20 months later I have to stop BF

[Heswall]

I'm on my bloody knees.
DH is having the baby at night in our bed otherwise he literally chases me around the bed all night after my boobs, the baby not DH.
We thought this might decrease milk production and make the little one less interested in feeding but oh no he know spends his every waking hour whilst with me stuck up my top chewing one boob whilst circling the other nipple with his finger tips, I cannot put into words how annoying that is.
I have got to end this, all advice very welcome.

sympathies.
i remember it well.
wear an all in one underwear and DON'T SIT DOWN.
the circling the other nipple thing made me feel like he was trying to tune in the radio station!

I did this much the same way as you, OP.

Husband in single bed with toddler every night for a couple of weeks. Only one bf before bed.

Then we went away for a week and ran the toddler out like a greyhound. Lots of activity, staying up a bit late. Eating loads. By the time he got to bedtime, he was knackered. DH cuddled him to sleep every night and he was too knackered to protest too much.

He took it pretty well considering that until three weeks previously, he had been unable to go more than three hours at night without a breastfeed. He went mental if I delayed a bf for half a minute. By the time we got back from being away, he had asked "all gone?" a few times in a hopeful way but there were no big tears.

I do think though that we were lucky that going away gave us an opportunity. But it is possible to give up bf a toddler without tears......good luck.

I shall be watching this with great interest. I bf DS till 23 months and he's nearly 4. We stopped because it got too painful - turns out I was preg with DD. it took a week or so of 'ouch!! Pain!! You are a big boy now...' to get him off it.
DD is now 16 months and doing exactly that - chasing me round, twiddling boob whilst sucking the other one. We go in holiday in April to a cottage that's got a 3rd floor. Methinks dh will be sharing beds with dd.

There is no reasion why you can't teach your toddler breastfeeding manners. I have manage to do it quit sucessfuly with both mine, you need to be consitant and stick with it.

www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/nursing-manners.html