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After months of struggling, ds has given up himself at 2.8

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BooBooGlass · 16/02/2011 09:35

And I feel far better about it than I thought would :)
I have been struggling with still bfing him for a while now, given the chance he would feed all the time. I've had several unsuccessful attempts to just go cold turkey that left me feeling very full and uncomfortable, but since last week he hasn't had a single feed and I've not even felt swollen, so I assume for the last few weeks he's not really been getting much at all. Following all the advice on here I managed to cut out his mornng feed quite easily by getting straight up and serving breakfast rather than snuggling up and letting him latch on. Bedtimes have been the real struggle, but last week I let him pick his own sports cap type bottle (peppa pig if you want to know!) filling it up with milk at bedtime, reading him his story and then syaing goodnight. Basically getting a bit stricter and more routine-y. There have been no tears and no questions. The first night he did ask for his milk, but I told him it was broken and I had to go to the doctors to get it fixed Blush. It's the only excuse he's understood, and he seems happy with the explination.
It does seem a bit sad to think he'll never have a breastfeed again, I didn't do anything to make the last feed special as tbh I didn't know that it would be the last feed, but it feels such a relief that it's finally gone so smoothly :)

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 16/02/2011 09:39

So glad to hear that its gone smoothly for you BooBoo. I sort of forced DD to stop at the same age, she is now 3.5 and would still latch on if I let her. Really wish I'd let it just run its course.

grubbalo · 16/02/2011 14:57

Oh I am so envious BooBooGlass - you make it sound so easy!!

I am desperate to get DS2 to stop, he is 23 months but I am (just) pregnant again and I am too tired to cope with it all! I just think bedtime in particular is going to be impossible if he doesn't feed... aarghh!!

BooBooGlass · 17/02/2011 10:32

Grubbalo trust me it's been anything but easy! I was ready to give up last summer but every attempt just failed. I don't know what's different this time tbh, I really don't. He asked me this morning if it was still broken and I said yes Blush and tbh I very much doubt he'd get any milk now if he tried.
something must have changed though, as the last serious attempt was only about 2 months ago and I got engorged after just over a day. This time, nothing. So I wonder if maybe I'd just stopped producing so much?

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grubbalo · 17/02/2011 22:12

Thanks for the reply, you are giving me hope that DS2 might eventually go the same way!!

He is just utterly addicted... I never imagined when I started feeding him that I'd still be doing it nearly 2 years later. I know he can't really have that much as a few months ago I went away with work for 36 hours, DH had a hell of a night with a desperately upset toddler, but I came back feeling full but not engorged.

I am very pleased for you though! What a wonderful feeling it must be to get your body back!

TimeWasting · 18/02/2011 08:13

I'm trying to lose that last feed with DS whose the same age.

We actually dropped the bedtime feed months ago, very gradually changing the routine, with DH putting him to bed for a while and he quickly stopped asking. I've dropped all other day feeds a few months ago.
That's a bit easier in that I can say, 'no, boobie for the morning'
I'm going to gradually shorten the length of the morning feed and then just get up. I just want to lie in bed for a bit though, when he comes through at 6.30, that will be the tricky bit. Grin

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