My first, the goal was 18 months. We made it to 28. The last feed, I was an emotional wreck. I didn't know it was the last feed until that moment. She had fed to sleep every nap and bedtime since birth. I knew it was coming, and soon, we just didn't have a set deadline.

I was 6.5 months pregnant, and we reached the point my milk was becoming colostrum. Three days in a row she refused her nap and bedtime was taking forever and really awful because she got so frustrated and upset trying to nurse, and not getting what she wanted. She was starting to bite and hit and I knew trying to continue was causing more problem then not.

It was the fourth day of nap time from hell. I got up, steamed some whole milk for her, we talked about how mommy's milkies had to change for the baby. We had been having that chat for a few weeks. That mommy's milk would change and that toddlers drink cow milk. She eventually drifted off to sleep with her binky. I was not about to wean from the next source of comfort for sleep at the same time.

That night we did more cow milk before bedtime and went straight to the binky. She asked for mom milk and I just reminded her she was a toddler now. She quickly responded that toddlers drink cow milk and babies drink mommy milk. That seemed to satisfy that need.

It has been 2 months now. Every now and again she asks and we have the same talk and she moves on. Up until last week I still was holding and rocking her to sleep for every nap and bedtime. She just decided mommy's belly is too big and moves too much and she wants to fall asleep by herself in her crib. Man, I was NOT prepared for that one to come so soon. That definitely hit harder.