Stephanie - posted on 03/26/2010 ( 5 moms have responded )
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Does anybody have any tips on weaning?I moght be pregnant again and I don't want to be stuck nursing a toddler and a baby at the same time.Do you think my son will wean himself?Right now he nurses for comfort to go to sleep.He is almost 17 months
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Stephanie - posted on 03/29/2010
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Thanks for the advice
Jessica - posted on 03/26/2010
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My son was 23 months old when I found out I was pregnant. I wasn't worried that he would continue to nurse by the time I had our second child, but I knew he was ready to be weaned. It only took me a little less then a month for him to stop nursing at nap time and bed time, when I started weaning, so I know it can be done! I probably could have weaned him sooner, but didn't because we were traveling so often, and didn't get around to it. The way I did it was, I would lay down with him when he went to sleep, and would tell him, that "the milk went night-night." Sometimes I would say, "no more milk." At first he was fussy and might cry for a little while, but at his age he could understand. I think your son can probably understand as well. It might be hard at first if he's fussy and cries when you tell him no, but eventually he'll get the idea that he can go back to sleep on his own.
Stephanie - posted on 03/26/2010
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Was it hard to nurse a toddler and a baby?My aunt said it could be done but I just could not wrap my head around the idea.Sound like they would be competing
Allison - posted on 03/26/2010
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He might wean himself, especially if you do encourage it a bit. Mine didn't - he was 26 months when my next baby was born and both are still nursing 10 months later, but that's fine with me.
Try seeing if you can have him nurse before bed, but then unlatch and actually fall asleep without nursing to sleep. I did that with my son, since long nursing sessions were not comfortable while pregnant. We'd do a couple minutes on one side, switch, nurse a minute or so, then I'd tell him "10 more seconds then sleep" and we'd count to 10 and he'd unlatch roll over and try to sleep (I'd lay with him). He was a litt;e older, though....about 19 months, I think.
Good luck.
Ink - posted on 03/26/2010
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Have you seen the 'don't offer don't refuse' method talked about? That was how me and my boy did it.... and it was totally successful. He gradually learned to love his bottle, I got my boobies back... and I didn't suffer any pain in the boobies either. (I still don't let him see me shirt-less, it brings back memories... he starts asking for milk)
Your issue is at bedtime.... that's the toughest feeding to let go of... for both of you. I found if I laid my boy across a pillow on my lap I could jiggle him to sleep without the feeding... but it's not magic, it won't be really easy, but it CAN be done to find another comfort to get him to sleep WITHOUT your boobies.
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