C will be 18 months this week. I'm starting to think about weaning but I sort of have no idea how it goes with a toddler.

My goal was to bf for a year then see how it went. I never expected to go this long but for the most part it has been wonderful. She is very very attached to it.

Lately she is in a clingy, separation anxiety, mommy preference, terrible sleeping phase. I'm feeling completely tapped out, like silent screaming while she clings to my thigh when I try to make dinner. When she wakes up in the MOTN she isn't hungry but wants milk for comfort (started STTN at 9 months but still wakes up occasionally).

On good, regular days she nurses when she wakes up and before bed. I'm happy with that. But lately she's asking for milk all the time. Often I can distract her but sometimes not.

I guess two questions- did weaning help or hurt the clinginess for you? And how do you go about weaning a boob obsessed toddler? I do love our nursing sessions in the morning and bedtime but the constant asking for it combined with her wanting me every second is making me insane and something has got to give.

(We have always wanted two children and last night seriously discussed if that was a good idea).