Mum despairs over having to end her five-year breastfeeding journey

Mum despairs over having to stop breastfeeding after five years when her youngest child weaned – after admitting a nurse once told her she’d NEVER be able to feed her daughters

• Rebecca Burrow has lamented her almost five-year breastfeeding journey
• The mum-of-two has noticed her youngest daughter ‘self weaning’ of late
• Rebecca has praised her ‘one super boob’ that held on to feed both daughters 

A mum-of-two has despaired over her two-year-old daughter’s desire to ‘self wean’ from breastfeeding, after the pair shared years of the daily practice together.

Ex Australia’s Next Top Model star Rebecca Burrow shares six-year-old Arabella Rose and two-year-old Robbie Lou with her surf champion husband Taj.

And despite admitting a nurse once told her she wouldn’t be able to breastfeed, the doting mum, who lives in Perth, Western Australia, took to Instagram on October 15 to talk about her youngest daughter’s choice to wean before her third birthday.

‘I had a nurse tell me I couldn’t do it, well look at us now,’ she said.

‘So many emotions and such a big hormone shift. The first time I weaned I remember actually losing my marbles. I didn’t want Bella to touch me or be near me and I felt like I couldn’t mother anymore.

Ex Australia’s Next Top Model star Rebecca Burrow (pictured) shares six-year-old Arabella Rose and two-year-old Robbie Lou with her surf champion husband Taj

The doting mum, who lives in Perth, Western Australia, took to Instagram on October 15 to talk about her youngest daughter’s choice to stop breastfeeding before her third birthday

‘What I didn’t realise was the hormonal shift I was having. The extra hits of oxytocin that I was getting through feeding had gone, my body was going through changes, and so was my mind. 

‘After two years of feeding and after being told that I wasn’t doing it right but hanging in there and doing it perfectly fine just the way we wanted to, all of a sudden the way I parented felt like it changed. 

‘I wasn’t an instant pain healer through feeding, I wasn’t a warm morning hug with her first bit of nourishment for the day, I couldn’t give her my body’s incredible medicine when she was sick. 

‘But she grew and we grew together. I was still a hug when she got hurt, I was still there for a morning cuddle, and we found other ways to help when the sick bugs came to play. 

‘The love was not lost, I found new ways to get oxytocin hits. Those two days of darkness were horrific. I cried, I was furious, my head was a mess and I didn’t understand why. Now I do. I hope every mother who’s going to wean for the first time reads this and learns something. To be conscious of the hormonal shift can make such a change.’

Rebecca explained that ‘this time around’ she was better prepared with Robbie to notice the signs of hormone imbalance and could tailor her reactions accordingly

Rebecca explained that ‘this time around’ she was better prepared with Robbie to notice the signs of hormone imbalance and could tailor her reactions accordingly. 

‘This time around I feel a little more educated but it’s still sad nonetheless. The end of a chapter. No more babies to breastfeed,’ she said.

‘I’m proud of my body and my one super boob for officially lasting over four and a half years. What a little weapon.’

Many of Rebecca’s followers sympathised with her sadness, saying they too were upset to finish the special bonding activity with their children

Many of Rebecca’s followers sympathised with her sadness, saying they too were upset to finish the special bonding activity with their children.

‘What an incredible gift you and your body have given your babies. I hope you honour yourself during this significant stage through forms of self care like acupuncture and nourishing meals,’ one friend wrote.

‘Beautiful words babe. I’ll be waiting for the hormone hit when this last babe weans herself,’ said another.

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