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I nursed the Emperor til just about 2, and my milk did seem to dry up-- but it was because I was pregnant. Interested to see what will happen this time (not that we're close to weaning, heh).

Not a ton, once in a while, I see drops of milk on my nipples and I'm always like "what the hell is that? Oh..." My boobs do still hurt when Silas does that certain tone of cry or if I hear really upset newborns though! Crazy stuff.

Apparently Henry is weaning? Today has been day two of no nursing, just because we've been busy and he hasn't asked to (except at 4 am today, which I told him was a no go). I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it, it's been a rocky relationship but I'm sad to see it end. I'm also not looking forward to our next bit of down time when he starts signing milkmilkmkmilk, pleasepleaseplease! and I have to say no.

that's exciting bap! How old is Henry again?
Sierra very rarely wants to nurse during the day but all night long. I want to stop but at the same time I've really enjoyed having this magical elixir when it comes to her, ya know? like I'm worried I'll stop and then we'll be somewhere where she decides to completely lose her shiitake and I won't have this magic cure!

Ha, we're a long way from weaning and that's cool, but I'm already worried about that too!

He's fifteen months, and today is day #3! I used to be worried about that, but honestly lately, he's been getting up at like 4 asking to nurse, I oblige, and rather than go back to sleep, he nurses for an hour and then just wants to party anyway. So it's no longer the elixir it once was for us. I was a little conflicted this morning, he got into our bed, signed milk, and while I was going back and forth in my head on what to do, he crawled away and didn't ask again. So that was that! I'm sad, but at the same time relieved because he's been lazy latching recently and I won't miss the teeth marks. Also, oy are my boobs sore!

Ha ha ha. That's about where I'm at too.

The Magician wants to nurse any time he sees me, until whenever I have to leave again. He seriously did not detach from my boob for more than like 60 seconds from 8:30 pm the other night until 5 a.m. the next morning. Awesome. NOT.

He's refusing bottles when I'm not there. Which says to me... dude doesn't really need the milk. He just likes the nursing. Which is fine, I get it, it's a special thing between us and something that he's always had with me and blah blah, but really guy? I'd like to spend some time with you doing something else occasionally.

I don't know if I'm ready to start actively weaning him but if he doesn't chill out on his own soon, I guess I will have to, because I can't maintain this.

Yes, Leela spends all day every day divebombing me. If she is tired, if she is bored, if I sit still, if I am holding something else (makes grocery shopping so fun), if she has to go into the car seat, if we're leaving the playground... Basically I almost always have a hand on my boob, if I don't have a face on it.

So exciting that Henry is already ready!

I hope you're not uncomfortable for long, bab. I think you are lucky that he's taking a lead in the process. I'm wondering when babynut will move on. She gets so excited to nurse, it makes me worried we will be nursing forever.

Ugh, the lazy latching teeth marks! Carlos pretty much seems to be done, but when he does manage to nurse now, it is painful. Not the worst pain, but it hurts and yeah, teeth marks. He's barely trying to open his mouth. Why?!

I wish I knew kimba! It was super uncomfortable! So he hasn't nursed since last Tuesday, I think? He's asked a couple of times, pretty much only when he's close to my boobs, otherwise it seems like he's been too busy to notice. The engorged feeling is settling down and now I'm left with a sore spot that I've been trying to massage out in the shower. I'm still sad about it, especially when we were in Boston yesterday and it seemed like there were nursing mamas everywhere, but I think it was the right decision for us and so far so good.