Nursing ... and bedtime and waking

2chatter

So we are still nursing twice a day - when he wakes and before bed.

Nursing is the key to both of these routines - wake up and go to bed.  ONE morning I tried to get a glass of water before nursing and he was a disaster for HOURS.  I cannot imagine what a mess he would be if I did not even nurse.  He knows we are winding down at night when I pull out the Boppy to nurse.  He rarely resists, but if he does, we read for a bit then he's happy to go down.

I did not expect to still be nursing.  But he is INTO it.  And it's KEY to waking and sleeping.

I guess I am OK with it.  But I would love to be able to sleep in just once.  Or to not be home at bedtime (I fear supply loss and actually threw away my pump this weekend as I haven't used it, don't want to use it, refuse to use it) just once. 

Any thoughts on how to ease him out of the reliance on nursing for waking or sleeping?  He doesn't have to wean, but nursing not being the KEY to all of this would be great.  It seems so all or none, so not sure if there is anything else I can do but wait....It might be stupid, but nursing feels like a lot of pressure now.  Weirdly moreso than when it was ALL time time and all night long....

CotterpinDoozer

I really have no advice... i still nurse DD right before bed and over night (and first thing in the morning and before naptime on weekends).  I will miss bedtime tonight, and actually pumped the past couple days to have enough for DH to be able to gi

ssimon621

I think if you weren't home, or he spent the night away and he didn't see you he would be fine not nursing in the morning when he wakes.  With Skyler if DH gets her out of bed, plays with her and feeds her breakfast before seeing me she is fine not n

2chatter

Cotterpin that totally makes sense to me, not at all lame!  Ssimon, too true - this is the first year I have only been gone overnight one week in seriously, the last nine years since having children.  I did not even think about that.  I

jmccall79

I didn't have to wean from nursing, but did have to change our bed time routine a bit when I cut out bottles...try addidng something to your bed time routine so that he'll associate "that" with bed time and start winding down.

JessieJH

Maybe just shorten the sessions if you really want to quit?

I am dreading the day when she doesn't want to nurse. Besides the health benefits, it's a really nice and calm part of the day for me. Katherine only nurses when we get home from daycar

pinkshades05

When DH has Nat and has to put her down for nap or bedtime, she will go to bed no problem. For me, she has to nurse. It's all about the person!

tayrob1986

ssimon621:

I think if you weren't home, or he spent the night away and he didn't see you he would be fine not nursing in the m