Weaning off breast milk

I feel like I’ve tried everything, plasters on my nipples, lemon juice, cold Turkey (never lasts lol) and explaining that milk will end soon etc. I know I’m making excuses but I’m a single mum so I feel that it does make it that bit harder as there is nobody else to distract her, put her to bed, take a turn when she wants to nurse. I’m also worried about the hormonal changes which is why I’ve struggled for my own sake, I feel sad at the thought of stopping BUT it is definitely time as it’s taking it’s toll on me now.

I’m wondering if anyone else has only recently stopped / stopping and what you’re doing. Any books you recommend to get her to understand?

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It’s so hard! I’ve got my boobie milk addict down to one feed af bed time with the booby moon book but now he just says every night I don’t want to send it to the moon lol going to work up to it going away very soon but it’s so hard. I totally understand it must be so hard when it’s just you and her as I rely so heavily on my husband trying to distract and when he works away I go back to feeding more regularly just to get some sleep!!!! If you find a magic remedy let me know

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve stopped the night feeds, he got really cross for 2/3 nights and has just stopped trying. He has a cup of water in case he’s thirsty. If he wakes we just have a cuddle until he goes back to sleep. He is waking at 5am absolutely starving though, but I won’t take him down until 6:15. The last few days he’s woken at 5:30 instead.

I’m still offering milk for nap and to go to bed, but I plan on cutting the bed feed in the next few days. (God knows how I’m going to manage the nap one though!)

I will say he is now sleeping longer stretches through the night. He used to wake every 2 hours but he’s now sleeping 8pm-5:30am with one wake for a cuddle and settle.

I also wore high neck tops and tucked them into my pjs so he couldn’t get easy access 😂

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