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Losing my mind trying to stop breastfeeding!

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Mamaisoverit29 · 14/04/2025 14:38

I had two under two, now two under three. Breastfeeding felt like the right option as first child was breastfed and came off easily at 8 months no issues.
Baby two would never take a bottle or a dummy, no matter how much I tried. Point blank refusal, complete opposite to baby one who took a bottle and a dummy with pleasure.
Now baby is 16 months and I cannot for the life of me wean from breastfeeding. I’m so over it, I can’t sit down without her wanting to attach to me and have been ready to stop for a long while now. I just can’t take the guilt/stress of withholding. I lone parent most of time due to work commitments and that doesn't help as I don’t have the energy to put up with two screaming toddlers going through one thing or another (teething, chicken pox, attention seeking) it all becomes too much and I do easily give in and think I’ll try again later. But I really need help this time! I need some real advice as it’s affecting my mental health.

OP posts:
DustyLee123 · 15/04/2025 06:40

Just say no and distract. Wear a tight top so they can’t get at you.

Neevo · 15/04/2025 07:04

I’m sorry, it is so so tough when you are ready to stop but they are not.

do you have any breastfeeding support near you? They normally help mums too stop as well as start.

i don’t know if it would work for you, but for me, I chose to only feed in one place rather than being accessible as all times. Which stopped the climbing all over me. And then I just reduced the feed times until they get bored of only having very quick feeds. I made it boring and then when we did other things tried to be more exciting.

young children are exhausting, you will get through it x

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