Weaning off the boob!

I've still been feeding Freya at bedtime but tonight I didn't. Today is the first day I've not breastfed her since the day she was born. It's the beginning of the end. I'll probably carry on feeding her every other night for a couple of weeks and then just give her the bottles.

I keep wondering if I should just let her self-wean but to be totally honest, that would be more for my benefit than hers!! I wanted to get to 6 months, then I wanted to get to 12. Then I didn't want to stop because she still expected and wanted it so much at bedtime, climbing on me and pulling my top down. She's not done that the past few nights though - she's breastfed as happily as usual but only when it was offered to her. I know she's just as happy to have a bottle now.

It's just really emotional and hard for me, lol!! She's needed me and wanted me all this time and I've loved every minute of breast-feeding her and the bond it's given us. Now that she's happy to go without, the time is ideal. I really didn't intend to go past a year, and personally didn't want to be breastfeeding a toddler, it just kind of happened.

But anyway, just for Freya's record, this is what happened when and why. It's been the most wonderful experience ever but now is the right time to stop. Pretty soon these boobs will be out of business!!