Amelia weaned 8.15.15
The last time Amelia nursed was August 15th, 2015. The day before my late mother's birthday.
It has been 3 weeks now, so I'm pretty sure she is done.
Near the end, she was only nursing once (in the middle of the night) every other night, then it was every third night, then it was only twice a week... it was slow and dragged out, and each time I was poignantly aware that it could be her last. I stroked her hair while she "sleep-nursed".. her eyes closed, her body relaxed, her fingers entwined around my neck or tangled in my hair, and then her contented sigh when she was done. She'd roll over and go back to sleep. She'd never need a pacifier after nursing.
I tried to coax her into it a few times during the day for a while, but she'd shriek and roll away, and if I tried to get her into position, she'd writh and purse her lips with determination, and a cross frown would appear on her forehead. A stern "mom, what are you doing?!" evident in her non-verbal toddler body.
She was a week shy of being 17 months old.
It has been 3 weeks now, so I'm pretty sure she is done.
Near the end, she was only nursing once (in the middle of the night) every other night, then it was every third night, then it was only twice a week... it was slow and dragged out, and each time I was poignantly aware that it could be her last. I stroked her hair while she "sleep-nursed".. her eyes closed, her body relaxed, her fingers entwined around my neck or tangled in my hair, and then her contented sigh when she was done. She'd roll over and go back to sleep. She'd never need a pacifier after nursing.
I tried to coax her into it a few times during the day for a while, but she'd shriek and roll away, and if I tried to get her into position, she'd writh and purse her lips with determination, and a cross frown would appear on her forehead. A stern "mom, what are you doing?!" evident in her non-verbal toddler body.
She was a week shy of being 17 months old.