Stopping breastfeeding
I really need help. My son is 18 months and I cannot do this anymore.
Yes, I dropped feedings, yet, he’s still sucking the life out of me every time he’s around, before bed time and during the night.
I was away from him for 30 hours and he was fine but then he wouldn’t stop screaming so I had to show and breastfeeding.
I’m at a loss - mentally I cannot do this anymore.
Any help/tips please? How can I stop? Thank you🙏🏻
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There’s no time frame for it and it has taken me a good 3-4 months to do it. I’ve also found that when he’s ill he’s gone back to just wanting me but I think that’s because of the added comfort. In those cases I’ve had to start the whole process again.
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My little boy was the same. I’ve managed to drop all feeds now apart from one in the morning when he wakes but I don’t mind that so much. I started by introducing a bottle for his feed before bedtime. Initially he refused and looked at me to say “yeah right” but I did it every evening once I’d bathed him and lay him down for a massage he normally has a wind down programme on whilst I’m massaging him so I’d play that and give him the bottle and he started taking it. Then I’d take him up to bed red a book and place him in his cot. The first few nights took about an hour as he screamed but I kept going in (and Dad) to reassure him. After about a week he would take a bottle have a story then take himself to sleep. I then started to swap his afternoon feed for a bottle. As nursery were already doing this and he was taking it there I continued offering it at home and he has kind of worked out that as long has he has milk he’s ok.