STMs who nursed while pregnant: I have some questions!

I got so touched out after getting pregnant that the thought of breastfeeding made my skin crawl so I stopped when I was 10 weeks pregnant and my daughter was 18 months old. At that point she was only comfort nursing at night. The thing that really got to me was that at that age she was old enough to reach into my shirt and grab at my nipples which was her half asleep way of asking to nurse. She would also fall asleep holding my nipple even if she wasn’t nursing and I just could not deal with being touched anymore. I realized that if nursing was this uncomfortable for me then I really had no choice but to stop because it wouldn’t get easier. Weaning him off daytime feedings might make the transition easier if you can stand nursing for a few more weeks but it might also prolong the whole weaning process. I offered a ton of snacks and had plenty of options on hand. For nighttime I just went cold turkey with her. In my mind it was terrible and she would wake up and cry forever after being told no but my husband was quick to point out that she in reality she cried for maybe 30 seconds to a minute before falling asleep again. After one night of telling her no (like all night long it felt like) she got the message and didn’t ask again. The whole thing was definitely much harder for me than it was for her. It’s also worth noting that I’ve heard it’s best/easiest to make big changes when the kid is sick. They already feel crappy anyway but I know it’s so hard to take a comfort thing away from them when they need more than ever to be comforted. Good luck mama! And congrats on the pregnancy!

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