Toddler self weaning - but he's finding it traumatic!

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Ok, so the title pretty much says it all. DS (2.7y) still asks for milk at night, but he doesn't really latch properly and I have to take him off after not very long. I say "big, wide mouth please" and he gets really upset and goes "no mummy", and comes at me with a tiny little mouth (think someone saying "Oh"). I have to hold my hands over my t-shirt while he digs at it, in a strop.

He seems so confused, like his body is ready to stop breastfeeding but he can't deal with it in his head. Does that make sense? Fairly certain he's not teething, and this has been going on for at least a month, with the milk he takes getting less and less.

Anyone else gone through something similar? Perhaps I should stop tormenting him by putting him to bed, but I work full time so bedtime snuggles are so valuable to me (am happy to stop bf though )

My ds went through a phase of silly latching at about the same age. He finally weaned at 2 yrs 9 months, I think I'd check if his back teeth are coming through more of if he has sore throat, if not I'd see if he wants to wean, offer him something else to drink before bed, see how it goes? :)

I got a tough with ds2 when he went through a similar phase. I told him straight that if he wanted booby he had to open his mouth wide, otherwise we would stop. If he did not co-operate I put the boob away. End of.

He co-operated.

One point, though: could he possibly have earache?