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Emotions and Weaning

When Weaning Knocks You for an Emotional Loop

By Jessica Woods

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In her practice, Wolfe-Medovic sees that women weaning an older child often have an easier time. "[It's easier] physically, because as the baby nurses less, the mom makes less milk, so she is more comfortable, and emotionally women just feel this is a milestone their baby has reached," she says.

Jacqueline H. of Redwood City, Calif., nursed her daughter until she was 3, and they actively approached weaning as a milestone event. "We were both prepared and had processed it beforehand," she says. "We both saw it as a wonderful thing that had ended, but we didn't really miss it because we had our fill and were still very physically close. We saw it as a milestone and something to be celebrated."

Spent!-When Weaning Knocks You for an Emotional LoopDenise S., a Northern California mother weaned her middle son at 11 months old. "It was definitely hard to cut out nursing completely," she says. "Nursing was a very special bonding time for [my son and me. I always felt very peaceful and 'womanly' while nursing. I was sad to see this part of [his] life end, but I looked at it as him going to the next step of becoming a toddler instead of a baby."


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