https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:37:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-toddler#post-2513882 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 23:09:56 +0000 oskarsmommy 2513882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: this is my son too! He is 25 months, very vocal and LOVES the 'bootie'. He asks for it still, but when he collapses into tears it breaks my heart. I would nurse him as long as he wanted if there wasn't a nagging concern that it may just have an impact on my hormones at this stage.<br /> I guess my worry is if I see it continues to make him cry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-toddler#post-2513878 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 22:55:43 +0000 Kemma 2513878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: I managed to wean Miss A by making her a tempting offer that she couldn't refuse! She was down to feeding just before bed so I bought her two new story books that we could only read if she didn't nurse. Those books sat above her dresser for almost a week but temptation got the better of her and she was weaned within three days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-toddler#post-2513871 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 22:37:53 +0000 matador84 2513871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 25 months and I've attempted weaning but the most I can get down to is night and morning nursing before/after bed. UGH. She is so vocal about what she wants and when she wants it, I don't know how it is ever going to stop!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-toddler#post-2513870 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 22:35:49 +0000 catomd00 2513870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we weaned at 20 months and had tantrums. It was heart breaking, but distraction helped a lot (and sending DH in to deal with bedtime and MOTN wakings.) like 2 months later she was asking me what my boobs were when I was too less. It's like she's forgotten all about them! That's kind of sad to me haha. I worked hard to BF her for so long (granted she had bottles while I worked), but a little part of me dies inside when she defaults to bottle feeding her dolls lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-toddler#post-2513788 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 19:38:56 +0000 jh524 2513788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oskarsmommy: I started weaning my toddler around 2 1/2 when I decided to Ttc. It happened very very slowly, being bedtime the last to go. If he got sick I let him nurse but then continued to limit our time nursing &amp; once he started to get well we went back to our normal bedtime session. </p> <p>My suggestion is offer something else first thing in the morning ( cup of milk), breakfast and distract, distract, distract!!! </p> <p>We finally ended by putting a timer on the bedtime session. We started at 4 minutes and dropped a minute every week then would give a cup of water or maybe small cup of milk.<br /> Once down to 1 minute, he'd climb in bed with his water and never asked for more. Worked like a charm! Good luck mommy!!!!<br /> I'm so glad I weaned him when I did, but I got pregnant and continued to bf for awhile. I do think I totally dried up after awhile so that helped wean him because it was "all gone." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-toddler#post-2513777 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 19:21:42 +0000 skipra 2513777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is just a couple months younger and I am so ready to wean! I am pregnant already and although it was uncomfortable at first, it has gotten much worse. I got him down to twice a day and he totally freaks if I try to skip. So far the most success I've had is letting him on for a minute and then giving him his milk to drink. I keep telling him that it's about time to give it up and his response is always "another day!"<br /> My older LO weaned right around 2 and it was no problem at all. I just said one day we were all done and didn't offer and distracted with milk and that was that.<br /> Sorry I know not much help, just commiseration! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-toddler#post-2513530 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 10:02:43 +0000 hilsy85 2513530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did, although we weaned earlier than you did (18 months). My feeling is that at the end of the day, often they are getting upset/throwing a tantrum because they are not getting something that they want--no different than if they are begging for another cookie or a new toy. It feels different to us, as parents, because the nursing connection is so close and intimate. And it can feel like a personal rejection of your child to not let them nurse if that's what they want. But it isn't. I tried to view it as a boundary/limit setting issue, and I made sure he had other things to soothe with (paci, lovey). and distract distract distract! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-toddler#post-2513508 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 09:31:51 +0000 oskarsmommy 2513508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 25 months old, and I am trying to wean in order to conceive again (I had an early loss, and I am a bit older, so I think it does affect my hormones) </p> <p>My question is he sometimes cries and begs for "bootie" and I feel so bad. We weaned slowly, even winding down to a session every couple days. We made it 4 days, then he got sick, so I did his night time session again two days ago. We skipped yesterday pretty easily, but this morning he was crying begging for it. I feel so awful - did anyone else deal with this when weaning? </p>