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Please tell me how to,stop breastfeeding!

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Titsalinabumsquash · 29/01/2017 19:47

My DD is 19 months and she is a breast obsessive, she feeds randomly, whenever she feels like it, if she asks and I don't deliver she pull at my top and screams and yells.
The worst bit is nighttime, she falls asleep feeding about seven and then wakes up an hour or two,if I'm lucky later and then is suckling all night, her latch is and has always been awful so I'm permanently in pain and grumpy as anything because I'm tired, emotionally and physically.
She doesn't need milk, she eats meals and has cups upon cups that she will drink water or milk out of, it's a comfort thing, I am her dummy and it sucks.
I can't cut down one feed at a time because there's no pattern accept at night time and she cried so much if I say no we end up with three miserable brothers to deal with from being woken up and since one is disabled and feeling like shite anyway, this is not easy in him.
I can't do the whole don't offer, don't refuse thing because she demands it and if I say no all hell breaks loose and at nighttime she just helps herself if I'm dozing off.
She won't have a bottle for anything or a dummy or a comforter of any kind. It's my fault really, I've carried her on my chest since the day she was born and she's always been right there on me in some way, I don't think she's realised we're two separate people yet.
Please give me some tips because despite the lame attempt of lighthearted humour I'm starting to feel really low. I just want to be able to give her a cuddle without her pulling my boobs out or yelling at me for them. Sad

OP posts:
ScarletSienna · 31/01/2017 19:09

JP-thanks for your post, I've found it really useful and good to know others have had similar experiences and to read their success!

jpclarke · 31/01/2017 19:34

No problem Scarlet, it really is a gradual process but they will eventually wean themselves. I really think when you go that far with feeding you can't just go cold turkey as it's not good for either of you,

MrsHathaway · 31/01/2017 21:09

When I stopped I was ready for physical discomfort but there was none and no leakage or engorgement or anything.

Emotional discomfort on the other hand ... shall we call it TURMOIL? Grin I was upset for far longer than he was.

salvage · 01/02/2017 20:05

Thanks for posting, I'm going mad with my 16month old. Started taking sage capsules in the hopeful belief that my milk will suddenly dry up and that will be that. only 3 days and its not working yet. Tried don't offer but some days she doesn't look for it then the next she feeds like a new born. Screams the house down if I don't offer in the middle of the night and feeds to sleep.
My first dd weaned herself perfectly at 15months so just don't know how to cope with the screams.

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