https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 03:08:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-serious-help-with-weaning#post-589624 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:57:11 +0000 anbanan15 589624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like I could have written that myself about my LO! I read somewhere that it is nearly impossible to wean a baby around 18 months and also that with an older child it's almost better to go cold turkey as they don't understand being able to nurse sometime and not others...</p> <p>That said my totally boob obsessed monster basically self weaned at 21 months. One night he didn't nurse to sleep (which he always needed to do) and the next day I didn't offer the breast nor did he ask for it! It's been a month and he hasn't asked for again. I thought that day would never come! He also was not sleeping through the night prior to weaning, but now he does! </p> <p>I was nervous about a cold turkey type method being traumatizing for him with his level of boob obsession, but when he took it upon himself to stop like that I realized offering the breast sometimes would have been more of a battle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-serious-help-with-weaning#post-582771 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:22:39 +0000 brownie 582771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just did this. We are down to 2 nursing sessions right now (he's 22 months). It has taken since December. The first thing that I did was make daddy in charge. When the baby melts down, I had daddy take him away from me. It took just a few days and he stopped asking for it. We do still nurse before dinner but we don't nurse before bed anymore (I work most evenings anyways). </p> <p>I try the distract and no a lot. And he cries alot. The other technique that we use is that if he isn't going to calm down, we put him in his pack and play for a few minutes (up to 15 minutes) until he wants to be calm. </p> <p>Now I can shower with him and he sees them and says "bah boo" but no fits (most times). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-serious-help-with-weaning#post-582671 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:53:33 +0000 Maysprout 582671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel your pain. I try to offer LO lots of food and drink, sometimes she takes it and sometimes she doesn't. My husband has stepped in a lot, she probably eats the most food in the evening right before bed when he's playing with her. </p> <p>I have a rip roaring cold and recently night weaned (sort of) so my supply has taken a hit, I'm hoping that helps her back off on her own.</p> <p>I'm really not a fan of the milk temper tantrums but I feel like they've increased a lot since night weaning. I'm hoping it's just her getting adjusted though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-serious-help-with-weaning#post-582632 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:44:01 +0000 Mrs. Pen 582632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my goodness what a difficult situation! And I'm sure you worry about her weight... Have you talked to the doctor about it? I'm curious to hear what they would say. My pedi is all for extended breastfeeding so I'm sure she'd advocate for it but I wonder what she would say if it was desired to wean. </p> <p>I don't have any advice- I'm not there yet! But hope you find a solution that works for both of you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-serious-help-with-weaning#post-582615 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:39:32 +0000 Mrs. Bee 582615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really really want to wean Olive but am having a hard time because she is such a breastfeeding addict! I would be happy to continue on longer if she were only nursing once or twice a day. But she is still nursing as much as a baby (except when she's in daycare where she drinks milk). The big problem is that she is barely eating any solids. I mean like less than 10 bites of solid food the entire day. And any time she's even a little bit sick (which she usually is!), she only wants to nurse. And though we sleep trained and night weaned, once she got sick we were back to square one and she's still waking up multiple times a night.</p> <p>When we pick her up from daycare, she wants to nurse because she hasn't seen me all day. But because she has to eat dinner as soon as we get home, if I nurse her, she's not hungry for dinner. If I don't nurse her, she will throw an all out rolling on the floor tantrum, and she has absolutely no problem skipping an entire meal(s)!</p> <p>She's fine when I'm not around. But as soon as she sees me she's crawling up my legs, begging to nurse. The biggest problem is her lack of eating because she hasn't gained any weight in 6 months and is about to fall off the growth charts!</p> <p>Do you have any other suggestions on how to wean my little milk monster? Since she's such an addict, I don't think she can just nurse in the morning and at night. I think it has to be all or nothing! </p>