weaning 2 year old - how?!

[whatnotmum]

I'm a lone parent to a (just) 2 year old and have quite a hectic time - studying full time and working nights. He is still co sleeping and breastfeeding through the night. He is at nursery full time and is doing great there - he eats a lot, very happy, making friends ect. But at home all he wants to do is cuddle and breastfeed. All weekend, all nights. He cries if I get up and try and do anything else. He doesn't eat properly because he's feeding. But he just gets really upset if he doesn't feed. Apart from that he's a lovely easy little boy!

I don't know how this situation can continue, but also I don't know how I will manage to wean him with everything else I have to do! Will it be easier or harder later?

It sounds like he is using it to reconnect with you when you are together, and that he gets a lot of comfort from it. I don’t think it will necessarily be any easier or harder if you continue feeding - you can’t really predict how a child will react - but the older they are the more you can gently explain weaning and what will happen instead. And if you carry on he may decide to self-wean (hoping DD will do this but showing no signs at 20 months!).

Do you want to stop completely or do you think night weaning might give you a break for now?