ah well.

And then about a week later, he was doing the same thing in the morning. And I asked him, “Do you want to nurse or get up?” And he wanted to get up. But I told him that if he wanted to get up, that was perfectly fine, but that we would not nurse any more. And he still wanted to get up. So, suddenly, I was done. I wasn’t too unhappy as I was five months pregnant with my second son.

Interestingly, the evening BEFORE he gave up the bedtime nurse, he nursed solidly for 30 minutes. And the morning before he fully weaned, he nursed also for a really long time. Previously, it had been about 10 minutes in the morning, and that morning it was at least 25 or 30. I had, in fact, been complaining about it to a friend, and remembering the week previous when he had stopped the bedtime session.

The suddenness of the weaning was disconcerting, but, as I said, I was pregnant with No. 2, so wasn’t too stressed. I now wonder what will happen with this baby (who is 13 months old tomorrow). He is our last, as well, and I know it will be a bittersweet passage….
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I love that we’re on the same page with the gentle process of it all.

I’m so thankful this is a slow transition for both of us, so we can each take our time changing our minds. For me too, this is expected to be our last child, so I feeling wistful about many of the changes I took in stride last time.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the sweet picture.
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At 21 months there are days that I think I can’t go on any longer, and days that I’m totally fine.

I have never once gotten the rush of serenity inducing hormones though!
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We tried to nightwean near the beginning of my pregnancy and after a month of not nursing at night, she was still waking and crying 4 – 5 times a night. We decided it was just not time yet! When we tried again (about a month ago or so), she was at that point going down to sleep with my husband so much happier to accept his comfort in the middle of the night. It was only 2 – 3 nights of asking for ‘mup’ in the night before she got the hang of it and now she never asks. It’s the first thing she asks for in the morning, though!
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