Desperate to stop breastfeeding so much

[BuildaClaire]

My 2 year old girl has been breast fed from birth and has never slowed down how much she nurses. If I’m with her (which is most of the time) she asks for milk constantly. From the minute she wakes up she is screaming for milk and won’t stop til she gets it and she’ll nurse for hours at a time if I let her. Usually she’ll have milk for around 15 minutes or so then go back to playing but not for long she’ll be asking for more another 10 minutes later. If we’re out or she’s with dad she’s not as bad it’s mainly with me. Anyone got any advice on how to get her to stop.
Tried lemon didn’t work in the slightest. 😞

It might actually be easier in some ways to do cold turkey, if you're up for that? Wear a sports bra for 2-3 days, and just tell her the milk is broken/there's no more. You can get her to put plasters on them, I know that's worked for other people with toddlers! You'll probably have a horrible 2-3 days while she kicks off and then she'll be over it.

The other alternative is to set a rule e.g. no milk before 10am and then gradually push it back to taper down more slowly. Whatever you think would work best for you.

Thanks I’ve tried going away from her for a day and a night and came back to try her away from the milk but she was so desperate for it when I got back I ended up giving in. She gets so distressed if I don’t give her milk she’ll scream for hours and attacks me and hurts herself. I just don’t know if I have a stomach/heart for days of screaming and no sleep 😩
Honestly I’ve been trying so hard to set in the rule of no milk before just 6am. We’ve been trying that for over a month but she wakes at 3-5am every day and screams constantly til 6 when she gets it that I’ve given up this week because it’s just too hard so has the strongest willpower I’ve ever seen.

Sounds awful, but it won’t change if you don’t stop it and that may mean a few days of crying but then it will be over? She may surprise you and stop easily. I think demand feeding is more for when they are tiny babies, I only ever fed at certain times like morning and bedtime and during the night by the age of 1 I stopped at 15 months so no idea about feeding a two year old, I’d be only offering at bedtime though and then cut that out too. Kids can make a racket when they aren’t getting their own way but it won’t damage them to have a few tantrums over stopping bf. But her a lovely new cup for milk and distract her with something else when she demands breast, good luck!