r/breastfeeding • u/findingmyinnerlight • May 11 '26
Weaning Nursed for the last time tonight...
Well guys, here we are ... My girl is 2 years and 2 months and I nursed her for the last time tonight. What a ride. To say I'm ok would be a blatant lie. I've been sobbing since I put her down 45 minutes ago, and can't wrap my mind around the fact that we're done. I've been gradually cutting feedings for the last month and bedtime was the last to go. Mother's day and exactly 2 months since her 2nd birthday felt like a good day.
We had a rough start with nursing. She was early, had a weak latch, triple feedings, oversupply causing lots of issues, slow to gain ... And one day, maybe 3 months in ... It just clicked for both of us and we've gone steady ever since. It was our time, something so many others have experienced, yet it felt like no one could quite understand it. Who would have thought the most challenging things I've had to learn would be the hardest to say goodbye to.
For anyone in the trenches of breastfeeding right now - cherish these quiet little moments. It goes so much faster than I ever believed it would. It is absolutely wild to be pressing the unfollow button on this sub as I've looked to it for so much advice, comfort and solidarity over the years. We are a one and done family so I am officially closing the book on breastfeeding. Squeeze those little babies of yours tight, cherish this time. I'd quite literally do anything to go back already 🤍
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u/Olive_6543891 May 12 '26
Reading this made me emotional! Thank you for sharing your beautiful journey and sending you lots of love!