• Survival Series

    Surviving: Weaning My 18 Month Old

    Before I ever became pregnant, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I didn’t know how long or what it would be like, but I knew in my soul it would be a part of my motherhood journey. When I got pregnant with Cam, I anticipated breastfeeding him by blissfully and ignorantly planning on just “doing it”. I didn’t do a ton of research, I didn’t join any Facebook groups (besides the due date group I was already in).. I just knew that I was going to try. When people would ask how long I planned on nursing, my response was pretty scripted: “My short term goal is 3 months, my…