At age of 3?

Question

Hello..

How to stop a 3yrs old from breastfeeding?My 3 yrs old girl still breastfeed.Anyone can help??

Answer 1

Ween her from it. She is to old to be doing that. If u r doing it more than once a day cut it down. Take her to the store to pick out some cool sippy cups. (Way to old for a bottle too) Tell her she is a big girl now and big girls use big cups. If she cries she cries. When she is thirsty she will drink out of the sippy. Give her lots of praise and if needed a small toy or treat. Eventually she will forget about your breast and be proud to be a big girl.

Answer 2

A child will not breastfeed forever. She started weaning from the moment you started her on solids and she's at an age where she's likely ready to wean herself. Just not suddenly. If you are ready for her to be weaned, then don't offer breastfeedings, distract her at times that you think she might be looking to nurse. Take up a new activity together, during a time she might normally nurse. If she wants to nurse, let her. She will wean. She just needs a little time. You are the adult - she is just a child. You could force her, but why? Breastfeeding is important to her and she won't understand that it's not important to you anymore.
But she might lose interest faster if you gradually steer her in the direction of new things she can do with you.

Good for you for breastfeeding for 3 years! Well done, and it's almost over. Try to enjoy your remaining nursings.

Answer 3

There is nothing wrong with continuing to nurse her if it makes both of you happy. Please don't give in to any outside pressure you may be feeling for your choice. You've done a WONDERFUL thing for your daughter nursing her this long!

Breastfeeding is, however, a relationship between two people. If you are truely no longer happy with the nursing relationship, then something needs to change. Would cutting down take care of your concerns? Or do you truely want to wean all together?

If she still nurses during the day, could you talk to her about nursing only being for nap time or bed time now?

Do you have bedtime routines to help her out as she weans from nursing to sleep, if that's the case?

You can try to gradually shorten her nursing sessions. "Mommy is going to count to 10/sing the ABC song and then we'll be done." As you gradually shorten them, she might become less interested in nursing.

You might consider talking to her about the "Nursing fairy" (or whatever she calls breastfeeding) coming to visit. Set a date on the calendar (at least 2 weeks, maybe more, away) and tell her that the "Nursing fairy" will be coming to visit then. The "Nursing fairy" can leave her some kind of really cool weaning gift. Maybe new pretty jammies, a storybook and a new stuffed animal or blanket to sleep with?

Whatever you do should be done genlty and with love. Definately DO NOT go cold turkey as that can be hard on both of you.

Or, if you allow her to, she will wean on her own at some point. Have you introduced the idea to her? "One day, you'll be a really big girl and you'll decide you don't need to nurse anymore."

Know that you've done an AMAZING job nursing her this long!!!!!

My oldest weaned at 3.5 years, my middle just shy of 2 years and my youngest is still nursing at 3.5 years.

Answer 4

Get out a calender and pick a date with her to stop. Make it about 2 weeks ahead of the day you are picking on.
Everyday remind her that she has x amount of days left "6 more days and then we switch to a big girl cup." When the day comes, be firm. She will cry and want to feed. Stick with your guns and break out the sippy cups. After a couple of days she truly will forget all about breastfeeding.

Answer 5

You have to just stop. Remember, she's only three and she doesn't feed herself. It takes a lot of strength because she will cry a lot. But once she knows she won't get any more, she'll be fine. Try to make sure she eats regular food. Replace your breastmilk with something else she likes, so every time she wants to feed, you put something in its place. Or you can reward her for not breastfeeding - a new little toy, a trip to the park, etc.

Answer 6

It's NOT true that the benefits of breastfeeding end at six months. for crying out loud, the APA recommends it till one, and there is no point at which the immuniological benefits cease.
There are also myriad health benefits to the mother from extended nursing.

"Human milk expressed by mothers who have been lactating for >1 year has significantly increased fat and energy contents, compared with milk expressed by women who have been lactating for shorter periods. During prolonged lactation, the fat energy contribution of breast milk to the infant diet might be significant."
-- Mandel 2005
"Breast milk continues to provide substantial amounts of key nutrients well beyond the first year of life, especially protein, fat, and most vitamins."
-- Dewey 2001
In the second year (12-23 months), 448 mL of breastmilk provides:
29% of energy requirements
43% of protein requirements
36% of calcium requirements
75% of vitamin A requirements
76% of folate requirements
94% of vitamin B12 requirements
60% of vitamin C requirements
-- Dewey 2001
Studies done in rural Bangladesh have shown that breastmilk continues to be an important source of vitamin A in the second and third year of life.
-- Persson 1998
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That said, you're perfectly within your right to want to stop. You've gone the distance! good for you, and for your child. I'm in the exact same boat, same age kid.
I've been told that some do very well to pick a date on the calendar that will be the last day of nursing. If she doesn't respond well to that just decrease the frequency of nursing, offering cuddles when she wants to nurse and you don't care to, or it's not time for milk. Perhaps it's the intimacy with you that she doesn't want to give up.
good luck! : )

Answer 7

You stop the breastfeeding not the child, you do so gradually, you may also want to pour breastmilk onto a bottle so that she can use the bottle more often then pour cow milk

Dont feel so bad, there children that are breastfed till they;re 5 yrs old!

Answer 8

You're going to just have wean her off slowly. Each feeding give her a bottle of milk, unless she knows how to drink from a cup. Slowly replace each breastfeeding with milk.

Hope that helps.

Answer 9

Good for you for nursing. If your ready to quite nursing then you should but don't let other people push you into it. I weened my son at two years by distracting him with fun ways to drink from a cup every time he tried to nurse, and by making sure I was no where in site at bed time (his favorite time to nurse). Just think though how smart your baby is going to be. Studies have proven nursing promotes brain development up to age 5. Plus your chances of ever getting breast cancer are cut more than in half after nursing for two years. Good Luck

Answer 10

From my son born until now he is drink formula milk because when he is a baby i give breastfeeding to him , he cannot full and cry.so i stop breastfeeding .
Maybe you can try to talk to your daugther.

Answer 11

Hey! The breast is yours, I suppose. Refuse to let her have it,give her a bottle or whatever 3 year olds eat. Be the one in charge!