How to stop breastfeeding to sleep!

Have you tried a blanket or a bottle of water or warm milk to get him to stop have you tried the 15 mins of letting them cry then check on them don’t get him out of the bed just let him calm down and then leave the room after 5 mins and keep repeating til he understands he doesn’t need the night boobs

@Monica thank you for the tips. I will try this with him. I have become so comfortable with just breastfeeding him this is a good way to start. Thank you

Yeah I’m trying to work on this with my 18month old but kinda hard when husband can’t stand the crying he thinks it’s hurting him more but my son likes to play going back and forth on my boobs and after an hour of trying to get to sleep from feeding him I let him cry and then after 15 mins I try feeding him but again his only 18months so it might be harder to break for your son

Awww mama ur nipples must be tired asf! My heart goes out to u! Ur whole body must be tired! I can’t imagine this for me, so I can’t even begin to imagine what ur going thru! I don’t have any tips bt u shud be very proud of urself for breastfeeding for this long, it’s a task that most wudnt do! X

Hi Katie! I used to breastfeed my daughter at night until she was 2.5. I knew i had enough at some point I needed to sleep. And as much as I loved breastfeeding and she loved it too, one day we just transitioned to water bottle at night to keep teeth clean, but guess what? After 2 days she stopped waking up and cuddles were enough to go back to sleep! Kids at this age understand a lot! Which helps, because we can explain to them! Good luck!

I told my boy that my milk was almost gone about 2 weeks before cutting him off. So every time he nursed i explained it would be all gone soon because he was a big boy and had finished all my milkies. I told him we could still cuddle to sleep every night as long as he wanted but no more miles. The night before I stopped I told him that was the last of it and tomorrow it would be all gone. The next few nights were a struggle but after like 3 or 4 nights he happily accepted just snuggling and going to sleep.

@Caroline thank you so much. This is what I have been doing, slowly telling him that milks are almost empty. I will continue this and do what you suggested. I am worried about his reaction but I think I just need to be consistent and strong and hopefully it will work :)