Weaning breastfeeding

Hi December 2023 parents. I'm needing some help. My 18 month old daughter is boobie obsessed. I've mostly been happy feeding her this long, but I'm not enjoying it any more. She wakes an average of 6 times a night wanting the boob. If I try and comfort her other ways, she becomes hysterical until I give in. It is absolutely exhausting. She has no health issues, and is 95th centile for weight. We have tried twice so far to night wean, and eventually gave up. I think I need to wean completely, but don't know how, or if I can do it. I want to do it as gently as possible.

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This was ME! And honestly, ChatGPT helped me NIGHT WEAN my 18 month old!! Because they’re old enough to understand what we say it was so much easier than I thought! I will see if I can screenshot the instructions it gave me. It was SO SIMPLE. Highly recommend trying :)

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Okay it’s only letting me select one photo - happy to email it to you if you don’t mind sharing

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Thank you for that. It sounds great. Were you successful?
P.s I love your photos. You're gorgeous.

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