Emma, congrats on such a successful breastfeeding relationship!
Your milk certainly changes composition to meet your child's needs as they grow older. I wonder if your milk has more fatty hindmilk in it now that your little one is bigger and probably growing quite quickly? I notice that my milky smell comes and goes, but there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. I quite like the way I smell when I'm lactating, too
You know, he probably doesn't need the overnight feeds for nutrition, but if it's working for you, does it matter? I get annoyed when people criticise women who breastfeed into toddlerhood and they say, "It's just for comfort, they don't need the nutrients!" Well, comfort is a need just like hunger is a need! If that's what your ds needs, and you're happy to keep going, good for you!
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