It's nap time and I have prepared him a cup of warm milk instead of nursing he goes to sleep at this time everyday but he keeps asking to nurse and I don't know anyother way to put him to sleep any suggestions.
2006-08-28 05:29:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Maybe it is the closeness and physical contact with his mom that he is missing. Have you tried holding him in the same position but substituting a sippy cup or bottle instead of your breast?
I couldn't handle breast pumping beyond 6 months and I was never able to nurse so kudos to you mom. Don't let these other posters get on you over nursing. Many women in other countries in Europe nurse children until they are three, four and even five years old or until they have another child.
2006-08-29 15:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by g3nn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How much physical activity is he getting the hour prior to nap time? Maybe he would be more willing to accept the warm milk if he was truly tired. You might try letting him run around outside, and then having a small snack before putting him down. Also, I have a barrage of lullabies that my daughter makes her requests from. Reading a book, and then "pretending to fall asleep" also has worked for me. I just roll over and start making snoring noises, and she will imitate me, in a few minutes she's out!
2006-08-28 05:42:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is always hard introducing a new routine. If you are starting to wean him, then you might have a few days of difficulty, but once he gets used to it, he'll be alright. Try warming a blanky in the dryer and wrapping it around him, read a short story and put him down for his nap.
2006-08-28 07:43:10 · answer #3 · answered by jazzyjklo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a particular reason that you don't want to nurse him to sleep? There is nothing wrong with it!
Hate to tell you this.....but when my kids gave up nursing they pretty much gave up naps too.
EDITED TO ADD:
A nursing two year old is NORMAL.....no matter how many hang-ups these other posters have about it!
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2006-08-28 05:33:25 · answer #4 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's perfectly okay to nurse your baby to sleep, so if you're hoping to wean him from that because of ignorant people telling you he should have been weaned a long time ago don't bother. if, however, it is something that you need to do for yourself (hey, it's your body, too!) then i advise nursing him in a chair in the room for a few days. then a chair outside of the room. while you are doing this you can be slowly introducing a new routine for him like reading a story in bed or rubbing his back. good luck!
2006-08-28 05:38:00 · answer #5 · answered by Bevin 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you still want to nourish your child with your breastmilk, you can without nursing him. Get a breast pump and let your child see the flow of milk from the pump to the retainer. Do this a few times and then change to warm, whole milk. You need to ween this child off your breast because this seems to be troublesome for you. Good Luck!!
2006-08-28 05:44:57 · answer #6 · answered by Brighteyes9541 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
have faith me, i've got been there. My son did no longer initiate slumbering interior the path of the evening till he develop into 14 months. It appeared continually...i develop into sleep disadvantaged, he develop into sleep disadvantaged. It develop into all-eating for me, the reality that i could never get a solid evening's sleep and nonetheless had to function at an entire-time job in many situations occurring. yet, it did take place at 14 months and it will take place for you too. you may desire to comprehend that at a million 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous, your son is the right age to bypass with none feedings throughout the evening. initiate by skipping between the nursing instructions at evening, and merely convenience him till he can fall decrease back asleep. I continually felt *accountable* approximately skipping a nursing consultation at evening....which develop into area of the concern. yet as quickly as i eventually stopped, he stopped waking up. It develop into additionally area of his develop too....as quickly as he began strolling (at 14 months) - this all got here at the same time and he began slumbering interior the path of the evening. in case you have any particular questions, be happy to deliver me an e mail :) It rather will take place finally. My ped consistently instructed me this, and that i never believed her. till it did :p
2016-12-11 16:43:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
read him a book keep giving him his milk and tell him you'll see him in a little bit. to settle him down a bit tell him about some exciting things you're gonna do when he gets up and he needs to rest and get energized for the afternoon activities.
2006-08-28 05:36:56 · answer #8 · answered by Jennifer M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just tell him no. you should have weened along time ago. now it will be diffcult. give him the milk in a sippy cupo to drink and put him in his bed and close the door. let him cry you know hes fine and so does he. he will fall asleep
2006-08-28 05:33:53 · answer #9 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
just keep trying not to nurse him isns't he a little too old for that anyways so just keep trying he will get eventailly.
2006-08-28 06:06:12 · answer #10 · answered by connieandmatt8485 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋