Sudden weaning? I'm a mess.

[AlpineSlide]

DS (15 months) weaned out of the blue this week. He only nursed twice on Wednesday, and nursed for the last time on Thursday morning. Before weaning, he was nursing (and loving it!) 4-7 times per day.

I've been crying off and on for 2 days. I don't know what I'm looking for but need to get these thoughts out. I didn't think weaning happened this quickly. ever. Do you guys have stories of similar experiences?

I had been thinking about weaning since his first birthday. I wanted to wean. Now that it happened, idk, I'm sad. I should be thrilled that he did it on his own. And I was happy the first day (Thursday).  Now...I'm just sad, going to miss it, reminded that he's growing so fast, he doesn't "need" me as much, etc... I kind of saw myself nursing until closer to age 2.

And, I'm a worrier by nature so I'm concerned about his nutrition. How much WCM does he need per day? I had been giving him WCM only at meals, so 3 times per day, and he'd only drink about 10-12 oz max per day (this needs to increase, right?). I don't think he eats solids that well. He is picky and never eats very much.

Do your toddlers have anything, especially WCM, between dinner and bedtime? If we finish dinner at 6 and he goes to bed between 7-8, will he be okay with nothing to drink until morning? 13+ hours seems like a long time to go without when previously he nursed before bed and if he woke MOTN I nursed him back to sleep.

Should I give him a cup of milk (or water?) if he wakes MOTN?

Thanks for any advice you have!

[namasteak]

First of all, congrats on making it 15 months!

Even though we slowly dropped sessions I was extra emotional for about 2 weeks.

DS only gets 8oz of milk per day but also gets a cheese stick or yogurt (equal to a second cup of milk). He does eat well though.

I wouldn't feed him MOTN but would try to move dinner closer to bedtime or give him some milk before bed.

[AlpineSlide]

He loves cheese and yogurt. That makes me feel better!



I'm going to bed now. Thanks for any comments/support. I'll read them tomorrow.

[greycat]

((Hugs)) BFing has been much more emotional than I expected. I can imagine weaning will be the same.