Help me stop breastfeeding my 15-month old

[cornflakes5]

I want to stop breastfeeding my 15-month old.

DD has always loved breastfeeding, and finds very comforting. I went back to work when she was one, and we cut down to 4-5 feeds every 24 hours (including one overnight). She was ok not having milk at the childminder's, but demanded it the minute she got home. This amount of feeding was ok with me. However, a month ago she caught a bug and started feeding even more regularly. I allowed her to, on account of her bug. Now the bug has gone on its merry way, but DD is still feeding round the clock! She's eating well, so it's not because she's hungry - she seems to do it when she's tired, sad, or just bored.

I've googled how to wean, and tried all the usual methods - explaining to her, distracting her, keeping her occupied, giving her snacks. It just doesn't work. She will tantrum and cry and pull on my top until I succumb to her.

How do I do this? I'd ideally like to keep feeding her twice a day, morning and bedtime, but would this confuse her? Any suggestions welcome, thank you.

You just don’t succumb. Remove hands from top and say no. She will cry but she can’t cry forever and she’s not going to starve.

I guess it’s fine continuing mornings and evenings, I didn’t I just stopped completely at around the same age.

Yep, as PP says. Just keep saying no. It is horrible though so I can completely understand why you keep giving in, but if you want to cut it down then you'll just have to put up with the screaming.

I'm in the same boat and just trying to distract DD3 (also 15 months). I don't want to stop feeding her altogether (her sibs were breastfed until they were around 2.5) but she asks all the time!
I've had some success with giving her a snack of something else, or cuddling her on my lap and reading a story instead. She does usually insist on the same book four times over though sigh
I just say 'but you just had milk. Would you like to do x now instead?' You have my sympathy, I have days when it drives me mad. I don't remember my others doing this, but there's a big gap so maybe I've just forgotten.

Are you going away soon or can relative have her over night etc...
Maybe do something unusual like bandaged round them 😂😂....

Poor thing...

So just a lot of no then? Poor her, she gets properly upset, tears rolling down her cheeks. I feel like she doesn't fully understand yet when I say no. My husband thinks she totally understands, she just disagrees

I hear of other babies who just 'lost interest' naturally around this age. DD doesn't seem to be one of these babies at all.

Thank you everyone, I'd also meant to say!