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In the same exact boat as y’all! OMG, I’m sending this message from a night of absolutely no rest because my daughter refused to accept that she wouldn’t get nursed. My mom suggested I put Aloe Vera gel on the nipple consistently to wean her since the taste is so bitter but I’m not sure. What do you guys think?
Oh that's an interesting idea!
Yes and currently almost 8months pregnant I’ve been trying to wean her my whole pregnancy but she refuses to give up the boob. Idk what I’m going to do once her sister is born
Omg I’m so glad to see I’m not alone in this. Thank you guys for chiming in. It seems like no end in sight for the breastfeeding, yikes! 😵💫 As I type this he’s on a boob while sleeping lol. Someone gave me an idea to put a bandaid on my nipple and show him it’s “broken”, I’ve yet to try it but my son is sharp, he will likely just pull it off! 😅 I’ve also been told he’s going to wean himself but… it almost feels like he is holding onto it just to maintain his closeness to me and like he senses the end of this journey is near. It’s impacting his appetite now and I want him sleeping throughout the night, sigh. Something’s gotta give.
@Joslyn See now that’s interesting, cuz I was told that if you’re pregnant ur breast milk changes taste and a lot of babies don’t prefer the change so they’ll wean themselves. That’s a lot. Hang in there mama!
@Nichole Jeez and it’s just so much easier to comfort them then to deal with that in the moment. I’m with you. Like I know just refusing to nurse him I’ll be dealing with so much fuss and fight, and I just feel guilty thinking about keeping him from what the comfort he knows, but I feel like we’re going to have to do the hard thing soon.. 😕 sigh!
@Dejaunte Damn… I don’t know if I could do Aloe Vera, but I’ve definitely heard similar suggestions with diff seasonings lol I’m on the fence with these! The funny thing is it’ll probably work.
I am on the same boat. I am trying the bandaid thing. I am on day 2 … so far it seems to be working. My daughter is very smart but somehow she understood when I told her that mummy is hurt and needs to wear a bandaid. So now she just insists to sleep on it or while touching it. It was affecting her wanting to eat so took the hard decision to wean her off. But I think it’s comforting for her to suck on it as she loves her milk
@Chanté I was told the same thing but she doesn’t seem to mind almost seems to like it more😩
@Joslyn Damn! 😕
@Disha K now this is inspiring, I’m going to give it a go (the bandaid thing). I will report back in a few days!
@Dejaunte Hey okay so I’m reporting I just tried the Aloe Vera thing and it did absolutely NOTHING lol, he latched right on and kept on drinking 😫 Tomorrow I’m trying the bandaid thing I mentioned above!
Just curious how did it go eventually? Because I am also still breastfeeding my 2y2m son 😩
@典晏 I have a two week old and a 2 year old nursing off of me as I type this. I am no help. Hopefully one of the other ladies has had better luck than I have. lol
I'm in the same boat. He turned 2 in late November and every time I start skipping a feeding he gets a virus and won't settle without me and how do you say no to a sick baby? Also while visiting family over the holidays he'd come to me while overhwlemed and would completely spiral if I didn't nurse him. I tried taking him away and comforting without but it escalated quicker than at home. I'd love to hear what others think, I'm also at a loss.