i wanna stop breastfeeding

Pamela - posted on 04/10/2010

I gave up on the crib! My daughter comfort feeds throughout the night. I take her off when she's asleep, if she stirs and fusses i let her latch back on, but take her off again when she's asleep. She sleeps in bed with hubby and I, as thats whats easiest for us. But she'll sleep in her bed for naps. She's eight months old, so I guess we'll worry about her sleeping in her bed all night a bit later. lol

Amy - posted on 04/10/2010

I would not ween her just because she want to confort nurse. I would just nurse her when she is hungry then teach her to fall asleep in her crib. I had to do that with my daughter. It would take hrs to get her to go to sleep by nursing her then if she woke up in the middle of the night it would take just as long. I had no time and she never napped and was very cranky. Now she naps, eats so much better and go to sleep on her own. I did have to let her cry but I would go in check on her and let her know I was there and now she does not even cry and some times she is so happy to be going to bed at night :) If you don't want to have her cry just establish a good ruteen and rub her back or rub her face but keep constant. I also let my daughter nurse 40 mints be for bed she usually kind of sleep nurses then but Its been constant and I don't let her go any longer. She noramly sleeps though the night from about 8-7am if she wakes up I nurser her for no more then 30 mints and put her back down with her music back on. Hope this helps. I would not ween her or give a bottle for that.

Heather - posted on 04/10/2010

I've had great success with my daughter by establishing a really sound bedtime routine AFTER nursing. I read a great book called "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child", that gives some great tips. I nurse her until she's sleepy, but don't allow her to fall asleep at the breast. When it's obvious she's sleepy, I unlatch her, change her diaper, put on her jammies, and then rock in a chair with her while reading a book and then sing a quiet song. I then lay her down AWAKE in her crib. It took awhile for her to get the hang of it, and you might have to deal with some fussing for awhile. I started by setting a time, and if she didn't stop fussing in 15 minutes, I'd go in, rock her until she was calm again, and lay her down again. I'll admit, it made for a few long evenings, but now she's rock solid. Since 3 months old she's gone to sleep completely on her own with that routine and sleeps 10-14 hours straight every night (she's now almost 8 months old).

Courtney - posted on 04/10/2010

This is how i am starting to wean: My son nurses 4 times a day.(1 time in the morning, 1 time be4 nap 1, 1 time be4 nap 2 and of course, before bedtime)Every once in a while my son will wake up in the middle of the night so that should be the #1 feeding to go because he doesnt need any formula or milk like he would in the daytime.. Im assuming that taking a week for each one i take away will be best because it wont be so uncomfortable for me..week 1- First feeding to go is the 1 be4 nap 2..Week 2- second one to go is nap 1's feeding..Week 3- Morning nursing..Week 4- bedtime:( Hope this helps for you! and wish me luck :)

Grace - posted on 03/31/2010

thanks for the tips i will try ;)

Celia - posted on 03/30/2010

Are you expressing milk? It may help to bottle feed throughout the day.....I have a 5 month old daughter and have a similar problem. She won't knock out for the night unless she is nursed but I began limiting her nursing time to only mornings and it's been helpful. Since she was two weeks old, she's been back and forth between nursing and taking the bottled breast milk so it's been a little easier to bottle feed her more and nurse less. This week, my husband has been taking over putting her to bed by giving her a bottle and rocking her to sleep.... Also, the baby bjorn carrier has worked wonders in rocking her to sleep.... Good luck.....

Dora - posted on 03/30/2010

I alternated with my little man. I would offer him the breast for approx. 45 minutes or so. Then I removed him and offered him a bottle with epressed breast milk which I had pumped earlier. I wanted to make sure he was used to both this way my husband would be able to help out with the night time feedings. i must say he never got confused. Try offering her a bottle of you milk when she is hungry and if she fights you on it don't give in. Just keep trying to offer it to her every 5-10 minutes.

Shelly - posted on 03/30/2010

First mistake was to let her suckle for hours =/ now it's gonna be pain to get her of the boob. Mine doesn't take a pacifier either and she falls asleep suckling for 15 to 20 min but as soon as i see that she isn't suckling as much, I take it off and she sleeps for aslong as she needs to. It will be hard to get her used to sleep without the boob but you need to enforce it, when she cries let her, because either way or another she will have to learn that she can't fall asleep with the boob. Good luck!