Advice on stopping breastfeeding please!

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I completely get how challenging this can be. When I went through it, I found that the slow and steady approach worked best. Start by cutting down on the number of times you breastfeed each day, one feed at a time. It gives both your body and your baby a chance to adjust gradually. Over time, you'll both get used to it, and before you know it, breastfeeding will be a thing of the past. It’s a gradual process, my little one breastfed till she was19 months.

@Sylvia He only really feeds before naps & bed time (& then 100 times during the night lol) if he doesn't have the boob he gets super upset & won't nap, how do I manage that? 😟 he's capable of sleeping without boob because he does at nursery z

Try gradually nursing him for shorter times before naps and bedtime, then swap in a cuddle, story, or song as part of the routine. At night, see if you can rock or pat him back to sleep occasionally instead of nursing every time. It might take a bit, but with consistency, he’ll adjust—and you’ll hopefully you’ll both get some longer stretches of sleep soon.

Can your partner help with the bedtime routine? Often they struggle with us but can do it with their other parent. My girl used to take the breast before naps/bed time. Then she kind of got used to going to bed without it and in her dad’s arm. Now I can put her to bed and she won’t ask for the breast (she is still breastfed once or twice in 24 hours). Have you tried offering some water in a sippy cup for when he wakes up at night? Babies don’t need a bottle, they can simply use a cup.