What happens to your hormones when you start weaning breastfeeding? In this episode, I share the emotional and hormonal shifts I experienced — including getting my first postpartum period back at 13 months.

Landon is BACK for today's episode! Did you miss him and his dad jokes? …because I did. 😄

Today we’re talking about something I was not prepared for: the hormonal and emotional effects of weaning breastfeeding.

It all started with a simple plan to cut just TWO feeds per day. But soon after, I started feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotional, and crying more often than I’d like to admit. I honestly thought something was wrong with me.

It wasn’t until I talked with a psychologist friend that I realized it might actually be connected to weaning and the hormone shifts that  ...