Thinking about stopping breastfeeding.

[jojo_2012]

Lewis is 19 months now and is becoming a bit of a booby bully! He has always been a mummy's boy and is BF on demand.

The problem now is that whenever he wants my attention, which is obviously whenever I'm trying to get things done he will physically try to pull my boob out of my top and often succeed!

He probably has booby 10-15 times a day even straight after a big drink of juice.

It can only be a comfort/control thing and I've had enough now I've tried distractions but its not working and I am ready to stop so any advice on how would be appreciated.

 

[SaraLouise]

My mum bfed my little brother til he was 2, and then he started to become very rough/demanding so she wanted to stop. She had a bit of a cold at the time & just told him that he couldn't drink from mummy because he'd get sick but he could have cuddles if he wanted. & got him a new big boy beaker for his milk.

After a few days he stopped asking for boob & just wanted cuddles. Occasionally he still asks for it but now she just tells him that he has his big boy beaker for milk now, and doesn't make a fuss of it, and it seems to do the trick.

Dunno if this is helpful atall sorry!

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[BunnyN]

Could you tell him he has to wait until bedtime? That would put you in charge of where and when.

 

[littlesmoosh]

i made the decision to stop 2 days ago because dex is now (finally) sleeping through without feeds and i felt it was time cause hes 13 months.

his favourite thing to say just now is 'all done' and he says it in the right context. so when he goes for my boob i just say 'its all done'. he wasnt happy about it at first, but hes hardly asking now and its only been 2 days! maybe try this approach? x

 

[cosmicgirl]

I'd like to stop also, we've tried a few times now but he's hysterical and I just give in. He's not sleeping through yet and the only thing that settles him in the early hours is boob x

 

[Mrs Wibbily]

I'd like to stop also, we've tried a few times now but he's hysterical and I just give in. He's not sleeping through yet and the only thing that settles him in the early hours is boob x

I'm getting to this point too, thought i would stop at 12 months but can't see it happening, he seems to be constantly latched on through the night! not so much during the day though!x

 

[clairem1980]

I fed my first Lo for 16 months. She used to wake for milk at might at about 9 months and the Hv told me to offer water. If they are thirsty they will take it. If not, they soon get the idea that there is no milk to be had so no point waking. It seemed to work.
My Lo gradually dropped feeds til we just did bedtime, I then switched to a milkshake at bedtime and daddy did bedtime for the first time that night and I left the house. It worked, never fed again after that.....

 

[jojo_2012]

It's really not working. He's not thirsty he guzzles juice like it's going out of fashion. I think I'm a human dummy

 

[MumHaley]

This is a tough one. I am experiencing that with my son and he seems to be not weaning completely from breastfeeding anytime soon. What I do is we just nurse in the morning, before his afternoon nap, and if I can, before sleeping. He usually nurses to sleep. But other than that, I firmly say, "No, we can't nurse right now. Mummy's busy." or "Mummy will nurse you later, ok?" It takes a few rejections until he realizes what it really means.

You can try what I did or you can set your own terms with nursing. Personally, the longer your child nurses, the better. But do what is comfortable for you and your child.

Here's a tip:

While your son may be a little young to understand, try to explain or say in the simplest way possible that you can only nurse at certain times of the day. And if you are out in public and would not want to nurse, offer a snack instead.