[NewMomNewHope4MeandAll]

My infant is now 13 months. Actually in about 1 week and a half she will be 14 months. I have been experiencing a sadness come over me, now that she nurses once a day or once every two days. I know my milk supply will go down eventually because of the little stimulation.
I have been determined to breastfeed even before I conceived! It was difficult to have her latch on since she got the bottle first in the hospital, considering I had a c-section. It was so challenging to have her latch on all the time, that it lead me to:
1. Buy three different kinds of breast pump ranging from $40-$350 to build up and keep my milk supply.
2. Seek a lot of advice from my midwife and doctor.
3. Take my midwife's advice to commit only to breastfeeding for the weekend (baby refused my breast for like 7 hours and then latched on!)
My baby took the breast off and on, sometimes a few times to once a day and sometimes 2 or 3 days will go by without breastfeeding her but I did not give up! "How can I not give my baby the best milk If I have it...? " I thought this. The immense guilt and responsibility came over me. I felt less of a woman and mother if my milk did not increase or if I was not breastfeeding enough.
I look back at all the struggles I went through to get her to do more breastfeeding and now can finally realize that I just wanted what was best for my baby. I was being a good mom and stuck to my goal for breastfeeding her. I guess like many things in life, there is a beginning and end to everything.
I just wonder if any women out there has breastfed and experienced any breast feeding blues after discontinuing to breastfeed.

[oweirdo]

So far i have not ever made it that far, but yes I remember feeling sad when they/me stopped breastfeeding. BFing is a very emotional thing, makes it hard to let go

[NewMomNewHope4MeandAll]

It os good to hear that I am not alone oweirdo.

[twinzplus3]

It's your body's response to the change in hormones. Perfectly normal!

[letschildproofdotcom]

I am very upset that I do not breastfeed any more. My kids favor their father and now that I stopped breast feeding, my new one always wants her father now too.

[LissaB123]

I was really sad when Rhys stopped nursing! We made it through June 2008 though! He was almost 22 months when he finally self weaned.
A year later, and he's still a "boob" man though... loves every one he sees, but is especially partial to resting on mine... ha ha. I wouldn't have changed our experience for the *world*!!!!