Am I crazy for considering this?

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Hi. My 3½ year old still feeds to sleep, wakes in the night and feeds in the morning. I feel like I'm done now but I'm struggling to wean. Most likely me - weak boundaries, easier bedtime, extra time in bed after a broken night.

I've read that decongestants, namely sudafed, dries up milk and relatively quickly.

I'm looking for experiences if people have done this as a method. I've had a look at the breastfeeding network and the drug isn't damaging to them as it passes in such small levels.

I feel like it could be a gentle way to stop as he would understand, not necessarily be happy, that milk is finished because he's a big boy now.

If you could share your experience, that would be really helpful.

Thanks.

Yes you’re crazy! Not only is it not guaranteed to work but it can lead to anxiety, insomnia and other issues for the mother, side effects could be worse if you have conditions such as high blood pressure.

Id suggest do it with willpower alone. Does he drink cows milk during the day? He’s not far off school age and they provide a drink of milk usually in the morning so getting that into a routine would be beneficial.
At that age mine were having cows milk in a cup with their breakfast and a warmed up cup of milk before bed.

My 2 year olds seemed happy to feed for 15-20 mins at might, even after finishing the milk though, so this wouldn't work for them.

I feel like at that age, it was more the comfort than the milk.

We just finished at 2.5 years and she was pretty upset days 1-4, moderately upset days 4-7 and has finally stopped asking on day 8.

I had to stop due to a medicine I was taking which made it easier to stick to my guns.

At toddler age, you can make up a story about why you're stopping which helps e.g. now you're big the milk has to go away and you get a grown up toy ...

Thanks for the responses. I think I just need to buckle up and get it done.