He said I would no longer be a great mom...

I have breastfed my daughter since day one. She will be turning one in a few days. My breastfeeding goal has always been a year. I have her down to nursing twice a day ( morning and bedtime). She has done great, and loves food.

My plan was to drop the morning feed next week. I told my husband this. He told me he would, “no longer consider me a great mom.” It’s true, he is always telling me I am a great mom, but I didn’t realize it was defined by the fact I breastfeed.

He has always wanted me to breastfeed for two years, and I NEVER said I would. I want my body back. I want to sleep past 6:30AM once in a while. I have loved breastfeeding, but I am ready to be done as well. I told him, given the current pandemic...I would be willing to keep nursing her at bedtime until 18 months, maybe longer. That wasn’t good enough for him.

What he doesn’t realize is: she doesn’t need breastmilk for her main food source anymore. Once a day would be fine. My original plan was to replace some feedings with breastmilk in a sippy, but she won’t drink it (tried warm and cold).

I am so sad. He couldn’t possibly understand,