Weaning

“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her; that you may nurse and be satisfied from her consoling breast; that you may drink deeply with delight from her glorious abundance.” For thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. Isaiah 66:10-13

So we have been trying to get our little man to drink whole milk.  What an adventure.  He didn't really like it at first.... he would let it dribble down his chin after he sucked some out of his sippy.  I would try to offer it to him throughout the day hoping he would start to like it.  He still wanted to nurse a lot and started to get too smart for his own good. He knew where and how to get his milk, sometimes I felt like a milk cow... ha ha! 
A couple weeks ago he got a little stomach bug and wanted to nurse like crazy, it felt like weaning was at a standstill.  He just needed some comfort while he was sick.  After he started feeling better I tried offering him more whole milk.  We tried several cups to see if he preferred one over the other.  We also put a little ovaltine in the milk hoping it would make him want to drink it more. He slowly started drinking more milk and only nursed in the morning and before bedtime. 
He currently loves drinking plain whole milk out of his sippy and only nurses twice a day. He's growing up so fast!

I didn't know weaning would be so hard!  I don't mind nursing him at all but I don't want him to get too attached to it.  The older he gets the harder it is to wean him.  I also don't want him searching for 'milk' (if you know what I mean) when we our in public.  Nursing was something I really wanted to do for the health of my son and I am so blessed I was able to.  We had some struggles for the first couple of months but I was determined to try everything and not give up! Thanks to God, my wonderful husband and lactation consultants we finally got the hang of it!  Now the poor thing doesn't want to give it up!  I have learned that sometimes you just have to let children do things in their own time.  It's not worth stressing over some things.  Children need time and parents need patience.  You have to keep providing opportunities for your child and they will get the hang of it when they are ready!

I am so thankful that I was able to nurse my son. It wasn't always easy but it's definitely worth it!  It's kind of bittersweet to wean him. It means he's growing up and reaching milestones.  It also feels weird sometimes for me because I feel like I'm not giving him something since he isn't nursing as often. But I know its all part of raising a child and I can't wait for new adventures!

And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.  Genesis 21:8

God Bless!