diso help for gently weaning 21 month old off breast feeding

[wearyruthy]

Hi, I wonder if anyone has any advice. I'm a mum of three, and pregnant with my fourth (due end of nov), I'm still breastfeeding my youngest who is 21 months old. She loves it, and would feed several times a day if she could, and often does (when I'm not working)!

I really don't want to tandom feed when the new baby arrives, so hoping to wean my toddler of the breast in next few months. But no idea how to do it. She is always going for my breasts and if I don't give her any she gets incredibly cross and upset. I just can't imagine refusing her milk (even at bedtime) so any suggestions incredibly helpful.

I kno she can self soothe / go to sleep without feeding, as I sometimes work awa over night, and even for a few days at a time.

I'd so welcome hearing others experiences or suggestions. Thanks!!i

I think if you don’t want to tandem feed, you are going to have to start cutting back now. Could you start by choosing a comfy place to bf and then only sitting there when you do bf? I did this with my DD and then if she asked for it I could say, we only do that when we’re on the blue chair.

Could you offer her a snack and a drink of milk instead of sone feeds too?

If you want to drop the bedtime feed, can you just go out for a few evenings and let DH put her to bed?

I avoided some feeds with boob mad ds by offering hot chocolate (cocoa in milk and some honey) - I'd seen a blog about someone offering lovely other drinks instead to wean off slowly.

It's not ideal teeth wise but then you can wean off the drinks with distraction. Ds liked cows milk at bedtime anyway so that was ok.

We stopped at 3.5, I'll admit I had to get him a weaning present in the end though. But he was a bit older.

Another friend ticked her son every time he asked - mine wouldn't have fallen for that though!