It seems to be the question.... so here is my answer.

As we close in on the 2 year mark, I’m forced to think on one major question: To wean or not to wean?

If you would have told me 2 years ago that I would still be nursing Greyson, I would have laughed until my sides hurt and told you that you were crazy! I never in a million trillion years thought that I would turn out to be this mom, this nursing fiend of a mom. But, I am – and am I so very proud of myself for it.

I guess there really isn’t that much of a question in my mind as far as to wean or not to wean; I’ve decided that Greyson and I will follow what’s known as child-lead-weaning or CLW. However, I do feel that it’s time to lead Greyson, towards the final goal of being completely weaned – I have no set date or time, that will just come as it does. It does seem to be though, that every single soul I meet has a different opinion, and they are oh so happy to share it.

It’s disheartening to know that I am in the minority when it comes to breastfeeding. Through my experiences I am shocked, and sadly enough, mostly by other mothers opinions of breastfeeding. Between 0-6 months I was pleased to find that 95% of the people I told that Greyson was nursing were supportive, between 6-12 months that number dropped to probably close to 80%, still not bad. After that though it has been just plain sad, by 18 months the percentage of supportive people had dropped to probably less than 30% and at 2 years, the percentage of supportive people is less than 5%. I don’t understand this thinking, especially when it comes from other mothers. How could anyone, deny the benefits of breast milk. How could anyone choose to deny their child, or tell me that I should deny my child the comfort of nursing, the bonding time that nursing still provides for Greyson and me? Why is it that our country is the only country in the world where its “abnormal” to breast feed your child over a year? Why would any woman, mother, sister, or daughter cast a dirty look, make a rude comment, or place judgment on another woman for simply feeding her baby in the way that was intended, after all that is what our breast’s are for. I think as a society we often forget that women’s bodies were created to grow, nurture, and provide for our children, not fill out low cut sweaters and fit into skinny jeans.

All I ask is this, I won’t tell you how to feed your child, please don’t make judgments on how I feed mine.