This morning Charlotte came to bed, and asked for a feed.

I offered left, she sucked oddly for about 5 mins, squirmed the whole time and then pulled off saying "I don't think it is working anymore mummy!"
We have had a few chats about what might happen to the boob juice now I am pregnant, and the first few weeks it appeared there was an increase in supply.
The last 10 days, Charlotte has been unwell with a nasty bout of gastro, and not feeding (the milk was making her vomit ) so I think this may have been the trigger.
I put her on the right and the same thing, "Not working mummy, it's empty!" The tone in her voice was actually quite funny - the indignation! lol I must admit I felt a little sad. This has been happening for a little while, where she complains of them being empty or not working.

I told her that I think perhaps she may not be able to feed anymore, she nodded. I said I am sorry. She nodded and began jiggling the boob Totally unphased!!

I am not sure how I feel... I have been feeling a little bit over it lately, not into being touched and hung off and they are understandable more sensitive than they used to be and I don't like the sensation of her feeding at the moment. But I feel a little sad now, that it is over just like that. I know I could offer her again tomorrow and my supply may kick start....but honestly not sure I want to, in fact, I know I don't.

I wanted her to be weaned before the baby comes, the thought of tandem feeding scared the hell out of me - just not sure Charlotte could handle the sharing issues, the bubs needs to feed first issues, etc and really not sure I wanted to - in spite of the fact that tandem feeding would have been something I would have been really proud of...

As it stands though, I am so proud and so happy of what we have achieved - I exclusively breastfed my baby for the first 7 months of her life, in the face of opposition from those closest to me, I have stayed the course of self weaning while fending off and being polite to comments and groans of 'when are you going to stop feeding her', and although this final step is not exactly her choice, she seems comfortable with stopping. I am sure she will ask in days to come, but I am satisfied with our accomplishment and know she will be just fine without it - although I am also sure the boobs will continue to be a source of comfort through being cuddled and poked and prodded

So....

2 years, 7 months, 1 week and 1 day... ,
Or 951 days...
Or 135 weeks...

from when we started,

I think our breastfeeding relationship is at an end