When to stop breastfeeding

[Doxylover30]

My son will be 2 on the 2nd October and still currently breastfeeds 3 times a day, when he wakes in a morning, when he goes for his nap and when he goes to sleep. He is still fed to sleep because that's the way we have always done it and not sure how to change it now. He's the only baby in my family where I live for 25 years and 19 years in my partners family and non of our friends have children nor do I know anyone who has children so there isn't really anyone to ask about their experience. How do you know when to stop breastfeeding? I'm quite happy to carry on as long as he wants even though I am starting to get comments on how long I am doing it for (I struggled with it alot to begin with so I'm very proud we have managed to make it this far) Also any tips on how to get him to fall asleep on his own would be amazing 😊

When either of you want. 2 is very young to go to sleep by himself - is there is a particular reason you are wanting this to happen?

My dd2 is nearly 3 and still breastfeeding- mostly just at bedtime now. I'd rather it was her choice to stop although I gently discourage her from feeding during the day (she fed like a newborn for weeks after dd3 was born and it was exhausting!). I dont think you can put an age on it its just when you/she is ready

@Pissinthepottyplease sorry should of worded that better, to fall asleep other than being fed to sleep, such as being rocked or cuddled to sleep. I honestly don't mind feeding him to sleep but sometimes it would be a nice break for my partner to put him to bed and I can catch up on something I've been meaning to do but haven't been able to get to round to it.
I was just looking for other people's experiences of when they stopped breastfeeding, such as was it a decision you made, your child made or a mutual decision. I'm not planning on stopping if that's not what he wants, it's just comments from my MIL that has made me a bit self conscious about carrying on past 2 and we're going away with her for a week at the beginning of October and I know I'll get some comments. She's a lovely person and we get on really well but not the kind of person you can say anything to at all and takes everything personally.

I do stand up for myself and carrying on breastfeeding and so does my partner but it doesn't make me feel any better about it lol.

I stopped when I got pregnant. I think he was down to 1-2 feeds a day. He had gotten to that point himself...being at nursery made him drop the middle of the day fees. Then quite soon into pregnancy he didn't BF at all for three days then weirdly started up again but I could only endure it another month cause my nipples were so sore!
I started offering a sippy cup of cosy milk before bed which he actually loved.
I think to stop the morning feed my husband took over, gave him sippy cup of milk and just got him ready for nursery and out the door and he'd get brekkie there so no time to ask or get milk from me. It actually went a lot smoother than I was expecting!

To put to bed we started doing a book whilst he had his sippy cup of cosy milk then into cot. He wasn't good at it and didn't like it (being out into cot) so I would cuddle and stuff. Put back into cot and I think I tried the disappearing chair tactic but actually just sitting on floor. I never actually made it out the room but in the week of trying he would cry 10 mins then just fall asleep. I hated it and still hate bedtime now because he kicks up a fuss to go into his cot. So now he comes to me lies on me whilst i cradle him, we put his lullaby lambs on and he can see the stars on the ceiling. I whisper songs to him, he starts to yawn. I say ok I'll put you in your cot now and give him a kiss as he is going in, and occasionally he kicks up a fuss and stays in my arms until he is alseep but more often he does just go into his cot, turns onto his side and lies there with his eyes open until he can't keep them open any more. I cannot leave the room until he is asleep because he does check to see if I am there!
It's hard.