Today's topic would be my struggle on weaning off Anaqi from breastfeeding.
I've started to wean him off since his 2nd birthday. It was a failure. I didn't know the right way to do it.
Since he turned 3 years last October, I had determined to wean him off for good as I can take it any longer. My whole body is aching.. I had frequent gastric and migraine.
So, to make it short. My husband had a work trip for 4d 3n. So me and Anaqi went for my eldest sister place.
I asked my sis how she wean all 3 of her daughters from breastfeeding. She said, she did it by force and thaught me how.
So, the battle begin last thursday. I told Anaqi that I want him to stop brastfeeding since he is a big boy now. He was throwing all kind of tantrums, from crying to shouting, from stomping to jumping and hitting me everywhere. My sis told me to hang in there and that he will eventually feel tired.
After about an hour, he finally slept. I can hear him sleeping with a little sad cry. Told myself not to give in.
When he wakes up, he asked for milk. I said NO. He cried again. Told him to eat.. He refused everyting until I gave him fish cracker. He ate only that with plain water.
I did some doughnut, thinking that he would want to eat. He refused the doughnut. I went blank and could not think straight. Then he come to me with a pack of vege crackers. I gave it to him.
He didn't eat anything for dinner, so was I. I guess he is so devastated that he had no appetite to eat. My head felt heavy so I finally had a rice meal with chicken. Anaqi had about 3 teaspoon of it.
I still felt hungry after the rice, so I ate a doughnut. Still feelig heavy, I took anaqi to bed. He was asking for the milk again. I told him NO. He went on crying to sleep.
At about 4++am he wakes up for his usual milk. I felt the engorgement so I gave in.. He emptied both breast and I can feel my head is a little light. We went back to sleep after that.
That's how I survived the first day. Whewww~~~
Crying in solitude. I was sad too Anaqi.. If I could I would like to give you more..but I couldn't.. So I wont. Love you sayang & hang in there.
