23 month still nursing!

Reeaa · August 2013

My son is 23 month still nursing... How to wean off

sschwege · August 2013

What an amazing gift you have given your son! Way to go mama!

I guess I would need more details as to how often you are nursing and when. But I will just give you my experience. DD was officially done at 20 months. I started with the nursing session I wanted to get rid of first and that was bed-time. So DH just started giving her a cup of breast milk and I sort disappeared those first couple of nights (I just went and took a shower). That left me at two nursing sessions, once in the morning and one in the late afternoon which I continued for a while longer. When I was finally ready to be done for good I basically had to break the routine. So DH would go in and get her in the morning and instead of bringing her into bed so I could nurse her, I got up and she got a cup of milk. The afternoon one was a little trickier because DH was at work. But we always did the same thing, I would sit in a beanbag chair while watching "Wheel of Fortune" (I know I'm like an 80 year old woman). So around that time we would go for a walk or to the park. I did not under any circumstances turn on the TV or sit in the beanbag chair. She asked every now and again, but I would just say, 'not now'. I had already decided that if she really wanted to nurse I wouldn't refuse her, but it never got to that. After about a week I just told her the milk was gone. It went really well, though I was pregnant at the time and I know there wasn't much milk left, so I'm sure that helped. I think breaking the routine is the most important part.

cas3ymari3 · August 2013

I just wanted to say Go you!! That is amazing that you made it this long. You have given your son one of the best gifts you could ever give him by doing that!! You should be so proud of yourself!

Reeaa · August 2013

Thank you fit your reply well he will be 2 in few weeks and I don't see him stop nursing anytime soon lol I guess I have to be a little tougher n break the routine!

BelhurstBride · August 2013

Around two I started cutting back to certain times of day, specifically pre nap, pre bedtime and first thing in the morning. I was okay with that left it at that, but didn't offer. I only nursed when she asked and only if it was during one of those times a day. I just made up excuses for other times.

At 32 months she started to get frustrated and complaining that "boo boo gunk" was all gone. After a day or two, if she asked I reminded her it was all gone. It was 10x easier than I ever expected.

FTR, we found out I was pregnant shortly thereafter, which is probably why it was "all gone."

meg1974 · August 2013

We recently weaned. I used the don't offer, don't refuse method and pretty much allowed her to wean on her own. If you're having a hard time cutting out a particular feeding, try leaving her with a family member, your SO, etc. at that time of day for a day or so. That might cause her to forget about that feeding. You can do that slowly until you are fully weaned.

ChelsiAnn13 · August 2013

I'm still nursing my DD as well. While I still don't want to wean I had cut the amount back to mainly just before naps at bedtime. She is usually is sick or hurt if she asks to nurse more then that now. I just stopped offering, she is so busy now that she is a toddler she barley notice that I was giving her snacks during the times i had normally nursed her. I'm not ready to give up nursing before naps and bed times, and while I believe she would be just fine giving it up he does still ask for it.

Congrats for breast feeding that long!

cchill01 · August 2013

DD#1 weaned at 27 months. You may be able to take a more laid back approach. At around 2 years old, I let her start asking. I would sit down in our chair, but not undo anything until she pointed or asked. It actually was very gentle, no major drama.

erbear · August 2013

My girls both weaned between 18 and 22 months on their own. Around 18 months, I started not offering, but not refusing. They both cut back, then weaned within a few months.

babygrl5507 · August 2013

When I weaned my LO, I just slowly started replacing one feeding with a sippy cup of milk. I would continue with the rest of the feedings and after 1-2 weeks, replace another feeding. My LO was completely weaned within about 2 months, and she didn't really notice or care - or if she did, she didn't put up a fuss. (idk if it helped, but I'd hold/snuggle her while she drank from the sippy cup if the feeding was around a bedtime/naptime.)

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