Weaning breastfeeding, 18 months old, cold turkey?

Give him the Playtex bottle with the nipple that is similar to your breast then transition to a sippy cup, when he wants milk. You can pump some milk then put it in the bottle to help your breast not feel as full. OR "Gentle weaning from the breast is easiest on mom and toddler.

If you want to wean with as few tears as possible, try some of these methods to help wean your toddler from breastfeeding. Don’t offer. Only nurse when your toddler really wants to.

Try a gentle distraction – if your toddler can be distracted easily, then they don’t really need to nurse. If your toddler really does want to nurse, you’ll know! Make sure your toddler is drinking well from a bottle or cup.

Is she drinking plenty of milk or formula? If not, spend a few days or weeks getting her milk intake up. Here’s some tips to get your toddler to drink more milk.

Also, have plenty of snacks about to encourage snacking on food, not mom. Analyze when your toddler nurses. When does your toddler nurse?

In what situations does he ask to nurse? For instance, If you have always nursed in when you sit in a particular chair, avoid sitting in that chair if possible. A change of fashion.

If I wore a v-necked top, my son could yank it down and help himself. Wearing a higher necked top lessened the attraction. Switch out your familiar nursing tops, get some of your pre-pregnancy clothes out.

Or even treat yourself to a new shirt. Out of sight, out of mind! Be busy.

Get out of the house, and do something fun. Toddlers forget about nursing when they are having a blast at the playground, or a playdate at a friend’s house. Start gradually shortening nursing sessions, or only nurse on one side per session.

Nurse where you can see a clock to keep an eye on how long you nurse, and reduce the time gradually. When you nurse less, there is less demand on your milk supply. Your body will respond by producing less, and your toddler may naturally get less interested in nursing with less milk avaliable.

Eliminate middle of the day nursing sessions first. Keep “special” nursing sessions like the first, and last of the day, and nursing to sleep, as the last ones to go. Night weaning is often the hardest thing to do.

Toddlers are usually most attached to nursing at nighttime and are very reluctant to stop. But it can be done! Elizabeth Pantley’s books, The No Cry Sleep Solution, and The No Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers, both have lots of wonderful advice for gently night weaning the toddler.

And always remember to replace the nursing sessions with plenty of love, cuddles, and attention. It may be rough at times but toddlers will forget all about it frighteningly quickly. The toddler who nursed 10 times a day will soon not care less.

Remember it’s you she loves, not the boob. Many moms say that once they have weaned, they feel closer to their toddler because they know that their child really loves them, and not just for nursing (2008).

If not, then there's no reason to do so now. Nursing during pregnancy isn't going to cause a problem unless you're at risk for preterm labor. Just make sure you're getting enough calories, take your prenatal vitamins, and drink plenty of water, and you'll be fine.

If you were planning to wean him anyway, then by all means go ahead, but it's not necessary to do it just because you're pregnant. Sorry I don't have any advice for you on the actual weaning part; only one of mine was weaned by that age, and she did it herself. Good luck to you, whatever you decide, and congratulations on your pregnancy!

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