Genuinely curious..:

Even if your kiddo self weaned...do you ever feel like you nursed long enough? Do you ever go through the process guilt free?

My first I weaned at 6 months. I started taking the mini pill at my 6 week checkup and my supply tanked. I had no support and no idea what to do to get it back. I started supplementing and quit completely at 6 months.

My second weaned herself shortly after her second birthday (she had chicken pox and they made her mouth sore) and while I was proud of what we achieved, I had feelings of guilt, like I should have kept pushing it and pumping to maintain my supply while she had chicken pox so she could go back to the breast after... even though she NEVER asked for it again!

Now my son is over a year and I have this fear of introducing too much food/water/other milk because I don’t want him to go on a nursing strike. I obviously still give him 3 meals a day and snacks but he only gets breast milk in a cup or the boob. He’s happy, healthy, and growing, but why do I have such a guilt about him beginning a natural weaning process?

And the thing is, I have no issue or judgment when others do, but I’m so hard on myself about it 😫 is anyone else like this??