To ween or not to ween

Man this is a hard decision.

Dane is eating table food so well that there really isn't a need for breast milk (as nutritional intake) anymore. During the week I nurse him first thing in the morning, then pump 6 ounces at work for his bottle at daycare for the next day, then I nurse him to sleep for his afternoon nap and then again at bedtime. During the weekend I only nurse him in the morning and before his nap and bedtime. I just think it's time to get rid of the bottle at daycare. (plus I'd really like to stop pumping...it's getting to be a hassle ever since I started sharing an office with someone! I have to ask him to leave every time it's "booby-duty" time).

This is a hard decision for me because I feel like I am letting monkey down for some reason. I don't know why, it's not like I am stopping breastfeeding altogether. I am just removing one of the feedings.

I talked to the ladies at daycare and they weren't very supportive. They like to have bottles on hand just in case the baby doesn't like whatever table food is being fed. But, Dane eats anything and everything.....Plus, I plan on bringing a box of snacks just in case (graham crackers, animal crackers, etc.) he is hungry in between breakfast - snack - lunch.

I also thought about how I am going to use up all the breast milk I have frozen (144 ounces). I think what I decided to do was just stop pumping at work, but still bring bottles of milk to daycare until all the frozen milk is used up, then stop bringing a bottle all together. If I start that tomorrow, then there is 6 weeks of frozen milk. In 6 weeks he will 11 months old and I am SURE he will not even want that bottle anymore anyway. The ladies say he really doesn't even finish the bottle during the day anyway.

My apologies. I am rambling and going back and forth on this. I must have called my sister 10000 times about this bugging her asking her what I should do. Ack!