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weaning a tandemfed 27 month old toddler

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honneybunny · 25/03/2006 20:37

Hi!
After a 3 month adventure tandemfeeding I feel the time has come to wean my toddler. This has not been an easy decision to make, and i feel v.sad about it Sad I do however feel it is the right thing to do, as over the past couple of weeks nursing him has become painful, frustrating, and therefore no longer an enjoyable experience neither for him nor for me: his is losing his ability to latch on properly, and is leaving my nipples sore and cracked without actually getting much milk out. Ihave tried a while to tell him to open wide, so he ends up having more of 'a bite', but this doesn't seem to work.
Now he has been without 'dluh' since lunchtime on Thursday, and he is v.upset at times.
I was wondering if there's anyone who can give me some advice.There's some questions I am struggling with:
First of all, is there anyone who's weaned toddler has taken it out on their younger sibbling? This is what i am most scared of-, cause i could so well understand my toddler's frustration at his younger brother still being allowed to drink. Second, I have an enormous oversupply at the moment, have always had loads of milk, but now that my toddler is not drinking anymore i find myself constantly engorged. How long will it take for my supply to adjust to just the 3 month old drinking? And, will there be any danger in him having loads of (watery)foremilk? Or, is there any danger that my milk will dry up completely?
I guess all i am looking for is some support and advice on how to handle this in general.
Hope there's someone who can help.

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Millie1 · 25/03/2006 22:12

No advice for your particular situation Honneybunny but I'm just starting to wean my own 27 month old ... tonight we cut back from a feed on both sides to one side only followed by a cup of milk. I'll do that for a few nights before cutting the b/feed out completely Sad.

For your DS I'd suggest giving him lots of cuddles and one-to-one time with you (hard with a baby!) so as he doesn't feel like he's missing out on Mummy time. I think your baby will get what he needs and your supply should adjust in a few days - if you become too engorged you could pump/hand express a little to relieve the pressure but then again, supply meets demand and if you pump, you'll produce to replace.

Not much advice really but hope it all goes well and things settle down quickly.

honneybunny · 28/03/2006 09:17

Hi Milly, thank you so much for your reply. I am still finding it hard and sad to wean him Sad, but fortunately he is coping with it... Good advice re. one-on-one time: I went swimming with ds1 on Sunday, while ds2 was by the side of the pool with dh and a bottle of EBM. DS1 loves to swim, so he had a great time, and even the changing in and out of our bathing suits bit went better than expected. In the meantime, we are still weaned, which means ds1 hasn't had any feeds since Thusday noon! I keep praising him, telling him he is a big boy now. I just hope it will get easier....

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