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Those who had a hard time weaning, pls come in

thinkofthatthinkofthat
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Long story short.....

I have been trying to wean DD ever since her 2 day nursing strike about 2 weeks ago.  Why?  Because the strike decreased my supply, and she was fine without my milk for 2 days.  I figure it's time.  Those 2 days were awful and painful.  SHe went from nursing around 5,6 times a day to not wanting it at all.  But, my body started to adjust.

So, day 3 comes along and she wakes up begging for her "boo"  again.  I relented and gave it to her.  Big mistake.  Now she wants it all...the...time.  I think it's time to wean her.  .  So, I have restricted her to boo in the morning, first thing, and boo before bedtime.  Well, lately she just wants it all the time, and cries when I say no.  It's breaking my heart.  Should I give in?  I mean, what if we go back to nursing all day long and then she goes on strike again.  I don't want to go through that again.

Plus, it would be nice to have my body back finally.  I don't know what to do.  Advice?

 

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Re: Those who had a hard time weaning, pls come in

  • thinkofthatthinkofthat
    Forgot to add that she has now gone on a cow's milk strike since I have been restricting her boo time.  Refuses to drink anything but water, and has always hated cheese.  This worries me a bit.
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  • jumpersjumpers
    I think if it is breaking your heart, then why not nurse her? It's good for her and she wants it! I know nursing strikes are awful, but do you have a pump that could provide some relief? If it were me I would just nurse her. I am still nursing DD and plan to until 2. Yes, there are definitely days when I want my body back! However, I think that when I look back on those short two years, I will miss it. So enjoy the time with your DD while you can! Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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  • GoodysgirlGoodysgirl member
    I didn't make it as long as you :( DD refused to nurse and after a while, I just gave up and we weaned. During that time I pumped and gave her BM in a bottle. Then slowly added milk to the BM.  After a few weeks, close to a month, she was fully weaned. If you're ready and she's ready, try doing it slowly.  If neither of you are ready to wean, keep it up and revisit when you're both ready :)
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  • SBear12SBear12 member

    I've been working on weaning Lyla in the past few weeks. She's also an all-day nurser, but we're TTC #2 and my cycles are all screwy, I think in part from the BFing. So we're trying to cut back to mornings only.

    I noticed that during the day, she was mostly just nursing out of boredom. If we were out somewhere and distracted, she never asked for it. So when we were home and she wanted "mo", I'd try my best to distract her somehow, either with a snack or drink or reading a book or playing outside... basically anything else she liked to do.

    That often worked, but when it didn't, I started telling her that the milk was sleeping. She looked a bit confused at first but wasn't upset by it... just patted my chest and said, "nigh-nigh, mo". And after about a week, she totally stopped asking to nurse during the day. If she had acted very upset, I probably would have taken it as a sign that she wasn't ready to wean yet, and waited a bit longer.

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