Help i dont know how to stop breastfeeding my 22 months daughter,she eat and drink everything she needs,but she wants the (boob) only for falling asleep,iv been doing this since shes born,and now i cant put her to sleep without it,she would cry nonstop! anyone in the same situation???help!!
2007-12-12 12:18:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I'd probably still be breastfeeding my 2 yr. old if I hadn't been hospitalized for 2 months when she was 18 mos. She stayed with grandma and grandpa, so it simply wasn't an option (nor did it seem to be a problem, as she was in a new environment and didn't expect it there).
I wouldn't recommend getting yourself hospitalized, but if you have somewhere she can spend the weekend without you, it might be an easy way to disrupt the routine enough that she'll become somewhat less expectant of it.
She might still ask for it, but will probably be more easily distracted by a new routine and more accepting of "no."
2007-12-12 14:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
first congrats for making it that far!! can you maybe let her stay the weekend with grandma/grandpa that will give you time to dry up. and her time to learn that she don't need you to tall asleep. and when you get her back if she cries you will just have to tell her no more boob. if she cries she will be ok. give her a cup at bedtime with water. a new blanket maybe. good luck
2007-12-12 20:35:14 · answer #2 · answered by howdy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You just have to let her scream. She's not just going to up and decide one day that she can go to sleep on her own. Its part of being mom.
Maybe help her learn how to sleep by rocking her, or reading a book, something that starts a different routine for her.
I just went through this with my 10 month old. I didnt want to get in the habit of nursing him to sleep every time he was tired or in the middle of the night so we got used to rocking. And then eventually he learned that he had to lay down and fall asleep. I just swatted his butt and told him no, it was night night itme and laid him back down whenever he tried to get up and cry about it.
Dont you know, the damndest thing... he learned that he could lay down all by himself and fall asleep, and that night night time means sleep. He actually pats things to tell me he's tired, just like how I pat the bed and tell him to lay down.
If a 10 month old can learn it, so can a 22 month old.
2007-12-12 20:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 7⤋
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2007-12-16 01:56:30 · answer #4 · answered by coolmommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋