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I have to stop bf...but how???

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SquidgersMummy · 15/12/2013 23:22

My dd is 16mths and has been bf on demand. We have both loved this Smile. DD is an ivf baby and I need to return to ivf asap if we are to have a chance of a sibling. I don't have my periods back. I need to have had 2 normal cycles before I can return for my frozen embryos...they are unlikely to work...then it's about 6 mths of a job to do a 'fresh' cycle. (TMI in case anyone says are you sure you can't wait a bit longer!) I cannot feed during treatment - the drugs are not safe for bf'ing. We have to stop Hmm I am running out of time.

At 12 mths we did nightwean but then we moved and in all the change we undid it. She copes fine when I am at wk pt though likes to pin me to the sofa when I get in So it all feels like shitty grind. We had managed a few whole days...and then she has had norovirus and so of course I fed on demand...but now she wants to do that all the time againHmm She is a booby monster and she wants booby at breakfast, at nap time (a timely walk in the buggy works instead), late afternoon (distraction and choc buttons help) and at bedtime and if she wakes in the night or if she has hurt herself badly. Her weight is
fine - she is a good eater - though often too full of milk for a decent breakfast. Mostly it's for comfort and security. I can distract but I cannot imagine how I get her to sleep at night without it. She has her hand down my top often.

So wise ladies how do I persuade DD to stop?

I am thinking we need to nightwean again, and I need to stop letting her doze and feed in the am and instead drag my bum out of bed.

TIA xx

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NK5BM3 · 15/12/2013 23:27

My ds was bf till 2years and dd till 3 and a bit. You have my sympathy.

You will need the help of your dh I'm afraid or someone who she can associate with comfort... Can you do it over Christmas when presumably you'll have support at home and are not at work?

Or you can try skipping a bf here and there... Feed with food then give her the boob...so if she eats at 12, maybe start giving her some lunch and a cup of milk before that... Then if she asks for it then give it after.

You can try and reason with her... And say things like big girl, clever girl.... Bribe her with a lovely bottle...?

Good luck. Not easy. We only weaned ds because it started to hurt and I realised we were pregnant with no 2!!!

SquidgersMummy · 16/12/2013 15:06

Thanks NK. Currently sat on the stairs whilst DH tries to console her Hmm DH is off until Jan when he starts a new job and will be away in the week...so got to sort this. Just a horrid time.

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ChilliBanana · 16/12/2013 20:10

No advice, just support as I have just decided to stop breast feeding my 15 month old DS and don't really have a clue how to go about it! How did you night wean first time around?

NK5BM3 · 16/12/2013 20:25

I think the key is to dissociate the boob with comfort. I think the least distressing way is to stop the day ones.ll so if she feeds 3x in the day, try and cut that to 1. With dh around you can fob her off to him or use distraction techniques like 'oh look yummy food!' And get him to feed her. If you are lucky she'll fill up on normal food and with a drink of milk then she might forget or need you less.

Wear tops that she cant get to, or have lots of her fav people around so she'll forget a feed. Always have things on standby so even if she skips one feed it's one less feed..

Good luck.

ChristmasJumperWearer · 16/12/2013 20:30

I had to go cold turkey with my DC2 at 15mo quite suddenly, for medical reasons (mine).

I needed full support from DH who gave cups/bottles and kept DC2 away from me when he cried. Really tough.

But it took 2, maybe 3 days, and that was it, done. A week or so later I showed DC2 my nipple and he laughed, tweaked it, but wasn't interested.

The hardest thing (along with my other medical issues at the time) was the engorgement but that was all done and dusted after ten days.

Get DH on board and go for it, before he goes away.

Good luck with the IVF too.

peachysnail · 16/12/2013 20:33

A few years ago now but I had to stop bf'ing dd1 and dh wasn't around to help. Was quite drastic but worked. Didn't give any solids and kept offering bottle with dd placed with her back towards me between my legs so she couldn't smell my milk or get to the boob. Also put honey on the teat. By the evening she was so hungry she finally gave in and took the bottle. She then happily took the bottle from then onwards

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