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If you breastfed a toddler to sleep.... how did it stop?

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StinkySaurus · 28/07/2019 15:58

Still bf my 1.5 year old toddler to sleep and just wondering how it will stop? Does it just stop by itself? If so when? Will anyone else ever by able to put them to sleep?!

I don’t find it a problem 95% of the time so I’m not looking to wean, just wondering how it will and I will have to help it along when the time is right.

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MondeoFan · 28/07/2019 16:08

I think you will be looking at another 1.5 years to be honest.
I breastfed my DD to sleep until she was 4 I tried to stop at 3 but it was hard.

user1483387154 · 28/07/2019 16:12

my son was 2 and of Jan. we bf before bed then he goes in crib and I lie on bed with mobile going for 20 mins before sleep. I have to tell him lie down and nn and mama is here. then he falls to sleep himself

BlackKittyKat · 28/07/2019 16:18

Hi OP,
I stopped a month ago. DD was just over 2yrs. I spent about a month reading two books talking about how she would only have mummy milk when the sun shines. I then stopped cold turkey.
For us, it was the kindest option. Dropping one feed at a time didnt work - it just confused her as to whether she would be allowed mummy milk.
I found I had to be mentally ready for it. I had previously tried to stop but gave in to her cries. I just wasn't ready.
The first night at the first wake she cried for about 40minutes then went to sleep having a cuddle. After that, it was as little as 5-10minutes.
Be warned though, for my DD it hasnt meant she sleeps through. She only occasionally does but often sleeping through means being up for the day at 5am.

I hope my experience has been insightful. To be honest, all children are different. My friends have had very different experiences - some good, some bad.

Good luck OP!

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everythingisginandroses · 28/07/2019 16:28

We co-slept (not for everyone, I know), and DS fed to sleep until he was 3 and a quarter. I was unsure how to stop, but one night I was feverish and slept separately. DS didn't ask for a feed and that was that, finito. I know this might seem a bit random and not very helpful, but I'd just say to relax and you'll know the right time, or maybe it will just come to you.

Littlejayx · 28/07/2019 16:30

Honestly my daughter was a lot easier that I thought, it just took two nights of winging then she now sleeps without needing to! She was one and a half and clingy also

cornflakes5 · 28/07/2019 16:33

Bump - as I'm interested in the answer too!

Yogagirl123 · 28/07/2019 16:37

I got pregnant! DS1 was a year old, no longer wanted to feed, before I knew I was pregnant, we were TTC. Extreme know! Good luck OP.

DramaRamaLlama · 28/07/2019 16:39

My DC4 stopped at about 2 but honestly we didn't really get her out of our bed until she was about 6 and 2 years later she's still in it frequently.

I don't really mind but I know some people would be horrified.

happypotamus · 28/07/2019 17:05

She just decided to stop on the week of her third birthday! I have no idea why or why then. She wasn't fed to sleep every night though, because at least 2 nights a week I was at work at bedtime.

Footle · 28/07/2019 17:28

Two nights away having my tonsils out. I can recommend it.

Namenic · 28/07/2019 17:37

DH put him to sleep for a few weeks. Often with a bottle of cows milk. He did settle in to a new routine but still comes into our bed in the middle of the night

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