Tips and tricks in stopping breastfeeding

Sorry, I can't really help. My baby has just stopped on her own. She eats a lot of food instead. Maybe try offering fruit and yohurt and filling her up on cheese and other calcium rich food so she doesn't feel like she wants it. It sounds like she's using you for comfort x

A friend of mine put mustard on her nipples to make them sour 🤣 her toddler instantly didn’t want them anymore!

Try a cup. At this age there’s no point introducing a bottle as should be getting them off them. She might be more willing to drink it in a cup?

Also, from september she will be 2 and so milk during the day won’t be necessary for her nutrition wise so you can just keep her on solids in the day and feed when your home x

@Gem I've also tried the cup but she is not interested

I think it's she's quite reliant on the breast to sleep I'm not sure how to stop that part too

Is this for nap time? Or will you be gone for bedtime too?

I quit cold turkey, tight tops to avoid them being able to pull it down, distract, offer water & snacks instead. Getting someone else to do night time routine for a little while helps too

At 19 months, your daughter is capable of understanding more than we often realise. That doesn’t mean it will be easy, but it does mean that gentle weaning is possible — even without introducing a bottle. At this age, lots of parents move straight to open cups or straw cups rather than bottles, especially if their toddler has a strong association between bottle and rejection. It might also help to focus on offering water or milk during other parts of the day that aren’t connected to comfort or sleep — and allow another caregiver to offer it, if possible. Since she’s mostly feeding for comfort and sleep, it can help to start with one feed you’re ready to change. You can introduce a new, comforting bedtime routine — stories, cuddles, a special toy, music, etc. If you have a partner or another trusted adult, sometimes it’s easier if they take over bedtime during this transition. Also, it’s 100% okay to say, “Milk is finished,” or “Mama’s body needs a break,” even if she gets upset.

Don't offer the boob and take it away the moment she's done. Don't let her hangout on it.

We've been weaning without the introduction of another type of milk. Similarly my LG rejects it. In the daytime she weaned just with food / water and pram naps. For night we have used habit stacking to form new sleep associations. So you do something whilst BF for a couple of weeks (like a shush, pat, singing) for us we did pat and put a little music projector on a bedtime. Then I would pull away and reduce the feeds slowly whilst doing the new association. She then would fall asleep with cuddles and the pat / projector alone (only a little short fussing). That's helped me. Good luck x

Thank you @Sally

My LG is 14months and was BF from the beginning with formula in bottle as supplement for the first 2-3months and then she just rejected the bottle no matter how many times we tried to offer it. I’m starting to think of ways to wean her off too. She also uses the boobs as comfort and feeds to sleep and is very much attached. My family say to put a nasty tasting thing on the nipples when she tries to feed and then after a few times, she will realise that it doesn’t taste good anymore as I don’t see her coming off by herself. I’ve tried a few times to reduce the feedings and offer to alternatives and distract her but all unsuccessful.