Re: Any tips on how can I stop breastfeeding?

Question

Thanks to everyone who has posted their comments in relation to me trying to stop breastfeeding my 15 months old son :)

I do try to feed him well with the solid food and he drinks a little bit of cow's milk during the day. I think it will suit me more if I cut on breastfeeding gradually. Hopefully, he will drink cow's milk during the night instead of mine... Thank you!

Answer 1

Yes, that'll be the best way to go about it.

I did it that way, and just before I stopped, my daughter was only drinking once a day anyway, so with a few distraction techniques she stopped.
I think I miss it more than she does now!

Answer 2

My children never took bottles very well at all so i breastfed till my 1st child was 17 months!!! it got to the stage where she would reach for my breasts in public which was very embarrassing,especially as she was a toddler!! The other 2 were 9 months and 14 months respectively. I have to say with all of them i just stopped feeding. With the 1st it was very hard because she cried the 1st 2 nights but i stuck to it by the 3rd night she stopped wantin it altogether. The other 2 didn't cry at all which made me realise it was the comfort they wanted,not the milk.Gradually is the best way but if your son wont stop by himself then sorry,the cruel way may well be the only way.

Answer 3

Many children when weened to cows milk end up fussy and constipated. If this happens, you might want to try soy milk or goat's milk. Also, I know that at 15 months, breast feeding is as much a comfort thing for a child as it is a nutrition thing. Try reading singing etc when you give your child a bottle so they still get the intimacy and attention.

Answer 4

I'm not sure about just stopping suddenly...your body will continue to produce milk and it could be painful for you. I think you should cut down gradually - I did this until my son was just having one feed before going to bed for the night. When he finally stopped feeding completely, I did experience some discomfort for a few nights but it eased off before too long. Good luck!

Answer 5

I found it easiest to just ween them off. You're son is bit older than what mine were, but it should still work. Eliminate one feeding a day for about a week and then eliminate another and so on until you have eliminated it completely. It's easier on the child and on your milk reduction verses doing it cold turkey. Hope this helps and good luck!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

My daughter wouldn't give it up at 18months. It just became a pacifier to her. I put a little bit of black pepper on the nipple and sure enough she said the word yucky and stopped just like that. It might sound mean but pepper is a food so to speak it just wasn't her type of food at that time!

Answer 8

LOL! Brought back memories....Well i actually am a product of being breastfeed till i was 2 yrs old... and what my mother did to stop this was she would put chilli on her nipples lol....may sound crusuel but hey it worked i stopped right after the first time she did that ....good luck...

Answer 9

YOU CAN DO THIS....... SIMPLY OFFER THE COWS' MILK AND NOT BREASTMILK. CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS YOURS ARE NOT TOO YOUNG TO BE SPOILED, REMEMBER THIS!

Answer 10

JUST STOP!!!!