What is your best weaning advice or piece of information?

Sarahlovesrob

Hello,

My goal was to breastfeed until 12 months. I am now going on 15. My LO never took to bottles, and is still breastfeeding frequently during the day (I have managed to now only feed 1 x a night) and give him solids for lunch and dinner (and snacks) between nursing times. My LO wants to breastfeed for food, thirst, fun, comfort, etc. I can't imagine how to fulfill all of those needs with a sippy cup of milk/water. what did you find most helpful? Because he never took to a bottle, anything else but a boob is pretty unappealing.

Thanks.

Squirtgun

Does he have a lovey, or stuffed toy that he likes a lot? For the comfort aspect of it, when I decided to wean daughter (right at 1year) I started holding a small taggie right by the boob while she was nursing. For her it worked well, in that she started holding onto taggie while she nursed and then now uses it for a comfort object.

SharonB222

I have been my DS' pacifier, but he goes to DCP so did use bottle and now cups. He wasn't drinking much at DC and waiting for me, but then DCP found a straw sippy cup and that's worked well. My DD didn't drink WCM and stopped BF (addicted to a plastic pacifier), so we used dairy products to make up the difference. For DS, I have started pushing a stuffed animal on him which has worked so-so. Tonight in his crib he was chewing on the plastic ring of one of his stuffed animals and I was excited. When he requests BF in the middle of the day, a gentle "no" and distraction usually works, if he's upset I hold him and coddle him (until I can distract him), but if he is inconsolable I have DH hold him and coddle him. As I mentioned, I did not have to wean LO#1 (she stopped at 16 mo), so weaning LO#2 (albeit slowly) is a bit tough for me.