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Any advice for weaning 19mo?

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belindarose · 01/04/2011 08:02

I'm sure similar threads have been started many times. I need to wean my BF 19mo DD. She feeds first thing in the morning, before bed (although not to sleep) and in the middle of the day before a nap a few days a week when we're at home (again, doesn't feed to sleep). She loves cows' milk and drinks from a cup. She is a very strong willed little person and knows exactly what she wants. She's a good talker and understands a lot. Don't know if this all helps or hinders the process!

We've started this morning with DH getting her up and giving her a cup of milk. She's cried a lot but has now asked for 'Mr Tumble' so is sitting cuddled next to me. I think after breakfast she'll have accepted that this morning' feed is not happening. Shall I just carry on the same for a few days until she stops asking in the mornings, or explain what's happening, or...? Night weaning, at 15 mo, was a dream. I'd been feeding loads in the night. Told her mummy's milk was sleeping because it was dark. She asked twice, suggested we put the light on a few times, then never asked again. I'm not feeling so confident about day times! Thanks for any words of wisdom/ experience. I'm quite sad about this.

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stinkypants · 01/04/2011 13:42

oh bless you... it was fairly easy for me as around 12mo my ds1 lost interest really, and more or less did it himself. i would prob drop down to once a day for a week and then stop completely. dragging it out will be harder. i dropped bedtime first then the mornings later as figured he's so tired at bedtime he wont fight it. maybe change the routinre a bit so replacing it with something else she'll want; story etc. also maybe go shopping for lovely new beaker for her milk and let her help to make it.

BosomForAPillow · 01/04/2011 14:57

Hi, I am doing the same with my 2.5yr old dd. We've really cut down this week and DH has been doing bedtime with a cup of cows milk so it's just been morning and occasionally nap time (If I don't get her to fall asleep in the car/buggy I rely on it to get her off for her nap). It's the morning one that's going to be hardest to drop for us but going to go for it this weekend.

Will watch thread and let you know how it goes for us.

Good luck. Sad about it here too.

belindarose · 01/04/2011 16:34

Thanks, both of you. She managed well without morning milk and fell asleep for her nap in the car, so hasn't had a feed since last night's bedtime. She's already thinking about that one though and has asked if she can have 'milk and sleep'. We'll see how the next few days go like this, then start some 'cup milk' at bedtime. Hope it goes well for you too, Bosom.

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notremotelyintofootie · 01/04/2011 22:12

Watching with interest here too.... Dd is 16 months and very forceful she demands booby and nap at nap and bed time and fights dh if h tries to settle her if she wakes in evening, she still wakes 1-2 times a night too and it's been easier to feed to sleep those times.... I don't see her giving up without a fight although she has ff and cows milk during the day and at nursery!

belindarose · 02/04/2011 09:27

Notremotely, I was amazed at how easy it was to stop the night feeds AND she stopped waking in the night too. I'm sure it's not the same for everyone, but you might be pleasantly surprised if you try that first. We've had our second morning without a feed. DH brought her downstairs and I gave her a cup of milk straight away. She helped make pancakes and didn't mention 'mama mulk' at all. I'll wean off pancakes at a later date (we had them yesterday too! Much more effort than BF!).

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BosomForAPillow · 02/04/2011 10:53

We have now had 2 days of only morning time milk and she didn't even ask me at nap/bedtime yesterday. I also did bedtime stories which was lovely as I hadn't done it all week as DH was doing all of bedtime as we thought if I did it she would demand bf.

Notremotely I had tried and failed nightweaning at about 18 months but she just wasn't up for it. She did it no problem just after 2 but still wakes 2-3 times a night to drink water so it's not made that much difference to our nights.

Might keep going with just the morning milk for a little while as if I don't give it I will have to get up soooo much earlier! This morning would have been 6am but after milk she goes back to sleep until 7/8am. (8:45 yesterday which was bliss!) But tomorrow was supposed to be D-Day so maybe we should stick to the plan. Seems a bit mean to do it on Mothers Day though!

belindarose · 06/04/2011 17:33

How's it going for you both? I think we've finished! Last feed was Sunday bedtime. DH did Monday bedtime as I was out. It went fine so I did last night with a cup of milk. She mentioned it this morning but accepted that it was 'gone'. So I think that's it!

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