Weaning my daughter off?When did you?

Question

I want to and i dont....I do because i have extremely bad postpartum anxiety and depression and i get delusional and i think it could be from the hormones to make breastmilk? It started at 2 months postpartum now my daughter i 9 months and i dont know if i can take this much longer so i thought maybe i should wean her and see if that helps if not then get some meds. but... i dont want to because she loves nursing and she always wants to nurse over anything and because i want to for the first year and then wean her and she get all the good stuff from me what do you think when did you wean?

Answer 1

You should ask a health care professional for this answer. Every woman is different and no one but a doctor can tell you if your experiencing Post Par-tum. 9 months isn't a long time to nurse but it is a life time to feel depressed. Please get some real help from your doctor. Good luck, I've been there!

Answer 2

i was in the same boat as you hunny with both kids. what i learned to do is exercise for just a lil bit. exercising helps release endorphins that build new brain cells and keeps away depression and anxiety plus you get to feel healthier and look better too and you get a new found confidence that will help alot. go out for a walk with your daughter go to the park and chase her around get out of the house. as soon as i started walking and getting out my depression and anxiety went away after a week or two. i never wanted to be put on meds or wean my child i wanted to give him the best food for him.

but if you feel that you must wean her try to cut out one or two feedings a day after a week cut another one and so on and so forth until there is one feeding left and cut that one out. replace the boob with a sippy cup of watered down whole milk.  it will be hard and painful for the both of you but if you are determined you can do it

Answer 3

Most women find that depression gets worse when they stop breastfeeding. There are meds you can safely take while breastfeeding. You should really talk to your doctor about it.

http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/200...

http://breastfeeding.suite101.com/articl...

ETA: I agree that it does help to get out and moving. I start to feel depressed again if I am trapped at home for too many days in a row.

Answer 4

you are going to have to start giving her sippy cups soon anyway, so JUST DO IT.  The longer you wait, the worse it'll be.  I weaned my son from bottles at 9 months.  I started introducing the sippy around 6.5 months.  At first, he did very little with it, but in time grew to understand its purpose, ect.  By 9 mo, he was using a sippy half the time and so one day *POOF* all bottles had disappeared.  He never noticed. (he was breastfed till 5 months, btw, i just slowly merged more bottles in and less breast out)  So, start by only breastfeeding 2x a day for a week then 1x, then none.  Be firm.  Don't give in.  If she gets thirsty/hungry she'll take a sippy or bottle. YOU are the boss, remember that.  I would get a soft topped sippy so it's not too foreign from the breast. IF you introduce bottles now, then only do so for a short while, b/c that'll be another battle to face later.  I'd go straight to the sippy cup.

Answer 5

dont stop  to young