Wondering about Weaning

I cannot give the exact date when my son finally weaned from breastfeeding. I guess it was about on the start of this year, he had just turned 3 years old. Now, he just promptly refuses whenever I offer to nurse him, just for the fun of  it. We would just turn away from my breasts, as if nursing was the ickiest portion of his young life.;)

Now after weaning, i can finally drink beer or wine without having to worry about nursing later. Now i can drink gallons of coffee without needing to count the milligrams of caffeine i've taken in. Now my wardrobe won't be confined to nursing clothes! But a wee bit part of me often misses that side of me, the nursing mama.

Looking back, here are some key points about our own weaning journey:


Not melo dramatic 

• Before my son was two, i recall writing a post about how conflicted i was about whether or not, and when to wean! I realized, weaning was a big deal for me then. Why can such a good thing need to end?;) But i'm surprised at how unceremonial and undramatic weaning turned out to be for us. Perhaps it's because the entire process took way too long for us? Or is it because i worried about it to much when actually weaning is supposed to be a gradual natural process? 

Mom and child must know when you both are ready to wean.

• I initially aimed to breastfeed until 2 years, but we went way past that deadline. And i was really happy not force weaning just to meet my own deadline. I also did not mind when other people's comment about how old my son was and that he should stop nursing na. I just let my son take the lead on this. My peg then was, "I'll breastfeed until gusto pa nya".   

Weaning does not take overnight

• Weaning was gradual for us. One year into my breastfeeding journey, i ditched office pumping. That gradually decreased my supply. Then around my son's second birthday i noticed that he was nursing less and less...until our sessions were limited to night time nursing.    

Being able to finally complete our breastfeeding journey was in deed sweet success for me. August being Breastfeeding month, reminded me of our nursing journey. But i am amazed how "unceremonial" our weaning process was.

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