I was so sad when Jack self-weaned at 14 months. I am now convinced it was due to me being pg again and I think my milk just dried up. I was surprised to conceive again as I was losing weight with bfing and I thought my body wouldn't support it. But I think intead, once I was about 3 months pg, my body decided to nourish bub rather than toddler.

I still feel sad that Jack didn't get to feed for longer, but I also feel proud that I fed for as long as I did. I got through a terrible first week where tongue-tied bub couldn't attach at all (and screamed with hunger), then fed with nipple shields for a further 3 weeks during which time I had mastitis twice, cracked nipples and almost every other cause of pain possible. Things improved after the tongue-tie was snipped but I still had intermittent bouts of pain. I also returned to work initially full time, then 4 days a week when Jack was 7 months and not yet taking solids, but I managed to avoid formula by going to feed him at lunch times and expressing twice a day (I was blessed with a very good milk supply).

I might also say that I fed through a lot of pressure to wean Jack once I was pg again, but lasted another couple of months until the milk went and Jack decided he was ready to stop. But I am definitely hoping this one feeds longer than 14 months!