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Yasmine Vargas opened up about a new milestone of her bunso with actor-politician Alfred Vargas in a recent Instagram post.

The former Encantadia actor tied the knot with the Fil-Italian beauty in 2010. She gave birth to Alfredo Cristiano E. Vargas IV in January 2019. The couple have two older daughters named Alexandra and Aryana.

In a lengthy post on Instagram, Yasmine revealed that she recently stopped breastfeeding Cristiano after more than two years. She admitted that it was an emotional moment for her.

According to healthline.com, there are several benefits of breastfeeding your babies. Breastmilk contains antibodies that help fight off viruses, reduces risk of your baby contracting certain illnesses, promotes healthy weight gain, and helps prevent childhood obesity.

Yasmine talked about this big change concerning Cristiano, “Three days ago, I breastfed Cristiano for the last time.

“Twenty-five months and 2 days of direct feeding (he always refused the bottle).

“I actually planned to stop a year ago but then Cristiano got confined and I decided to postpone.”

“This time it was his pedia's decision.

“I was more than ready.

“I knew that it was a good time to end this phase of our lives.

“But somehow I felt very emotional about it.

“So during that last feed I had a few tears in my eyes.”

Still, it was surprising for Yasmine and Alfred to find out that Cristiano handled it quite well.

According to her, “We had been slowly approaching this moment since last month.

“Cutting down feedings one at a time, removing first the night feeds. A week later, the morning feeds, and 3 weeks later, the naptime feeds, replacing breast milk with fresh milk and a little bit of chuckie in a cup.

“To my surprise he handled the dropping of feeds with ease.

“He only cried the first 2 nights and fell asleep in his Daddy's arms.

“Every day he repeatedly tries to put his hand down my shirt to try to feed but when I tell him “no more dede”, he would just say, “oh”. Then he stops and smiles at me with his kulit face like “Mommy, I had to try.

“Grabe, super cute niya! Ang hirap mag “no”.

Now, Alfred's wife is welcoming this new stage of Cristiano's life with open arms. She also declared that becoming a mother to three beautiful kids is the best thing that has happened to her.

“I think what made me feel sad is that breastfeeding was our special bonding time.

“I was his nutrition, his comfort, his safe place. And I didn't want to lose that.

“But as with anything in life, this ending marks a chance for a new beginning. A new relationship with Cristiano.

“And finally when he sees me he doesn't approach me just to latch. Now, he likes to cuddle and play more.

“Definitely being a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me.”

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