End of an Era

 So I had already wrote about our trip to Flordia and everything we had going on with that and leaving the kids with their grandparents (that being the first time I ever left Mister for more than a few hours) well something else happened that time frame as well, something I am not sure how I feel about. On one hand I am a tad happy to "be free" on the other I do miss the time we shared. I am talking about breastfeeding, the kids stopped.

No more sweet cuddle time at the breast.

                                                   



I am on one hand happy they are now done and I can not worry about medications that I take or an up-coming surgery I have. I was starting to feel more and more over touched, and if you haven't nursed two like I have I am not sure i could explian the feeling to you really, but it was making me edgy and a little annoyed so on that note it was better for me to be done. 

No more morning milkies enabling me to dream nurse and catch a little extra sleep

One this hand I do miss it! I know that sounds strange to some people, well most people actually, but I do miss nursing the kids. I miss Ladybug running in bright and early and me dream nursing catching like half an hour of extra sleep in the mornings before mister woke up. I miss having magic powers to make them stop whatever temper tamrum was happening at the time. I miss the warmth of the cuddles and the silliness and the smiles. I do miss nursing the kids.

No more tmeper tantrum fighting boobs

But it is over with now, both have stopped and I figured it would happen if i left them for a few days. I had been thinking about weaning Ladybug at least before her 3rd birthday and maybe continuing with Mister but I knew both would have to stop at the same time in order for it to work. Ladybug always wants what Mister has or is doing no matter what and the other way around as well. So for one to be done the other had to stop too. There have been maybe 2-3 times since we got back from Flordia that either one has asked or Mister has actually succeeded in pulling my shirt down but it was a latch-suck-suck-unlatch and walk away type of thing. I am suprised I didn't get engorged though and the sudden stop didn't hurt my boobs at all. Maybe my body is smarter than maybe I even thought and just knew it was time. Either way is was a happy process with no crying no harsh weaning no upset children and no hurting boobies for me! Thats the way it should be done I believe.

 So lets tally it up. Ladybug nursed from birth to about 8months before my milk dried up when I got surprisingly pregnant with mister. Mister started nursing at birth until 17 months no breaks. Ladybug started nursing again around 19 months until 28months and then we are done! Both of my kids had the best stuff on earth for a good amount of time and i am happy and proud of our nursing journey but sad to see it be over with. Sadly they might be our only two children so I am probably done done.