Eva Amurri no longer feels ‘guilty every step of the way’ as she weans three-month-old son off breastfeeding
After giving birth to her son Mateo Antoni three months ago, Eva Amurri promised herself she would only continue to breastfeed ‘for as long as it felt good and positive.’
The 35-year-old Happily Eva After blogger, who has more than 162 thousand Instagram followers, shared a candid post about how breastfeeding triggers ‘symptoms akin to PMS, and even postpartum depression and anxiety’ for her.
‘I’ve made the decision to start weaning Mateo, and today on the blog I’m talking ‘about that decision as well as the process I’m taking,’ she captioned a slideshow of pictures of herself holding her youngest at home on Wednesday.
Weaning: Eva Amurri shared a candid post about how breastfeeding triggers ‘symptoms akin to PMS, and even postpartum depression and anxiety’ for her
Looking flawless, the mother-of-three donned a pair of cobalt blue slacks with a vibrant floral pattern and tenderly held her little boy, who she shares with ex-husband Kyle Martino.
She reflected: ‘The decision to wean is super personal for every woman and can come with a lot of emotion – especially because each woman’s decision to wean can be tied to feelings of really deep-rooted frustration, shame, sadness, relief, or pressure.’
On her blog, she opened up about feeling ‘guilty every step of the way’ after weaning her firstborn Marlowe, 5½, at four months.
‘I’ve made the decision to start weaning Mateo, and today on the blog I’m talking about that decision as well as the process I’m taking,’ she captioned a slideshow of pictures of herself holding her youngest on Wednesday
While in retrospect, she knows her decision was the right choice, she wishes she could go ‘back to that 29 year old woman’ and tell her, ‘Listen Honey. You need to do what you need to do. You need to be strong and happy to make your child strong and happy!’
Similarly with her 3½-year-old son Major James, she had to stop breastfeeding, after a few months, due to ‘a mental health crisis’ she was undergoing at the time.
Upon preparing to breastfeeding with her third child, Amurri decided she wouldn’t ‘cry over it, dread it, or curse it.’
Picture perfect: Looking flawless, the mother-of-three donned a cobalt blue pair with a vibrant floral pattern and tenderly held her little boy, who she shares with ex-husband Kyle Martino
However, Amurri admits ‘beginning to wean Mateo has been pretty emotional.’
‘The past few months have been really nutty for all of us, and having that special time with my sweet boy a bunch of times a day has really bonded us,’ she noted.
The actress pointed out, ‘Since I have been both a formula-feeding mama and a breastfeeding mama, I do know that taking that time itself with my baby is what ultimately bonds us, though.’
‘The past few months have been really nutty for all of us, and having that special time with my sweet boy a bunch of times a day has really bonded us,’ she noted
While she still gets little ‘teary-eyed’ thinking knowing the days of him latching are numbered, she feels ‘really empowered.’
‘I’m looking forward to feeding my son from a bottle with love, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that he will be just as “fine” as my other kids were,’ she concluded, while reaching out to other moms to share their stories in the comments.
She also encouraged other parents not to feel ‘wracked with guilt about her breastfeeding choices.’