Ariana

Dear breast worrier: I just wanted to say that my son did not want to give up breastfeeding on his own at all. In fact, the longer it went, the more he regressed to wanting to feed more frequently, often in public, and feeling anxious if I delayed. That said, when I was ready to stop, the process was much more simple than I thought it would be. Given his anxious feeding tendencies, I thought it would be almost impossible, but my friend suggested I use big band-aids and tell him my “nums” had boo boos, and he couldn’t have any more milk. He became concerned for me, more than for himself, and transitioned fairly well. It was such a lesson for me in the idea that you can make transitions when you need to. Of course, self-weaning would be wonderful, but if it doesn’t happen, I just thought I would recommend the boo boo method!

(PS. The chat being disassociated from individual articles, etc., makes it so much less useful to us all! I hope that’s changed!)