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I am going to agree with all of the moms above me. You dont have to wean. My 2 youngest are 18 months apart and I nursed the older one until she was 15 months. My youngest is now almost 3 and is still nursing strong. You would have to put the baby on formula until 1 year, so why do that? Why not give him breastmilk for a couple more months? You can get pregnant while nursing even without a period.
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On the other side carefully weigh how important nursing is for you both. I have seen a few disappointed Mommies who stopped BFing early to get pregnant and then it took longer then they thought it would to get pregnant, almost all of them regretted weaning just to try for another. One of the Mom's decided when she got preggo with #2 (2 years after #1) not to try the same thing this time and she is now pregnant with #3 while nursing, #2 is 9 months old. Good luck to you!
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I agree with the other moms as well. For me personally, I understand wanting your children close in age, but I wouldn't wean just for that reason unless you are unhappy with nursing. It's such a precious and important time in your son's life, that if nursing is going okay I would at least wait until he is a year old. You may end up regretting it later on if you do, and in the grand scheme of things I don't think a few months will make a difference in your children's relationships (assuming that's why you'd like them to be close in age). My son was exclusively breastfed until he was 9 months old as well, and my cycles came back when he was 8 months old. He's now 19 months old and still nursing a few times a day.
![]() Have you started your son on solids? There's a good chance that once your son starts eating solids and is less dependent on your milk supply, your cycles may start up again anyways and you won't need to stop nursing him to get pregnant. You could have the best of both worlds, I would just wait a couple more months to see. ![]()
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I forgot to add that I BFed my DD#1 until I was five months pregnant with DD#2. DD#2 was 24 months and the time and I only stopped because I was really, really ready (plus I was having some strange feelings in the pit of my abdomen). But weaning before one year just to get pregnant, I honestly would not put the health of my child at stake in an effort to create another.
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I don't think you have to wean to get your cycle back. If you want it to come back sooner though, the first thing I would try is just night-weaning. Then try adding more solids. You don't have to wean completely for sure, but decreasing your nursing like this would probably help. It happens naturally as your baby gets older anyway.
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I would keep nursing too.
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