How do I get my 17 month old to stop nursing and sleep in his own crib.?

Answer 1

17 months and nursing??? Oh my gosh, he should've been off the breast at 12 months. Doesn't that hurt with all the teeth he's getting? Start a NUBY sippie cup (soft tip and simular to that of the breast or nipple on a bottle) ASAP.

As for getting to sleep in his own bed...you slept with him since birth due to nursing didn't you? This may be tricky, and you're going to have to be firm, but you're just going to let him cry it out. What does he do for naps? Sleep with you also? A nightlight may help also. Try to stick to a routine.

Answer 2

17 mos old and still nursing? omgosh. doesnt the baby have teeth? i stopped mine when she started biting me around 7 months. the key is tough love. put the baby on a sippy cup with whole milk....u can add a lil something sweet to imitate mothers milk to begin to get the child to like the milk. just be persistant and do not offer the breast or do any changing in front of the child that will allow them to see ur breast. next question about the crib....tough love again..do not feel guilty...you are not harming the child with tough love i promise. if the baby slleps through the night, put them in the crib with a full belly. they should be eating baby food by now too. and juices too. another god way to introduce the sippy is juice. but back to the crib.....lay them down at bedtime and sit with them for a lil bit and read or whatever can relax them if they can be consoled while in the crib. some childern cry the moment they hit the inside of their crib. if this is your case...say goodnight quickly and walk out of the room and close the door. they will cry but you have to block it out. if they are sleepy enough they will eventually tire out and go to sleep. as long as you know they are fed and their diaper is not soiled you do not have to worry about them. only if you hear a distressed cry there is no need to reenter the room. if will take a week or 2 but it will be worth it in the end i promise....take this from a mother of 3. my first child nursed and stayed in the bed up until she was about 4 which was like 6 mos ago. then my second i learned the trick. and so on with my 3rd. so you can say i learned from my own mistakes.

Answer 3

Try haveing your hubby put him to sleep, dont go to a bottle, it is time to start wheening all together. Make sure he is getting enough liquids during the day, and make sure his belly is full at night, have a sippy cup of water there in case he throws a fit, he may start to think if all I am getting is water, then forget it. But by haveing dad help out that may help with the nursing, he knows he cant get any from him.
With putting him in his crib try the Nanny 911 techniques. Put him in his crib and make sure nothing is wrong with him, and then sit on the floor where he can see you but do not make eye contact, if he is a climber then put him back in his bed and still dont make eye contact and still sit there till he goes to sleep. The first day or three may take a little while and be hard on you but trust me as the days go on it gets easier. Good Luck

Answer 4

hehe I let my daughter nurse quite long too - I had my second when she was only 25 months and was avoiding the "I hate my sister" routine...

Night nursing is the hardest to stop. Day nursing is easier - food to play with, things to keep them busy, friends to poke... For night nursing, get baby outside for a few hours. Then a warm bath, a cup of warm milk, and let someone ELSE put baby to bed. Babies can smell milk a mile away, so I suggest going out of the house :D

Answer 5

i weaned my son at 1 year, nursed through the biting and the cut nipples etc because i wanted to do it for him.. nothing wrong with still nursing at 17months!! will be hard to get him off it though just be firm and consistent about not letting him have the breast and even if you give him a bottle it's FINE as long as both of you are happy there is NOTHING wrong with it, its a big step weaning and bottles provide comfort for the baby just cut one feed out at a time and replace it with bottle or sippy cup whichever you prefer to use, as for sleeping in his own crib if he only cries for up to an hour he will be fine, mine cried for 5hours every night for a month so it didn't work but we put him in his own bed instead (he had been sleeping with us from birth) just put it next to ours at first and lay down with him the first few nights, then a hand on the tummy the next few nights then sitting next to him and then moved his bed further and further away ( if in his own room just move yourself further from the bed) until he goes down by himself and when he gets out you have to be very firm an consistnent, we are in our second month of this and he is almost 18months(started after 16months) and he goes to sleep fine sometimes 5mins sometimes half an hour, but gets up about two to five times a night and have to put him back down he is getting alot better now only getting up once or twice! good luck with whatever you decide to do you are doing a great job no matter what anyone says!! xx

Answer 6

give him a bottle and put him in his crib, even if he throws a fit. it doesn't mean that youre an unfit mother-just throwing down some boundaries thats all. try singing him to sleep.

Answer 7

DEAR
ONLY NURSE HIM UNTIL HE GOES TO SLEEP AND PUT HIM IN HIS ON BED YOU SHOULD BREAST FEED UNTIL 2 YEARS IF YOU CAN BUT PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND ONLY DO IT AT NAP TIME DARNING THE DAY AND NIGHT TIME ONLY AND NOT IN PUBLIC PLACES BECAUSE HE IS TO OLD OK AND AFTER 2 YEARS WEEN HIM AND SHOW HIM HOW TO SUCK HIS THUMB AND DEAR REMEMBER HIS TEETH CAN BE FIXED LATER IN HIS LIVE WITCH EVER HAND YOU WANT HIM TO USE TO WRITE WITH TEACH HIM NOW BECAUSE WHAT OTHER SUCKS LIKE THE RIGHT HAND HE LEFT HANDED IF YOU WANT HIM RIGHT HANDED HE USE THE LEFT ONE AND USE A TRAVEL PILLOW FOR BABY PILLOW OK PLEASE BOUND WITH HIM WHY YOU GOT HIM BECAUSE ONCE HE IS GROWN AND STARTS KINDERGARTEN YOU LOST HIM AT THE AGE OF 5-6 YEARS NO MORE MOMMY BABY HE WILL STILL LOVE YOU WHEN HE IS SICK AND HAVE HIS PILLOW AND STILL WANT MOMMY BUT-NOT LIKE NOW SO PLEASE ENJOY HIM OK I CAN NOT SAY THAT ENOUGH
TAKE CARE

Answer 8

put a cd player in his room and just play some classical music.

and give him/her a toy and drink bottle.

according to scientists listening to music increases your intelligence