Breastfeeding/weaning advice please

[Rebecca19067]

My Daughter will be turning One in two weeks and Im still breastfeeding her. She has always fed on demand, she still wakes at night about twice for feeding. For about 3 months she has accepted drinking water/milk from a bottle. The last two months I have been introducing more food and giving her more follow on milk in a bottle but this doesnt satisfy her. I know alot of it is for comfort but I just need it to end now, Im 20weeks pregnant with my third child and Im getting so frustrated because it is so uncomfortable as soon as she latches on/ maybe her teeth? everytime I just feel like crying she pulls at my top to get them out!
How can I stop? I need a break before the new one arrives! I may sound selfish but I just want my boobs back and not to be bitten or tugged on for a while.
Has anyone got any hints or tips on what has worked for them please?
Thanks in advance! 🙂

Can you DH can to her if she wakes at night? He maybe able to placate easier as she doesn't associate him with milk.

We tried Friday but she threw the bottle and cried while he rocked her for about 45mins! Then I gave in and just gave her my breast as we both needed sleep.
I'm guessing I just have to think of something and actually be strong and stick to it otherwise Ill get nowhere. I just hate hearing her cry

I know it is really difficult especially when you know the breast will work, my older two we're both breastfed until they were 15mths old, and the youngest was almost two before he stopped. Have you tried reducing daytime feeding by distraction, (again difficult when you're pregnant and tired) when she's asking for milk say'coe on shall we go into the garden ( or whatever she enjoys).

*come on!

I've just started weaning DS at 16 months although I was only doing morning and last thing at night. Just got him off the morning one by giving him a biscuit first thing with cup of milk. Seven days so far and no BF and he loved BF. Not a great way to do it, I'll admit but worked!

Three days is my golden rule for all new habits for kids under about 4/5. My DD was exactly like yours and, although I am pleased to have breastfed my kids, I hated the sensation, so there came a point where I was just completely done with it.

I decided to go cold turkey on it. There were lots of tantrums on day 1, tantrum first and last thing on day 2, and just a grizzle at bed time on day 3. It was hard work but I was very glad to have my boobs back.

This is the thing the sensation makes me want to cry it feels so different now, maybe because my hormones and sensitivity. I am glad I have breastfed her but because of how I am feeling now it really is putting me off breastfeeding the new baby 😔 and I dont want to feel this way because I know how good it is for them.
Shes fine when we are out and about she will take a bottle and she eats her solids no problem.
So shall I start tomorrow morning cold Turkey? Wake up give her a bottle and some breakfast, lunch time some solids offering a bottle after and evening dinner leave her a while then a nice warm bottle and just put her in her cot to cry to sleep? There is more than just the problem with feeding its she falls asleep on me and i sneaky put her down in her cot 🙈
When she wakes in the night should i get her out and feed her the bottle then just back down? Or give the bottle to her in her cot to feed herself? But staying with her of course. Im so confused. I need a plan that I just stick to.
Thanks everyone!

If cold turkey feels right for you, then she'll be fine though will probably complain a lot in the hopes you'll change your mind.

My DD was still waking 3-4 times per night at that point, so I still fed her a bottle of milk once at night, which I fed her in my arms, but I offered water at every other waking (and she'd gone to a single night waking after those 3 days). I think she was waking for comfort. She was 14/15 months so didn't need the calories at night.

Fingers crossed for the next few days for you. It'll be challenging but IMO worth it.